Hi Marco, > Introduce a new reg-nr: attribute for RIPE NCC co-maintained organisation > objects, containing verified company registration numbers issued by national > authorities. The RIPE NCC already holds this information for ~99% of resource > holders that are legal entities.
What is the main goal for making this information publicly available? -- Best regards, Sergey Myasoedov > On Nov 17, 2025, at 06:01, Marco Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear colleagues, > > Following my presentation at the RIPE 91 Address Policy Working Group > session, I’d like to propose adding a company registration number to the > organisation object type. > > Problem Statement: > The RIPE Database should allow users to uniquely identify Internet Number > Resource holders. Today, organisation objects linked to RIPE NCC > co-maintained inetnum, inet6num, and aut-num objects include the validated > legal organisation name and country code where the resource holder is legally > registered. However, these attributes alone are not always sufficient to > uniquely identify a legal entity, for three main reasons: > > 1. Identical names: In some jurisdictions, different companies can legally > register with the same or very similar names. > 2. Transliteration issues: In countries using non-Latin scripts, converting > names from and into Latin characters can produce inconsistent or inaccurate > results. > 3. Data discrepancies: Differences between the validated legal information > (org-name and country) and the contact details maintained by the resource > holder (for example, a postal address in another country) can create > confusion and make identification more difficult. > > > Solution Definition: > Introduce a new reg-nr: attribute for RIPE NCC co-maintained organisation > objects, containing verified company registration numbers issued by national > authorities. The RIPE NCC already holds this information for ~99% of resource > holders that are legal entities. > > Publishing a unique and verifiable registration number will significantly > improve the ability of RIPE Database users to accurately identify resource > holders and cross-check them in national company registries. > > Only publicly available registration numbers of legal entities will be > published. Natural persons remain explicitly out of scope. > > > Please let me know your feedback. Questions and comments are welcome. > > Regards > Marco Schmidt > Manager Registration Services > RIPE NCC > > ----- > To unsubscribe from this mailing list or change your subscription options, > please visit: https://mailman.ripe.net/mailman3/lists/db-wg.ripe.net/ > As we have migrated to Mailman 3, you will need to create an account with the > email matching your subscription before you can change your settings. More > details at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/mailman-3-migration/ ----- To unsubscribe from this mailing list or change your subscription options, please visit: https://mailman.ripe.net/mailman3/lists/db-wg.ripe.net/ As we have migrated to Mailman 3, you will need to create an account with the email matching your subscription before you can change your settings. More details at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/mailman-3-migration/
