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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 IPv6 policy IPv4 registration and allocation policy guidelines.
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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 IPv6 policy • IPv4 registration and allocation policy guidelines
IPv6 address policy • Description • Common global policy accepted by ARIN, RIPE, and APNIC to replace initial IPv6 policy • APNIC document • apnic-089 “IPv6 Address Allocation and Assignment Policy” • Active from 1 July 2002 • http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/ipv6-address-policy.html
IPv6 address policy • FAQ • http://www.apnic.net/info/faq/IPv6-FAQ.html • Forms • IPv6 allocation request form (apnic-090) • Text only, web form pending • http://www.apnic.net/services/ipv6_guide.html
IPv4 guidelines • Description • Outstanding recommendations of Broadband Working Group relating to IPv4 cable requests and registration of small assignments • APNIC document • apnic-105 “APNIC guidelines for IPv4 allocation and assignment requests” • Active from 1 December 2002 • http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/ipv4-guidelines
Major decisions - APNIC 14 • Management of ASNs • Experimental allocations • Recognition of new NIRs • Operational policies for NIRs • Assignments for critical infrastructure • IPv6 range for documentation purposes • IPv4 sub-allocation by LIRs • IPv6 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-v001.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 IPv6, /32 IPv6) • APNIC documents • (IPv4) apnic-086 “Policies for IPv4 address space management in the Asia Pacific region” • Update active from 29 November 2002 • http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/add-manage-policy.html • (IPv6) document pending - see FAQ
Assignments for critical infrastructure • FAQ • http://www.apnic.net/info/faq/critical-infrastructure-faq.html • Forms (IPv4 & IPv6) • APNIC Portable Assignment Request Form (apnic-098) • Text only, web form nearing completion • http://ftp.apnic.net/apnic/docs/portable-assign-request.txt
IPv6 range for documentation purposes • Description • Reserves a range of IPv6 address space to be safely used in technical documentation examples • APNIC document • Document pending, see FAQ • Policy active from 1 December 2002
IPv6 range for documentation purposes • FAQ • http://www.apnic.net/info/faq/ipv6-documentation-prefix-faq.html • Forms • n/a
IPv4 sub-allocation by LIRs • Description • Modifies existing IPv4 policy to allow LIRs to make non-portable sub-allocations to their customers • APNIC document • (IPv4) apnic-086 “Policies for IPv4 address space management in the Asia Pacific region” • Update active from 29 November 2002 • http://www.apnic.net/docs/policy/add-manage-policy.html
IPv4 sub-allocation by LIRs • Guidelines to LIRs • http://www.apnic.net/services/ipv4/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
IPv6 assignments to IXPs • Description • Increases IPv6 IXP assignment size from /64 to /48 • APNIC document • Document pending - see FAQ
IPv6 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 MAIL-FROM 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