.kr

This article describes the procedures and requirements of .kr domain names.
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Registration
Successful domain registration requires:
Registrant which requires:
Local presence (trustee service available)
for legal entities:
company registration number
company type 
Please make sure that you client always provides valid data, as the registry may technically or manually review the contact details provided.
Transfer
Successful domain transfer requires submitting the following info to Openprovider Support.
domain name
authorization code
contact handles
nameservers
Once the transfer is requested, confirmation email is sent to the current domain owner.
In order to initiate the transfer successfully this email has to be confirmed.
Authorization code required
yes
Method of confirmation
authcode,email
Registration period after transfer
extends
Average transfer time
5 to 10 days
Advanced and simple transfers available
Contact our Sales department to check if easy transfer of 100 or more .kr domains is available.
Update
Owner change (trade)
owner change - by updating the owner handle of the domain
processed in realtime
Other update
domain update - processed in realtime
Deletion / Restore
Delete
deletion - processed in realtime
Restore / reactivate
restore - not supported
Detailed extension information
Registry
Registry: National Internet Development Agency of Korea
Registry whois: whois.nic.or.kr
Registry web based whois: http://whois.kisa.or.kr/eng/
Registry zonefile updates: Unknown
Technical information
Available second level domains: .co.kr, .ne.kr, .or.kr, .pe.kr, .re.kr, .seoul.kr
DNSSEC support: no
Minimum length: 2 characters
Maximum length: 63 characters
Allowed characters: a-z 0-9 -
IDN characters: no
Registration period: 1 – 10 years
Renewal date offset: 3 days
The number of days before the registry's expiration date, that Openprovider requires the domain to be renewed or expired. More info.
Note that the dates as shown in your Openprovider account are always leading, even if they do not match the renewal date offset mentioned here.
Soft quarantine period: n/a days
During this period, following after an expiration, the domain can be restored for free. This period does not apply if the domain is deleted explicitly. More info.
Quarantine period: 0 days
During this period, an expired or deleted domain name can be reactivated at an additional fee.
Restrictions
Local presence required? yes
Does Openprovider provide local presence services? yes
Local activity required? no
Correct nameserver configuration required? no
Local address of the domain owner is required.
Local address of the domain administrator is required.
Trustee services are possible and are free
Policies
Registration agreement
The registry requires that a registration agreement is in place between the provider and the domain holder. The text of this registration agreement and any required supplements is the following:
General registration agreement
Due to the regular changes in registry rules and configuration or missing information from registry side, and despite our effort to keep our knowledge base up-to-date, information in the knowledge base may be outdated or incorrect. If you encounter some issue, please report it through the "HotJar" feedback collector on the bottom right, or (if it is blocked by your browser) by clicking the "Submit a request" link below. No rights can be derived from the information in this knowledge base. If there is discrepancy between the knowledge base and the process in Openprovider, the process in Openprovider is leading.