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'''Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland or SIDN''' (Netherlands Domain Registration Foundation) is the national manager of the Dutch [[ccTLD]] and provides [[registry]] services in Netherlands for [[.nl]] domains. It is [[ICANN]] accredited and is responsible for issuing all Dutch domain names. It has around 1,800 registrars and ISPs operating under it.<ref name="centr">[https://centr.org/member/sidn SIDN], CENTR.org. Retrieved 2015 August 10.</ref>
'''Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland or SIDN''' (Netherlands Domain Registration Foundation) is the national manager of the Dutch [[ccTLD]] and provides [[registry]] services in Netherlands for [[.nl]] domains. It is [[ICANN]] accredited and is responsible for issuing all Dutch domain names. It has around 1,100 registrars and ISPs operating under it.<ref name="centr">[https://centr.org/member/sidn SIDN], CENTR.org. Retrieved 2015 August 10.</ref>


As of July 2012, .nl was the third largest ccTLD in the world, after Germany and the UK.<ref name="centr"></ref> There is one .nl domain for ever 5 people in the Netherlands, the highest such ratio of any ccTLD worldwide.<ref>[https://www.sidn.nl/en/about-sidn/About SIDN, SIDN.nl]</ref> However, SIDN has had some issues regarding the implementation of IPv6.<ref>[http://webwereld.nl/nieuws/107432/sidn-nl-faalt-met-ipv6-en-dnssec---update5.html webwereld]</ref> [[ICANN]] signed the Accountability Framework for the [[.nl]] [[TLD]] with SIDN in 2007.<ref>[http://www.web-hosting-top.com/news/19-icann-formalizes-relationship-with-cctld-manager-for-netherlands web-hosting-top]</ref>
.nl is the fourth largest ccTLD in the world, after China, Germany and the UK. In 2024  we registrated around 6.2 million .nl domain names


SIDN is a member of ICANN's [[ccNSO]].<ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/op-budget-fy2012/msg00002.html Budget 2012 email thread, Forum.ICANN.org]</ref>
[[ICANN]] signed the Accountability Framework for the [[.nl]] [[TLD]] with SIDN in 2007.<ref>[http://www.web-hosting-top.com/news/19-icann-formalizes-relationship-with-cctld-manager-for-netherlands web-hosting-top]</ref> SIDN is a member of ICANN's [[ccNSO]].<ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/op-budget-fy2012/msg00002.html Budget 2012 email thread, Forum.ICANN.org]</ref>


==DNSSEC==
== .nl Domain Names ==
The .nl domain is considered one of the safest domains in the world. SIDN implemented DNSSEC Tier 2 for the .nl zone in 2012 and had over 600,000 domain names signed as of August 2012. It also developed the DNSSEC course and dnssec.nl to share knowledge on [[DNSSEC]], as well as contributes to the development of [[OpenDNSSEC]].<ref name="centr"></ref>
If you type a domain name into your browser, we make sure that you are directed to the right website. If you send an e-mail, we make sure that it's delivered to the right mailbox. And it's thanks to us that the .nl domain is stable. We register .nl domain names and make it possible to reach the 6-million-plus registered domain names on the internet. Every day, our systems process more than 4.5 billion search queries.


==Comments on ICANN FY2012 Plan Framework==
== Cybersecurity ==
In April 2011, SIDN pointed out the need for further explanation of ICANN's 2012 budget plan. CEO of SIDN, Roelof Meijer, told ICANN that budget regarding new [[gTLD]]s, ICANN's core operations, as well as general financial aspects were over estimated and should be reviewed before finalization. Mr. Meijer esepcially takes issue with ICANN's lack of clarity and absence of further explanation on many of its budgetary figures. Moreover, ICANN does not even have the minimum set amount in its reserve fund, and according to ICANN's Strategic Plan, it should have on hand funds for at least one year of operation.  
Cybersecurity is of course essentional in our business, preventing abuse to keep .nl secure. Read more about [https://www.sidn.nl/en/cybersecurity/our-security-approach our security approach] on sidn.nl. We promote the adoption of modern internet standards, such as IPv6 and DNSSEC, which make the internet more trustworthy and enable continued growth. We also have a a service for online brand protection: [https://www.sidn.nl/en/product/sidn-brandguard SIDN BrandGuard]. The tool provides an overview of all your own registered domain names and shows which partners are using your brand. Rapid alert allows you to take immediate action. This prevents your brand from being abused for phishing, mail fraud, CEO fraud or identity fraud. By fighting fraud immediately, you prevent reputation damage and high costs caused by abuse.


