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revisiting rpsl-related set of rcf documents?
by Wilfried Woeber 26 Nov '15

26 Nov '15

Following up on the discussion here, during the DB-WG session in Bucharest, where changes to different aspects of using the RIPE registry database - including a reference to discussions relating to cross-RIR authorisation - I'd like to ask the following question to the community: Is it about time to revisit the set of RFCs and either get them updated to properly reflect the (more) current reality, or consciously have them declared historic and overtaken by events? What's your point of view? Thanks, Wilfried

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RIPE TEST DATABASE REST INTERFACE PROBLEM
by PRANEETH, MANASVI 25 Nov '15

25 Nov '15

Hi, I have created a maintainer EIPAM-MNT for testing the ripe rest in Test system. But looks like the query/update function is not working through rest Interface. Can you confirm whether the RIPE REST is working for TEST database. [cid:image001.png@01D125DE.B2187610] Request sent: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?> <whois-resources> <objects> <object type="INET6NUM"> <source id="TEST"/> <attributes> <attribute name="inet6num" value="2001:1be0:1000:1e::/64"/> <attribute name="netname" value="EIPAMGUYATT"/> <attribute name="descr" value="EIPAMGUYATT"/> <attribute name="country" value="US"/> <attribute name="admin-c" value="EP1-TEST"/> <attribute name="tech-c" value="EP1-TEST"/> <attribute name="status" value="ASSIGNED"/> <attribute name="mnt-by" value="EIPAM-MNT"/> <attribute name="mnt-lower" value="TEST-DBM-MNT"/> <attribute name="source" value="TEST"/> </attributes> </object> </objects> </whois-resources> Response received: Errormessage part: <errormessages> <errormessage severity="Error" text="Authorisation for [%s] %s failed using "%s:" no valid maintainer found "> <args value="inet6num"/> <args value="2001:1be0:1000:1e::/64"/> <args value="mnt-by"/> <args value=""/> </errormessage> <errormessage severity="Error" text="The maintainer '%s' was not found in the database"> <args value="EIPAM-MNT"/> </errormessage> <errormessage severity="Error" text="Unknown object referenced %s"> <attribute name="tech-c" value="EP1-TEST"/> <args value="EP1-TEST"/> </errormessage> <errormessage severity="Error" text="Unknown object referenced %s"> <attribute name="mnt-by" value="EIPAM-MNT"/> <args value="EIPAM-MNT"/> </errormessage> <errormessage severity="Error" text="Unknown object referenced %s"> <attribute name="admin-c" value="EP1-TEST"/> <args value="EP1-TEST"/> </errormessage> <errormessage severity="Info" text="To create the first person/mntner pair of objects for an organisation see https://apps.db.ripe.net/startup/"/<https://apps.db.ripe.net/startup/%22/>> </errormessages> Thanks, Manasvi praneeth Nannapaneni INSTAR-EIPAM Development/office:(636) 544-5448/mp418b(a)att.com<mailto:(636)%20544-5448/mp418b@att.com>

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Database release 1.83 deployed to RC environment
by Alex Band 24 Nov '15

24 Nov '15

Dear colleagues, We are happy to announce the deployment of RIPE Database software release 1.83 to the Release Candidate (RC) environment, which has gone live on Friday 30 October. This release is still focussed on seamlessly integrating RIPE NCC Access (SSO) into the webupdates user interface. In addition, several other changes have been made, such as: - Webupdates will show full object details by default - Partial route object creation has been greatly improved, indicating which maintainer needs to complete the authorisation - When deleting a person object, you will be prompted to also delete the associated maintainer if it has no other dependencies - When trying to delete an object that is still referenced, you will get a list of blocking objects - Auto-complete of person, role and organisation attributes is now available throughout the interface - The TEST database now has its own URL instead of having to be selected with a radio button Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Alex Band Product Manager RIPE NCC

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RIPE 72 minutes
by Nigel Titley 19 Nov '15

