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Norid AS

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Phone +47 73 55 73 55

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1 in 5 state that they have been scammed online

Norid has recently carried out a user survey about online shopping, among other things. As many as 96 per cent of those questioned state that they have shopped for goods…

Domain conflicts in the legal system

…Norid’s website and Lovdata. Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee: www.norid.no/en/domenekonflikter/domeneklagenemnda/ Complaints archive: www.norid.no/no/domenekonflikter/domeneklagenemnda/klagearkiv/ (Norwegian only) Court decisions archive: www.norid.no/no/om-domenenavn/spesialiststoff/rettslig-behandling/rettssaker/ (Norwegian only) Relevant measures in disputes about content and services The only effective means of making an…

Online presence – where and how?

…update (organic reach) have been severely reduced 12. Naturally, changing the terms in turn also affects the strategy businesses apply in their use of the channel. It’s important to be…

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2020 – a year for digital seven-mile steps

…domain names  The increased online activity this year has not only led to increased traffic. In the period March–August 2020, Norid saw a marked increase in the number of Norwegian domain names compared with…

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Internet usage increases – trust varies

…businesses, their own website is the most frequently used channel for one-to-many communication, and the use has increased over the last years 3. In a survey from 2021 that Ipsos…

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The pandemic is boosting entrepreneurship

…cent from 2018 to 2019. Source: Norid Pandemic related Looking more closely at what has happened, it is clear that the net growth of domain names has increased dramatically after…

The road to a robust Domain Name System

…The internet connection is provided by an Internet Service Provider (ISP). Usually, multiple ISPs are involved in transporting the content from the server it is stored on to the user….

Thinking about starting a business?

When you are starting your own business, you need to get a domain name subscription, register a business name and think about whether you need to protect your trademarks and…

Administrative model for the .no domain

…through private law contracts. This gives room for flexibility and efficiency. Although these registries have usually operated responsibly and in the service of society, the question is occasionally raised of…

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…

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Increased security with new registrar agreement

…largely use registrars with so-called “high-end” solutions that handle high performance requirements. Also in this market, there are mostly medium-sized registrars among the larger actors. No major changes in the…

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New Domain Resolution Body members

…Resolution Body is an independent entity based on the Domain Regulations. It was established for fast, cheap and simple alternative conflict handling for more obvious domain conflicts. To fulfill the…

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Domain names important for entrepreneurs

…the good, old email is still a simple and orderly tool for professional customer handling and other business matters. A domain name is not free, but it is very cheap….

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Webinar about DNSSEC in the Nordics

…website that looks like the online retailer they intended to visit, but instead, the website is located on a server controlled by scammers. DNSSEC offers a solution to this problem….

Secure online communication

…that site is safe.  The security mechanism, known by its abbreviation DNSSEC, is offered for Norwegian domain names, provided that the individual registrar has implemented it for its customers. Check to see…

Requirements for disclosing customer information

…domain names and other customer data are personal data for Norid Personal data are ‟any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person”3. The information need not necessarily in…

How the domain name system works

…called name servers. A small application in your device contacts a dedicated server set up to handle queries in the domain name system, a so-called recursive resolver (often operated by…

How to order a domain name subscription

To order a subscription, you must go through a registrar. The registrar will order the domain name subscription from Norid, help you get started, and handle everything necessary to follow…

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…

Domain name policy for .no

…be functional at the point in time the application is received by Norid. Only fully delegated domains may be registered. 6.2 The name servers for the domain must be identified by…

Video archive

Illegal content online: Will taking down the domain help? Smart start This is how the domain name system (DNS) works (DNS) (Norwegian only) Create an online identity (Norwegian only) This…

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Domain scammers try again

…of the domain names is used for customers’ homepage, than if many of the domain names only point to other top-level domains, or worst case are registered for spamming, scamming…

The domain market: Are the rules of the game changing?

…of actors and top-level domains remained relatively constant, ICANN 1 chose to make a change. They opened up registration of top-level domains to anyone, provided applicants met certain financial and technical…

Domain name security

…2.61% Telenor Norge AS [NO] 85.63% Abion AB [SE] 1.68% Corporation Service Company [US] 3.08% Updated at 30 June 2025 DNSSEC is a recommended standard for domain names registered by…

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Steady increase of domain names

…just registered. The number of registrations increases steadily day by day, which tells us that in addition to businesses, individuals also find it useful to have their own domain name….

Vedlegg L: Definisjoner

…De skal bistå domeneabonnenten med å bestille domenenavnet, og de administrerer abonnementet på abonnentens vegne, for eksempel ved å forlenge, overføre eller avslutte abonnementet. Domeneforhandlerne er et bindeledd mellom Norid…

Vedlegg L: Definisjoner

…De skal bistå domeneabonnenten med å bestille domenenavnet, og de administrerer abonnementet på abonnentens vegne, for eksempel ved å forlenge, overføre eller avslutte abonnementet. Domeneforhandlerne er et bindeledd mellom Norid…

Vedlegg L: Definisjoner

…De skal bistå domeneabonnenten med å bestille domenenavnet, og de administrerer abonnementet på abonnentens vegne, for eksempel ved å forlenge, overføre eller avslutte abonnementet. Domeneforhandlerne er et bindeledd mellom Norid…

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Interpretation of the co.no judgement

…In the Court’s opinoin, this provision cannot be interpreted to mean that all the criteria must be fully satisfied. The different considerations must be weighted against each other, and some…

Appendix L: Definitions

…only of standard characters. This version is called an ACE form, and this is what is registered in the domain name system. Example: The domain name blåbærsyltetøy.no is registered with the…

Frequently asked questions

…not been continued, and Norid has started a process to delete my domain name. What does that mean? I have received notice that my domain name is no longer associated

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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…