SIDN believes that ICANN should better plan its finances as it is a public organization.<ref>[http://forum.icann.org/lists/op-budget-fy2012/msg00002.html ICANN Forum]</ref>
== Registry services ==
We provide registry services for other top-level domains, including .politie, .aw (Aruba's domain) and .amsterdam. We also have a partnership with [[Canadian Internet Registration Authority|CIRA]] to build a new registry platform based on CIRA’s Fury Registry Platform, which is a next-generation TLD management platform with the features and functionality designed for the modern TLD business.  


==Domain Names==
== Our history begins in the eighties ==
Individuals can register second-level [[.nl]] domains since 2003 and third-level domains since 2000. SIDN discontinued the registration of personal domain names in 2007.<ref>[http://www.nominate.com/tldinformation/co.nl.shtml nominate]</ref>
Our backstory begins in the 1980s. The internet was new, and it needed a system for assigning domain names. Because to begin with every internet user had a list of all the others, showing each one's internet address. Those addresses weren't like the ones we use now: they were just numbers. As the number of addresses increased, it became hard for users to keep their lists up to date. The solution was the Domain Name System (DNS), which enables people to reach each other using names instead of numbers. For example, SIDN.nl instead of 212.114.98.237.
 
== Piet Beertema, the man behind .nl ==
[https://www.sidn.nl/en/about-sidn/piet-beertema Piet Beertema] was system manager at the National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science ([https://www.cwi.nl// CWI]). He had the great idea of asking for the Netherlands to have its own the top-level domain: .nl. He put the idea to [https://www.sidn.nl/en/about-sidn/jon-postel Jon Postel], a US internet pioneer. Jon approved Piet's request and .nl was created. On 1 May 1986, the CWI registered the first .nl domain name: cwi.nl. So .nl was the first active country-code domain outside the US. And to this day, Piet is still the registrant of [https://godfatherof.nl godfatherof.nl].
 
[https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Wa9RSFD9mfeJPf756zyid?si=_Uz5vJdHQ-Grrwgau572yA&nd=1&dlsi=060044f5797743af Listen to the podcast 'silent big bang] (in Dutch)
 
== The start of SIDN ==
In the 1990s, the internet grew rapidly, and so did the number of users. Registering all their domain names soon became a big job. Big enough to justify setting up a national foundation to do it: the Foundation for Internet Domain Registration in the Netherlands (SIDN). The people behind the new foundation were [https://www.sidn.nl/en/about-sidn/piet-beertema Piet Beertema], [https://www.sidn.nl/en/about-sidn/ted-lindgreen Ted Lindgreen] and [https://www.sidn.nl/en/about-sidn/boudewijn-nederkoorn Boudewijn Nederkoorn]. We took over responsibility for registering .nl domain names on 31 January 1996.
 
[https://open.spotify.com/episode/7kPYcAS5ipgbJsr6V3bq8k?si=ZjzHCkyAQiO0XhOjhnBHAA&nd=1&dlsi=f1cb892edeb140e9 Listen to the podcast 'the early years'] (in Dutch)
 
== Explosive growth ==
Since 2003, anyone has been allowed to register a .nl domain name. No matter where you are and whether you're a business or a private individual. Our first CEO, Hans Kraaijenbrink, worked hard to get that reform, finally succeeding in the year of his death. After that, .nl grew enormously, reaching a million names in the same year. Today, there are more than 6 million names, making .nl the fifth largest country-code domain in the world. For more facts and figures, [https://stats.sidnlabs.nl/en/ visit our statistics page].
 
