[db-wg] ANNOUNCEMENT: "auth:" Attribute is Now Searchable

Dear Colleagues,

This is a short announcement to inform you that the "auth:" attribute of 
MNTNER and IRT objects are now inverse keys, allowing users to search for 
objects with a specific "auth:" attribute. The schemata of MNTNER and IRT 
objects are as follows:


mntner:        [mandatory]  [single]     [primary/look-up key]
descr:         [mandatory]  [multiple]   [ ]
org:           [optional]   [multiple]   [inverse key]
admin-c:       [mandatory]  [multiple]   [inverse key]
tech-c:        [optional]   [multiple]   [inverse key]
upd-to:        [mandatory]  [multiple]   [inverse key]
mnt-nfy:       [optional]   [multiple]   [inverse key]
auth:          [mandatory]  [multiple]   [inverse key]
remarks:       [optional]   [multiple]   [ ]
notify:        [optional]   [multiple]   [inverse key]
mnt-by:        [mandatory]  [multiple]   [inverse key]
referral-by:   [mandatory]  [single]     [inverse key]
changed:       [mandatory]  [multiple]   [ ]
source:        [mandatory]  [single]     [ ]

irt:           [mandatory]  [single]     [primary/look-up key]
address:       [mandatory]  [multiple]   [ ]
phone:         [optional]   [multiple]   [ ]
fax-no:        [optional]   [multiple]   [ ]
e-mail:        [mandatory]  [multiple]   [lookup key]
signature:     [mandatory]  [multiple]   [ ]
encryption:    [mandatory]  [multiple]   [ ]
org:           [optional]   [multiple]   [inverse key]
admin-c:       [mandatory]  [multiple]   [inverse key]
tech-c:        [mandatory]  [multiple]   [inverse key]
auth:          [mandatory]  [multiple]   [inverse key]
remarks:       [optional]   [multiple]   [ ]
irt-nfy:       [optional]   [multiple]   [inverse key]
notify:        [optional]   [multiple]   [inverse key]
mnt-by:        [mandatory]  [multiple]   [inverse key]
changed:       [mandatory]  [multiple]   [ ]
source:        [mandatory]  [single]     [ ]

An example query to find objects with the "auth: PGPKEY-00D69859", would be:

$ whois -r -iauth PGPKEY-00D69859
% This is the RIPE Whois server.
% The objects are in RPSL format.
%
% Rights restricted by copyright.
% See http://www.ripe.net/ripencc/pub-services/db/copyright.html

mntner:       ENGIN-MNT
descr:        Engin's mntner 
admin-c:      EG792-RIPE
upd-to:       engin at ripe.net
mnt-nfy:      engin at ripe.net
auth:         PGPKEY-00D69859
mnt-by:       ENGIN-MNT
referral-by:  RIPE-DBM-MNT
changed:      engin at ripe.net 20000313
changed:      engin at ripe.net 20020531
source:       RIPE


Please note that inverse queries are only possible for PGPKEY and X509 
authentication methods. The DES (CRYPT-PW) and MD5 (MD5-PW) encrypted 
passwords are not inverse searchable due to security concerns.


If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact 
<ripe-dbm at ripe.net>.

Regards,

--
Engin Gunduz
RIPE NCC Software Engineering Department