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[news] Policy Proposal 2012-05, "Transparency in Address Block Transfers" Implemented
by Andrea Cima 25 Mar '13

25 Mar '13

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that RIPE Policy Proposal 2012-05, "Transparency in Address Block Transfers", has been implemented. The RIPE NCC is now publishing the required statistics at: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/resource-management/ipv4-transfers/table-… This page will be updated weekly. The data is also available in JSON format here: https://www-static.ripe.net/dynamic/table-of-transfers/transfers.json The full policy proposal can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/policies/archived-policy-proposals/proposals/2012-… The updated RIPE Document 582, "IPv4 Address Allocation and Assignment Policies for the RIPE NCC Service Region", can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-582 If you have any questions, please contact <ncc(a)ripe.net>. Regards, Andrea Cima RIPE NCC Registration Services

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[news] Soft launch of "abuse-c:", ripe-563: Improving Abuse Contact Information
by Kaveh Ranjbar 19 Mar '13

19 Mar '13

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear Colleagues, RIPE NCC has initiated a soft launch of phase one of RIPE Policy 563: "Abuse Contact Management in the RIPE Database". All facilities to provide abuse contact information for organisations registered in the RIPE Database are be in production state. Please see the announcement sent earlier to the RIPE Anti-Abuse Working Group mailing list (http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/anti-abuse-wg/2013-March/002226.html). Kind Regards, Kaveh Ranjbar Database Group Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] Listing IPv4 Transfer Brokers
by Serge Radovcic 13 Mar '13

13 Mar '13

Dear colleagues, When it comes to transfers of IPv4 address space, the RIPE NCC's primary concern is with ensuring that any transfers follow RIPE Policies and are accurately reflected in the registry. We recognise that RIPE NCC members who are engaged in making or receiving transfers may decide to use a broker to facilitate the process. While the RIPE NCC will never endorse any specific brokers, we believe that there is a role we can play in encouraging good practice and policy compliance, which may result in a better outcome for the Internet community. We also find it sensible to maintain contact with brokers who are offering their services to our membership to ensure they understand the relevant processes and policies. It is for this reason that the RIPE NCC plans to publish a list of "recognised brokers" on our website here: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/resource-management/ipv4-transfers/brokers The brokers listed will have signed an agreement with the RIPE NCC stating that they will adhere to RIPE Policies, provide the RIPE NCC with accurate and up-to-date information, and ensure the parties involved in any transfers that they facilitate are adequately informed. It is important to note that brokers who decline to be listed will still be able to facilitate transfers. The agreement can be found here: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/resource-management/ipv4-transfers/Recogni… This approach is consistent with the other RIRs. APNIC and ARIN currently publish a list of brokers that have entered into similar agreements. We welcome any brokers who would like to be listed to contact us at <ncc(a)ripe.net>. Kind regards Serge Radovcic Chief Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[GM] Reminder: RIPE NCC General Meeting and Executive Board Elections
by Axel Pawlik 07 Mar '13

07 Mar '13

Dear colleagues, The RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) takes place in Dublin on 15 May 2013. This is a reminder that: - Registration to attend is open - Registration for electronic voting is open - You can nominate a candidate for the RIPE NCC Executive Board Register to Attend ------------------ https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2013/registration Electronic Voting ----------------- Members were sent an invite to register for electronic voting on 18 February. You can still register using this email. In case you no longer have this email, BigPulse will resend the invite to all those who have yet to register at 16:00 (UTC) today. We encourage you to register as soon as possible. A short guide on the steps to follow when registering is available at: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2013/participation-overview Executive Board Elections ------------------------- There will be an election for two seats on the RIPE NCC Executive Board at the GM. A list of the current nominees and instructions on how to nominate or support a candidate is available at: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2013/nominations-support The closing date for nominations is 24 April. Proxy Voting ------------ If you are unable to attend the meeting and would like someone who is attending to vote on your company’s behalf, you may nominate a proxy voter. The proxy form and instructions on how to submit it are available at: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2013/proxy-voting-form General Meeting Information --------------------------- All the information on the GM, including the detailed voting procedure and information on the Executive Board elections, are available from: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/gm/may-2013 Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[meeting] Register Now: SEE2/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Skopje 22-23 April
by SEE Meeting Coordination 06 Mar '13

