Hello Jeroen, > On 18 Nov 2025, at 11:15, Jeroen Massar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On 18 Nov 2025, at 09:43, Edward Shryane <[email protected]> wrote: >> [..] >> Here is an example for the RIPE NCC itself, adding a reg-nr: attribute : >> >> organisation: ORG-RIEN1-RIPE >> org-name: Reseaux IP Europeens Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC) >> country: NL >> org-type: LIR >> descr: RIPE NCC Operations >> address: P.O. Box 10096 >> address: 1001 EB >> address: Amsterdam >> address: NETHERLANDS >> reg-nr: 40539632 # added registration number > >> [..] >> The country: code is NL, so the registry is the KvK : Go to >> https://www.kvk.nl/en/search/ and enter "40539632". > > TLDR of below: > - reg-nr needs a reg-location with details of where that number belongs to > - reg-nr might be 'natural person' to indicate that situation > - then no 'reg-nr' indicates an unmaintained/not-updated object > - next to reg-nr > - even with those details shady "companies" will remain shady as long as it > is acceptable to register them as such. >
Thank you for the examples. We propose to only include the registration number, in addition to the existing country code. We should not link to registry websites as they are external to the RIPE database and subject to change. Every registry website is different, and some do not allow linking directly to an organisation or may require registration. This can be better done by the database client for regions of interest to the user. The organisation object already contains the country code from the legal address, so this does not need to be repeated in the reg-nr attribute. However we can include the region for countries where this is necessary and where we have the information internally (e.g. Hamburg HRA12345). We will review this as part of the impact analysis. Information about natural persons is out of scope of this proposal. Regards Ed Shryane 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/
