Dear DBWG,<div><br></div><div>Hope this email finds you in good health!</div><div><br></div><div>Please see my comments below, inline...<br><br>Le vendredi 27 mai 2022, Yogesh Chadee <<a href="mailto:yogesh@afrinic.net" target="_blank">yogesh@afrinic.net</a>> a écrit :<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="en-MU" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU">Dear DBWG members,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div> Hi Yogesh,</div><div>Thanks for your email, brother!</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="en-MU" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU">We have had a very fruitful DBWG session </span><span lang="EN-US">on 26 May 2022</span><span lang="en-MU"> and I would like to thank all those who attended.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Good!</div><div>But i missed it, while waiting in the wrong place :'-(</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="en-MU" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU">As promised, the slide deck for the presentations and the recording of the session may be consulted online from this webpage:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><a href="https://ais22.sched.com/event/12zVt" target="_blank">https://ais22.sched.com/event/<wbr>12zVt</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for the URI!</div><div><br></div><div>As per the video recording [1], i see that the working</div><div> items are the same old ones...i hope the meeting</div><div> report shall come soon.</div><div>__</div><div>[1]: <<a href="https://youtu.be/PhxvlQuto9A" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/PhxvlQuto9A</a>></div><div><br></div><div>While watching the recording...i heard some good</div><div> ideas, which i try to list below, adding few of mine:</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Idea#1: Open Collaborative Development of the features of the DB service</div><div><br></div><div>i1.1| install a gitlab instance (git|lab•<a href="http://afrinic.net" target="_blank">afrinic.net</a>)</div><div>i1.2| create a git repository (db•gitlab•<a href="http://afrinic.net" target="_blank">afrinic.net</a>) to </div><div>collaboratively handle (free/opensource|FLOSS) </div><div>the development of features of the DB service (whois/IRR/RPKI/...);</div><div>i1.3| start with a collaborative editing of the AfriNIC's Whois DB manual, still in progress;</div><div>i1.4| ...</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Idea#2: Document & Automate the Process of Mirroring the AfriNIC's IRR registry data</div><div><br></div><div>i2.1| document the Process;</div><div>i2.2| automate the process;</div><div>i2.3| publish a call for mirroring;</div><div>i2.4| ...</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Idea#3: Update the Whois [2] DB core package</div><div><br></div><div>i3.1| find the latest update of the core Whois package;</div><div>i3.2| upgrade the current version to the latest release;</div><div>i3.3| launch the service on the OT&E environment;</div><div>i3.4| collect beta testers' observations;</div><div>i3.5| adjust and push in production;</div><div>i3.6| plan to maintain the curve;</div><div>i3.7| ...</div><div>__</div><div>[2]: <<a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/weirds/documents/" target="_blank">https://datatracker.ietf.org/<wbr>group/weirds/documents/</a>></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Idea#4: Move forward the current working items</div><div><br></div><div>i4.1| clearly formulate the problem statement of each one;</div><div>i4.2| provide IAR (Impact Analysis Report) for each one;</div><div>i4.3| submit to DBWG, for adoption consideration;</div><div>i4.4| for each one approved by the BDWG, propose an implementation plan;</div><div>i4.5| do follow-up by regularly organise 30 to 45 </div><div>mins appointments with volunteers of the DBWG;</div><div>i4.6| ...</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Idea#5: Create an OT&E (Operational Testing & Evaluation) [3] environment</div><div><br></div><div>i5.1| prepare the infrastructure in collaboration with ARIN (OT&E exists out there);</div><div>i5.2| duplicate the actual DB service;</div><div>i5.3| finalise the DB Testing environment;</div><div>i5.4| document the sercice collaboratively;</div><div>i5.5| start the service;</div><div>i5.6| activate a vibrant community (beta-tester </div><div>volunteers) around the service;</div><div>i5.7| ...</div><div><div>__</div><div>[3]: <<a href="https://www.arin.net/reference/tools/testing/#:~:text=OT%26E%20is%20an%20environment%20that%20contains%20data;main%20ARIN%20services%3A" target="_blank">https://www.arin.net/referenc<wbr>e/tools/testing/</a>></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Idea#6: Regular AfriNIC's Whois DB consistency check.