[arin-ppml] Draft Policy ARIN-2025-4: Resource Issuance to Natural Persons
David Farmer
farmer at umn.edu
Fri May 30 14:51:07 EDT 2025
I might be willing to reconsider the eligibility of hobbiests for receiving
resources. If done clearly and explicitly, that entails much more than a
simple tweak to the definition of organization, which this policy
purports to be.
Thanks
On Fri, May 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM David Farmer <farmer at umn.edu> wrote:
> It is part of the current criteria. Further, calling a natural person, who
> is not acting as a business and is strictly a hobbyist, an organization
> seems a bit of a stretch to me.
>
> If you want to change things to include hobbiests, it should be a
> clear and explicit change, not something snuck in the back door of a fuzzy
> definition.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> On Fri, May 30, 2025 at 1:21 PM Tyler O'Meara <arin at tyleromeara.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Why is "Operate as legal businesses within the ARIN service region" a
>> "fundamental criteria that must be included in the definition of an
>> organization"?
>>
>> That requirement does not seem self-evident to me.
>>
>> Tyler
>>
>> On Fri, 2025-05-30 at 12:59 -0500, David Farmer via ARIN-PPML wrote:
>> > I do not support the policy as written. As written, it is unclear
>> whether
>> > natural persons not conducting business and acting solely as hobbyists
>> are
>> > excluded. However, natural persons operating businesses in their own
>> name
>> > should be considered valid organizations.
>> >
>> > Organizations must;
>> > 1. Operate as legal businesses within the ARIN service region.
>> > 2. Operate a network within the ARIN service region with Internet
>> number
>> > resources allocated by or registered with ARIN.
>> > 3. Meet other policy or eligibility criteria.
>> > From a policy perspective, the first two are fundamental criteria that
>> must
>> > be included in the definition of an organization.
>> >
>> > I suggest the following revision to the policy text;
>> >
>> > > 2.x Organization
>> >
>> > > An organization is a company, corporation, partnership, sole
>> proprietorship,
>> > > government agency, non-profit entity, educational institution, or
>> natural
>> > > person operating as a legal business within the ARIN service region.
>> It must
>> > > also operate a network within the ARIN service region with Internet
>> number
>> > > resources allocated by or registered with ARIN and meet other policy
>> or
>> > > eligibility criteria.
>> >
>> > I also want to point out the recent blog post by ARIN Staff about this
>> > subject.
>> > https://www.arin.net/blog/2025/05/28/individual-requests/
>> >
>> > Thanks.
>> >
>> > On Tue, May 20, 2025 at 12:33 PM ARIN <info at arin.net> wrote:
>> > > On 15 May 2025, the ARIN Advisory Council (AC) accepted ARIN-prop-343:
>> > > Resource Issuance to Natural Persons as Draft Policy.
>> > >
>> > > Draft Policy ARIN-2025-4 is below and can be found at:
>> > >
>> > > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/2025_4
>> > >
>> > > You are encouraged to discuss all Draft Policies on PPML. The AC will
>> > > evaluate the discussion to assess the conformance of this draft
>> policy with
>> > > ARIN's Principles of Internet number resource policy as stated in the
>> Policy
>> > > Development Process (PDP). Specifically, these principles are:
>> > >
>> > > * Enabling Fair and Impartial Number Resource Administration
>> > > * Technically Sound
>> > > * Supported by the Community
>> > >
>> > > The PDP can be found at:
>> > >
>> > > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/pdp/
>> > >
>> > > Draft Policies and Proposals under discussion can be found at:
>> > >
>> > > https://www.arin.net/participate/policy/drafts/
>> > >
>> > > Regards,
>> > >
>> > > Eddie Diego
>> > > Policy Analyst
>> > > American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > Draft Policy ARIN-2025-4: Resource Issuance to Natural Persons
>> > >
>> > > Problem Statement:
>> > >
>> > > ARIN policies currently restrict the issuance of number resources to
>> > > organizations. This limits access for individuals who are running
>> networks
>> > > under their own legal name, especially in regions where forming or
>> > > registering a business is not required or feasible. Other RIRs such
>> as RIPE
>> > > NCC allow individuals to receive resources directly. ARIN should
>> consider
>> > > similar flexibility to ensure equal and consistent access to Internet
>> number
>> > > resources for all operators, regardless of legal structure.
>> > >
>> > > Policy Statement:
>> > >
>> > > This proposal introduces explicit policy text into the NRPM to allow
>> number
>> > > resource issuance to natural persons (individuals) who provide valid
>> > > justification and identity verification.
>> > >
>> > > Amend NRPM Section 2 to add the following definition:
>> > >
>> > > 2.18 Organization
>> > >
>> > > An organization is a company, corporation, partnership, sole
>> proprietorship,
>> > > government agency, non-profit entity, educational institution, or a
>> natural
>> > > person acting in a capacity consistent with operating a network and
>> who
>> > > meets ARIN’s resource eligibility criteria.
>> > >
>> > > Comments:
>> > >
>> > > Sections 4.2, 5.1, and 6.5 shall be interpreted to allow
>> “organizations” as
>> > > newly defined in Section 2.12, thereby including individuals where
>> > > appropriate.
>> > >
>> > > Staff may develop identity verification and residency requirements
>> > > appropriate to individuals (e.g., government-issued photo ID and
>> proof of
>> > > address).
>> > >
>> > > All resource justification, utilization, and RSA signing requirements
>> remain
>> > > unchanged.
>> > >
>> > > There has been extensive discussion of this topic on the ARIN Public
>> Policy
>> > > Mailing List (PPML) in April 2025. Participants have cited
>> inconsistencies
>> > > and barriers created by reliance on state-level business registries,
>> and
>> > > called for more inclusive eligibility mechanisms similar to other RIR
>> > > regions. The proposal addresses these concerns while maintaining
>> > > accountability and justification requirements.
>> > >
>> > > Timetable for implementation:
>> > >
>> > > Recommend implementation within 3–6 months of ratification to allow
>> ARIN
>> > > staff and legal counsel to develop supporting processes.
>> > >
>> > > Anything else:
>> > >
>> > > This proposal does not reduce the level of justification required to
>> obtain
>> > > resources, but merely expands eligibility to natural persons who
>> operate
>> > > networks and meet all existing technical and usage criteria.
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
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