InterNIC Guardian Object Draft
Eric Eden
erice at internic.net
Sat Feb 24 09:32:02 PST 1996
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please let us know.
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Thanks,
Eric Eden erice at internic.net
InterNIC Registration Services 703-736-0145
[ URL ftp://rs.internic.net/policy/internic/internic-gen-1.txt ] [ 2/96 ]
Jasdip Singh
Network Solutions
Mark Kosters
Network Solutions
The InterNIC Guardian Object
DRAFT
Table of Contents
1. Introduction....................................................... 1
2. Main Features of a Guardian........................................ 1
3. Guardian Attributes................................................ 1
4. Registering the Guardian Attributes................................ 4
4.1 Using the New Contact Template.................................... 5
4.2 Using the Modified Registration Templates......................... 5
5. Linking Guardian Information to Existing Records................... 5
6. Notification....................................................... 6
7. Object Update Rules................................................ 6
7.1 Request from a Contact with Authentication Information............ 7
7.2 Request from a Contact without Authentication Information......... 7
7.3 Request from a Sender not listed as a Contact..................... 7
8. Object Use Rules................................................... 8
8.1 Request from a Contact............................................ 8
8.2 Request from a Sender not listed as a Contact..................... 8
9. Other Guardian Issues.............................................. 8
9.1 Number of Guardians per Object.................................... 8
9.2 Protecting Guardian Information................................... 9
9.3 Displaying Guardian Information................................... 9
10. Conclusion........................................................ 9
11. References........................................................ 9
12. Acknowledgements.................................................. 9
A. The Proposed Contact Template...................................... 10
B. The Proposed Link Template......................................... 12
C. The Proposed Notify Template....................................... 14
D. Object Update Rules................................................ 15
E. Object Use Rules................................................... 16
F. Examples........................................................... 17
F.1 How to Register a New Contact with Authentication Information..... 17
F.2 How to Link Guardian Information to Existing Records.............. 18
F.3 How to Update a Guarded Record.................................... 19
F.4 WHOIS Display of Guardian Information............................. 20
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1. Introduction
This document proposes a model to authorize changes made to the Objects
(Domains, Networks, Autonomous System Numbers, and Hosts) registered
with the InterNIC. The registration activity at the InterNIC has
increased exponentially with the rapid growth of the Internet. In the
absence of a formal authorization model, the likelihood of making
malicious changes to the registered Objects has also increased and
could have serious consequences at the affected sites. For example, an
unauthorized update could lead a commercial organization to lose its
presence on the Internet until that update is reversed.
2. Main Features of a Guardian
- A Guardian is an Object that protects other Objects from unauthorized
changes. It is basically a Contact with Authentication Information.
- The different authorization schemes to authenticate a Guardian are
MAIL-FROM, CRYPT-PW, and PGP.
- The use of a Guardian is optional.
- An Object may be guarded by multiple Guardians with each Guardian
having an equal authority to make changes to the Object.
3. Guardian Attributes
Currently, the InterNIC allows a registered Object to be updated if
the request came from one of its Contacts. This model is weak due to
potential mail spoofing. To allow for stronger authorization schemes,
the proposed authorization model defines a new Object called Guardian.
A Guardian is basically a Contact with Authentication Information.
It inherits the attributes of a Contact Object and has the additional
authentication attributes. The definition of a Guardian is derived
from a Contact because a particular Contact (Administrative, Technical,
or Billing) represents some form of holding of a registered Object and
the holder of an Object is most likely to guard it also.
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The attributes of a Guardian are:
Name Required
Type Required
Address Required
Phone Required
Fax Optional
Email Required
Notify Update Optional
Notify Use Optional
Auth Scheme Required *
Auth Info Required *
Public Optional
* The Auth Scheme and Auth Info attributes are required only for a
Guardian Object (a Contact with Authentication Information) and not
for a Contact Object (a Contact without Authentication Information).
Name, Type, Address, Phone, Fax, Email, Notify Update, and Notify Use
are the attributes a Guardian inherits from a Contact Object. Auth
Scheme, Auth Info, and Public are the additional authentication
attributes of a Guardian.
