Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-28 Thread Edward Shryane via db-wg
Hi Denis, Colleagues, Thank you for your feedback. I've asked the RIPE NCC Legal department review this feedback, and to prepare a response for the DB-WG. Regards Ed Shryane RIPE NCC > On 25 Feb 2022, at 22:12, denis walker wrote: > > Hi Ed, Colleagues > > Following on from all the

[db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-25 Thread Sylvain Baya via db-wg
Dear db-wg, Hope this email finds you in good health. Please see my comments below, inline... Le vendredi 25 février 2022, Jeroen Massar via db-wg a écrit : > > > > On 20220225, at 10:20, Peter Hessler via db-wg wrote: > > > > On 2022 Feb 25 (Fri) at 10:05:15 +0100 (+0100), Job Snijders via

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-25 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Ed, Colleagues Following on from all the responses here, perhaps the RIPE NCC legal team can take another look at this matter and re-evaluate their legal analysis. cheers denis co-chair DB-WG -- To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change your subscription

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-25 Thread Jeroen Massar via db-wg
> On 20220225, at 10:20, Peter Hessler via db-wg wrote: > > On 2022 Feb 25 (Fri) at 10:05:15 +0100 (+0100), Job Snijders via db-wg wrote: > :On 2022-02-25 07:48, Peter Hessler via db-wg wrote: > :> Alternatively, I propose we *drop* the geofeed: attribute and remove it > :> from the database.

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-25 Thread Peter Hessler via db-wg
On 2022 Feb 25 (Fri) at 10:05:15 +0100 (+0100), Job Snijders via db-wg wrote: :On 2022-02-25 07:48, Peter Hessler via db-wg wrote: :> Alternatively, I propose we *drop* the geofeed: attribute and remove it :> from the database. : :Can you motivate the suggestion? : :The suggestion appears like a

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-25 Thread Job Snijders via db-wg
On 2022-02-25 07:48, Peter Hessler via db-wg wrote: Alternatively, I propose we *drop* the geofeed: attribute and remove it from the database. Can you motivate the suggestion? The suggestion appears like a regression to me, we both see value in “geofeed:” (provided we can actually use it),

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-24 Thread Peter Hessler via db-wg
On 2022 Feb 24 (Thu) at 16:48:57 +0100 (+0100), Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: :i.e. for inetnum do *not* allow geofeed on assignments smaller than /24 (given the minimum allocation size), and for inet6num do *not* allow on (more specific, not top-level) assignments equal to or smaller than

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-24 Thread Cynthia Revström via db-wg
Hi Sasha, I think you have partially understood it but also just the NCC's side. I think both myself and others have argued basically the same thing you are arguing here but in slightly different words. I have talked about how it makes no sense to not be able to publish a geofeed url for a

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-24 Thread Sasha Romijn via db-wg
Hi all, On 24 Feb 2022, at 16:48, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: > This is intentional and as currently implemented, we do not allow geofeed on > any assignments that are reasonably assumed to be related to one individual > user. > > From the Legal analysis in November: I am very puzzled by

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-24 Thread Gert Doering via db-wg
Hi, On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 06:21:55PM +0100, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: > We need to satisfy the Legal review to not allow geofeed on a prefix > reasonably assumed to be related to one individual user, Yes. > by not allowing it on ASSIGNED PA or ASSIGNED PI (not assigned by > the RIPE

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-24 Thread Edward Shryane via db-wg
Hi Jeroen, > On 24 Feb 2022, at 16:50, Jeroen Massar wrote: > >> On 20220224, at 16:48, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: >> >> ... >> This is intentional and as currently implemented, we do not allow geofeed on >> any assignments that are reasonably assumed to be related to one individual >>

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-24 Thread Jeroen Massar via db-wg
> On 20220224, at 16:56, Gert Doering via db-wg wrote: > > Hi, > > On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 04:28:39PM +0100, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: >> The Legal review in November recommended: >> >> "if the geofeed attribute is inserted for registrations of assignments that >> are reasonably

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-24 Thread Gert Doering via db-wg
Hi, On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 04:28:39PM +0100, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: > The Legal review in November recommended: > > "if the geofeed attribute is inserted for registrations of assignments that > are reasonably assumed to be related to one individual user, then the > attribute will be

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-24 Thread Job Snijders via db-wg
On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 04:48:57PM +0100, Edward Shryane wrote: > Hi Job, > > > On 24 Feb 2022, at 16:31, Job Snijders wrote: > > > > Dear Ed, > > > > Thank you for the message. Apologies for nitpicking a bit more :-) > > Not at all, thank you for reviewing the details. > > > In the