[https://open.spotify.com/episode/682rfbID08Ue56k1Al0yEc?si=6-u1YWkgRSuICGu5Zjft2A&nd=1&dlsi=4a2e1fbc768c4828 Listen to the podcast 'explosive growth'] (in Dutch)
 
== Milestones ==
{| class="wikitable"
!'''When?'''
!'''What?'''
|-
|2023-11
|[https://www.sidn.nl/en/news-and-blogs/cira-and-sidn-agree-on-partnership-to-build-new-registry-platform CIRA and SIDN agree on partnership to build new registry platform]
|-
|2023-04
|[https://www.sidn.nl/en/news-and-blogs/privacy-and-security-are-top-priorities-for-the-dutch-when-logging-in-online Introduction of the new identity wallet: Yivi]
|-
|2021-04
|[https://www.sidn.nl/en/35-years-nl .nl exists 35 years]
|-
|2021-01
|[https://www.sidn.nl/en/news-and-blogs/a-quarter-century-at-the-heart-of-the-dutch-internet SIDN 25 years at the heart of the internet]
|-
|2020-06
|[https://www.sidn.nl/6miljoen 6 million .nl domain names registered]
|-
|2020-03
|Majority stake in Connectis sold
|-
|2019-11
|SIDN launches user-friendly security solution for SMEs, CyberSterk
|-
|2019-11
|5.9 million .nl domain names registered
|-
|2019-11
|The Internet celebrates its 50 year anniversary
|-
|2019-09
|SIDN and [https://privacybydesign.foundation Privacy by Design] join forces for privacy-friendly electronic identities based on IRMA
|-
|2017-12
|5.8 million .nl domain names registered
|-
|2017-02
|5.7 million .nl domain names registered
|-
|2017-01
|Majority stake in [https://connectis.nl/ Connectis]
|-
|2016-04
|.nl domain celebrates its 30 year anniversary
|-
|2016-04
|5.6 million .nl domain names registered
|-
|2015-02
|SIDN becomes registry service provider for .amsterdam
|-
|2014-09
|5.5 million .nl domain names registered
|-
|2014-05
|Foundation of SIDN Fund
|-
|2014-04
|SIDN becomes registry service provider for .aw (Aruba)
|-
|2013-05
|1.5 million .nl domain names secured with DNSSEC
|-
|2012-09
|5 million .nl domain names registered
|-
|2012-08
|Protection of .nl domain names using [https://www.sidn.nl/moderne-internetstandaarden/dnssec DNSSEC] becomes possible
|-
|2011-11
|.nl domain celebrates its silver jubilee
|-
|2008-06
|Covenant with the Dutch government assures .nl's future
|-
|2003-06
|1 million .nl domain names registered
|-
|2000-11
|Registration of the first third-level domain name: jansen.123.nl
|-
|1996-01
|Foundation of SIDN
|-
|1986-05
|Registration of the first .nl domain name: cwi.nl
|-
|1986-04
|.nl the first active ccTLD in the world due to Piet Beertema
|}
==Our organisation==
SIDN is not a commercial enterprise. We are professional and businesslike, but with a view to maximising the value we create for the community and economy of the Netherlands. We use the earnings from new products to reinforce the position of the .nl domain, to promote growth in the field of cybersecurity and online identity, and to invest in the Dutch and international internet communities. Those goals are pursued through the operations of SIDN Labs and SIDN Fund, for example. A total of about 110 people work SIDN, [https://www.sidnlabs.nl/en SIDN Labs] and [https://www.sidnfonds.nl/excerpt SIDN Fund] at our modern and colourful office complex in Arnhem.
 
== Board of Directors ==
SIDN's board of directors consists of CEO [https://www.sidn.nl/en/about-sidn/roelof-meijer Roelof Meijer] and CTO [https://www.sidn.nl/en/about-sidn/loek-bakker Loek Bakker].
 
== Supervisory Board ==
The [https://www.sidn.nl/en/about-sidn/supervisory-board Supervisory Board] (SB) oversees the management's policies and the general situation at SIDN. The SB also gives the management advice.


==External Links==
==External Links==
[https://www.sidn.nl/en/about-sidn/annual-reports/ SIDN Annual Reports]<br>
[https://www.sidn.nl/en/theme/about-sidn More about SIDN]
[https://www.sidn.nl/en/news/ SIDN News]<br>
 
[https://www.sidn.nl/en/about-sidn/our-annual-reports SIDN Annual Reports]<br>
[https://www.sidn.nl/en/news-and-blogs SIDN News]<br>
[http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/nl/nl-icann-af-28jun07.pdf ICANN Accountability Framework with SIDN]
[http://www.icann.org/en/cctlds/nl/nl-icann-af-28jun07.pdf ICANN Accountability Framework with SIDN]


==References==
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