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31 August 2017 - We are pleased to announce the upcoming release of WHOIS version 2.3.

The deployment of this new version is scheduled for overnight, on 31 August 2017 and available as from 1 September. 2017.

Details are available at status.afrinic.net

This release will include:

  • Introduction of bcrypt as the default password hash
  • Auto-generation of maintainer object for person and role objects
  • Abuse contacts
  • Other security updates

The new version provides for additional security by using bcrypt as default password hashing method. Crypt and MD5 will be deprecated. It will therefore not be possible to create or update password hashes using these methods. However authenticating with existing passwords using the older methods will continue to be supported. 

Person and role objects do not require a maintainer to be created. Thus, they could be left unprotected in the whois database. After this release a maintainer will be automatically created to protect any new person or role object that would have otherwise been unprotected. The details of the maintainer will be sent by email to the owner of the object. All the existing unprotected person and role objects will be updated and details of the generated maintainers will be sent by emails to the respective owners. 

Abuse contacts will be displayed when querying a resource if they have been specified in the corresponding irt object.

We have made updates to some dependencies and libraries for security improvements.All WHOIS related tools on the web site will be upgraded at the same time, including the WHOIS crypt tool for password hashing. If you have any unprotected person or role objects in the database, you will receive an email with the details of the generated maintainer. As part of this planned maintenance, WHOIS updates will be unavailable for a short period of time. For the detail schedule please refer to status.afrinic.net

WHOIS queries will remain available throughout.

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September 16 2017 - We are pleased to announce that AFRINIC has gone live with an “all resource” RPKI TA (trust anchor) as planned on September 14, 2017.

This change has no effect on any existing RPKI validation. You can find all the details of this change on the AFRINIC blog

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29 September 2017 - AFRINIC is pleased to announce that the AFRINIC-27 fellowship selection process is now complete and the following applicants have been selected to receive a fellowship to attend AFRINIC-27 being held from 27 November to 1 December 2017 in Lagos, Nigeria.

 

Congratulations to all the fellows and we look forward to collaborating with you on Internet development initiatives in the African region.

  1. Akiriza Lydia - Uganda
  2. Alaeddine Oueslati - Tunisia
  3. Islam Ahmed Babiker Mohamed - Sudan
  4. Rehan Noordaly - Reunion island
  5. Kangamutima Zabika Christophe - DRC Congo
  6. Mboko Otoka Benny Shйrif - Congo (Brazzaville)
  7. Zina Brahim Mahamat - Chad
  8. Santigie Bayo Dumbuya- Sierra Leone
  9. Afi Edoh - Togo
  10. Kouadio Assi Donald Landry - Ivory Coast
  11. Abdoul Mazid Barry - Guinea
  12. Emilia de Carvahlo Garcia Monteirio TAVARES - Cape Verde
  13. Gobah Ahasuerus Anderson - Liberia
  14. Sisasenkosi Hazel Sibanda - Zimbabwe
  15. Keolebogile Rantsetse - Botswana  

 

Find out more about the AFRINIC Fellowship Program here 

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2 October 2017 - AFRINIC is calling for comments on a revision to the Registration Service Agreement (RSA).  The draft revised RSA may be found here.

This revision to the RSA is necessary to allow transfers in accordance with the recently-approved policy AFPUB-2016-V4-003-DRAFT03 “IPv4 Resources transfer within the AFRINIC Region”.

A few additional changes for clarity and consistency are also incorporated into the draft revised RSA In the document here, deletions are marked with strikeout and additions are marked with underline.  Colours are used to mark different kind of changes, as follows:

  • magenta for the core changes needed to allow for transfers in accordance with adopted policies; 
  • yellow for definitions and related changes needed to allow for transfers; 
  • green for minor changes made for consistency or readability; 
  • blue for other changes. 

Comments are welcome in the community-discuss mailing list until 30 October 2017.

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Le Number Resource Organization (NRO) a développé une proposition pour l'identification et la définition des risques de l'ITH en réponse à une initiative en cours de l'ICANN. Chaque registre Internet régional (RIR) est chargé de s'assurer de l'exactitude des données de son registre. Ceci est essentiel à la fiabilité des bases de données Whois des RIR qui permettent l'accès aux données publiques du Registre. Pour la mesure de l'état des données, la précision a été définie comme « complète, correcte et actuelle ». Les groupes de coordination des services d'enregistrement (RSCG) et  de l'ingénierie (ECG) ont élaboré des recommandations sur la façon dont les RIR peuvent identifier et mesurer les risques associés à l'exactitude des données du registre.

Nous recherchons maintenant des commentaires sur la proposition de projet NRO ITHI, en particulier sur la définition des risques et sur des mesures à rapporter sur l'exactitude des données du registre.

 

Projet de proposition: Proposition d'identification et de définition des risques de l'ITH.

La date limite pour envoyer vos commentaires: mardi 12 décembre 2017

Comment participer aux discussions:

Les commentaires et discussions de la communauté seront effectués sur la liste de diffusion This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Abonnez-vous à la liste de diffusion globale à: https://www.nro.net/mailman/listinfo/ithi-consult

Points clés pour la discussion: L'approche proposée La matrice de mesure proposée

 

D'autres informations telles que :

  • la fréquence de mesurer,
  • l'emplacement des résultats,
  • les formats de partage des résultats.

 

Autres liens:

 

Page ICANN ITHI: www.icann.org/ithi

Présentation ITHI de l'ICANN 57: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ithi-icann57-07nov16-en.pdf

 

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11 October 2017 - The Number Resource Organization (NRO) has developed a proposal for ITHI risk identification and definition in response to an ongoing ICANN initiative.

Each Regional Internet Registry (RIR) is responsible for ensuring the accuracy of its registry data. This is critical to the reliability of the RIR Whois databases which provide access to the public data of the Registry. For the purposes of measuring the state of the data, accuracy has been defined as “comprehensive, correct, and current”. The Registration Services coordination (RSCG) and Engineering coordination groups (ECG) have developed recommendations for how the RIRs can identify and measure risk associated with registry data accuracy.

We are now seeking feedback on the NRO ITHI project proposal, specifically on the definition of the risks and measurements to report on registry data accuracy.

Draft Proposal: Proposal for ITHI risk identification and definition. The deadline for providing feedback: Tuesday December 12th 2017

How to engage in discussions:

Community feedback and discussion will be conducted on the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. mailing list.

Subscribe to the global mailing list at: https://www.nro.net/mailman/listinfo/ithi-consult

Key points for discussion:

  • The proposed approach
  • The proposed measurement matrix
  • Other information such as how often to measure, where to post results, what formats to share results

Other links:

ICANN ITHI page: www.icann.org/ithi

ITHI presentation from ICANN 57: https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/ithi-icann57-07nov16-en.pdf

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11 October 2017 - We wish to inform you that the ASO AC is calling for nominations to the Seat 9 on the ICANN Board of Directors.

The selected candidate will serve for a three-year term, which will begin at the conclusion of the ICANN Annual General Assembly during the ICANN 63 meeting scheduled for October 20-26, 2018, in Barcelona, Spain. The deadline for nomination is Sunday 17 December

2017 at 23:59 UTC. Find more details in the official announcement at https://aso.icann.org/aso-ac-calls-for-nominations-to-seat-9-on-the-icann-board-of-directors/

  1. Public Holiday
  2. FIRE Award Winners 2017
  3. Office Closure: Public Holidays
  4. Draft procedure for removal of an NRO NC/ASO AC member
  5. Last Call Announcement for Policy Proposal

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