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-24 Thread Jeroen Massar via db-wg
> On 20220224, at 16:48, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: > > Hi Job, > >> On 24 Feb 2022, at 16:31, Job Snijders wrote: >> >> Dear Ed, >> >> Thank you for the message. Apologies for nitpicking a bit more :-) > > Not at all, thank you for reviewing the details. > >> >> In the 'inet6num'

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-24 Thread Edward Shryane via db-wg
Hi Job, > On 24 Feb 2022, at 16:31, Job Snijders wrote: > > Dear Ed, > > Thank you for the message. Apologies for nitpicking a bit more :-) Not at all, thank you for reviewing the details. > > In the 'inet6num' listing you reference ">= /48", did you mean to write > "> /48"? (which would

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-24 Thread Job Snijders via db-wg
Dear Ed, Thank you for the message. Apologies for nitpicking a bit more :-) On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 04:28:39PM +0100, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: > > On 24 Feb 2022, at 13:19, Job Snijders wrote: > > On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 03:56:00PM +0100, Edward Shryane wrote: > >> Accordingly, we will

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-24 Thread Edward Shryane via db-wg
Hi Job, > On 24 Feb 2022, at 13:19, Job Snijders wrote: > > Hi Ed, > > On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 03:56:00PM +0100, Edward Shryane wrote: >> Accordingly, we will allow "geofeed:" on ALLOCATED PA or top-level >> ASSIGNED PI (for IPv4) and ALLOCATED-BY-RIR on top-level ASSIGNED PI >> (for IPv6). >

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-24 Thread Job Snijders via db-wg
Hi Ed, On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 03:56:00PM +0100, Edward Shryane wrote: > Accordingly, we will allow "geofeed:" on ALLOCATED PA or top-level > ASSIGNED PI (for IPv4) and ALLOCATED-BY-RIR on top-level ASSIGNED PI > (for IPv6). For completeness sake, can you clarify which types of objects (under

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-22 Thread Cynthia Revström via db-wg
> The RIPE NCC are creating /24 top-level allocations, but this size could also > be used as a single (second level) assignment. However, we don't have a way > (yet, see NWI-4) to distinguish between an allocation and assignment of the > same size. Geofeed is allowed on a top-level resource but

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-22 Thread Randy Bush via db-wg
> The RFC says "Until such time...". We have a "geofeed:" attribute now > so we are past 'such time'. We should no longer even consider, or > support, "remarks:'' as an option for geofeed. you have the wrong end of the horse. it is the seeker/fetcher of geofeed data who decides whether they look

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-22 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Ed On Tue, 22 Feb 2022 at 09:54, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: > > Hi Massimo, > > > On 21 Feb 2022, at 16:29, Massimo Candela via db-wg wrote: > > > > Hi Ed, > > > > Thanks for the work done. > > > > Thank you! > > > > > On 21/02/2022 15:56, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: > > > >> We

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-22 Thread Massimo Candela via db-wg
On 22/02/2022 13:33, Edward Shryane wrote: To be clear, the Legal review looked at the "geofeed:" attribute alone, and did not consider "remarks:". There is no requirement to validate "remarks:". Given this, and thanks to your feedback, I will drop my suggestion to validate "remarks:", and

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-22 Thread Edward Shryane via db-wg
Hi Job, Colleagues, > On 22 Feb 2022, at 10:01, Job Snijders wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 09:54:24AM +0100, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: >> Not doing any validation is not an option given the Legal review. > > Why not? > > Kind regards, > > Job To be clear, the Legal review looked

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-22 Thread Massimo Candela via db-wg
Hi Ed, On 22/02/2022 09:54, Edward Shryane wrote: (Ref. https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ymbk-opsawg-finding-geofeeds) I remember that :) The "remarks:" format in the draft gives it a structure that allows it to be validated (i.e. it's not really free text). The RFC

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-22 Thread Edward Shryane via db-wg
Hi Denis, > On 21 Feb 2022, at 17:10, denis walker wrote: > > Hi Ed > > Can you clarify this comment... > >> >> Our Legal team have considered the concerns from a part of the community >> regarding the eligible size for “geofeed:” validation and concluded the >> following: >> Since

