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APNIC Whois and Policy UpdateElly Tawhai

NZNOG 2018 26-01-2018

Outline� Recent Whois changes

� Future focus

� APNIC Policy update

� Next meetings

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APNIC Whois database upgrade� Motivation

� To take advantage of enhanced syntax, new flags, and attributes

� To have a better operational testing platform (dry-run updates)

� To provide richer APNIC database query options to the public

� Implementation in stages

� To ensure smooth transition

� For more details refer to:

� https://www.apnic.net/about-apnic/whois_search/whois-upgrade/whois-database-upgrade-plan/

New attribute� �last-modified�

� The attribute �last-modified� indicates when an object was last updated

� Replaces �changed� attribute

� Lead to deprecation of the �changed� attribute

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Implementation of last-modified

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From

To

Implementation of last-modified� Implementation in two phases

� Phase 1 � Introduction of last-modified� Database updates submitted containing changed attribute accepted, but warning

message received

� Updates automatically changed to contain last-modified

� Implemented in September

� Phase 2 � Use of changed will be obsolete� Updates containing this attribute no longer be accepted

� Tentative implementation date after APRICOT 2018

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Organization object

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� New object type in the APNIC whois

database

� Contains information about an

organization that has been

delegated IP address space or AS

numbers

� Easy way of mapping delegated IP

addresses or AS numbers to the

organizations that have received

them

Organization object advantage

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Organization

IPv4

ASNIPv6

whois.apnic.net -i org <Unique org ID> -T inetnum, inet6num, aut-num

How are organization objects created?

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New APNIC accounts � when resources get delegated

Existing APNIC accounts � MyAPNIC

Org object creation status

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78%

22%

APNIC Members

49%51%

NZ Members

With

With

Without

Without

Org objects - What’s next for you� Check your company information

� Update info via MyAPNIC if needed

� Org object created once details have been verified

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Future focus – APNIC Whois quality

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Who will benefit

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APNIC Whois

APNIC and NIR

Members

End Users

Law

Enforcement

Agencies

CERT

Community

Research

organizations

Geolocation

providers

Governments

Initiatives� Improving IRT contacts

� Removing �orphan� objects

� Improve invalid contact reporting

� Establishing whois guidelines

Recent policy changes

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Proposal Title Overviewprop-116 Prohibit to transfer IPv4

addresses in the final /8

block

Prohibits 103/8 transfers which delegated from the

final /8 free pool less than 5 years

prop-121 Updating �Initial IPv6

allocation� policy

To allow a larger requirement than the standard /32

for a larger network

prop-122 Updating �Subsequent

IPv6 allocation� policy

To allow larger subsequent allocation, which doubles

the current resource delegation

http://www.apnic.net/policy/proposals

All invited!

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https://2018.apricot.net/register

Later…

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APRICOT 2019Daejeon, Republic of Korea

18 to 28 February 2019

APNIC 46 Noumea, New Caledonia6 to 13 September 2018

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Thanks!