[db-wg] Re: proposal for modification of irt object schema [was "Re: The New "organisation object" Proposal"]

Hi Engin,

> Dear Colleagues,
> 
> To be consistent with the new organisation object's schema, we'd propose
> to change the schema of irt object in the following way:
>   - Replace "irt-nfy:" with "ref-nfy:" attribute. The syntax and
>      semantics do not change, only the name of the attribute 
>      changes.
>   - Replace "auth:" with "mnt-ref:" attribute. Currently "auth:"
>      attribute in irt object is used to authorise adding references
>      to the irt object from other objects. Its syntax is the same
>      as "auth:" attribute of mntner objects. The proposed "mnt-ref:"
>      contains references to mntner objects, instead of directly
>      specifying the auth methods. Thus, the proposed change adds one
>      more redirection to mntner objects. Although the syntax of "mnt-ref:"
>      is different than that of "auth:", its functionality is the same.
> 
> With the proposed changes, the new schema of irt object would be:
> 
> irt:        [mandatory] [single]   [primary/lookup key]
> remarks:    [optional]  [multiple] [ ]
> address:    [mandatory] [multiple] [ ]
> phone:      [optional]  [multiple] [ ]
> fax-no:     [optional]  [multiple] [ ]
> e-mail:     [mandatory] [multiple] [lookup key]
> signature:  [mandatory] [multiple] [ ]
> encryption: [mandatory] [multiple] [ ]
> admin-c:    [mandatory] [multiple] [inverse key]
> tech-c:     [mandatory] [multiple] [inverse key]
> mnt-ref:    [mandatory] [multiple] [ ]
> ref-nfy:    [optional]  [multiple] [inverse key]
> notify:     [optional]  [multiple] [inverse key]
> mnt-by:     [mandatory] [multiple] [inverse key]
> changed:    [mandatory] [multiple] [ ]
> source:     [mandatory] [single]   [ ]

Yes, looks good :-) and I think if it works out it is expandable ...

I Resent your message to the tf-csirt mailinglist, to get comments from 
the CSIRT community as well, because they are the ones using that most atm.

If we'd even come up with a clever way to reformat those without to much 
intervention, like autocreating the appropriate mntner from the data in 
the irt-object, I see no problem changing it.

lG uk
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