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-22 Thread Job Snijders via db-wg
On Tue, Feb 22, 2022 at 09:54:24AM +0100, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: > Not doing any validation is not an option given the Legal review. Why not? Kind regards, Job -- To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options, please visit:

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-22 Thread Edward Shryane via db-wg
Hi Massimo, > On 21 Feb 2022, at 16:29, Massimo Candela via db-wg wrote: > > Hi Ed, > > Thanks for the work done. > Thank you! > > On 21/02/2022 15:56, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: > >> We will also start enforcing the same validation on "remarks: geofeed" as on >> "geofeed:" for

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-21 Thread Elad Cohen via db-wg
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 UNSUBSCRIBE --- Original Message --- On Tuesday, February 22nd, 2022 at 1:50, Cynthia Revström via db-wg wrote: > Hi, > > My opinions on this can probably be summed up with me pretty much > > entirely agreeing with Job, Randy, and

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-21 Thread Cynthia Revström via db-wg
Hi, My opinions on this can probably be summed up with me pretty much entirely agreeing with Job, Randy, and mostly with Gert. With regards to Gert's reply I would just like to say that I think trying to decide who is and isn't a legal entity is something really complicated and last I checked

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-21 Thread Randy Bush via db-wg
hi ed: one step forward, one back. in a previous life, i was a programming language hacker snd compiler writer. we used to make very strong negative review of any proposals to muck about with semantics in comment fields. just don't. randy -- To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-21 Thread Gert Doering via db-wg
Hi, On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 03:56:00PM +0100, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: > Please let us know what you think. I think the NCC's legal team is still off a weird tangent... Prefixes assigned to legal entities (non-persons) are never PII. Gert Doering -- NetMaster -- have you

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-21 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Ed Can you clarify this comment... > > Our Legal team have considered the concerns from a part of the community > regarding the eligible size for “geofeed:” validation and concluded the > following: > Since resources with prefix size equal to the size distributed/registered by > the RIPE

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-21 Thread Massimo Candela via db-wg
Hi Ed, Thanks for the work done. On 21/02/2022 15:56, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: We will also start enforcing the same validation on "remarks: geofeed" as on "geofeed:" for consistency. I think you should not enforce anything on remarks. For what I know, remarks have been a free

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-21 Thread Edward Shryane via db-wg
Hi Job, Colleagues, Firstly, apologies for the delay in finding a solution to the /48 restriction on the geofeed implementation. Our Legal team have considered the concerns from a part of the community regarding the eligible size for “geofeed:” validation and concluded the following: Since

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-14 Thread Edward Shryane via db-wg
Hello Jeroen, Firstly apologies for the delay in finding a solution to the /48 restriction on "geofeed:". I'm discussing a possible alternative with our Legal department, and hope to have an answer for you and the DB-WG soon. Regards Ed Shryane RIPE NCC > On 11 Feb 2022, at 17:16, Jeroen

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-02-11 Thread Jeroen Massar via db-wg
> Hi Job, Colleagues, > > On 3 Jan 2022, at 13:36, Job Snijders via db-wg wrote: > > > > ... > > I appreciate concerns about privacy, but I'm not wholly convinced > > restricting /48s from having a proper 'geofeed:' attribute is the best > > path forward. > > > > How does the working group

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-06 Thread Cynthia Revström via db-wg
+1 This seems like legal might have forgotten that end user could mean a legal entity (and probably does in far more cases than not). Also I don't get why the geofeed attribute would not be acceptable, when you can add an admin-c attribute with the individual end-users name, address, and phone

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-04 Thread Gert Doering via db-wg
Hi, On Tue, Jan 04, 2022 at 10:00:54AM +0100, Edward Shryane via db-wg wrote: > We currently only allow "geofeed:" to be added to IPv6 prefixes *smaller* > than /48, the message is consistent (i.e. greater than or equal to /48 is > *not* allowed). > > We are following Legal's recommendation

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-04 Thread Randy Bush via db-wg
[ i wanted to write to you off-list, but illegal header mangling by the list software prevented it. ] > The /48 prefix size is the maximum size suggested in the "BCOP for > Operators: IPv6 prefix assignment for end-users": >

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-04 Thread Peter Hessler via db-wg
I'm not 100% certain about the usage patterns, but in my case the PI spaces are not identifying individual users and the resolution is not more specific than metro/city. On 2022 Jan 04 (Tue) at 11:59:12 +0100 (+0100), denis walker wrote: :Hi Peter : :Just out of interest, in terms of privacy and

