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Q .Where can I contact KRINC ?

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6F, 118 Building(IT Venture Tower), 78, Garak-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea (138-950) Or e-mail us at : webmaster@kisa.or.kr Or tel us at : 82+2+405+5118

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Q .What is KRNIC ?

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KRNIC stands for Korea Network Information Center. Many countries around the world have 'NIC' which manages their own national Internet resources. For example, there is JPNIC in Japan, CNNIC in China and Korea has KRNIC. KRNIC was incorporated in June 1999. With the establishment of Korea Internet & Security Agency(KISA) in 2009. KRNIC is carrying out its roles as a Internet resources management organization under KISA.

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Q .What are the roles of KRNIC ?

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KRNIC is in charge of the coordination of Korean Internet resources, such as
  • the allocation and assignment of the Internet protocol ("IP") addresses and autonomous system ("AS") numbers
  • the management of kr domain and development of kr domain policy
  • the operation and evolution of DNS, etc.
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Q .What is the qualification of registration ?

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Registrant must abide by the following terms and conditions
  • 1. Registrants must have the local presence within Korea
  • 2. Registrants must meet certain that is classified by characteristics of the 2nd level domains How do I register a kr domain name?
    First, check the availability of the domian name, and then register the domain name through the website of authorized
    agencies that you choose.
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Q .Is it possible to register a domain name at KRNIC website directly ?

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No, To register a .kr domain name, you have to visit .kr Authorized Agencies website. A list of Authorized Agencies is available at go>>

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Q .What kinds of .kr Domain Names are there ?

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What kinds of .kr Domain Names are there ?
2nd level kr domain 3rd level kr domain
e.g.) kisa.or.kr
한글.kr domain
e.g.) 한국인터넷진흥원.kr		 english.kr domain
e.g.) kisa.kr
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Q .What is the available letters in registration of a domain name ?

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What is the available letters in registration of a domain name ?
2nd level kr domain 3rd level kr domain
한글.kr english.kr
Alphabet[no distinction of capital letters / small letters] Korean[2,350 syllables] Numbers[0-9], hyphen[-] ※Not allowed for the registration with the composition of numbers and hyphen only. Alphabet[no distinction of capital letters / small letters] Numbers[0-9] hyphen[-]
※Domain name cannot start or end with a hyphen. No special characters allowed for the domain name
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Q .Where can I get the information on the domain registration ?

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Registrant is able to obtain the information on the domain registration, through the WHOIS service go>>

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Q .What is kr Authorized Agency ?

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kr Authorized Agency is an accredited proxy of KISA to carry out a certain part of the domain name registration process according to the Act on Internet Address Resources.

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Q .How many kr Authorized Agencies are there, and who are the authorized agencies ?

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The information of the kr authorized agencies is available a go>>

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KISA

118 OfficeIT Venture Tower, Garak-dong 78, Songpa-gu, Seoul, Korea 138-950 Tel. 82-2-405-5118