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About the use of cookies on norid.no

…(In Norwegian) Websites under norid.no that use cookies Public services www.norid.no pid.norid.no  samtykke.norid.no  dnscheck.norid.no Services for domain name providers and other technical personnel teknisk.norid.no More about cookies https://www.nkom.no/teknisk/internett/cookies/informasjonskapsler-cookies (In Norwegian)…

About the use of cookies on norid.no

…cookies in different browsers, https://nettvett.no/slik-administrer-du-informasjonskapsler/ Websites under norid.no which use cookies Public services www.norid.no  teknisk.norid.no pid.norid.no  samtykke.norid.no  dnscheck.norid.no arkiv.norid.no Services for domain name providers registrar.norid.no  eppclient.norid.no  More about cookies https://www.nkom.no/teknisk/internett/cookies/informasjonskapsler-cookies…

Statistics

…Share of domain names secured with DNSSEC Number of domain names secured with DNSSEC .csv .xlxs 520 914 Who are the holders of domain names? Type of holders Both organizations…

Advice for authorities

…and what possibilities and restrictions different measures mean. How to remove illegal services or illegal content The only effective means of making an unlawful service entirely inaccessible without negatively affecting…

Domain conflicts in the legal system

…such as websites and email, its address may be www.mydomain.no, and a typical email address may use the format firstname.lastname@mydomain.no or mail@mydomain.no. Please note that a domain name may be registered without having any…

Online presence – where and how?

…wants to register a domain name must identify themselves, by providing either an organization number registered in the Register of Business Enterprises, or a national identity number registered in the…

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1 in 5 state that they have been scammed online

online. Among these, 20 percent have experienced being scammed. There is no doubt that online shopping is increasing in popularity. According to Statistics Norway, a total of NOK 75 billion…

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Internet usage increases – trust varies

…and selling goods and services. Online retailers in Norway had a total turnover exceeding NOK 35 billion in 2020, an increase of as much as 38 percent compared to 2019…

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2020 – a year for digital seven-mile steps

…risk of being scammed by fake online stores is more likely than ever. You should always be sceptical before shopping with unknown online stores, and you should be especially critical if you do not…

Frequently asked questions

…domain name Who can hold a Norwegian domain name? Norwegian organizations and private individuals over the age of 18, can hold a Norwegian domain name. Organizations must have an organization…

Administrative model for the .no domain

…change the domain name policy of .no? /regelverk/rammer/regelverksprosess.en.html Norpol www.norid.no/regelverk/norpol/index.en.html IANA – Internet Assigned Numbers Authority http://www.iana.org ICANN – The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers http://www.icann.org RFC1591 ftp://ftp.uninett.no/pub/rfc/rfc1591.txt…

Appendix B: The geographical second level domains

…can only be registered under a geographical second level domain by a local organisation who represents the corresponding geographic area. The third and fourth level domains www.municipality.no/www.municipality.county.no may only be…

How the domain name system works

Everyone who uses the internet, uses domain names to reach the services they desire. On this page you will find a simple introduction to how the domain name system, also…

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The pandemic is boosting entrepreneurship

2020 ended with the highest number of registered Norwegian domain names since 1999, and net growth increased by as much as 36 per cent compared with 2019. Several domain name…

Thinking about starting a business?

…Coordinating Register for Legal Entities (Brønnøysundregistrene), because then everyone else can see what you registered and guess which domain name you want. It’s better to keep your cards close to…

Appendix I: Complaint about Norid’s decisions

…members who have heard the case. 2.9 Publication All decisions will be published in full on Norid’s Web pages and in Lovdata’s information system Lovdata Online. If so required by…

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Need of knowledge on Internet and domain names

…a new scheme of generic top level domains. Up to now the address space has been organized in a very easy-to-understand way. There are the country codes, like .no and…

How to order a domain name subscription

…up on your subscription. Table of Contents Order a domain name subscription as an organization 1 Contact a registrar 3 The registrar will invoice you Order a domain name subscription…

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Webinar about DNSSEC in the Nordics

…in the Nordic region. ICANN will also contribute with an overview of the global picture. To register for the webinar: https://features.icann.org/event/icann-organization/dnssec-nordics More about DNSSEC in Norway, https://www.norid.no/en/om-domenenavn/veiledere/sikrere-norske-domenenavn-med-dnssec/ About ICANN, https://www.icann.org/…

Illegal content online

…often better placed to do something about it. How to remove content online The only effective means of making an unlawful service entirely inaccessible without negatively affecting third parties, is…

Domain name policy for .no

…who can apply? Organisations 5.1 The applicant must be an organisation that is registered in the Norwegian Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities, see the list of which types of organisations…

What does a registrar do?

…registrars have different price models, and some also have special offers that might result in a lower price. It can therefore be worth while to check prices from several registrars….

Norid’s processing of customer data

Organization Organisation name (if the domain holder is an organization) Contact person’s name Name of the domain holder (if they are a person) or name of the organization’s contact person…

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The tug of war over the Internet goes on

…the operation of the top level domain. On the other hand, we have a number of generic top level domains such as .com and .org, where the rules are specified…

30 years of Norwegian domain names

100,000 Norwegian domains. The trend continued, and today, the number is approximately 725,000, and new domains are registered every day. Early on, ordinary internet users associated domain names primarily with…

Secure online communication

…This is DNSSEC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTABuMxO2AM More about secure online communication This is how the domain name system (DNS) works Norwegian domain names more secure with DNSSEC Nkom’s security audit on Norwegian…

Continue the domain subscription

…subscription period is one year. The registrars have different price models, and some also have special offers that might result in a lower price. It can therefore be worth while…

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KS undertakes kommune.no and herad.no

…the regulations for kommune.no as they’ve done previously, also accept the applications directly without them having to go through Norid first. Applicants can approach KS directly or through their registrar….

Domain name policy models

…It is important to be aware of the fact that many other factors (prices, the possible organization of the top-level domain into second level domains etc.) may also play a…

Appendix L: Definitions

…or private individual who has registered one or more domain names under the domains administered by Norid. The subscriber is referred to as an applicant until the domain name is…

All of the world’s top-level domains

…are also so-called generic top-level domains, such as .com, .org and .google. In principle, a top-level domain can be .anything. The international organisation IANA is responsible for delegating top-level domains….

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Watch out for domain scammers

…the domain anorwegianbusiness.no receiving an offer to buy anorwegianbusiness.com or anorwegianbusiness.org. The seller often claims that competing businesses are interested in the same domains, and that speed is of the…

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Domain scammers are at it again

…domain name mycompanyname.no, then you are offered mycompanyname.com or mycompanyname.shop. The seller claims that he has other customers on hand who are interested in these particular domain names, and then…

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Operations and load remain regular

…and we have therefore carefully monitored our services over the last months. Luckily we have not registered any type of irregular load. The number of DNS look-ups of Norwegian domain…