Name
Name of a Guardian.
Type
Type of a Guardian. It can have values I (Individual) or R (Role
Account).
Address
Postal address of a Guardian.
Phone
Phone number of a Guardian.
Fax
Fax number of a Guardian.
Email
Email address of a Guardian.
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Notify Update
This attribute determines if and when a Guardian should be notified
about the update of an Object the Guardian is responsible for. It
can have values BEFORE-UPDATE, AFTER-UPDATE, and NOT-CARE.
BEFORE-UPDATE The Guardian will be notified before updating the
Object.
AFTER-UPDATE The Guardian will be notified after updating the
Object. AFTER-UPDATE is the default value.
NOT-CARE The Guardian will not be notified about the Object
update because it does not want to be notified.
Currently, a Guardian's Notify Update attribute will be the same
for all the Objects the Guardian is responsible for. In future,
it will be defined on a per Object basis for each of the Objects
a Guardian is guarding.
Notify Use
This attribute determines if and when a Guardian should be notified
about the use of an Object the Guardian is responsible for. For
example, a Guardian of a Host may be notified when someone else
lists it as a DNS server for a Domain. It can have values
BEFORE-USE, AFTER-USE, and NOT-CARE.
BEFORE-USE The Guardian will be notified before using the
Object.
AFTER-USE The Guardian will be notified after using the
Object. AFTER-USE is the default value.
NOT-CARE The Guardian will not be notified about the Object
use because it does not want to be notified.
Currently, a Guardian's Notify Use attribute will be the same for
all the Objects the Guardian is responsible for. In future, it
will be defined on a per Object basis for each of the Objects a
Guardian is guarding.
Auth Scheme
Authorization scheme used to authenticate a Guardian before updating
the Object it is guarding. The proposed schemes in an increasing
order of strength are MAIL-FROM, CRYPT-PW, and PGP [1].
MAIL-FROM MAIL-FROM will parse the FROM: field in the mail header
of an update message and match it with the email address
of the Guardian guarding the Object to be updated.
MAIL-FROM is the default Auth Scheme.
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CRYPT-PW CRYPT-PW will encrypt the cleartext password supplied
in an update message and match it with the encrypted
password of the Guardian guarding the Object to be
updated. Initially when a new Guardian is being
registered or the authentication information is being
added to an existing Contact, the encrypted password
MUST be supplied. The Unix crypt(3) routine SHOULD be
used to encrypt a cleartext password.
PGP PGP stands for Pretty Good Privacy [2]. The sender will
sign the update message with a Guardian's secret PGP
key. The InterNIC will verify the received update
message with the Guardian's public PGP key. How to
register a Guardian's public PGP key with the InterNIC
will be explained in another document.
Auth Info
Information for the selected authorization scheme. The
authentication information stored in the database for a Guardian
registered with the InterNIC is:
MAIL-FROM Email address of a Guardian.
CRYPT-PW Encrypted password of a Guardian.
PGP Key ID of the public PGP key of a Guardian.
Public
Boolean indicating whether the authentication information for a
Guardian will be public or not. Public means visible in WHOIS.
It can have values Y (Yes) or N (No). The default value is Y.
Note that the terms "Guardian" and "Contact with Authentication
Information" are used interchangeably in the remaining document.
4. Registering the Guardian Attributes
There will be two alternatives available to register or update
the Guardian attributes:
- Using the new Contact Template, or
- Using the registration templates for Domains, Networks, Autonomous
System Numbers (ASNs), and Hosts modified to include the
authentication information for the Contacts.
Note that registering a PGP-authenticated Guardian will be a two-step
process because the Guardian will first have to register its public
PGP key with the InterNIC and then report the key ID as Auth Info
using one of the above methods.
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4.1 Using the New Contact Template
A new Contact Template is proposed to independently register or update
a Contact with Authentication Information. Appendix A describes the
new Contact Template and its use.