19 Nov '15

Folks Here is the first cut at the minutes. Comments (and particularly complaints about missing/additional action points) to me All the best Nigel

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RIPE 71 DB-WG agenda V4
by Piotr Strzyzewski 19 Nov '15

19 Nov '15

Dear DB-WG Members This is the 4th draft of an agenda for the DB-WG Meeting at RIPE71 at the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel in Bucharest, Romania. The DB-WG Meeting is scheduled as usual for Thursday, Nov 19th, starting at 14:00 local time, after the lunch break. The length of our timeslot is 90 minutes. For the overall RIPE 71 meeting plan please refer to its most up-to-date version at https://ripe71.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ Although the agenda is fully packed right now, please feel free to comment agenda items or propose additional topics to be discussed both on the mailing list or direct to the WG Chairs at db-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net Looking forward to see you all in Bucharest. All the best, Job, Nigel & Piotr ________________________________________________________________________ A. Administrative Matters [~5 min] . Welcome . select scribe (thanks to Nigel for volunteering again!) . finalise agenda . approval of minutes from previous WG meeting(s) . review of action list (Nigel Titley) B. Database Updates (Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~30 min] . operations . new functionality . "changed:" deprecation . Implementation proposal descr line . restrict usage of RIPE-NCC-RPSL-MNT . other aspects . personalised authentication C. Updated Database documentation (Alex Band, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] D. Routing policies vs. reality in BGP (Tomas Hlavacek) [~15 min] E. Afrinic IRR (Michel Odou) [~10 min] Afrinic IRR homing project update (Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] F. ROUTE object authorisation update (Job Snijders) [~5 min] G. Control over associating objects for number blocks (William Sylvester) [~5 min] X. Heads up about recent discussions at db-wg mailing list Y. Input from other Working Groups and/or Task Forces Z. AOB __________________________________________ -- gucio -> Piotr Strzyżewski E-mail: Piotr.Strzyzewski(a)polsl.pl

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Bootstraping a new private whois instance
by CUBIC, SCOTT 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

Hi all, I'm new to the db-wg, and I'm just beginning to explore the code from https://github.com/RIPE-NCC/whois.git. I'd like to use the code to run a private whois server to integrate with our Infoblox IPAM system. I've cloned the repository and followed the instructions posted at https://github.com/RIPE-NCC/whois/wiki/Installation-instructions . The instructions, however, don't include any details on 'priming' the whois database - using the SQL from the whois-commons/target/classes/<database>_schema.sql files, I get all my databases and tables created, but there is no data in the tables. I'm assuming that I need to have at least a 'mntner' in the WHOIS_LOCAL/mntner table, and I added a single entry manually with an object_id of 0, but I still can't seem to use any update method (synchupdates, REST, etc.) to add new information to the database. Would it be possible to get a push in the right direction for manually populating the WHOIS database with enough stuff (user IDs, passwords, etc.) to begin using the APIs to modify the database? Regards, Scott Cubic cubic(a)att.com<mailto:cubic@att.com>

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Control over associating objects for number blocks
by William Sylvester 18 Nov '15

18 Nov '15

Dear Database Working Group Members, At the last RIPE meeting we discussed the topic of orphaned objects, and it seems that this term was confusing to some. This is an attempt to clarify the problem and hopefully find a solution forward. This continues to be a problem where number block holders are getting “locked” out of being able to manage their routing objects and in-addr records. Today, we continue to have a problem where a block holder does not have an ability to manage the objects that operationally impact their number blocks. Examples include a routing or reverse dns object that exist in the database but are not currently maintained by an active number block maintainer. This is typically the case where a number block holder (usually legacy) may have contracted services through a third party. Time goes by, the business relationship ends but the third party never removed their associated records (in-addrs, routing objects, etc). The number block holder now seeks to update the block (either directly or through a new service provider) and is unable to add these resource records to their number block. The database can help fix this problem through allowing the appropriate control for a number block holder to maintain their own information. In many cases the last resort is to contact RIPE NCC to make the change to an object the number block holder should have had online access to manage directly in the first place. This proposal intends to enable number block holders to have a greater ability to manage their own resources. I propose that the maintainer of a number block shall have full control over the association of contacts, routing, and reverse dns entries related to the number block held. The number block holder should not be able to delete an object they do not have maintainer status for, but they should be able to remove the association from their number block. The number block maintainer shall have an ability to delete the relationship between a related object and the number block through the LIR Portal, Webupdates, and related systems. Open items to discuss; 1) What is the best method to enable a number block holder to manage and control objects associated with their blocks in Ripe DB? 2) Should any objects be excluded from this control? 3) What is a reasonable schedule for announcements and implementation? Thank you for your consideration and I look forward to your comments. Billy William Sylvester william.sylvester(a)addrex.net<mailto:william.sylvester@addrex.net>

