.kz

ccTLD
Type	ccTLD
Status	Active
Country
Implemented	September 9, 1994
Registry	Association of IT Companies of Kazakhstan
Websites	nic.kz

.kz is the ccTLD for Kazakhstan. It is managed by the Association of IT Companies of Kazakhstan.

Rules and Restrictions

At registration it is necessary to provide a copy of identity document (in case registrant is an individual), a certificate of registration (in case registrant is a legal entity).

Domain Suspension

Use of a domain name in the space of the Kazakhstan segment of the Internet is suspended when:

• identification of unreliable information about registrant indicated in application submitted by the registrant for registration of the domain name;
• identifying of malicious software on the Internet resource that creates a threat to the safe use of the Internet;
• registrant does not eliminate information security incident, which was notified by the authorized body, or from the National Information Security Coordination Center;
• absence of a safety certificate (domestic or foreign);
• placement of Internet resources on hardware and software complexes outside territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. A prerequisite for server hardware is its physical location on the country.

Second-level Domains

The second-level reserved domain names and subsequent levels include domain names:

• .edu.kz: intended for registration of third-level domain names for organizations of residents of the Republic of Kazakhstan engaged in educational activities;
• .gov.kz: intended for registration of third-level domain names for state bodies of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
• .mil.kz: intended for registration of third-level domain names for the bodies of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Country code top-level domain. Determined by "ISO 3166-1: Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions — Part 1: Country codes".