4.2 Using the Modified Registration Templates
The registration templates for Domains, Networks, ASNs, and Hosts will
be modified to include:
a) The Authentication Information for the Contacts.
b) The Authorization Section in the beginning of the template to
authenticate the Guardian updating the Object. It SHOULD be
filled only when the Object is being modified or deleted, and
if the Object is being guarded. It has the following items:
Auth Scheme
Authorization scheme used to authenticate the Guardian updating
the Object. It can have values MAIL-FROM, CRYPT-PW, or PGP.
Auth Info
Information for the selected authorization scheme. The different
Auth Scheme and Auth Info combinations are:
Auth Scheme Auth Info
MAIL-FROM Ignored. The FROM: field in the mail header of
an update message will be parsed to verify the
Guardian.
CRYPT-PW Cleartext password.
PGP Ignored. The sender SHOULD sign the entire update
message with the secret PGP key of the Guardian
updating the Object and send it in cleartext to
the InterNIC.
5. Linking Guardian Information to Existing Records
There are two ways to link Guardian information to existing records:
a) Once the authentication information is added to an existing
Contact, all the database records the Contact is responsible for
will be automatically guarded by that Contact and any subsequent
update request from that Contact for one of those records will be
first authenticated. This approach should be used carefully because
here a Contact guards either all or none of its Objects.
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b) A new Link Template is proposed to do a wholesale linkage of
Contacts with Authentication Information (Guardian Objects) to
database records (Guarded Objects) in a single transaction. This
approach is more flexible because the records that need to be
guarded by a particular set of Guardians are listed explicitly in
the Link Template. Appendix B describes the new Link Template and
its use.
6. Notification
The rules to update or use an Object will depend on when its Contacts
are notified.
There are two types of notification:
Active Notification
If the Notify Update attribute for a Contact of an Object is set to
BEFORE-UPDATE, the Contact will be notified before updating the
Object and the request will only be processed if an ACK
(Acknowledgement) is received.
If the Notify Use attribute for a Contact of an Object is set to
BEFORE-USE, the Contact will be notified before using the Object
and the request will only be processed if an ACK is received.
Passive Notification
If the Notify Update attribute for a Contact of an Object is set to
AFTER-UPDATE, the Contact will be notified after the Object has been
updated and the processed request will be revoked if a NAK (Negative
Acknowledgement) is received.
If the Notify Use attribute for a Contact of an Object is set to
AFTER-USE, the Contact will be notified after the Object has been
used and the processed request will be revoked if a NAK is received.
An ACK or a NAK MUST be received within a certain time interval to
be effective. Clearly, active notification is safer than passive
notification. Appendix C describes the new Notify Template and
its use.
7. Object Update Rules
A request to update an Object could possibly come from a Contact
with Authentication Information, a Contact without Authentication
Information or a sender not listed as a Contact for the Object.
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The Object Update Rules for such requests are:
7.1 Request from a Contact with Authentication Information
The request will be processed immediately with notification to all
the Contacts with Notify Update attribute set to BEFORE-UPDATE or
AFTER-UPDATE.
7.2 Request from a Contact without Authentication Information
7.2.1 Object has at least one Contact with Authentication Information
All the Contacts with Authentication Information will be notified before
processing the request. If the InterNIC receives an ACK first before
the waiting time indicated on the Notify Template expires, the request
will be processed. Otherwise, the request will NOT be processed.
7.2.2 Object has no Contacts with Authentication Information
7.2.2.1 Object has at least one of the other Contacts with Notify Update
Attribute set to BEFORE-UPDATE
All the other Contacts with Notify Update attribute set to BEFORE-UPDATE
will be notified before processing the request. If the InterNIC
receives an ACK first before the waiting time indicated on the Notify
Template expires, the request will be processed. Otherwise, the request
will NOT be processed.
7.2.2.2 Object has none of the other Contacts with Notify Update Attribute
set to BEFORE-UPDATE
The request will be processed immediately with notification to all
the Contacts with Notify Update attribute set to AFTER-UPDATE. The
Contacts with Notify Update attribute set to NOT-CARE will not be
notified.
