ACSP Consultation 2010.3: ARIN Services and Database Access for Invalid POCs

Consultation Tracking Information

  • Requested By: Staff
  • Status: Closed
  • Comments Opened: Linked to Discussion Archives: 15 November 2010
  • Comments Closed: 15 December 2010
  • Suggestion Number: n/a

Consultation Description

ARIN is seeking community input regarding the availability of ARIN services to invalid Points of Contact (POCs) identified by ARIN’s POC Validation Process. Please refer to Number Resource Policy Manual section 3.6 Annual Whois POC Validation for background.

Based on feedback expressed at the recent ARIN Public Policy and Member Meeting in Atlanta as well as the Public Policy Mailing List (PPML), ARIN is considering implementing changes to the services available to Invalid POCs. These changes are intended to further improve the accuracy of POC data in ARIN’s Whois by requiring users to validate their invalid POCs prior to requesting services and database changes.

The proposed changes limit services to users linked to Invalid POCs in the following manner:

  • ARIN Online users would only have access to POC validation and modification features until they validate any non-validated POCs to which they are linked. Once validated, an ARIN Online user would have access to all available ARIN Online functionality.
  • Any service requests made through ARIN’s RESTful Provisioning Service, https://www.arin.net/resources/restful-interfaces.html, would be returned with a message directing users to validate their associated POC information through ARIN Online.
  • Template submissions for POC, organization, network modifications, v4 simple reassignments, v4 detailed reassignments, v4 reallocations, v6 detailed reassignments and v6 reallocation requests would be returned with a message directing users to validate their associated POC information through ARIN Online.
  • Templates requesting resources directly from ARIN (v4 ISP request, v4 End-User request, v6 ISP request, v6 End-User request, ASN, experimental), or requesting resource transfers or ASN modifications would be accepted and ticketed, however, they will not be processed if the POC is invalid. ARIN staff would notify submitters via email to validate their associated POC information through ARIN Online.
  • Other services and/or functionality may be added in this change of service at ARIN’s discretion.

This change in service will be implemented in early-to-mid 2011 if supported by the community.

Comments regarding this proposed service change for Invalid POCs can be submitted through the ARIN Consultation and Suggestion Process.

Discussion on arin-consult@arin.net will close on 15 December 2010, at noon EDT.

ARIN welcomes community-wide participation. Please address any process questions to info@arin.net.

Regards,

Member Services
American Registry for Internet Numbers

ARIN Actions

21 March 2011

ARIN thanks the community for its consideration of the proposed changes to the availability of ARIN services to invalid Points of Contact (POCs) identified by ARIN’s POC Validation Process.

As part of the release on 19 March, ARIN now limits the ARIN Online functionality and database access available to invalid POCs identified by ARIN’s POC Validation Process (NRPM Policy 3.6). These changes are intended to further improve the accuracy of POC data in ARIN’s Whois. Users must validate their invalid POCs prior to requesting services and database changes.

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