RIPE Policies
These documents describe the policies currently implemented by the RIPE NCC. They result from an open, transparent, community-led development process. Global policies have been accepted in all RIRs.
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Docs / RIPE Document StoreIPv6 Addresses for Internet Root Servers in the RIPE Region
ripe-636: This document defines registry policies for assigning globally unique IPv6 addresses to Internet DNS root servers in the RIPE Region.
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Docs / RIPE Document StoreAllocating/Assigning Resources to the RIPE NCC
ripe-635: This document defines how the RIPE NCC can allocate/assign resources to itself.
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Docs / RIPE Document StorePublication of Sponsoring LIR for Independent Resources
ripe-603: This document requires the RIPE NCC to publish an identifying link between each independent Internet number resource in the RIPE Database and the sponsoring organisation, where a link exists.
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Docs / RIPE Document StorePolicy for Resource Certification for non-RIPE NCC Members
ripe-596: This policy allows the RIPE NCC to issue resource certificates to non-RIPE NCC members such as Provider Independent (PI) End Users and Legacy Address Space holders.
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Docs / RIPE Document StorePolicy For Reverse Address Delegation of IPv4 and IPv6 Address Space in the RIPE NCC Service Region
ripe-581: This document defines the policy for reverse delegation of IPv4 and IPv6 address space in the RIPE NCC service region.
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Docs / RIPE Document StoreGlobal Policy for post exhaustion IPv4 allocation mechanisms by the IANA
ripe-529: This document describes the global policy for IANA to establish and manage a recovered IPv4 Pool to be utilised post IPv4 exhaustion.
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Docs / RIPE Document StoreGlobal Policy for the Allocation of IPv4 Blocks To Regional Internet Registries
ripe-497: This document is for historical reference only. It describes the global policy governing the allocation of recovered IPv4 Blocks from IANA to the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs).
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Docs / RIPE Document StoreInternet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Policy for Allocation of ASN Blocks to Regional Internet Registries
ripe-480: This document describes the global policy governing the allocation of Autonomous System (AS) Numbers from IANA to Regional Internet Registries (RIRs).
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Docs / RIPE Document StoreIPv6 Address Space Policy For Internet Exchange Points
ripe-451: This document defines registry policies for assigning globally unique IPv6 addresses to Internet Exchange Points (IXPs).
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Docs / RIPE Document StoreGlobal Policy For The Allocation Of The Remaining IPv4 Address Space
ripe-436: This document describes the global policy of allocating the remaining IPv4 Blocks from IANA to the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs).
RipeDocument • IPv4 address policy global policy