Hi Ed, I might be misunderstanding but mnt-ref on mntners sounds like a catch 22.
If mnt-ref would only be needed for mnt-by and any other references to mntners except mnt-ref I suppose it would be fine. But generally speaking here I think I support it for the object types excluding mntners but only if no mnt-ref attribute means that anyone can reference it. (the way it is today) This would mean that it's an opt-in functionality that requires adding at least one mnt-ref attribute to the object. I think the impact would be too big and uncertain otherwise. -Cynthia On Mon, Mar 28, 2022, 09:30 Edward Shryane via db-wg <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Colleagues, > > Currently the "mnt-ref:" attribute only protects references to > organisation objects in the RIPE database, by specifying which > maintainer(s) can authorise the reference. > > This means it is possible to make references to other object types without > any authorisation, for example: > > * Refer to another organisation's maintainer > * Refer to another organisation's abuse-c contact > * Refer to any technical contact, admin contact, zone contact > > Since these references do not need authorisation, it is open to misuse, > creating the impression that an unrelated party is responsible for that > object. > > I propose that the "mnt-ref:" attribute be added (as an optional > attribute) to other object types to allow references to be authorised: > > * person > * role > * mntner > * irt > > This proposal does not eliminate misuse (e.g. contact information can > still be copied into a separate object), but protects references to > existing objects. > > If the DB-WG agrees to this proposal, I will prepare a more detailed > impact analysis for review. > > Regards > Ed Shryane > RIPE NCC > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change > your subscription options, please visit: > https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/db-wg >
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