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Solving the issue of rogue ROUTE objects in the RIPE Database
by denis 14 Nov '15

14 Nov '15

Hi All I raised an idea before the last RIPE Meeting but it did not generate a lot of interest at that time. I brought it up again yesterday on the Anti Abuse WG list and it seemed to get quite a bit of support. So I will bring it back to the DB WG as it is a DB issue. I have CC'ed both AA WG and Routing WG for information. But it may be useful to keep the discussion now on the DB WG list. I don't claim this will solve all the problems of the universe, but it does satisfy an immediate goal to have all ROUTE objects in the RIPE Database created with the knowledge and approval of the related resource holders. And I believe it could be implemented in a relatively short space of time giving immediate benefits. cheers denis STEP 1 Any ROUTE object submitted for creation in the RIPE Database involving an out of region resource (address space and/or ASN) where that out of region resource does not exist in the authoritative RIR database (has not been allocated or assigned), reject the creation. The RIPE NCC mirrors the operational data from all the other 4 RIRs. These mirrors are updated daily as well as the RIRs daily stats. It is easy to determine if a resource is registered in the authoritative database. STEP 2 For those ROUTE objects from STEP 1 where the out of region resource does exist, hold the object creation as pending. The mechanism for doing this already exists in the RIPE Database software as it is used for multiple authentications. Lookup the out of region resource(s) in the authoritative database(s) and find the contacts for that resource. Send a notification to those contacts informing them of the pending ROUTE object creation in the RIPE Database. The notification mechanism already exists in the RIPE Database software. If they don't approve, do nothing and the creation request will time out after a week and the object will not be created. If they do approve, respond in some way (many technical options for doing this that the RIPE NCC can choose from). If appropriate approval(s) are received within a week, create the ROUTE object. STEP 3 On a daily basis, for each ROUTE object in the RIPE Database that relates to an out of region resource, check for the continued existence of that resource in the appropriate RIR database. If it no longer exists, delete the ROUTE object from the RIPE Database. STEP 4 This is a one off cleanup of existing ROUTE objects. For all ROUTE objects currently in the RIPE Database that relate to an out of region, existing resource, send the appropriate notifications. For any that no response is received, delete the ROUTE object from the RIPE Database. We can be a bit more generous on the timing for this step and even send multiple reminder notifications to be sure. (Possible) STEP 5 If a delete request is sent to the RIPE Database for a ROUTE object related to out of region address space without the proper authorisation, send a notification to the contacts for the authoritative address space holder. If an appropriate response is received back, delete the ROUTE object. This would simulate the reclaim functionality for RIPE address space holders. AUT-NUM copies Another byproduct of implementing this is that we no longer need to hold copies of AUT-NUM objects in the RIPE Database. The out of region ASN auth requirement is satisfied by the appropriate response to the notification. So all 'foreign' AUT-NUM objects could be immediately deleted. (Or after allowing time for these ASN holders to make sure their routing policy is actually up to date in the authoritative AUT-NUM object.)