7.3 Request from a Sender not listed as a Contact
All the Contacts will be notified before processing the request. If
the InterNIC receives an ACK first before the waiting time indicated
on the Notify Template expires, the request will be processed.
Otherwise, the request will NOT be processed.
If the request from a sender not listed as a Contact is rejected, the
sender MUST present an evidence that the organization using the Object
has approved it to update the Object. Another request from the same
sender must be faxed to the InterNIC on the corporate letterhead and
must contain the tracking number of the initial request. The sender
could also present its contract with the organization using the Object.
Appendix D gives a summary of the Object Update Rules.
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8. Object Use Rules
One of the more common registration problems is a Domain holder using
without permission someone else's DNS servers or someone else's IP
addresses to number its DNS servers. The Object Use Rules will help
prevent such illegal use of Objects, particularly Hosts and Networks.
A request to use an Object could possibly come from one of its Contacts
or a sender not listed as a Contact for the Object.
The Object Use Rules for such requests are:
8.1 Request from a Contact
The request will be processed immediately with notification to all the
Contacts with Notify Use attribute set to BEFORE-USE or AFTER-USE.
8.2 Request from a Sender not listed as a Contact
8.2.1 Object to be used has at least one Contact with Notify Use Attribute
set to BEFORE-USE
All the Contacts with Notify Use attribute set to BEFORE-USE will be
notified before processing the request. If the InterNIC receives an
ACK first before the waiting time indicated on the Notify Template
expires, the request will be processed. Otherwise, the request will
NOT be processed.
8.2.2 Object to be used has no Contact with Notify Use Attribute set to
BEFORE-USE
The request will be processed immediately with notification to all the
Contacts with Notify Use attribute set to AFTER-USE. The Contacts with
Notify Use attribute set to NOT-CARE will not be notified.
Appendix E gives a summary of the Object Use Rules.
9. Other Guardian Issues
9.1 Number of Guardians per Object
The number of Guardians for an Object will be equal to the number of
its Contacts with Authentication Information. Each Guardian will have
an equal authority to make changes to the Object. In future, multiple
Contacts of the same type (for example, Technical) will be allowed for
an Object.
If an Object has no Contacts with Authentication Information, it will
not be guarded at all.
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9.2 Protecting Guardian Information
By default, a Guardian will guard itself (that is, only the Guardian
will have the authority to make changes to its information). However,
a Guardian can be guarded by another Guardian.
If a Guardian is guarding itself and needs to update its authentication
information or scheme, the update message MUST contain the Guardian's
old authentication information. Otherwise, the Guardian can not be
authenticated before the update. For example, if a Guardian's Auth
Scheme is MAIL-FROM, and it needs to either update its email address
or change its Auth Scheme, the update message must come from its old
email address.
9.3 Displaying Guardian Information
The authentication information for a Guardian will be visible in WHOIS
unless the Guardian chooses to keep it private. This information will
be public by default because a Guarded Object should be protected by
the inherent strength of the selected authorization scheme rather than
by hiding the authorization information for its Guardian.
The WHOIS display for a Guarded Object will be extended to indicate
that the Object is being guarded.
10. Conclusion
The increased market value of the Objects registered with the InterNIC,
particularly Domains and Networks, has necessitated the need for more
secure database transactions. This Guardian proposal will help solve
most of the current, unauthorized Object update and use problems at
the InterNIC. It balances operational expediency with stronger
authorization by allowing the Contacts of an Object to select the
appropriate level of security (MAIL-FROM, CRYPT-PW, or PGP) for the
Object.
11. References
[1] Karrenberg, D., Terpstra, M., "Authorisation and Notification of
Changes in the RIPE Database", ripe-120, RIPE NCC, RIPE NCC.
[2] Garfinkel, S., "PGP Pretty Good Privacy", O'Reilly & Associates,
Inc.
12. Acknowledgements
The authors thank the InterNIC staff for some very useful suggestions,
especially Eric Eden, Tom Newell, Kim Hubbard, Duane Stone, and Carley
Johnson.