06 Mar '13

Dear colleagues, The second RIPE NCC Regional Meeting/South East Europe Meeting (SEE2) takes places in Skopje, Macedonia at the Aleksandar Palace Hotel from 22-23 April 2013. We hope that this meeting will build on the success of SEE1, which took place in Dubrovnik in 2011. That meeting demonstrated how vibrant the Internet community in the region is, as well as the knowledge-sharing and network-building benefits to be gained from meeting as a community. The SEE2/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting is open to everyone and attendance is free of charge. You can register for this meeting at: https://www.ripe.net/meetings/see-2/registration The meeting will cover a wide range of topics, including: - Implementing IPv6 in your network - DNS Security - IXP deployment and IXP development - RPKI certification of Internet number resources - Much, much more! Content at SEE2 will be covered through interactive tutorials, informative presentations and open discussions. We have invited experts from throughout the region and around the world to present at SEE2. Your participation is what will make SEE2 an event to remember. We hope to see you there! Further information about the meeting can be found at: http://www.ripe.net/ripe/meetings/regional-meetings/see-2 Kind regards, The SEE2/RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Team

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[service] DNS outage
by Romeo Zwart 05 Mar '13

05 Mar '13

[Apologies for duplicate emails] Dear colleagues, This morning, the RIPE NCC briefly experienced a problem on the ripe.net DNS servers. Operation of K-root and other public DNS services was not impacted at any time during this outage. At 11:45 UTC this morning, an error in the deployment script used to update the ripe.net zone caused a partial zone file to be activated. This caused the ripe.net DNS servers to return NX-domain responses for some valid hosts and/or subdomains in the ripe.net zone, which effectively rendered some of the RIPE NCC services unavailable during this period. DNS resolution for ripe.net was fully restored at 12:15 UTC. Caching of the erroneous responses may have caused reachability problems until 13:15 UTC. The error in the script has been identified and is only triggered in a specific corner case. This error will be corrected today. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. Incident start: 05-Mar-2013 11:45:01 UTC Incident end: 05-Mar-2013 12:14:58 UTC Regards, Romeo Zwart GII Services Manager RIPE NCC

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[news] The Future of the RIPE Database Proxy Service
by Axel Pawlik 05 Mar '13

05 Mar '13

Dear colleagues, Following the discussion about the RIPE Database Proxy Service, we have investigated several options for the future of the service. I'd like to first give you an overview of the issue at hand. A detailed analysis is provided below that for those of you who would like to see the finer details. We are now asking for feedback on this issue from the membership. No actions will be taken regarding the service until an appropriate way forward has been indicated by the membership. The aim of the RIPE NCC is to keep the registry open and accessible to everyone at all times, just as it always has been. The options are intended to deal with the potential for republishing and possible abuse arising out of that republishing, which the RIPE NCC believes is the core issue at hand. None of the options we investigated would result in any reduced access to RIPE Database data. Although they can be carried out in a number of ways, there are three basic options as we see it: - Make it a members-only service - A contractual service (free or paid) - Discontinue the service Over the next six-week period, ending 15 April 2013, we would like to invite the membership to discuss and provide input on their preferred way forward. The RIPE NCC Executive Board will summarise the discussion and propose a way forward at the RIPE NCC Services Working Group. If a resolution from members is required, it will take place at the General Meeting. In the meantime, the RIPE NCC will continue to offer the RIPE Database Proxy Service free of charge. However, no new contracts for this service will be issued until its status has been resolved. We therefore urge you to put forward your opinions and preference on how we can best move forward with the RIPE Database Proxy Service by emailing <members-discuss(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Axel Pawlik Managing Director RIPE NCC ============================ DETAILED ANALYSIS ============================ The Options ----------- Option 1 - The RIPE Database Proxy Service becomes a member-only service Option 2a - The RIPE Database Proxy Service remains a free contractual service (this is the current situation) Option 2b - The RIPE Database Proxy Service becomes a paid contractual service Option 3a - Discontinue the RIPE Database Proxy Service (the RIPE NCC is the sole official provider of the RIPE Database web-interface) and retain the query limits Option 3b - Discontinue the RIPE Database Proxy Service and remove the query limits Option 3c - Discontinue the RIPE Database Proxy Service and change the default RIPE Database query not to show any personal data, and allow personal data to be returned only when a special query flag with limits is used. The RIPE NCC is able to facilitate any of the options presented here. However, the RIPE NCC Executive Board believes that transitioning the RIPE Database Proxy Service to a member service is most closely in line with the way other contractual services have been handled. In addition, incorporating the service into the membership would minimise costs while continuing the service. General Legal Analysis ---------------------- As noted in the RIPE NCC Data Protection Report, the provision of unlimited access to the RIPE Database could lead to abuse of the personal data in the RIPE Database. In the Acceptable Use Policy, the RIPE NCC clearly defines access limits to the personal data in the RIPE Database. Users exceeding these limits have their access to further personal data blocked for a period of time. The AUP also takes into account queries made to the RIPE Database through web interfaces hosted by third parties (proxies). The RIPE NCC, through the proxy service, gives the authority to third parties to provide access to the RIPE Database through a web interface they operate. Currently, queries through the proxy service are subject to higher query limits because such interfaces are intended to be used by more than one user. Queries from a proxy will be seen as queries from individual IP addresses and individual query limits for personal data apply. The RIPE Data Protection Report: http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/legal/ripe-ncc-data-protection-report Acceptable Use Policy: http://www.ripe.net/data-tools/support/documentation/aup Options 1 and 2 - Legal Analysis -------------------------------- There is little difference from a legal point of view whether the proxy service is made available only to members or is a contractual service available to anyone. A membership agreement has different rights and obligations and strengthens the legal relationship between the RIPE NCC and the other party. The RIPE Database Terms and Conditions would also need to be updated to include obligations for RIPE Database Proxy service contract holders. Option 3 - Legal Analysis ------------------------- There are no legal implications for option 3a. For option 3b, the query limits were put in place to prevent/impede the harvesting and abuse of personal information in the RIPE Database. The Data Protection Task Force (DPTF) considered this an effective and appropriate part of the RIPE NCC's due diligence. Almost five years after the implementation of this measure, the RIPE community could reassess the effectiveness and proportionality of having query limits. If the measure is deemed to be ineffective and disproportionate, the RIPE NCC could remove query limits. Option 3c offers the best data protection from a legal perspective. This option would limit direct personal data exposure while retaining the query limit. However, from a functionality perspective, this might not be wanted. Option 1 - Administrative and Technical Analysis ------------------------------------------------ This option would have little administrative impact. Administrative processes are already in place, including a proxy agreement for members. Signing up for the service could in the future be integrated in the LIR Portal, removing any need for manual processing of requests. The RIPE NCC website and publications would need to be updated. All customers would need to be informed. Option 2 - Administrative and Technical Analysis ------------------------------------------------ This option would involve more administrative overhead for the RIPE NCC. The proxy service contract holder list would need to be managed manually, or software would need to be developed for this purpose. All contract holders would need to be informed and new agreements would need to be drawn up and sent to the users. The RIPE NCC website and publications would need to be updated. If the service remains free, no further administrative work would be needed. Option 3 - Administrative and Technical Analysis ------------------------------------------------ This option would involve the least amount of work for the RIPE NCC. There would be a small amount of temporary administrative work, including contacting customers to inform them of the action and removing references to the service from the website and publications. General Financial Analysis -------------------------- Generally speaking, the financial impact is minimal. The total costs and the additional revenue is low in all scenarios. The cost to maintain the service from a technical perspective are low, although it adds complexity to the overall RIPE Database software and requires some level of additional maintenance. It is difficult to quantify this indirect cost, but it is contrary to RIPE NCC efforts to clean up legacy software and complexity. The additional revenue resulting from option 1 would, given the current number of active users of the service, be in the range of 5-10 kEUR per annum (there are currently four users). For option 2b, if the fee was to cover the costs of the service including administration and other related overheads, with there being so few users the fee would probably be higher than the current membership fee. In the other scenarios, the additional revenue is irrelevant. Your Feedback ------------- Again, we need your input and ask that you discuss this service and make your opinion known. You can give your feedback by mailing <members-discuss(a)ripe.net>.

