.kr – Openprovider

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

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