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Appendix A
The Proposed Contact Template
[ URL ftp://rs.internic.net/templates/Contact-template.txt ] [ 1/96 ]
***************** Please DO NOT REMOVE Version Number *****************
Contact Version Number: 1.0
************** Please see attached detailed instructions **************
Authorization
0a. Auth Scheme.............:
0b. Auth Info...............:
1. (N)ew (M)odify (D)elete.:
Contact Information
2a. NIC Handle..............:
2b. Name....................:
2c. (I)ndividual (R)ole.....:
2d. Street Address..........:
2e. City....................:
2f. State...................:
2g. Postal Code.............:
2h. Country Code............:
2i. Phone Number............:
2j. Fax Number..............:
2k. E-Mailbox...............:
Notify Information
3a. Notify Update...........:
3b. Notify Use..............:
Authentication Information
4a. Auth Scheme.............:
4b. Auth Info...............:
4c. Public (Y/N)............:
The Contact Template will be used to independently register or update a
Contact (with or without Authentication Information).
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Items 0a-0b SHOULD be filled only when a Contact is being modified or
deleted, and if the Contact is being guarded. These items contain
the information to authenticate the Guardian updating the Contact.
Item 0a is the authorization scheme for that Guardian. It can have
values MAIL-FROM, CRYPT-PW, or PGP. Item 0b is the information for
the selected authorization scheme. The different items 0a and 0b
combinations are:
Item 0a Item 0b
MAIL-FROM Ignored. The FROM: field in the mail header of an update
message will be parsed to verify the Guardian.
CRYPT-PW Cleartext password.
PGP Ignored. The sender SHOULD sign the entire update message
with the secret PGP key of the Guardian updating the
Contact and send it in cleartext to the InterNIC.
Item 1 is the registration action type. It can have values N, M, or D.
N registers a new Contact. M modifies the information for an existing
Contact. D deletes an existing Contact if it is no longer linked to
any Object.
Items 2a-2k contain the basic information for a Contact. Item 2a is
the NIC handle assigned to a Contact. Items 2b, 2c, 2d-2h, 2i, 2j,
and 2k are respectively the Name, Type, Address, Phone, Fax, and Email
attributes of a Contact.
Items 3a-3b contain the notification information for a Contact.
Items 3a and 3b are respectively the Notify Update and Notify Use
attributes of a Contact.
Items 4a-4c contain the authentication information for a Contact.
These items are optional, and are required only if either the
authentication information is being added to an existing Contact or
a new Contact with Authentication Information is being registered.
Items 4a, 4b, and 4c are respectively the Auth Scheme, Auth Info,
and Public attributes of a Guardian.
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Appendix B
The Proposed Link Template
[ URL ftp://rs.internic.net/templates/link-template.txt ] [ 1/96 ]
***************** Please DO NOT REMOVE Version Number *****************
Link Version Number: 1.0
************** Please see attached detailed instructions **************
0. (N)ew (M)odify (D)elete.:
Object
1a. Identifier..............:
1b. Type....................:
1c. Function................:
Linked Object
2a. Identifier..............:
2b. Type....................:
The Link Template will be used to do wholesale database changes in a
single transaction. Some of the more commonly requested database
changes are:
a) Link or unlink Contacts (with or without Authentication Information)
to or from existing Domains, Networks, ASNs, and Hosts.
b) Link or unlink DNS servers to or from existing Domains and Networks.
Item 0 is the registration action type. It can have values N, M, or D.
N links the Objects (Contacts or DNS servers) in the Object Sections to
the Objects (Domains, Networks, ASNs, and Hosts) in the Linked Object
Sections. M modifies the linkage. D unlinks the Objects in the Object
Sections from the Objects in the Linked Object Sections.
Items 1a-1c contain information for an Object (Contact or DNS server)
in the Object Section. Item 1a is the Identifier of the Object.
Item 1b is the Type of the Object. Item 1c is optional and is required
only if the Object is a Contact. It is the Function Type of a Contact.