</div><div><br></div><div>i6.1| start with the RIPE ARC [4];</div><div>i6.2| adapt to AfriNIC's environment;<br></div><div>i6.3| ..<br></div><div><div>__</div><div>[4]: The Assisted Registry Check - Let Us Help You! </div><div><<a href="https://labs.ripe.net/author/matt_parker/the-assisted-registry-check-let-us-help-you/" target="_blank">https://labs.ripe.net/author/<wbr>matt_parker/the-assisted-regis<wbr>try-check-let-us-help-you/</a>></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Idea#7: Supporting RPKI Ghostbusters Records (GbR) [5]</div><div><br></div><div>i7.1| follow-up IETF's activities;</div><div>i7.2| implement RFC6493 in adding the GbR record<br></div><div> within the RPKI infrastructure, like other RIRs;</div><div>i7.3| launch the service on the OT&E environment;</div><div>i7.4| collect beta-tester volunteers' observations;</div><div>i7.5| adjust & push into production;</div><div>i7.6| plan to maintain the curve;</div><div>i7.7| ...</div><div>__</div><div>[5]: The Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI)</div><div> Ghostbusters Record (RFC 6493) <<a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6493" target="_blank">https://tools.ietf.org/html/r<wbr>fc6493</a>><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Idea#8: Supporting BGP Security Research Activities</div><div><br></div><div>i8.1| follow-up IETF's activities and contribute actively;</div><div>i8.2| work to become one of the early implementers;</div><div>i8.3| join the other developpers [6] actually working</div><div> in implementing the RFCs [7,8,9] about BGPsec;</div><div>i8.4| write a *floss* working code to allow more<br></div><div>type of objects into RPKI repository;</div><div>i8.5| deploy the code into the OT&E environment;</div><div>i8.6| allow beta-tester volunteers to start creating, </div><div>at least, also their certificates;</div><div>i8.7| adjust & push into production environnement;</div><div>i8.8| ...</div><div><div>__</div></div><div>[6]:<<a href="https://www.nist.gov/services-resources/software/bgp-secure-routing-extension-bgp-srx-software-suite" target="_blank">https://www.nist.gov/<wbr>services-resources/software/<wbr>bgp-secure-routing-extension-<wbr>bgp-srx-software-suite</a>></div><div><<a href="https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/white-paper/2021/09/15/bgp-secure-routing-extension-bgp-srx/final" target="_blank">https://csrc.nist.gov/<wbr>publications/detail/white-<wbr>paper/2021/09/15/bgp-secure-<wbr>routing-extension-bgp-srx/<wbr>final</a>></div><div>[7]: <<a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8205/" target="_blank">https://tools.ietf.org/html/r<wbr>fc8205/</a>></div><div>[8]: <<a href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc8207/" target="_blank">https://tools.ietf.org/h<wbr>tml/rfc8207/</a>></div><div>[9]: <<a href="https://datatracker.ietf.org/group/sidr/documents/" target="_blank">https://datatracker.ietf.org/<wbr>group/sidr/documents/</a>></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Idea#9: AfriNIC's Compliance Dashboard</div><div><br></div><div>i9.1| develop a tool to help resource holders to check their compliance with the CPM & RSA;</div><div>i9.2| deploy the code into the OT&E environment;</div><div>i9.3| allow beta-tester volunteers to play; </div><div><div>i9.4| adjust & push into production environnement;</div><div>i9.5| document the service collaboratively;</div></div><div>i9.6| ...</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Idea#10: Any other.<br></div></div><div><br></div><div>i10.1| ...</div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="en-MU" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU">I would also like to seize the opportunity to invite everyone to participate in the Internet Summit Africa 2022. More details can be found on its website:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><a href="https://2022.internetsummit.africa/" target="_blank">https://2022.internetsummit.af<wbr>rica/</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>...maybe late, but someone should have explained</div><div> well how (with which URI) to join a given session.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks.</div><div><br></div><div>Shalom,</div><div>--sb.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="en-MU" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU">Best regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="en-MU">Yogesh Chadee<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></blockquote></div>
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