.lk
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| Introduced | 1990 |
|---|---|
| TLD type | Country code top-level domain |
| Status | Active |
| Registry | LK Domain Registry |
| Sponsor |
LK Domain Registry intendeduse=Entities connected with Sri Lanka |
| Actual use | Popular in Sri Lanka |
| Registration restrictions | Registrants must provide clear justification for registering particular name; some third-level names restricted by category |
| Structure | Registrations are made directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath second-level names |
| Documents | Policy |
| Website | www.nic.lk |
| DNSSEC | yes |
.lk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Sri Lanka. Foreign companies who do not have a local presence can only reserve their top-level and corresponding open second-level domains (either through the LK Domain Registry or agents). In order to register and use a name they must have a contact address in Sri Lanka (which may be obtained through an agent or law firm).
Second-level domains
Registrations are taken at the second level and also at the third level beneath various categorized second level names. A second-level registration automatically blocks the name from registration by anybody else under any of the third-level names.
These second-level names are available for registrations within them:
Restricted registration:
- .gov.lk: Governmental Departments of Sri Lanka (Automatically reserves name at second level and under all other second level names)
- .sch.lk: Registered Schools in Sri Lanka
- .net.lk: Licensed Internet Service Providers in Sri Lanka
- .int.lk: International Treaty Organizations
Open registration:
- .com.lk: Commercial entities
- .org.lk: Noncommercial Organizations
- .edu.lk: Educational sites
- .ngo.lk: Non-governmental Organizations
- .soc.lk: Registered Societies
- .web.lk: Web Sites
- .ltd.lk: Limited Liability Companies
- .assn.lk: Associations
- .grp.lk: Groups of Companies
- .hotel.lk: Hotels
Internationalized top-level domains
In September 2010 two new top-level domains were introduced for Sri Lanka.
- .ලංකා for domain names in the Sinhala language.
- .இலங்கை for domain names in the Tamil language.