Re: Update your ARIN IRR data access methods (was: Fwd: [arin-announce] New Internet Routing Registry Release)

[Mitchell Kuch <mdkuch () merit edu>]

Hello -

The 'whois.radb.net' IRR instance and the RADb services have been
updated to reflect ARIN's IRR updates.

- - Mitchell

Mitchell Kuch
and the RADb Team

On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 2:54 PM John Curran <jcurran () arin net> wrote:
> NANOGers -
>
> ARIN has released its updated IRR system - if you are relying on ARIN’s IRR data, please refer to details below and 
> update access methods accordingly.
>
> Thanks!
> /John
>
> John Curran
> President and CEO
> American Registry for Internet Numbers


> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: ARIN <info () arin net>
> Subject: [arin-announce] New Internet Routing Registry Release
> Date: 10 June 2020 at 2:34:55 PM EDT
> To: <arin-announce () arin net>
>
> ARIN is pleased to announce the release of new and updated Internet Routing Registry (IRR) features. Full release 
> notes are included below this message.
>
> ARIN systems are operating normally. If you have questions, comments, or issues, please submit an Ask ARIN ticket 
> using your ARIN Online account, or contact the Registration Services Help Desk by phone Monday through Friday, 7:00 
> AM to 7:00 PM ET at +1.703.227.0660.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark Kosters
> Chief Technology Officer
> American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)
>
> Release Notes
>
> This release consists of IRR additions and improvements. The following information is provided to assist you in using 
> ARIN’s IRR.
>
> Obtaining Routing Information from ARIN’s IRR
>
> Using FTP
>
> ARIN’s IRR information can be obtained from ftp://ftp.arin.net/pub/rr/. The FTP site provides two sources that have 
> been migrated from ARIN’s IRR: one for authorized objects and one for nonauthorized objects. Authorized objects have 
> been verified that the organization is authorized to create the record and that the registration associated with the 
> object is under an (L)RSA.
>
> What do I need to change after this IRR deployment to use FTP?
>
> * If you are obtaining IRR information via FTP, to get all ARIN objects, you’ll need to access two separate sources: 
> ARIN (arin.db.gz) and ARIN-NONAUTH (arin-nonauth.db.gz). Note that the source files are in a new, zipped format (.gz).
>
> Using Near Real-Time Monitoring (NRTM)
>
> ARIN provides two NRTM streams: ARIN (which contains authorized objects, as previously described) and ARIN-NONAUTH 
> (which contains nonauthorized objects).
>
> What do I need to change after this IRR deployment to use NRTM?
>
> * Add the new NONAUTH stream to your monitoring. The serial number for this stream is found at 
> https://ftp.arin.net/pub/rr/ARIN-NONAUTH.CURRENTSERIAL
> * Update the current ARIN (authorized) stream serial number; this number is found at 
> https://ftp.arin.net/pub/rr/ARIN.CURRENTSERIAL
>
> Whois Port 43: You can access ARIN’s IRR database for both ARIN and ARIN-NONAUTH sources (which is running IRR 
> Daemon, or IRRd) by entering commands from a terminal window. There are no changes to this functionality after the 
> deployment.
>
> Managing Routing Information in ARIN’s IRR
>
> ARIN now provides a new method to manage IRR data directly in ARIN Online by selecting IRR Object Records from the 
> main navigation menu. Organizations who currently use ARIN’s email-template based system (IRR-email) can continue to 
> use that system, but no new organizations will be added to the IRR-email system. Your data from the IRR-email system 
> has been migrated and is available for viewing in ARIN Online, but migrated IRR objects cannot be modified in ARIN 
> Online. (Only IRR objects created in ARIN Online can be modified in ARIN Online.)
>
> What do I need to do as a result of these changes?
>
> - If you are currently using IRR-email and you want to continue to use that system, no action is needed. (You cannot 
> use both IRR-email and ARIN Online to manage your IRR data.)
> - If you are currently using IRR-email and you want to start using ARIN Online to manage your IRR data, upon your 
> first use of IRR in ARIN Online, you’ll be asked to confirm that you want to switch to ARIN Online to manage your IRR 
> data. You’ll have to agree to this change before proceeding. If you start using IRR-online, you will no longer have 
> access to IRR-email.