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RIPE 71 DB-WG agenda V3
by Piotr Strzyzewski 13 Nov '15

13 Nov '15

Dear DB-WG Members This is the 3rd draft of an agenda for the DB-WG Meeting at RIPE71 at the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel in Bucharest, Romania. The DB-WG Meeting is scheduled as usual for Thursday, Nov 19th, starting at 14:00 local time, after the lunch break. The length of our timeslot is 90 minutes. For the overall RIPE 71 meeting plan please refer to its most up-to-date version at https://ripe71.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ Although the agenda is fully packed right now, please feel free to comment agenda items or propose additional topics to be discussed both on the mailing list or direct to the WG Chairs at db-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net Looking forward to see you all in Bucharest. All the best, Job, Nigel & Piotr ________________________________________________________________________ A. Administrative Matters [~5 min] . Welcome . select scribe (thanks to Nigel for volunteering again!) . finalise agenda . approval of minutes from previous WG meeting(s) . review of action list (Nigel Titley) B. DB Operational Update (Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] C. New and revised DB-Software functionality (Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] (proposed, test, deployment) . "changed:" deprecation . Implementation proposal descr line . restrict usage of RIPE-NCC-RPSL-MNT . other aspects D. Personalised authentication update (Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] E. Updated Database documentation (Alex Band, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] F. Routing policies vs. reality in BGP (Tomas Hlavacek) [~15 min] G. Afrinic IRR homing project update (Job Snijders/Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] Afrinic IRR (Michel Odou) [~10 min] H. ROUTE object authorisation update (Job Snijders) [~5 min] I. Control over associating objects for number blocks (William Sylvester) [~5 min] X. Heads up about recent discussions at db-wg mailing list Y. Input from other Working Groups and/or Task Forces Z. AOB __________________________________________ -- gucio -> Piotr Strzyżewski E-mail: Piotr.Strzyzewski(a)polsl.pl

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Re: [db-wg] Solving the issue of rogue ROUTE objects in
by Sascha Luck [ml] 06 Nov '15

06 Nov '15

the RIPE Database Reply-To: In-Reply-To: <563CC2EB.2040509(a)inex.ie> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE On Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 03:10:35PM +0000, Nick Hilliard wrote: >On 06/11/2015 14:00, Sascha Luck [ml] wrote: >personal information is not exported for route: objects, >therefore this does not apply: That's the point Nick, for "verification" of out-of-area contacts, this information would *have* to be exported. In this scheme from other RIRs to the NCC but it would, if the others implemented similar schemes, also be exported from the NCC to other RIRs. rgds, Sascha Luck > >> remarks: **************************** remarks: * >> THIS OBJECT IS MODIFIED remarks: * Please note that all >> data that is generally regarded as personal remarks: * >> data has been removed from this object. remarks: * To >> view the original object, please query the RIPE Database at: >> remarks: * http://www.ripe.net/whois remarks: >> **************************** > >Nick >

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RIPE 71 DB-WG agenda V2
by Piotr Strzyzewski 05 Nov '15

05 Nov '15

Dear DB-WG Members This is the 2nd draft of an agenda for the DB-WG Meeting at RIPE71 at the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel in Bucharest, Romania. The DB-WG Meeting is scheduled as usual for Thursday, Nov 19th, starting at 14:00 local time, after the lunch break. The length of our timeslot is 90 minutes. For the overall RIPE 71 meeting plan please refer to its most up-to-date version at https://ripe71.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ Although the agenda is fully packed right now, please feel free to comment agenda items or propose additional topics to be discussed both on the mailing list or direct to the WG Chairs at db-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net Looking forward to see you all in Bucharest. All the best, Job, Nigel & Piotr ________________________________________________________________________ A. Administrative Matters [~5 min] . Welcome . select scribe (thanks to Nigel for volunteering again!) . finalise agenda . approval of minutes from previous WG meeting(s) . review of action list (Nigel Titley) B. DB Operational Update (Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] C. New and revised DB-Software functionality (Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] (proposed, test, deployment) . "changed:" deprecation . Implementation proposal descr line . restrict usage of RIPE-NCC-RPSL-MNT . other aspects D. Personalised authentication update (Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~20 min] E. Updated Database documentation (Alex Band, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] F. Routing policies vs. reality in BGP (Tomas Hlavacek) [~15 min] G. Afrinic IRR homing project update (Job Snijders/Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] H. ROUTE object authorisation update (Job Snijders) [~5 min] I. Control over associating objects for number blocks (William Sylvester) [~5 min] Y. Input from other Working Groups and/or Task Forces Z. AOB __________________________________________ -- gucio -> Piotr Strzyżewski E-mail: Piotr.Strzyzewski(a)polsl.pl

