Transcript APNIC Open Address Policy Meeting APNIC Reverse DNS February 27th, Kuala Lumpur, Bruce Campbell [email protected] ASIA PACIFIC NETWORK INFORMATION CENTRE.

APNIC Open Address Policy
Meeting
APNIC Reverse DNS
February 27th, Kuala Lumpur,
Bruce Campbell
[email protected]
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Purpose of APNIC Reverse DNS
Delegation of IP space from APNIC to
ISPs etc. (in-addr.arpa / ip6.int )
Not automatically set up as part of an IP
allocation from APNIC.
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Reverse Delegations
Stored in APNIC WHOIS database as
domain objects.
Automatic form checks domain and
nameserver configuration for sanity
‘Sanity’ is at least two nameservers, and
information consistent across nameservers and
form (ie, SOA same, NS list same, authority set)
Assumes knowledge of Reverse DNS
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What is a Domain Object?
Domain: 63.62.61.in-addr.arpa
Descr: Server and Office Subnet
Country: AU
Admin-c: (APNIC) NIC-HDL
Tech-c: (APNIC) NIC-HDL
Zone-c: (APNIC) NIC-HDL
nserver: ns1.my.forward.domain
nserver: ns.some.faraway.site
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What is a Domain Object (2) ?
Remarks: free text
notify: Database emails this address
mnt-by: MAINT-My-Maintainer-Object
mnt-lower: MAINT-My-Maintainer-Object
changed: email@address YYYYMMDD
source: APNIC
Standard APNIC database object.
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Limitations
Classful delegations (limited to the ‘.’
boundaries). (/19 allocation must delegate
32 /24s)
Not telepathic, must request (re)delegation.
Must have nameservers set up before
requesting delegation.
Changes made public (officially) only once
per business day (10am, UTC+1000) on
ns.apnic.net .
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Via Email
Standard APNIC database object, can be
updated via email.
Nameserver/domain set up verified before
being submitted to the database.
Protection by maintainer object (current
auths of NONE, Email address, password
or PGP).
No zone file rebuilds occur on weekends.
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On the Web and Interactive
Http://www.apnic.net/db/domain.html
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Online Errors (also via Email)
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Request Sent to APNIC
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Successful Update
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Questions?
[email protected]
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