JPNIC Update

Izumi OkutaniJapan Network Information CenterAPNIC19, NIR SIG

Contents

Overview of JPNIC activities Policy Liaison/Internet Governance New Services Addressing Issues in the Current

Service

Overview of JPNIC Activities

Policy co-ordination/governance– Internet Governance Task Force– JPNIC Open Policy Meeting– Attending other IRs’ meetings

New Services– Expansion of IPv6 service – New RMS & WHOIS

Addressing issues in the current service– Privacy of personal information– Clearing up the historical resources

Policy Co-ordination/Governance

Internet Governance Task Force(IGTF-J) Working on the internet governance issues through

IGTF-J About IGTF-J

– established in August 2004– engaged in the activities of the Working Group on

Internet Governance （ WGIG ）– Keeps JP community informed(meeting, MLs)

Comments to WGIG – new IPv6 allocation proposal at WGIG (Nov 24) – Issues papers from WGIG(Feb 2004) ,etc

IGTF-J Website: http://igtf.jp/e/

JPNIC Open Policy Meeting

7th Meeting held in Yokohama(1st Dec, 2004)– First meeting after the defined policy process– Chaired by Policy WG Chair(Tomohiro Fujisaki)

74 Attendees– Had welcome attendance by David and Dr. Ku

from TWNIC Major discussions

– Future role of WHOIS(panel discussion)– IPv6 Address Policy Change(no consensus), etc

JPNIC Open Policy Meeting

Q&A session

Panel DiscussionPolicy WG Chair Mr. Tomohiro Fujisaki

Attending other IRs’ Meetings

RIPE 49(Sep 2004)

ARIN XIV(Oct 2004)

TWNIC OPM(Dec 2004)

Attending other IRs’ meetings give us a broader perspective of the industry

New Services

Expansion of IPv6 service

Provide our own RMS and WHOIS service in Japanese

Transfer data from APNIC(thanks to APNIC staff for their efforts!)

Entities only receiving IPv6 allocations will also be eligible as an LIR

New RMS and WHOIS

Phase1(Nov, 2004 - completed)– Web interface– Tools for JPNIC hostmasters

Phase2(Apr, 2005)– New WHOIS with hierarchical structure– LIR portal(submitting requests, information

reference)

Request forms

News and notices

Links to requests submitted

Status

Authorization &Account management

Search function

LIR portal menu Search function

Able to search requests by date, request no, IP address, name, etc

Addressing Issues in the Current Services

Protecting Personal Information

Personal Data Protection law takes effect from April 2005

Action Items– Revising disclosure of WHOIS data– Clarify information handling and responsibility on public

documents– Developing guidelines for LIRs – Define internal policy on handling request and meeting

attendees data Future considerations

– Fundamental revision of the role of WHOIS

Clearing up the Historical Resources Contacting historical resource holders(Dec

2004 – Feb 2005)– Confirm responsibility– Their intention to be under JPNIC/APNIC

management– Update APNIC/JPNIC WHOIS – Nearly 3,000 inetnums

Exchange MoU(Mar, 2005) Password provided for information updates No fees charged at the moment