Deployment of IDN In Korea March 1, 2004 Korea Network Information Center

October 2002 : IETF published four proposed standards regarding IDNs June 2003 Guidelines for the Implementation of Internationalized Domain Names (version 1.0) were published by ICANN August 2003 IMAA(Internationalizing Mail Addresses in Applications ) Draft came out IDN Activities Korea Network Information Center

Deployment of Hangeul.KR  Hangeul.KR is launched in August 19 10:00  Taking registrations at second level : ex) 한글.kr  However, ASCII names are still registered at third level ex) nic.or.kr Korea Network Information Center

Deployment of Hangeul.KR Taking Conservative approach - Length of domain names : Number of allowed characters : 2350 (based of Korean Standard KSX 1001:1998) * In unicode table, there are 11,172 - Reserved Words : 769 (To reserve name space mostly category names) : 60 (abusive words) Korea Network Information Center

Registration Policy Sunrise Period for public names, registered trade marks and company names Korea Network Information Center

 Government and Public Organization Names : 4,341 Registration Status (Nov. 2003)  1 st stage Lottery result: Trademarks and Company Names  2nd stage: 19,276  3rd stage: 17,110 Korea Network Information Center

 Running zone files in puny code format  Showing both hangeul and puny code on whois service  Using Verisign's I-nav plug-in to convert hangeul to puny code at user's application: 22,186 copies distributed(Nov. 17, 2003), 516,333 total  Redirecting hangeul domain traffics to plug-in installation page by.kr name server and its secondary servers Service Korea Network Information Center

 Plug-in collisions Verisign's I-nav plug-in and other Keyword plug-ins  Application: own or public?  Ability to control future adjustments Problems Korea Network Information Center

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