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[service] RIPE NCC will Remove pre-November 2011 Passwords from Maintainers
by Tim Bruijnzeels 08 Jul '15

08 Jul '15

Dear colleagues, On Monday 13 July, the RIPE NCC will remove all RIPE Database maintainer MD5 passwords that have not been changed since November 2011. We are taking this step as a preventative security measure. This decision was taken in response to discussion on the RIPE Database Working Group mailing list and in close consultation with the working group co-chairs. The contacts of maintainers actively used in the past year have already received individual emails instructing them to change their password. If you have not received this email, but you have reason to believe that your password has not been modified since November 2011, you should change your password before Monday. Go to this page to change your password: https://apps.db.ripe.net/change-auth/mntner-renew-password.html If you find that you are locked out of your maintainer after 13 July, you can still regain access to your maintainer later, using this process: https://apps.db.ripe.net/change-auth/#/ If possible, we urge you stop using passwords and adopt a more secure authentication method such as Single Sign-On or PGP: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/db/support/security/protecting-data If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at: ripe-dbm(a)ripe.net. Kind regards, Tim Bruijnzeels Assistant Manager Software Engineering RIPE NCC Database Team

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[meetings] RIPE 71: Call for Presentations
by Meeting 02 Jul '15

02 Jul '15

Dear colleagues, The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is now seeking content proposals for the plenary sessions, BoFs (Birds of a Feather sessions), panels, workshops, tutorials and lightning talks at RIPE 71: https://ripe71.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/ Proposals must be submitted no later than 13 September 2015. The PC is looking for presentations covering topics in network engineering and operations, including but not limited to: - IPv6 deployment - Managing IPv4 scarcity in operations - Commercial IPv4 transactions - Data centre technologies - Network and DNS operations - Internet governance and regulatory practices - Network and routing security - Content delivery - Internet peering and mobile data exchange If you have any questions or requests concerning submitting a proposal, please email pc(a)ripe.net. Best regards, Gergana -- Gergana Petrova Conference Coordinator RIPE Network Coordination Centre Singel 258, 1016 AB Amsterdam, The Netherlands T: +31 20 535 4444 www.ripe.net

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[news] ICANN 53: Another Milestone in the IANA Stewardship Transition
by Chris Buckridge 01 Jul '15

01 Jul '15

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC has published a report on the recent ICANN 53 meeting, with a particular focus on the events relating to the IANA stewardship transition and ICANN accountability. You can read this report at: https://www.ripe.net/reports/icann-53 Best regards, Chris Buckridge External Relations Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE Policy Proposals - June Update
by Marco Schmidt 24 Jun '15

24 Jun '15

Dear colleagues, Please find below the monthly overview of open policy proposals and the stage each has reached in the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP). If you wish to join the discussion about a particular proposal, please do so on the relevant working group mailing list. Proposals Open for Discussion: 2015-02, "Keep IPv6 PI When Requesting IPv6 Allocation" – Discussion open until 7 July 2015 Proposals in Last Call: 2015-01, "Alignment of Transfer Requirements for IPv4 Allocations"– Last Call until 21 July 2015 Proposals Awaiting Input: 2015-03, "Assessment Criteria for IPv6 Initial Allocation Size" 2014-03, "Remove Multihoming Requirement for AS Number Assignments" Proposal Overviews: PROPOSAL: 2015-02, "Keep IPv6 PI When Requesting IPv6 Allocation" OVERVIEW: This proposal aims to remove the requirement that LIRs should return their IPv6 Provider Independent (PI) assignment when requesting an IPv6 allocation. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Includes the point that little impact is expected in terms of routing table growth. STATUS: Review Phase WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 7 July 2015 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-02 ===== The following proposal is in Last Call. Rough consensus has been declared and the purpose of this phase is to give the community a final opportunity to present any well-justified objections to the proposal that have not already been raised and addressed during the previous discussion phases. PROPOSAL: 2015-01, "Alignment of Transfer Requirements for IPv4 Allocations" OVERVIEW: Currently, IPv4 allocations received from another LIR can only be re-allocated after 24 months, while IPv4 allocations made by the RIPE NCC can be transferred immediately. This proposal aims to align the transfer requirements with a 24-month holding period for all IPv4 allocations. RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Includes the point that currently around 10% of the allocations made by the RIPE NCC are transferred shortly after they have been allocated. STATUS: Last Call WHERE TO COMMENT: Address Policy Working Group: address-policy-wg(a)ripe.net DEADLINE: 21 July 2015 FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-01 ===== The following proposals are awaiting input before they proceed in the PDP. PROPOSAL: 2015-03, "Assessment Criteria for IPv6 Initial Allocation Size" OVERVIEW: This proposal aims to remove the requirement that large IPv6 allocations are based only on existing users and network infrastructure. As a result of this policy implementation, the RIPE NCC will be able to consider additional criteria when evaluating IPv6 allocation requests. STATUS: Discussion Phase - Awaiting impact analysis* FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2015-03 PROPOSAL: 2014-03, "Remove Multihoming Requirement for AS Number Assignments" OVERVIEW: This proposal aims to ease the requirements when requesting an Autonomous System (AS) Number. To this end, the following actions are proposed: - Remove the need for evaluation - Limit the number of AS Numbers per organisation to 1,000 - Require that 16-bit AS Numbers are multihomed after nine months RIPE NCC IMPACT ANALYSIS: Includes the point that it will be the End User that decides if the need for an AS Number is technically reasonable. STATUS: Review Phase - Awaiting New Proposal Version FULL PROPOSAL: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2014-03 *The goal of the impact analysis is to provide supporting information to facilitate discussions about the proposal and to outline the proposal’s possible impact if it were to be accepted. ===== The RIPE NCC provides an overview of current RIPE Policy Proposals on www.ripe.net: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/current-proposals/current-policy-… We look forward to your involvement in the PDP. Kind regards, Marco Schmidt RIPE Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] Call for Comments for a Draft Internet Community Review Committee Charter
by Serge Radovcic 24 Jun '15