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[news] Phase 3 Update on 2007-01 "Contractual Requirements for PI Resource Holders in the RIPE NCC Service Region"
by Ioanna Spyroulia 28 Feb '13

28 Feb '13

Dear colleagues, As of February 2013, the RIPE NCC has contacted more than 23,000 Provider Independent resource holders as part of the implementation of 2007-01 "Contractual Requirements for Provider Independent Resource Holders in the RIPE NCC Service Region". Out of a total of 34,000 resources, we have resolved over 21,000 so far. In Phase 3, the RIPE NCC is directly contacting End Users that have not yet signed or provided an agreement with a Sponsoring LIR or the RIPE NCC. We have also improved our internal procedures to resolve resources more efficiently. For more information about Phase 3, see: <https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/resource-management/2007-01-phase-3/imple… <https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/resource-management/2007-01-phase-3/imple…>> Kind regards, Ionna Spyroulia <ispyroul(a)ripe.net> RIPE NCC Registration Services Department

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[training] reminder - RIPE NCC Webinar 28 February 2013
by Training Mailbox 26 Feb '13

26 Feb '13

[Apologies for duplicate e-mails] Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that we still have places available for our Webinar scheduled on Thursday, 28 February 2013. The RIPE NCC Webinars are live, one hour online training courses that allow participants to interact with our trainers without leaving their desks. 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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[news] Redevelopment of the RIPE Database software is complete
by Kaveh Ranjbar 25 Feb '13

25 Feb '13

Dear Colleagues, We have finished the re-development of the RIPE Database software. All the RIPE Database operations are now handeled by our new system. For more information, please see the announcement sent earlier to the RIPE Database Working Group mailing list (http://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/db-wg/2013-February/004011.html). Kind Regards, Kaveh Ranjbar, RIPE NCC Database Group Manager.

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