It can have values AC (Administrative Contact), TC (Technical Contact),
or BC (Billing Contact). The Object Section SHOULD be copied for each
Object (Contact or DNS server).
Items 2a-2b contain information for an Object (Domain, Network, ASN, or
Host) in the Linked Object Section. Item 2a is the Identifier of the
Object. Item 2b is the Type of the Object. The Linked Object Section
SHOULD be copied for each Object (Domain, Network, ASN, or Host).
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The different Identifiers and Types of the Objects are:
Object Identifier Type
Domain NIC Handle/Domain Name D
Network NIC Handle/Network Name N
ASN NIC Handle/AS Name A
Host NIC Handle/Host Name H
Contact NIC Handle I/R
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Appendix C
The Proposed Notify Template
[ URL ftp://rs.internic.net/templates/notify-template.txt ] [ 1/96 ]
***************** Please DO NOT REMOVE Version Number *****************
Notify Version Number: 1.0
************** Please see attached detailed instructions **************
0a. (A)ck (N)ak.....:
0b. Comments........:
Object
1a. Identifier......:
1b. Type............:
1c. Tracking Number.:
The Notify Template will be used to notify a Contact of an Object
before or after updating or using the Object, and get its approval.
The InterNIC will fill in the information for the requested Object
update or use in the template (Items 1a-1c) and send it to a Contact
of the Object for approval. The Contact will, in turn, fill in the
ACK/NAK response in the template (Items 0a-0b) and send it back to
the InterNIC. If no ACK or NAK is received within 4 days for an
Object update request or 2 days for an Object use request, the
InterNIC may assume an implicit ACK or NAK depending on the type of
request.
Items 0a-0b contain the response from a Contact. Item 0a is the
ACK/NAK response. It can have values A (Ack) or N (Nak). Item 0b
contains the comments from the Contact on the approval or disapproval
of the request.
Items 1a-1c contain information for the requested Object update or use.
Item 1a is the Identifier of the Object. Item 1b is the Type of the
Object. Item 1c is the Tracking Number of the request.
The different Identifiers and Types of the Objects are:
Object Identifier Type
Domain NIC Handle/Domain Name D
Network NIC Handle/Network Name N
ASN NIC Handle/AS Name A
Host NIC Handle/Host Name H
Contact NIC Handle I/R
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Appendix D
Object Update Rules
IF Request from a Contact with Authentication Information
Passive Notification to all the Contacts with Notify Update attribute
set to BEFORE-UPDATE or AFTER-UPDATE after updating the Object
ELSE IF Request from a Contact without Authentication Information
IF Object has at least one Contact with Authentication Information
Active Notification to these Contacts before updating the Object
ELSE
IF Object has at least one of the other Contacts with Notify Update
attribute set to BEFORE-UPDATE
Active Notification to these Contacts before updating the Object
ELSE
Passive Notification to all the Contacts with Notify Update
attribute set to AFTER-UPDATE after updating the Object
ENDIF
ENDIF
ELSE IF Request from a Sender not listed as a Contact
Notification to all the Contacts before updating the Object
IF the InterNIC receives an ACK
Object updated
ELSE IF the Sender faxes a copy of its contract with the Object Holder
Object updated
ELSE IF the Object Holder faxes the request on corporate letterhead
Object updated
ELSE
Object not updated
ENDIF
ENDIF
Active Notification:
IF the InterNIC receives an ACK first within 4 days
Object updated
ELSE
Object not updated
ENDIF
Passive Notification:
IF the InterNIC receives a NAK first within 4 days
Object update revoked
ELSE
OK
ENDIF
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Appendix E
Object Use Rules
IF Request from a Contact
Passive Notification to all the Contacts with Notify Use attribute
set to BEFORE-USE or AFTER-USE after using the Object
ELSE IF Request from a Sender not listed as a Contact
IF Object has at least one Contact with Notify Use attribute
set to BEFORE-USE
Active Notification to these Contacts before using the Object
