Policy Proposal 2005-2: Directory Services Overhaul [Archived]

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Status: Withdrawn by author

Tracking Information

Discussion Tracking

Mailing List:

Formal introduction on PPML on 9 March 2005

Withdrawn by author on 27 October 2005Public Policy Mailing List

ARIN Public Policy Meeting:

ARIN XV
ARIN XVI

ARIN Advisory Council:

3 March 2005
19 April 2005
21 July 2005
18 August 2005
27 October 2005

ARIN Board of Trustees:

Revisions:

Implementation:

Author(s):

Leo Bicknell

Replace all of section three with the following rewrite.

3. Directory Services

3.1 ARIN Directory Services Databases

The ARIN Public Information Database (APID) is a collection of information created and collected by ARIN during the due course of business which the ARIN membership has deemed public information and decided to publish.

The ARIN Confidential Information Database (ACID) is a collection of information created and collected by ARIN during the due course of business which the ARIN membership has deemed is confidential information that should be kept under a strict privacy policy.

3.2 Directory Information Made Public

ARIN shall publish verified contact information and the resource(s) allocated (including identification for that allocation, like date of allocation or other information identified by ARIN) in the APID in the following cases:

  • All resources delegated by ARIN.
  • If allowed by the parent delegation, and requested by the contact listed with the parent, a subdelegation of a resource.

ARIN shall insure all contact information in the APID is verified from time to time and is correct to the best of ARIN’s ability. ARIN staff shall maintain verification criteria and post it on the ARIN web site.

3.2.1 Non-Responsive Contacts

If ARIN is unable to verify contact information via the normal verification procedure ARIN shall attempt to notify the parent of the resource to have the information updated. If there is no parent, or if the data is not corrected in a reasonable amount of time the resource shall be SUSPENDED.

Once the resource is suspended ARIN shall make one more request of all contacts listed with the resource and the parent resource (if available), and if no response is received in a reasonable amount of time the resource shall be reclaimed.

Third parties may report the inability to make contact with a party via information in the APID. In this case ARIN shall attempt the contact verification procedure for that contact immediately. If a response is received, ARIN should document that a problem occurred, and the response from the resource holder. Offenders who fail to respond to third parties more than 4 times per month for three months may have their resources reclaimed at the discretion of ARIN staff.

If a third party submits reports of the inability to make contact that are subsequently disproven, ARIN may choose to ignore reports from specific companies, people, e-mail addresses, or any other classification means as appropriate.

The ARIN staff shall publish the time thresholds and procedural details to implement this policy on the ARIN web site.

If a resource is reclaimed under no circumstances shall the holder of that resource be entitled to a refund of any fees.

3.3 Data Distribution

3.3.1 Methods of Access

ARIN shall publish the APID in the following methods using industry standard practices:

  • Via the WHOIS protocol.
  • Via a query form accessible via the HTTP protocol.
  • Via FTP to users who complete the bulk data form.
  • Via CDROM to users who complete the bulk data form.
  • Via the RWHOIS protocol.

3.3.1.1 Outside Sources

ARIN may refer a query to a outside source (for instance via RWHOIS or HTTP redirect). Outside sources must:

  1. Have an AUP deemed compatible with the ARIN AUP by ARIN staff.
  2. Meet the requirements in section 3.3.3.
  3. Support the applications in section 3.3.1.
  4. Prohibit the applications in section 3.3.2.

3.3.2 Acceptable Usage Policy

All data provided shall be subject to an AUP. The AUP shall be written by ARIN staff and legal and posted on the ARIN website. ARIN may require a signed copy of the AUP before providing bulk data.

3.3.3 Requirements for Internet Accessible Services

For any method of access which is provided in real time via the Internet the following requirements must be met:

  • The distributed information service must be operational 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to both the general public and ARIN staff. The service is allowed reasonable downtime for server maintenance according to generally accepted community standards.
  • The distributed information service must allow public access to reassignment information. The service may restrict the number of queries allowed per time interval from a host or subnet to defend against DDOS attacks, remote mirroring attempts, and other nefarious acts.
  • The distributed information service must return current information.

3.4 Distribution of the ARIN Public Information Database

3.4.1 Supported Uses

ARIN shall make the APID available for the following uses (supported uses):

  1. ARIN’s use in implementing ARIN policies and other business.
  2. Community verification, allowing members of the community to confirm the proper users of the various resources ARIN controls.
  3. Statistic gathering by ARIN and third parties on resource utilization.
  4. As a contact database to facilitate communication with the person or entity responsible for a particular resource.

3.4.2 Prohibited Uses

ARIN prohibits the use of the APID for the following uses:

  1. Sending any unsolicited commercial correspondence advertising a product or service to any address (physical or electronic) listed in the APID.
  2. Using data in the APID to facilitate violating any state, federal, or local law.

3.4.3 Other Uses

ARIN shall allow all non-prohibited uses of the APID, however unless those uses are listed as a supported use the data set may be changed in such a way as to render them ineffective, or they may be blocked outright as deemed necessary by ARIN staff. Users of applications not listed who are concerned that they are supported should introduce a proposal to add their application to the supported list.

3.5 Distribution of the ARIN Confidential Information Database

ARIN Staff shall use industry standard procedures to prevent the distribution of any data in the ARIN Confidential Information Database.

3.6 Implementation Details

ARIN Staff shall document all implementation specific details for directory services in a single document available on the web site. The document must contain, but is not limited to:

  • Database field definitions.
  • Update procedures.
  • Templates.
  • Points of contact.
  • Copies of the AUP.
  • Verification procedures.

3.7 [Routing Registry] Copy Verbatim from the existing 3.4.

Section 4.2.3.7.4: Replace with:

All reassignment information for current blocks shall be submitted to ARIN prior to submitting a request for a new allocation.

Section 4.2.3.7.6: Strike.

Various proposals affecting directory services have come and gone in the last 5 years leaving the policy affecting directory services fragemented. Also during that time deployments and laws have changed. Several large DSL and cable providers now offer subnets to residential customers that may require them to be registered with ARIN. Several laws have been passed that may restrict the personal information that can be published. This proposal attempts to provide a unified policy that is easier to understand, and is updated to deal with these new issues.

Timetable for implementation: 6-18 months, depending on staff impact.

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