Policy implementation and document status report Address Policy

Policy implementation and document status report Address Policy SIG APNIC 15, Taipei, Taiwan 27 February 2003

Overview • Major decisions APNIC 13 • Major decisions APNIC 14

Major decisions - APNIC 13 • Common global IPv 6 policy • IPv 4 registration and allocation policy guidelines

IPv 6 address policy • Description – Common global policy accepted by ARIN, RIPE, and APNIC to replace initial IPv 6 policy • APNIC document – apnic-089 “IPv 6 Address Allocation and Assignment Policy” – Active from 1 July 2002 – http: //www. apnic. net/docs/policy/ ipv 6 -address-policy. html

IPv 6 address policy • FAQ – http: //www. apnic. net/info/faq/ IPv 6 -FAQ. html • Forms – IPv 6 allocation request form (apnic-090) – Text only, web form pending – http: //www. apnic. net/services/ipv 6_guide. html

IPv 4 guidelines • Description – Outstanding recommendations of Broadband Working Group relating to IPv 4 cable requests and registration of small assignments • APNIC document – apnic-105 “APNIC guidelines for IPv 4 allocation and assignment requests” – Active from 1 December 2002 – http: //www. apnic. net/docs/policy/ipv 4 -guidelines

Major decisions - APNIC 14 • • • Management of ASNs Experimental allocations Recognition of new NIRs Operational policies for NIRs Assignments for critical infrastructure IPv 6 range for documentation purposes IPv 4 sub-allocation by LIRs IPv 6 assignments to IXPs Deprecation of MAIL-FROM authentication

Management of ASNs • Description – Clarifies and extends existing ASN policy - now allows for LIRs to apply for non-portable ASNs for downstream customers • APNIC document – apnic-094 “Policies for Autonomous System number management in the Asia Pacific region” – Active from 19 November 2002 – http: //www. apnic. net/docs/policy/asn-policy. html

Management of ASNs • FAQ – http: //www. apnic. net/info/faq/as_faq. html • Forms – Autonomous System Number Request form (apnic-092) – Text and Web forms – http: //www. apnic. net/services/ asn_guide. html

Experimental allocations • Description – Allows assignments and allocations at low cost for recognised experiments, subject to full public disclosure • APNIC document – apnic-draft-experiment “Experimental allocations policy” – Requires final call for comments – Provisionally active from 1 December 2002 – http: //www. apnic. net/docs/drafts/ apnic-draft-experiment-v 001. html

Experimental allocations • FAQ – http: //www. apnic. net/info/faq/ experimental-allocs-faq. html • Forms – Form pending – Enquiries to helpdesk@apnic. net

Recognition of new NIRs • Description – Re-opening of the NIR with clear criteria for NIR organisations, including technical & financial management, neutrality and government endorsement • APNIC documents – apnic-104 “Criteria for the recognition of NIRs in the APNIC region” – Active from 1 December 2002 – http: //www. apnic. net/docs/policy/nir-criteria. html

Recognition of new NIRs • FAQ – n/a • Forms – APNIC NIR application form (apnic-100) – http: //www. apnic. net/docs/ nir-application. pdf

Operational policies for NIRs • Description – Operational procedures for resource allocation by APNIC to NIRs • APNIC document – apnic-103 “Operational policies for National Internet Registries in the APNIC region” – Active from 1 December 2002 – http: //www. apnic. net/docs/policy/ operational-policies-nirs. html

Assignments for critical infrastructure • Description – Allows for assignments to defined critical infrastructure (/24 IPv 6, /32 IPv 6) • APNIC documents – (IPv 4) apnic-086 “Policies for IPv 4 address space management in the Asia Pacific region” – Update active from 29 November 2002 – http: //www. apnic. net/docs/policy/ add-manage-policy. html – (IPv 6) document pending - see FAQ

Assignments for critical infrastructure • FAQ – http: //www. apnic. net/info/faq/ critical-infrastructure-faq. html • Forms (IPv 4 & IPv 6) – APNIC Portable Assignment Request Form (apnic-098) – Text only, web form nearing completion – http: //ftp. apnic. net/apnic/docs/ portable-assign-request. txt

IPv 6 range for documentation purposes • Description – Reserves a range of IPv 6 address space to be safely used in technical documentation examples • APNIC document – Document pending, see FAQ – Policy active from 1 December 2002

IPv 6 range for documentation purposes • FAQ – http: //www. apnic. net/info/faq/ ipv 6 -documentation-prefix-faq. html • Forms – n/a

IPv 4 sub-allocation by LIRs • Description – Modifies existing IPv 4 policy to allow LIRs to make non-portable sub-allocations to their customers • APNIC document – (IPv 4) apnic-086 “Policies for IPv 4 address space management in the Asia Pacific region” – Update active from 29 November 2002 – http: //www. apnic. net/docs/policy/ add-manage-policy. html

IPv 4 sub-allocation by LIRs • Guidelines to LIRs – http: //www. apnic. net/services/ipv 4/ sub-alloc-guide. html • Forms – APNIC Second Opinion Request form (apnic-097) – Text only, web form nearing completion – http: //ftp. apnic. net/apnic/docs/ second-opinion-request. txt

IPv 6 assignments to IXPs • Description – Increases IPv 6 IXP assignment size from /64 to /48 • APNIC document – Document pending - see FAQ

IPv 6 assignments to IXPs • FAQ – http: //www. apnic. net/info/faq/ ixp_address_faq. html • Forms – APNIC Portable Assignment Request Form (apnic-098) – Text only, web form nearing completion – http: //ftp. apnic. net/apnic/docs/ portable-assign-request. txt

Deprecation of MAIL-FROM authentication • Description – Operational change to no longer allow MAILFROM as an authentication method for Whois updates; DB now supports only CRYPT-PW & PGPKEY • APNIC document & forms – n/a • More information – http: //www. apnic. net/db/ref/attributes/mntner/ auth-mntner. html

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