[arin-ppml] Policy Proposal: Whois Integrity Policy Proposal

[Scott Leibrand]

The way I read it, the proof of right to use the resource is established 
(through existing procedures) at the time the LRSA is signed, and the LRSA 
constitutes documentation of that relationship.

-Scott

Keith W. Hare wrote:
>   
>> Policy statement:
>>
>> To ensure the integrity of information in the ARIN WHOIS 
>> Database a resource must be under an RSA (either legacy or 
>> traditional) in order to update the WHOIS record.  ARIN will 
>> not update historical information in the ARIN Whois Database 
>> until the resource holder can prove the organization's right 
>> to the resource.
> 
> What constitutes proof of an organization's right to the resources? Is
> signing a legacy RSA sufficient or is additional documentation
> necessary? 
> 
>> Rationale:
>>
>> ... 
>>  Legacy records are frequently out of date and have become an 
>> increasingly popular target for hijackers.  
> 
> Either there is data behind this statement or it is hype. If there is
> data, it would helpful to have it.
> 
>> Having up to date 
>> contact information and a formal relationship with legacy 
>> record holders would assist ARIN and ISP's in ensuring these 
>> records are maintained accurately.  
> 
> I tend to agree that having up to date contact information is useful,
> but how does this proposal help more than an ongoing program to verify
> the legacy resource holder contact information?
> 
> The way this policy is written now, I am opposed to it. There is
> insufficient documentation that it solves a problem that actually
> exists.
> 
> Keith Hare
> JCC Consulting, Inc.
> 
> 
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