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.kz

Internet country-code top level domain for Kazakhstan

Field	Value
name	.kz
image	DotKz domain logo.png
introduced
type	Country code top-level domain
status	Active
registry	Kazakhstan Network Information Center (KazNIC)
(Казахский центр сетевой информации)
sponsor	Association of IT Companies of Kazakhstan
registereddomains	168,530
dateregistereddomains	2022-09-30
refregistereddomains
intendeduse	Entities connected with
actualuse	Popular in Kazakhstan
restrictions	None for second-level names; some restrictions for third-level names depending on which second-level name they are under
structure	Registrations are made directly at the second level, or at the third level beneath second-level categories
document	[Rules](https://www.nic.kz/rules/index.jsp)
disputepolicy	[Dispute resolution policy](https://www.nic.kz/rules/policy.jsp)
website	[NIC.kz](http://www.nic.kz/)
dnssec	Yes (since 2023)

(Казахский центр сетевой информации)

.kz is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Kazakhstan.

Registrations can be made directly at the second level or at the third level beneath categories which have specific restrictions, and are generally limited to Kazakhstan-related entities.

.kz

Second-level domains

.com.kz – Commercial organizations; registered trademark protection.
.edu.kz – Licensed educational organizations.
.gov.kz – Governmental organizations.
.mil.kz – Ministry of Defense.
.net.kz – Licensed networks of data communications.
.org.kz – Nonprofit organizations.

Enforcement of Internet resources on hardware and software complexes

In March 2018, new Rules went into effect and since at least 2021, these rules are being enforced. Especially Rule 16 subsection 6 is being enforced:

:16. Use of a domain name in the space of the Kazakhstan segment of the Internet is suspended when: ::/.../ ::*** 6) placement of Internet resources on hardware and software complexes outside territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.***

Example: DNS for domain www.EXAMPLE.kz cannot point to a web page being hosted in a member country of the EU. In such a case, the registry for EXAMPLE.kz will be suspended a short period and then deleted. #### Google In June 2011, Google redirected all traffic from google.kz to google.com in response to a demand issued by the Kazakh Ministry of Communications and Information that requires all .kz domain names to operate on physical servers within the borders of Kazakhstan. Senior Vice President Bill Coughran said "creating borders on the web raises important questions for us not only about network efficiency but also about user privacy and free expression." By hosting google.kz only on servers inside Kazakhstan, "we would be helping to create a fractured Internet." During the first half of 2017, google.kz has returned to be generally available. ## .қаз *Main article: .қаз* A second country code top-level domain, .қаз ("qaz") for Kazakhstan is now active. It is used with web addresses using Cyrillic letters. It was launched in March 2012, when the first site, a test site (тест.қаз, "test.qaz"), was activated. ## Notes sv:Toppdomän#K ## References 1. (2022-09-30). [".KZ (10.2021 - 09.2022) доменіндегі домендік есімдердің динамикалық өсуі"](https://nic.kz/stats/statCurYear_kz.jsp). 2. (2022-09-30). [".ҚАЗ (10.2021 - 09.2022) доменіндегі домендік есімдердің динамикалық өсуі"](https://www.nic.kz/stats/statCurYear_kaz.jsp). 3. [https://nic.kz/rules/ Интернеттің қазақстандық сегментiнiң кеңістігінде домендiк аттарды тiркеу, пайдалану және бөлу қағидаларын бекiту туралы] 4. [https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2011/06/changes-to-open-internet-in-kazakhstan.html Changes to the open Internet in Kazakhstan], Official Google Blog, June 7, 2011 ::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.kz) and is available under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the [article history page](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.kz?action=history). ::

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