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| country = Belgium
| country = Belgium
| website = http://www.eurid.eu
| website = http://www.eurid.eu
| keypeople = Marc Van Wesemael, General Manager
| keypeople = [[Marc Van Wesemael]], General Manager
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'''EURid (European Registry for Internet Domains)''' is a non-prrofit organization which was founded by the three organizations operating the national registries for Belgium,Italy and Sweden on April 8, 2003. The European Council appointed the organization to manage and operate the [[.eu]] top-level domain under the principles of common interest, quality, efficiency, dependability and accessibility within the member countries of the European Union.<ref>[http://www.eurid.eu/en/about/management/articles-association EURid Articles of Association]</ref>
'''EURid (European Registry for Internet Domains)''' is a non-prrofit organization which was founded by the three organizations operating the national registries for Belgium,Italy and Sweden on April 8, 2003. The '''European Council (EU)''' appointed the organization to manage and operate the [[.eu]] top-level domain under the principles of common interest, quality, efficiency, dependability and accessibility within the member countries of the European Union.<ref>[http://www.eurid.eu/en/about/management/articles-association EURid Articles of Association]</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
On March 2005, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN])approved the application of EURid to include the .eu TLD to the root zone of the Internet Domain Name System (DNS).
On March 2005, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ([[ICANN])approved the application of EURid to include the .eu TLD to the root zone of the Internet Domain Name System (DNS).
On April 7, 2006, EURid officially opened the general registration of the .eu TLD on a first come per serve basis and on the same year, the European Chapter of the Internet Society(ISOC) joined the EURid as well as the organizations operating the Czech Republic and Slovenia TLDs. The following year, the Business Europe Organization also decided to join EURid.
On April 7, 2006, EURid officially opened the general registration of the .eu TLD on a first come per serve basis and on the same year, the European Chapter of the '''Internet Society([[ISOC]])''' joined the EURid as well as the organizations operating the Czech Republic and Slovenia TLDs. The following year, the Business Europe Organization also decided to join EURid.
On December 2009. .eu introduced the IDNs and subsequently on JUne 2010, it implemented the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC), a protocol relevant in adding security to the DNS by preventing internet threats that intercepts web traffic and redirecting users to fake websites.<ref>[http://www.eurid.eu/en/eu-domain-names/dnssec-and-eu DNSSEC]</ref>
On December 2009. .eu introduced the IDNs and subsequently on JUne 2010, it implemented the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC), a protocol relevant in adding security to the DNS by preventing internet threats that intercepts web traffic and redirecting users to fake websites.<ref>[http://www.eurid.eu/en/eu-domain-names/dnssec-and-eu DNSSEC]</ref>
* DNS Belgium- registry operator for Belgium's ([[.be ccTLD]])<ref>[http://www.dns.be/ www.dns.be]</ref>
* DNS Belgium- registry operator for Belgium's ([[.be ccTLD]])<ref>[http://www.dns.be/ www.dns.be]</ref>
* Istituto di Informatica e Telematica- registry operator for Italy's ([[.it ccTLD]])<ref>[http://www.nic.it/ www.nic.it]</ref>
* Istituto di Informatica e Telematica- registry operator for Italy's ([[.itccTLD]])<ref>[http://www.nic.it/ www.nic.it]</ref>
* Stiftelsen för Internetinfrastruktur, IIS- registry operator for Sweden's ([[.se ccTLD]])<ref>[http://www.iis.se/ www.iisec.se]</ref>
* Stiftelsen för Internetinfrastruktur, IIS- registry operator for Sweden's ([[.se ccTLD]])<ref>[http://www.iis.se/ www.iisec.se]</ref>
==Office Locations==
==Office Locations==