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Re: [db-wg] Database release 1.83 deployed to RC environment
by Alexander Stranzky 02 Nov '15

02 Nov '15

Am 02.11.15 um 12:00 schrieb db-wg-request(a)ripe.net: > Dear colleagues, > > We are happy to announce the deployment of RIPE Database software release 1.83 to the Release Candidate (RC) environment, which has gone live on Friday 30 October. > > - When deleting a person object, you will be prompted to also delete the associated maintainer if it has no other dependencies Does this affect REST API calls in any way? > - When trying to delete an object that is still referenced, you will get a list of blocking objects How does the REST API implement that? Does it send the objects along the error message(s) or can either part be omitted? Best regards, Alexander Stranzky -- velia.net Internetdienste GmbH * Hessen-Homburg-Platz 1 * D-63452 Hanau Geschäftsführer: Franz G. Köhler, Arek Akilli * AG Hanau * HRB 7588 Tel: +49 6181-1898119 * Fax: +49 6181-1898117 * http://www.velia.net Follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/velia_net

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RIPE 71 DB-WG agenda V1
by snash 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

Can we please consider whether there is consensus on the response to Job's presentation in RIPE70, regarding authority to permit an AS to originate a route. This has been discussed in the "Temporary Origins" thread. Regards Steve Nash ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 14:58:57 +0100 From: Piotr Strzyzewski <Piotr.Strzyzewski(a)polsl.pl> To: db-wg(a)ripe.net Subject: [db-wg] RIPE 71 DB-WG agenda V1 Message-ID: <20151027135857.GE21621(a)hydra.ck.polsl.pl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Dear DB-WG Members This is the 1st draft of an agenda for the DB-WG Meeting at RIPE71 at the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel in Bucharest, Romania. The DB-WG Meeting is scheduled as usual for Thursday, Nov 19th, starting at 14:00 local time, after the lunch break. The length of our timeslot is 90 minutes. For the overall RIPE 71 meeting plan please refer to its most up-to-date version at https://ripe71.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ Please feel free to comment agenda items or propose additional topics to be discussed both on the mailing list or direct to the WG Chairs at db-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net Looking forward to see you all in Bucharest. All the best, Job, Nigel & Piotr ________________________________________________________________________ A. Administrative Matters [~5 min] . Welcome . select scribe (thanks to Nigel for volunteering again!) . finalise agenda . approval of minutes from previous WG meeting(s) . review of action list (Nigel Titley) B. Database Operational Update (Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] C. New and revised DB-Software functionality (Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~30 min] (proposed, test, deployment) D. Personalised authentication update (Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] E. Updated Database documentation (Alex Band, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] F. Routing policies vs. reality in BGP (Tomas Hlavacek) [~15 min] G. Afrinic IRR homing project update (Job Snijders/Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] Y. Input from other Working Groups and/or Task Forces Z. AOB __________________________________________ -- gucio -> Piotr Strzy?ewski E-mail: Piotr.Strzyzewski(a)polsl.pl ------------------------------

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RIPE 71 DB-WG agenda V1
by Piotr Strzyzewski 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