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-04 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi Peter Just out of interest, in terms of privacy and identifying individuals, is a /48 PI any different to a /48 PA assignment? Is PI used more for business than by individuals perhaps? cheers denis co-chair DB-WG On Tue, 4 Jan 2022 at 10:39, Peter Hessler via db-wg wrote: > > On 2022 Jan 04

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-04 Thread Peter Hessler via db-wg
On 2022 Jan 04 (Tue) at 10:28:04 +0100 (+0100), denis walker via db-wg wrote: :Hi all : :If people want to add geofeed for smaller sizes this runs the risk of :maintaining a dual system, "geofeed:" and "remarks: geofeed". We could :end up with "remarks:" values being parsed as they used to be for

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-04 Thread Job Snijders via db-wg
On Tue, Jan 04, 2022 at 10:28:04AM +0100, denis walker via db-wg wrote: > If people want to add geofeed for smaller sizes this runs the risk of > maintaining a dual system, "geofeed:" and "remarks: geofeed". We could > end up with "remarks:" values being parsed as they used to be for > abuse

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-04 Thread denis walker via db-wg
Hi all If people want to add geofeed for smaller sizes this runs the risk of maintaining a dual system, "geofeed:" and "remarks: geofeed". We could end up with "remarks:" values being parsed as they used to be for abuse contacts before we added "abuse-c:". My understanding was that a "geofeed:"

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-04 Thread Edward Shryane via db-wg
Hi Cynthia, > On 3 Jan 2022, at 19:44, Cynthia Revström wrote: > > This seems weird, I would assume it should be greater than 48, not > greater than or equal to 48. > > Ed, can you confirm if this is intended or not? > We currently only allow "geofeed:" to be added to IPv6 prefixes *smaller*

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-04 Thread Edward Shryane via db-wg
Hi Job, Colleagues, > On 3 Jan 2022, at 13:36, Job Snijders via db-wg wrote: > > ... > I appreciate concerns about privacy, but I'm not wholly convinced > restricting /48s from having a proper 'geofeed:' attribute is the best > path forward. > > How does the working group feel about this

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-03 Thread Cynthia Revström via db-wg
This seems weird, I would assume it should be greater than 48, not greater than or equal to 48. Ed, can you confirm if this is intended or not? Also I agree with Peter Hessler, you should always be able to add a geofeed attribute to all blocks assigned/allocated by the NCC. And to not make it a

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-03 Thread Randy Bush via db-wg
mornin' job > Regardless of the cause of the dysfunctionality, I think the Database > Working Group is the appropriate forum to discuss the problem of being > unable to use the geofeed RPSL attribute in database objects. my point is that i think the wg already did. ncc legal, in post-wg review,

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-03 Thread Job Snijders via db-wg
Hi Randy, On Mon, 3 Jan 2022 at 18:19, Randy Bush via db-wg wrote: > > I appreciate concerns about privacy, but I'm not wholly convinced > > restricting /48s from having a proper 'geofeed:' attribute is the best > > path forward. > > drumroll! and the best path forward is? :) My personal

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-03 Thread Peter Hessler via db-wg
On 2022 Jan 03 (Mon) at 12:36:49 + (+), Job Snijders via db-wg wrote: :Dear all, : :Like all good netizens, I tried to align information I publish in the :RIPE database to reality, but there is an obstacle: : :https://sobornost.net/~job/geofeed.png : :"""Adding or modifying the

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-03 Thread Tom Hill via db-wg
On 03/01/2022 12:36, Job Snijders via db-wg wrote: I appreciate concerns about privacy, but I'm not wholly convinced restricting /48s from having a proper 'geofeed:' attribute is the best path forward. How does the working group feel about this restriction? Is it useful? Should it be lifted? If

Re: [db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-03 Thread Randy Bush via db-wg
> I appreciate concerns about privacy, but I'm not wholly convinced > restricting /48s from having a proper 'geofeed:' attribute is the best > path forward. drumroll! and the best path forward is? :) my non-ecc memory is that this is ncc legal trying not to get highly specific. i.e. it is not

[db-wg] geofeed issue: can't add geofeed attribute to PI /48

2022-01-03 Thread Job Snijders via db-wg
Dear all, Like all good netizens, I tried to align information I publish in the RIPE database to reality, but there is an obstacle: https://sobornost.net/~job/geofeed.png """Adding or modifying the "geofeed:" attribute of an object with a prefix length greater or equal to 48 is not