[arin-announce] Get Ready for New Templates

[ARIN]

In early 2011, ARIN will be releasing updated templates (Version 5) when 
we change systems in order to support per-delegation management of 
nameservers and provision secure delegations through Domain Name System 
Security Extensions (DNSSEC). This new delegation management system will 
be available through ARIN Online only, so we will be releasing a new set 
of templates that will also include an API key field for added security 
and authentication. The nameserver fields and the optional resource 
contact section are also being removed from the Version 5 templates. The 
new templates are available for preview at:

https://www.arin.net/features/template_changes.html

For those who continue to use the version 4 templates, the new system 
will ignore nameserver changes submitted via template and will ignore 
any resource POCs added on Detailed Reassignment or Reallocation 
templates. Please note that version 3 templates will not be supported 
after the new templates are released, so if you are still using version 
3, please plan accordingly.

Because the current system is not yet ready to accept the new templates, 
please continue using the current template set until further notice. 
After the version 5 templates are released, all new requests should be 
submitted using these revised templates. The new system is backward 
compatible, so ARIN will continue to accept the version 4 templates to 
allow customers using scripts sufficient time to update their software. 
If you continue using version 4 templates after version 5 is released, 
you must include an API key in the subject line or associate your e-mail 
address with an API key.

For details on this and other uses for API keys, please refer to:

https://www.arin.net/features/api_keys.html

ARIN encourages all customers to transition to using ARIN Online to 
modify your resources as these features are released because they will 
allow your modifications to be reflected immediately in our database. We 
will continue to provide and support templates for those who are unable 
to use ARIN’s Web interface.

We encourage you to learn more about all of the projects in development; 
details are available at:

https://www.arin.net/features/

If you have further questions about these template changes or other 
upcoming features, please email hostmaster at arin.net.

Regards,

Communications and Member Services
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)