Dear DB-WG Members This is the 1st draft of an agenda for the DB-WG Meeting at RIPE71 at the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel in Bucharest, Romania. The DB-WG Meeting is scheduled as usual for Thursday, Nov 19th, starting at 14:00 local time, after the lunch break. The length of our timeslot is 90 minutes. For the overall RIPE 71 meeting plan please refer to its most up-to-date version at https://ripe71.ripe.net/programme/meeting-plan/ Please feel free to comment agenda items or propose additional topics to be discussed both on the mailing list or direct to the WG Chairs at db-wg-chairs(a)ripe.net Looking forward to see you all in Bucharest. All the best, Job, Nigel & Piotr ________________________________________________________________________ A. Administrative Matters [~5 min] . Welcome . select scribe (thanks to Nigel for volunteering again!) . finalise agenda . approval of minutes from previous WG meeting(s) . review of action list (Nigel Titley) B. Database Operational Update (Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] C. New and revised DB-Software functionality (Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~30 min] (proposed, test, deployment) D. Personalised authentication update (Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] E. Updated Database documentation (Alex Band, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] F. Routing policies vs. reality in BGP (Tomas Hlavacek) [~15 min] G. Afrinic IRR homing project update (Job Snijders/Tim Bruijnzeels, RIPE NCC) [~10 min] Y. Input from other Working Groups and/or Task Forces Z. AOB __________________________________________ -- gucio -> Piotr Strzyżewski E-mail: Piotr.Strzyzewski(a)polsl.pl

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Database release 1.82 deployed to RC environment
by Trudy Prins 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

Dear colleagues, We are happy to announce the deployment of RIPE Database software release 1.82 to the Release Candidate (RC) environment. We plan to deploy this version to production on Wednesday 14 October. This release introduces a number of features on the internal API of the RIPE Database that were needed to support the automatic updating of placeholder objects when resources are transferred into or out of the RIPE region. This release should not introduce any publicly visible changes, but we encourage all of you to test the new release in the RC environment. Note that the previous release 1.81 has not been deployed to production. While testing in the RC environment, we found a number of small issues in the User Interface (UI) that we will fix shortly. Technically the UI is not part of the core whois, but version 1.81 introduces a number of changes to the internal API in support of the new UI. Since that UI is not deployed now, there is no need to deploy 1.81 now either. And to avoid doing unnecessary upgrades of the production environment it was decided to skip this release, and deploy these changes only when 1.82 is deployed. Please let us know if you have any questions or comments. Kind regards, Trudy Prins Manager Software Engineering RIPE NCC

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Feedback on updated Database documentation
by Alex Band 14 Oct '15

14 Oct '15

Dear working group, I have an ongoing project to write RIPE Database documentation that is clear and readable, focussing on achieving your goal and offer best practices. I've got a bit of a collection going now: Setting up maintainers and hierarchical authorisation: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/db/support/security/maintainers The different authentication methods for the RIPE Database: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/db/support/security/protecting-data Configuring Reverse DNS: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/db/support/configuring-reverse-dns Managing route objects in the IRR: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/db/support/managing-route-objects-… I'd really like feedback from you, the users of the RIPE Database, to understand how usable it is and what needs clarifications, diagrams, examples, corrections or additions. I'd also love to hear which topic I should cover next. Thanks, and have a good weekend! -Alex

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Interruption of RIPE Database and Related Services
by Trudy Prins 05 Oct '15

05 Oct '15

Dear colleagues, Starting at approximately 14:30 UTC on 4 October 2015, RIPE Database queries and updates, the LIR Portal and other related services experienced problems. Our investigation found that the service interruptions were due to a hardware failure. The queries were restored at 16:00 UTC and other affected services were restored at around 21:00 UTC. The ability of the RIPE Database to process incoming mail-updates was restored at 12:30 UTC on 5 October 2015. Please be aware that all mail-updates sent to Whois during this outage period must be considered lost. A summary of the hardware failure is as follows: The RAID controller on the master MySQL server reinitialised all of a sudden, causing IO errors. Unfortunately, we also experienced another (unrelated) hardware problem at the same time with the external load balancers. This combination of issues significantly affected the time it took us to rectify the situation. We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. Kind regards, Trudy Prins Software Engineering Manager

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RIPE Database and related services interruption
by Theodoros Polychniatis 04 Oct '15

