.kp is a national top-level domain created on September 24, 2007 for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea [1] .
| .kp | |
|---|---|
| Introduction | 2007 |
| Domain type | country code top-level domain |
| Status | acting |
| Registry | DPRK Network Information Center |
| Appointment | DPRK Related Objects |
| Using | is used |
| Web site | http://kpnic.gov.kp |
After the initial second-level domains com.kp and edu.kp, the following were registered: net.kp, gov.kp, org.kp, rep.kp, tra.kp and co.kp. In 2010, unexpectedly, all North Korean domains were unavailable, and North Korean sites were accessible only by IP addresses. The reasons are still unknown [2] . Domain name servers are owned by Star JV. This is a telecommunications company created with the participation of the North Korean government and the Thai company Loxley Pasific.
North Korean sites are mainly registered under the .com domain . The registrar of sites in the .kp domain is the DPRK Network Information Center .
Domain List
In 2018, the global Internet has about 30 sites registered in the .kp domain [3] . The main domains are [4] :
- airkoryo.com.kp
- cooks.org.kp
- dprkportal.kp
- friend.com.kp
- gnu.rep.kp
- kass.org.kp
- kcna.kp
- kftrade.com.kp
- kiyctc.com.kp
- knic.com.kp
- kptc.kp
- ksf.com.kp
- korean-books.com.kp [5]
- koredufund.org.kp
- korelcfund.org.kp
- korfilm.com.kp
- kut.edu.kp [6]
- lrit-dc.star.net.kp
- ma.gov.kp
- manmulsang.com.kp [7]
- masikryong.com.kp
- mediaryugyong.com.kp
- mfa.gov.kp [8]
- minzu.rep.kp
- naenara.com.kp
- nta.gov.kp
- portal.net.kp
- pyongyangtimes.com.kp [9]
- rcc.net.kp
- rep.kp
- rodong.rep.kp
- ryongnamsan.edu.kp
- sdprk.org.kp
- silibank.net.kp
- star-co.net.kp
- star-di.net.kp
- star.co.kp
- star.edu.kp
- star.net.kp
- tourismdprk.gov.kp [10]
- vok.rep.kp
- youth.rep.kp
There are a number of sites in the .kp zone that are accessed through Gwangmyeon .
Links
Notes
- ↑ Preliminary Report for Special Meeting of the ICANN Board of Directors, 11 September 2007
- ↑ DPRK domain zone returns to the Internet
- ↑ "North Korea's DNS files reveal few Internet websites . " North Korea Tech. September 2016.
- ↑ Bryant, Matthew NorthKoreaDNSLeak . Github TL; DR Project (September 21, 2016). Date of appeal September 21, 2016.
- ↑ Williams, Martyn North Korean cultural websites . North Korea Tech (13 September 2017). Date of appeal September 21, 2017.
- ↑ Williams, Martyn Kim Chaek University of Technology launches Internet web site . North Korea Tech (August 9, 2018). Date of appeal September 11, 2018.
- ↑ Williams, Martyn Manmusang website appears on the Internet . North Korea Tech (September 27, 2018). Date of appeal September 27, 2018.
- ↑ Williams, Martyn North Korean government and NGO websites . North Korea Tech (13 September 2017). Date of appeal September 21, 2017.
- ↑ Williams, Martyn The Pyongyang Times has a new address . North Korea Tech (September 14, 2017). Date of appeal September 16, 2017.
- ↑ Williams, Martyn North Korea's tourism agency is online . North Korea Tech (19 July 2017). Date of treatment July 30, 2017.