From db-news at ripe.net Fri Apr 1 07:00:01 2005 From: db-news at ripe.net (DB Role Account) Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 07:00:01 +0200 Subject: FAQ table of contents Message-ID: <200504010500.j31501Vg030328@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 jim.tucker at accenture.com Fri Apr 1 11:07:30 2005 From: jim.tucker at accenture.com (jim.tucker at accenture.com) Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 11:07:30 +0200 Subject: Removing Admin-c user Message-ID: Hi How do I remove and update the admin-c user in the inetnum allocation we have allocated? I would like to remove MI464-RIPE and add other 3 people to the admin-c. inetnum: 213.234.32.0 - 213.234.63.255 org: ORG-AFSS1-RIPE netname: UK-ACCENTURE-20011205 descr: Accenture Financial Services Solutions Centre descr: PROVIDER LOCAL REGISTRY country: GB admin-c: MI464-RIPE tech-c: RR329 tech-c: JT5986-RIPE status: ALLOCATED PA mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT mnt-lower: accentureFSSC-MNT mnt-routes: accentureFSSC-MNT changed: hostmaster at ripe.net 20011205 source: RIPE Jim Tucker Accenture UK Delivery Centre - IT Networking / DCN IT Services Global Delivery Network Plantation Place / 30 Fenchurch Street London EC3M 3BD 0207 844 0067 This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shane at ripe.net Wed Apr 6 16:43:32 2005 From: shane at ripe.net (Shane Kerr) Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 16:43:32 +0200 Subject: Removing Admin-c user In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <4253F594.7030303@ripe.net> Jim, jim.tucker at accenture.com wrote: > Hi > > > > How do I remove and update the admin-c user in the inetnum allocation > we have allocated? > > > > I would like to remove MI464-RIPE and add other 3 people to the admin-c. > > > > inetnum: 213.234.32.0 - 213.234.63.255 > > org: ORG-AFSS1-RIPE > > netname: UK-ACCENTURE-20011205 > > descr: Accenture Financial Services Solutions Centre > > descr: PROVIDER LOCAL REGISTRY > > country: GB > > admin-c: MI464-RIPE > > tech-c: RR329 > > tech-c: JT5986-RIPE > > status: ALLOCATED PA > > mnt-by: RIPE-NCC-HM-MNT > > mnt-lower: accentureFSSC-MNT > > mnt-routes: accentureFSSC-MNT > > changed: hostmaster at ripe.net 20011205 > > source: RIPE > > > The best way to do this is via the LIR Portal: https://lirportal.ripe.net/lirportal/index.html There is a web form called the "allocation editor" which will let you make the changes you need. Cheers, -- Shane Kerr RIPE NCC