04 Oct '15

Dear colleagues, Since 14:30 UTC on 4 October 2015, RIPE Database queries and updates, the LIR Portal and other related services have been experiencing problems. We are investigating at the moment. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. Kind regards, Theodoros Polychniatis Senior Software Engineer RIPE Database Team

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db object hijacking
by Nick Hilliard 03 Oct '15

03 Oct '15

some interesting data here: > https://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2015/10/02/badness-in-the-ripe-database/ Nick

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Call for agenda items, DB-WG meeting during RIPE71, Bucharest, Romania
by Piotr Strzyzewski 03 Oct '15

03 Oct '15

Dear DB-WG participants We are reaching out to you for agenda items for the Database Working Group session during the RIPE71 meeting in Bucharest, Romania, 16-20 November 2015. The DB-WG session is currently scheduled as usual for Thursday (Nov 19th), starting at 16:00 local time, after the coffee break. The length of our timeslot is 90 minutes. Please submit your items or topic suggestions directly to the WG chairs or to the list for public discussion. The draft agenda will be published soon. Looking forward to see you all in Bucharest. All the best, Job, Nigel & Piotr -- gucio -> Piotr Strzyżewski E-mail: Piotr.Strzyzewski(a)polsl.pl

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Re: [db-wg] PHP Client for RIPE REST Web Service
by Alexander Stranzky 25 Sep '15

25 Sep '15

Hello, I’ve written a PHP client for the REST web service and now I want to open a discussion whether this library is sufficient for people using the RIPE web service or if there are things I didn’t consider when developing it. the library is available at github: https://github.com/Dormilich/ripedb-client Best regards, Alex

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[training] RIPE NCC Webinars - new dates
by Training Services 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of new dates for our Webinars. The RIPE NCC Webinars are live and take only one hour. You can interact with our trainers without leaving your desk. We focus on the topics and issues most important for LIRs. Register now at https://www.ripe.net/support/training/learn-online/webinars Participation is limited to 20 people, so don't hesitate if you want to take part! If you have questions, please email <training(a)ripe.net>. We look forward to seeing you online. Kind regards, RIPE NCC Training Services

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[training] RIPE NCC Webinars - new dates
by Training Services 22 Sep '15

22 Sep '15

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of new dates for our Webinars. The RIPE NCC Webinars are live and take only one hour. You can interact with our trainers without leaving your desk. We focus on the topics and issues most important for LIRs. Register now at https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/training/e-learning/webinars Participation is limited to 20 people, so don't hesitate if you want to take part! If you have questions, please email <training(a)ripe.net>. We look forward to seeing you online. Kind regards, RIPE NCC Training Services

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Re: [db-wg] This db-help list will be discontinued
by ripedenis＠yahoo.co.uk 17 Sep '15

17 Sep '15

Hi guys I don't really have any opinion either way as to whether this list is discontinued. But as it is a RIPE list and not a RIPE NCC list I think it should at least be proposed to close it with some justification rather than an announcement of a decision. I can see from the archive that it has not been used very much recently, but maybe that is because it is already shown on the web site as an inactive list. Just for some historical background, this list was intended as a self help forum on database issues. Users of the RIPE Database could ask questions about specific problems or more general issues about usage of the RIPE Database, how other members interact with the database and what tools, if any, they use. Other users could offer advice and the RIPE NCC would only contribute if any questions were left unanswered. So is it considered that there is no need now for a self help forum? Should all questions be directed straight to the RIPE NCC via ripe-dbm or should such questions now go to the DB-WG? If the latter then the description of the DB-WG mailing list should be amended to reflect this. (btw the web site still lists Wilfried as the chair :) ) cheersdenis From: Alex Band <alexb(a)ripe.net> To: db-help(a)ripe.net Sent: Wednesday, 16 September 2015, 13:27 Subject: This db-help list will be discontinued Dear colleagues, We are going to discontinue this mailing list, db-help. If you would like to discuss something related to the RIPE Database, there are several options available: 1. For support or to submit bug report, please contact the RIPE NCC by visiting https://ripe.net/contact or send a message to ripe-dbm(a)ripe.net 2. To start a public discussion about the RIPE Database, for example about suggestions for functionality changes, best practices or operational usage, please subscribe to the RIPE Database Working Group mailing list: https://www.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/db-wg/ This list will be disabled shortly. Kind regards, Alex Band RIPE NCC

