[address-policy-wg] Post Ident / Post Brief

Dear Nick, all,

The main goal of the RIPE NCC in this regard is to ensure that the RIPE
NCC registration data is correct and up to date. For this reason, we
perform due diligence checks on legal and natural persons the RIPE NCC
registers Internet number resources for.

For these checks, the RIPE NCC only accepts confirmation of
identification that is issued by national authorities (such as the
police, the notary, the municipality, etc). Postident is issued by
Deutsche Post AG, a private company, so we are unable to accept it.

If a natural person wants to register Internet number resources by
signing a contract with either the RIPE NCC or a sponsoring LIR, the
RIPE NCC accepts the following proof of identification:
- National identification card or passport
- Valid driving license with photo
- Birth certificate issued by the relevant municipality, notary
declaration proving the existence of the person, etc.

These options are outlined in the RIPE NCC procedural document “Due
Diligence for the Quality of the RIPE NCC Registration Data”, which is
available at:
http://www.ripe.net/ripe/docs/ripe-556

We believe these options cover situations where the natural persons do
not want to provide their identification card or passport.

The RIPE NCC is committed to protecting all personal information in
accordance with its Privacy Statement:
http://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/legal/ripe-ncc-privacy-statement

If you have any further questions, please contact me.

Kind regards,

Athina Fragkouli
Legal Counsel
RIPE NCC



On 2/22/14 11:49 PM, Richard Hartmann wrote:
> They can request, but not demand.
> 
> I just read the internal legal analysis of a fortune 500 this Friday.
> 
> Richard
> 
> Sent by mobile; excuse my brevity.
> 
> On Feb 22, 2014 11:18 PM, "Peter Koch" <pk at denic.de
> <mailto:pk at denic.de>> wrote:
> 
>     On Sat, Feb 22, 2014 at 08:58:31PM +0000, Nick Hilliard wrote:
>     > As there are legal prohibitions in place which prevent german
>     nationals
>     > (and possibly other countries) from photocopying their passports,
>     would it
> 
>     it prevents third parties from requesting the copy. Same result,
>     different
>     story.
> 
>     -Peter
>