Punktum dk supports Internet.nl to strengthen digital security and reliability

News | November 27, 2025

The Dutch Internet Standards Platform, the public-private partnership behind Internet.nl, and Punktum dk, the organisation behind the Danish sikkerpånettet.dk and administrator of the .dk domain, are proud to announce that Punktum dk commits to an annual contribution of €15,000 for the maintenance and further development of Internet.nl. This support is a significant step in keeping our shared digital infrastructure secure, reliable and accessible.

Internet.nl helps organisations and individuals easily test whether their internet services use modern, reliable internet standards such as IPv6, DNSSEC and HTTPS. In addition to test results, Internet.nl offers concrete advice to implement improvements. The source code of Internet.nl is open and publicly available. The test site sikkerpånettet.dk reuses this open source code and offers a localised, accessible and user-friendly platform which is used by thousands of users in Denmark every month to improve their internet configurations and thus contribute to a more accessible, safer and more reliable internet for everyone.

Kristian Hansen, Senior Consultant at Punktum dk:

For us at Punktum dk, sikkerpånettet.dk serves several goals. First of all, it is an easy tool that is accessible and intuitive to use for domain owners in Denmark, and we believe it plays a significant part in raising the overall security in the .dk-zone. Secondly, it is one of our platforms to push the security agenda, which has been a strategic goal for us since 2020, and finally it has proven a great door opener in our work to expand our stakeholder portfolio and through this, enlarge the overall focus on domain security in Danish society.

Punktum dk's contribution follows the establishment of the Global Internet Standards Testing Community (GISTC) during IGF 2025. The GISTC is an international initiative open to anyone interested in reusing Internet.nl's source code or conducting adoption measurements in other ways. Both the Dutch Internet Standards Platform and Punktum dk strongly believe that international cooperation combined with regional and local approaches improves global adoption of internet standards.

The Dutch Internet Standards Platform warmly welcomes Punktum dk's contribution and calls on other organisations to join this joint effort. Gerben Klein Baltink, Chair of the Platform Internetstandaarden:

We are pleased with the international users of Internet.nl's open source code. Testing for open, modern internet standards is important, and sikkerpånettet.dk is a valued partner in this regard. Punktum dk's annual contribution is greatly appreciated."

For more information on supporting Internet.nl and the Dutch Internet Standards Platform, please contact: question@internet.nl.

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