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Re: [Wg-ipv6-guide] (ToC11) Database Registration
Hi all,
> > However, I am not sure about the assignment policy via downstream
> > ISPs. Before commenting on this part, I would like to confirm the
> > interpretation of the policy first.
> >
> > Which of the following applies in IPv6?
> >
> > a) Only LIRs can register assignments for downstream ISP customers
> > b) Only downstream ISP can register assignments for its customers
> > c) Case by case. Depends on how you set the maintainer
>
> I haven't discussed about the protection of end-site(customers)'s
> information.
>
> In IPv4, many of the customers are companies.
> They don't care (exaggerating) that their company's telephone numbers
> are sent to upstream ISPs (other companies). So we don't have problem
> now.
>
> But in IPv6, there will be quite a few home customers who don't want the
> ISP to send their PRIVATE information to upstream ISP even though some
> of the information won't be disclosed in whois. And sending info to
> other companies may cause some privacy problem. ???
>
> Should we pay attention to privacy ?
>
> If this issue is important, a) will become difficult ?
I agree. In addition to the privacy issue, I don't think it is very
efficient that a downstream ISP must request its upstream LIR to
register every assignments for the downstream's own cusomters. I don't
like a) very much.
Personally, I think c) is most flexible, and believe this is the case
in IPv4 under APNIC registry system. Is this correct?( hope someone
from APNIC can confirm for us)
In other words, it depends on how you set the maintainer object for
the assignments from a sub-allocated block.
If an LIR registers itself as the maintainer for making assignments
from a sub-allocated block, then the LIR will have the authority to
register assignments from that block.
If an LIR registers its downstream ISP as the maintainer for making
assignmentsfrom a sub-allocated block, then the downstream ISP will
have the authority to register assignment from that block.
The LIR has the authority to decide who should be the maintainer for
the sub-allocated block.
What do you the rest of you think?
Izumi
JPNIC
