From db-news at ripe.net Wed Dec 1 07:00:01 2004 From: db-news at ripe.net (DB Role Account) Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 07:00:01 +0100 Subject: FAQ table of contents Message-ID: <200412010600.iB1601Kc023098@penguin.ripe.net> FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE RIPE DATABASE ================================================== The answer to these questions can be found at the RIPE website: http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/db/main.html http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/db/security.html http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/db/lir-partitioned.html http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/db/abuse.html RIPE Whois Database FAQ http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/db/main.html 1. What is the RIPE Database? 2. What is acceptable use of the RIPE Database? 3. What is a netname? 4. What is a nic-hdl? 5. Can I use a nic-handle from another Regional Internet Registry in the RIPE Database? 6. What is a tech-c and what is an admin-c? 7. Can I register a domain in the RIPE Database? 8. How do I register a person/role object in the RIPE Database ? 9. Someone has created a person object with my name, address, telephone number, etc. in the RIPE Database. Why did they do this? 10. My information in the database is not correct, can you please update my object(s)? 11. How do I delete an object from the RIPE Database? 12. My update failed. Please explain why it failed. 13. What are the authorisation rules for route object creation? 14. Which date should be used as "changed-date" in a whois database-object? 15. I received a message with the subject "Notification of RIPE Database changes", but I didn't do anything and don't understand the message. What is it? 16. Why does my phone number appear in the RIPE Database? 17. Can I download the RIPE Database software? 18. Can I download the RIPE Database? 19. I cannot find any information about a network in the RIPE Database. Can I look somewhere else? 20. When one uses the RIPE NCC whois client, is it necessary to specify"-h whois.ripe.net" or is that pre-set by default? 21. How do I register reverse-delegations in the RIPE Database? 22. I want to have an IP->country conversion table; from where can I get it? 23. I want to peer with an AS. How do I do this? 24. Can I enter several contacts in one Database object? 25. How do I update an object in the RIPE Whois Database? 26. I cannot create a route object because the origin AS refers to an aut-num object that does not exist 27. Is the "changed" line updated automtically? 28. Can I use a nic-handle from another database? 29. Where can I find more information about the RIPE Whois Database? RIPE Whois Database Security FAQ http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/db/security.html 1. I have objects in the RIPE Whois Database. How can I protect them ? 2. How do I create a maintainer (mntner) object in the RIPE Whois Database ? 3. I have only one person object in the RIPE Whois Database. Can I create a mntner object to protect it? 4. We lost the password of our mntner. Can you please change it to xxxx? 5. My mntner password does not work. Why not ? 6. How can I encrypt a password for my mntner using CRYPT-PW? 7. What encryption algorithm should be used for the crypted password in the "auth:" attribute of a mntner object ? 8. How to use the MD5-PW auth scheme in my mntner ? 9. Why is the crypted-password published in the RIPE Whois Database ? Why not keep it secret ? 10. What software do I need to use PGP? 11. How can I use PGP with my mail software? 12. Getting started with PGP in RIPE Whois Database 13. What is a key-cert object, and how can I create it? 14. How should I modify my maintainer to use PGP? 15. How can I sign my update with PGP and send it? 16. How can I put two or more signatures in a message? 17. Can I create a maintainer with only PGP authentication? 18. What is the size of PGP key that can be used in a key-cert object in the RIPE Whois Database? LIR-PARTITIONED: The New "Status:" Attribute Value FAQ http://www.ripe.net/info/faq/db/lir-partitioned.html 1. What is "LIR-PARTITIONED"? 2. When would the LIR-PARTITIONED "status:" value be used? 3. How is such an object created in the RIPE Whois Database? 4. How can I protect an LIR-PARTITIONED object? 5. Do I have to seek approval from the RIPE NCC before entering an LIR-PARTITIONED object into the RIPE Whois Database? 6. Can I request reverse delegation for an LIR-PARTITIONED inetnum object? 7. Can I use the LIR-PARTITIONED "status:" value in an inet6num object? From Nicolas.Raux at aql.fr Thu Dec 2 15:04:15 2004 From: Nicolas.Raux at aql.fr (Nicolas Raux) Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 15:04:15 +0100 Subject: RIPE.DB import issue Message-ID: <41AF20DF.7070705@aql.fr> Hi, I am trying to import the last ripe.db in the 3.2.0 version of the ripe-db. But I get an issue which crashes the import process. I have read Engin Gunduz's answer concerning this fact : /"... In fact, there are more things in the text dump that the release 3.2.0 does not handle (like organisation object) so it would be difficult to load the current text dumps using release 3.2.0. ..." /I would like to know if there is a way to import (with some kind of batch that could remove unsupported informations like organisation object) this base or an older one ? Thanks by advanced, N. RAUX ************************************************************ The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. They are intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager or the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies. * email scanned for viruses, vandals and malicious content * ************************************************************ From Nicolas.Raux at aql.fr Mon Dec 6 10:58:45 2004 From: Nicolas.Raux at aql.fr (Nicolas Raux) Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 10:58:45 +0100 Subject: Access Limit Message-ID: <41B42D55.4030907@aql.fr> Hi, where could we set the maximum of queries that a client identified by his IP address could do on a ripe-dbase ? Is there a way to build a kind of IP whitelist ? Thanks by advanced, N. RAUX From shane at ripe.net Mon Dec 6 12:35:32 2004 From: shane at ripe.net (Shane Kerr) Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 12:35:32 +0100 Subject: [sed] Access Limit In-Reply-To: <41B42D55.4030907@aql.fr> References: <41B42D55.4030907@aql.fr> Message-ID: <41B44404.30100@ripe.net> Nicolas Raux wrote: > Hi, > > where could we set the maximum of queries that a client identified by > his IP address could do > on a ripe-dbase ? Is there a way to build a kind of IP whitelist ? You can do this via the ripupdate interface. The port is defined in rip.conf: SVCONFIG_PORT 44101 You can telnet to this port: telnet localhost 44101 And then you can view the acl by using "show acl". You can change it per network using "set acl". -- Shane Kerr RIPE NCC