Whois v3 upgrade facts
Contents
- About the Whois v3 migration
- Key dates
- Changes to database objects
- Changes to queries
- Changes to updates
- Changes to software
- More information
About the upgrade
The new Whois v3, based on the RIPE v3 database, provides users of the APNIC Whois Database with the following new features:
- Enhanced syntax checking
- Better security features
- Improved response time and reliability
- More query options
- Integrated IRR service
- RPSL compliant database
Refer to the Whois v3 upgrade guide for more details.
Key dates
1 July 2002 |
Test server v3.apnic.net available for public testing. |
20 August 2002 |
Whois v3 implemented. |
17 December 2002 |
APNIC Whois Database begins operating as an IRR, known as the APNIC Routing Registry. |
Changes to database objects
All object types are affected.
Existing objects
All existing objects are affected. This includes:
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Deleted objects
The following objects no longer exist:
- as-macro
- community
- dom-prefix
New objects
Some new objects have been introduced:
- as-set?replaces as-macro)
- route-set (replaces community)
- peering-set
- filter-set
- rtr-set
- as-block
For more information on object changes, see:
- APNIC Whois Database objects
- APNIC Whois Database object templates
- Attributes of APNIC Whois Database objects
Changes to queries
New search options
New options have been added to search options already available in the database:
Changes to updates
Whois v3 introduces:
- support for RPSL, PGP, RPS-Auth and MIME
- stricter syntax checking (for example,no empty attributes allowed)
Changes to software
Most Whois clients should be able to access the new database, however, a new Whois client with v3 options has been made available for download.