24 Jun '15

This message is sent on behalf of the Number Resource Organization (NRO). _______________________________________________________________ NRO – PUBLIC CONSULTATION CALL FOR COMMENTS FOR A DRAFT INTERNET COMMUNITY REVIEW COMMITTEE CHARTER Open until: 6 July 2015, 23:59 UTC On 15 January, 2015, the Consolidated RIR IANA Stewardship Proposal (CRISP) Team submitted the Internet Number Community Proposal to the request for proposals issued by the IANA Stewardship Coordination Group (ICG). One of the key elements of the Internet Number Community Proposal, described in section III.A.4, is the establishment of a Review Committee to ensure that the service level defined in the proposed SLA for the IANA Numbering Services is maintained by the IANA Numbering Services Operator. Further description of the Review of IANA Numbering services is described in Article 8 of the draft SLA. All interested parties are now encouraged to review and comment on the draft Internet Number Community Review Committee Charter. The document is available at: https://www.nro.net/review-committee-charter This call for public comments will remain open until 6 July, 2015 at 23:59 UTC. Comments can be submitted by any interested party to the ianaxfer(a)nro.net mailing list. Subscription to this list is open and available at: https://www.nro.net/mailman/listinfo/ianaxfer

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[service] Urgent Network Maintenance 23/06/2015 18.30-20:00 UTC
by Marco Giuliani 23 Jun '15

23 Jun '15

Dear colleagues, On Tuesday, 23 June 2015, between 18:30 and 20:00 UTC, we will carry out maintenance work on our core network infrastructure. During this period our services may be affected, including the RIPE NCC website, RIPE Labs, the RIPE Database and the LIR Portal. Public DNS services operated by the RIPE NCC should be available as normal. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions, please contact <ops(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Marco Giuliani Systems Engineer RIPE NCC

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[meetings] Upcoming RIPE NCC Meetings
by Meeting 22 Jun '15

22 Jun '15

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to share the dates and locations of our upcoming RIPE and Regional Meetings. Should locations or scheduling change, we will inform you as soon as possible. RIPE Meetings RIPE 71: Bucharest, 16-20 November 2015 https://ripe71.ripe.net RIPE 72: Copenhagen, 23-27 May 2016 RIPE 73: Planned for 24-28 October 2016. Location TBD. Regional Meetings ENOG 10: Odessa, 13-14 October 2015 Call for presentations: http://www.enog.org/meetings/enog-10/cfp MENOG 16: Tehran, 2-3 December MENOG 17: Istanbul, 20-29 March 2016 (TBD) SEE 5: Tirana, 19-20 April 2016 ENOG 11: Moscow, 14-15 June 2016 Call for host: http://www.enog.org/call-for-host/ We look forward to seeing many of you there! Best regards, Gergana Gergana Petrova Conference Coordinator RIPE NCC

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[training] RIPE NCC Webinars - new dates
by Training Services 18 Jun '15

18 Jun '15

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the dates for the RIPE NCC Webinars for the coming quarter. These interactive on-line learning sessions take about one hour, and give you the opportunity to learn and interact with our trainers without leaving your desk. In the next 3 months you can participate in the following Webinars: - Advanced RIPE Atlas Usage (NEW!) - Introduction to the RIPE Database - RIPE Database - Advanced Topics - IPv6 in the RIPE Database - IPv6 Addressing Plan - Webinar for New LIRs - Resource Certification (RPKI) 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 any questions, please email <training(a)ripe.net>. We look forward to seeing you online. Kind regards, RIPE NCC Training Services

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[service] Planned Maintenance on 16 June 2015
by Gerard Leurs 15 Jun '15

15 Jun '15

Dear colleagues, On Tuesday, 16 June 2015, from 06:00 to 07:00 UTC, we will carry out maintenance work on one of our fileservers. This fileserver is used mainly for internal services, so we do not expect the maintenance work to affect external services. However, we apologise in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. If you have any questions, please contact <ops(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards, Gerard Leurs Operations Coordinator RIPE NCC

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[training] RIPE NCC Academy - New “Introduction to IPv6” Course
by Sandra Bras 04 Jun '15

04 Jun '15

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new online course: Introduction to IPv6. This course is now available on the RIPE NCC Academy, our virtual learning environment that allows you to take courses and obtain certificates online: https://academy.ripe.net/ You can sign in to the RIPE NCC Academy with your RIPE NCC Access account (if you don’t already have one, you can easily create one through the link above). The RIPE NCC Academy is available to everyone, free of charge. Before starting this course, you should know that: - You have 90 days to complete the course from the moment you start it - If you’re very confident that you already know all you need to know about IPv6, you can choose to complete the activities without studying the content - You will earn a certificate when you achieve a total score of 70% or higher in the course - Your certificate will remain valid for three years We have some prizes for you: - The first user to get a certificate for this course will receive a copy of the book “IPv6 Essentials”, signed by the author, Sylvia Hagen - The first 20 users to get a certificate for this course will get one IPv6 CIDR chart mug Don’t wait any longer - graduate to the next level today! If you don’t yet have your RIPE Database Expert certificate, make sure you get it! If you have any questions, feel free to contact us at <academy(a)ripe.net>. Watch our RIPE NCC Academy teaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7K89w8VXCI Happy learning, Sandra Brás E-Learning Coordinator

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