.lk

.lk

Introduced	1990
TLD type	Country code top-level domain
Status	Active
Registry	LK Domain Registry
Sponsor	University of Moratuwa
Intended use	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	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 Oranizations
• .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 domain were introduced for Sri Lanka. Those two are:

• .ලංකා for domain names in the Sinhala language.
• .இலங்கை for domain names in the Tamil language.

See also

• INRegistry

External links

• IANA .lk whois information
• .lk Domain Registry and domain search