ELSE
Passive Notification to all the Contacts with Notify Update
attribute set to AFTER-USE after using the Object
ENDIF
ENDIF
Active Notification:
IF the InterNIC receives an ACK first within 2 days
Object used
ELSE
Object not used
ENDIF
Passive Notification:
IF the InterNIC receives a NAK first within 2 days
Object use revoked
ELSE
OK
ENDIF
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Appendix F
Examples
F.1 How to Register a New Contact with Authentication Information
[ URL ftp://rs.internic.net/templates/Contact-template.txt ] [ 1/96 ]
***************** Please DO NOT REMOVE Version Number *****************
Contact Version Number: 1.0
************** Please see attached detailed instructions **************
Authorization
0a. Auth Scheme.............:
0b. Auth Info...............:
1. (N)ew (M)odify (D)elete.: N
Contact Information
2a. NIC Handle..............:
2b. Name....................: Xary Y. Zmith
2c. (I)ndividual (R)ole.....: I
2d. Street Address..........: Fictitious Street
2e. City....................: Imaginary
2f. State...................: VA
2g. Postal Code.............: 22079
2h. Country Code............: US
2i. Phone Number............: 1-703-999-8484
2j. Fax Number..............: 1-703-999-8485
2k. E-Mailbox...............: xyz at internic.net
Notify Information
3a. Notify Update...........: BEFORE-UPDATE
3b. Notify Use..............: AFTER-USE
Authentication Information
4a. Auth Scheme.............: CRYPT-PW
4b. Auth Info...............: %.d!Hr3 at rm.Gh
4c. Public (Y/N)............: Y
Here, a new Contact Xary Y. Zmith is registered with CRYPT-PW as its
Auth Scheme. The Contact will be notified before updating or after
using an Object it is responsible for. The authentication information
for the Contact will be visible in WHOIS.
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F.2 How to Link Guardian Information to Existing Records
[ URL ftp://rs.internic.net/templates/link-template.txt ] [ 1/96 ]
***************** Please DO NOT REMOVE Version Number *****************
Link Version Number: 1.0
************** Please see attached detailed instructions **************
0. (N)ew (M)odify (D)elete.: N
Object
1a. Identifier..............: XYZ10000
1b. Type....................: I
1c. Function................: TC
Linked Object
2a. Identifier..............: HOST.EXAMPLE.COM
2b. Type....................: H
In Example F.1, the new Contact is registered with NIC handle XYZ10000.
Here, the Contact XYZ10000 is linked as Technical Contact to the Host
HOST.EXAMPLE.COM.
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F.3 How to Update a Guarded Record
[ URL ftp://rs.internic.net/templates/Contact-template.txt ] [ 1/96 ]
***************** Please DO NOT REMOVE Version Number *****************
Contact Version Number: 1.0
************** Please see attached detailed instructions **************
Authorization
0a. Auth Scheme.............: CRYPT-PW
0b. Auth Info...............: Cleartext Password
1. (N)ew (M)odify (D)elete.: M
Contact Information
2a. NIC Handle..............: XYZ10000
2b. Name....................:
2c. (I)ndividual (R)ole.....:
2d. Street Address..........:
2e. City....................:
2f. State...................:
2g. Postal Code.............:
2h. Country Code............:
2i. Phone Number............: 1-703-999-8486
2j. Fax Number..............:
2k. E-Mailbox...............:
Notify Information
3a. Notify Update...........:
3b. Notify Use..............:
Authentication Information
4a. Auth Scheme.............:
4b. Auth Info...............:
4c. Public (Y/N)............:
Here, the authorization information in items 0a-0b is first verified
and then the record for the Contact XYZ10000 is updated.
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F.4 WHOIS Display of Guardian Information
Whois: XYZ10000
Zmith, Xary Y. (XYZ10000) xyz at INTERNIC.NET
Fictitious Street
Imaginary, VA 22079
(703) 999-8486
(703) 999-8485
Auth Scheme: CRYPT-PW %.d!Hr3 at rm.Gh
Record last updated on 18-Jan-96.
Here, the WHOIS display of the Guardian XYZ10000 contains its
authentication information because its Public attribute is set to Y.
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