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Re: [db-wg] FAILED: arak1
by ripedenis＠yahoo.co.uk 09 Sep '15

09 Sep '15

Hi Reihane I don't think anyone monitors this db-help list now. I have seen several questions go unanswered on here. But I can answer the question for you. You are trying to create the object 2.179.95.128 - 2.179.95.255 with status 'ASSIGNED PA'. The parent object is 2.179.95.96 - 2.179.96.127 and this also has status 'ASSIGNED PA'. You cannot create a hierarchy of objects all with status 'ASSIGNED PA'. The parent object range is assigned to Islamic-Azad-University-Of-Ashtian. That is part of an allocation range 2.176.0.0 - 2.191.255.255 made to Information Technology Company (ITC). If you have been assigned the sub range 2.179.95.128 - 2.179.95.255 then you need to ask ITC to split the parent object into separate assignments. Otherwise you need to ask ITC to assign you a different range. Either way as ITC controls this block you need to talk to them. cheersdenis From: Javidi <ripe(a)dci.ir> To: db-help(a)ripe.net Sent: Tuesday, 8 September 2015, 12:29 Subject: FW: FAILED: arak1 Why does this object not create? 2.179.95.128 - 2.179.95.255 Error: inetnum parent has incorrect status: ASSIGNED PA But this is not coorect Please advise me Regards Reihane -----Original Message----- From: RIPE Database Administration local [mailto:unread@ripe.net] Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 11:58 AM To: ripe(a)dci.ir Subject: FAILED: arak1 > From: Javidi <ripe(a)dci.ir> > Subject: arak1 > Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2015 10:27:40 +0200 > Reply-To: Javidi <ripe(a)dci.ir> > Message-ID: <002001d0ea18$1e780080$5b680180$(a)dci.ir> SUMMARY OF UPDATE: Number of objects found: 2 Number of objects processed successfully: 1 Create: 1 Modify: 0 Delete: 0 No Operation: 0 Number of objects processed with errors: 1 Create: 1 Modify: 0 Delete: 0 DETAILED EXPLANATION: ***Warning: Invalid keyword(s) found: arak1 ***Warning: All keywords were ignored ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following object(s) were found to have ERRORS: --- Create FAILED: [inetnum] 2.179.95.128 - 2.179.95.255 inetnum: 2.179.95.128 - 2.179.95.255 netname: Telecommunication-of-Markazi descr: Telecommunication Company country: IR admin-c: AUTO-1 tech-c: AUTO-1 status: ASSIGNED PA mnt-by: AS12880-MNT changed: ripe(a)dci.ir 20150908 source: RIPE ***Error: inetnum parent has incorrect status: ASSIGNED PA ***Warning: Deprecated attribute "changed". This attribute will be removed in the future. ***Warning: Referenced person object aaa159-RIPE from mntner: AS12880-MNT is missing mandatory attribute "mnt-by:" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The following object(s) were processed SUCCESSFULLY: --- Create SUCCEEDED: [person] SM29689-RIPE soroush mazdak ***Warning: Deprecated attribute "changed". This attribute will be removed in the future. ***Warning: Referenced person object aaa159-RIPE from mntner: AS12880-MNT is missing mandatory attribute "mnt-by:" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The RIPE Database is subject to Terms and Conditions: http://www.ripe.net/db/support/db-terms-conditions.pdf For assistance or clarification please contact: RIPE Database Administration <ripe-dbm(a)ripe.net> Generated by RIPE WHOIS Update version 1.80.1 on DB-2 Handled email update (RIPE, 2015-09-08 10:27:57)

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