1. Register a RIPE NCC Access Account

Register a RIPE NCC Access account through this link to manage the resources you’ll be allocated in the RIPE NCC region in the future: https://access.ripe.net/registration

2. Create Initial Role and Maintainer (mntner) Objects

Create a Role Object using this link:
https://apps.db.ripe.net/db-web-ui/webupdates/create/RIPE/role/self

A role object represents an abstraction for a role executed by one or more people, such as representing a department responsible for handling network incidents.

A maintainer object represents an abstraction of a maintainer and records authentication information for it. Other objects use the mnt-by attribute to authorize who can maintain them.

While creating role and maintainer objects through the above link, you will need to fill in the following:

• mntner: Identifier for the maintainer object, which can contain letters, numbers, and _-, e.g., YOURNOC-MNT.
• role: Name of the role object, which can contain letters, numbers, and special characters like ][)(._"*@,&:!'+/-, e.g., YOURCOMPANY NOC`.
• address: The office address for this role.
• e-mail: Contact email for this role.

After completing the form, click the SUBMIT button to create both the role and maintainer objects simultaneously.

At the top of the page, you will see something like “role with primary key ‘EXAMPLE-RIPE’,” which indicates the primary key of the role object. You need to provide this to your LIR as your AS’s admin-c / tech-c / abuse-c, or alternatively, create a set of dedicated role objects for your AS using the following link:
https://apps.db.ripe.net/db-web-ui/webupdates/create/RIPE/role

The newly created role object will have a mnt-by attribute pointing to the new maintainer object, indicating that this role object can be modified by it. The created maintainer object will have an admin-c attribute pointing to the newly created role object, indicating that this role object provides the administrative contact for the maintainer.

This cross-referencing requires you to create both the role and maintainer objects together.

3. Set Abuse Contact Email

Use this link to query the RIPE Database:
https://apps.db.ripe.net/db-web-ui/query

Enter the primary key of the role object from the previous step in the search box at the top of the page, and click the search button on the right. Next, click the Update object button on the top right of the search results to go to the update page.

Click the + button next to the e-mail field to add an abuse-mailbox attribute to this role object.

Enter the abuse contact email in the newly added abuse-mailbox field, and click the SUBMIT button to save.

RIPE NCC will verify the validity of this email, so it must be real and accessible.

4. Create an Organisation Object

Create an Organisation Object using this link:
https://apps.db.ripe.net/db-web-ui/webupdates/create/RIPE/organisation

An organisation object represents an abstraction for a company, non-profit organization, or individual, and all other resources are linked to it. It is the starting point for managing data in the RIPE Database.

While creating an organisation object through the above link, you will need to provide:

• mnt-by: Managed by whom, automatically populated with the identifier of the maintainer you created earlier.
• organisation: Identifier for the organisation object, defaults to AUTO-1 and will be automatically generated.
• org-name: The name of the organisation, must be the legal full name of the organization or the name of an individual.
• address: Contact address of the organisation, must be the legal address of the organization or the residential address of an individual.
• e-mail: Contact email of the organisation.
• abuse-c: Abuse contact, must point to a role object that has an abuse-mailbox attribute.
• mnt-ref: Who can reference this organisation, the maintainer that is allowed to reference this organisation to allocate resources for it. Ask your LIR for specific values.

After completing the form, click the SUBMIT button. At the top of the page, you will see something like “organisation ‘ORG-EXAMPLE-RIPE’,” which indicates the identifier of the organisation object. You need to provide this to your LIR as your AS’s org.

5. Submit Required Documents

Provide the following:

• Company registration certificate / Passport (front and back of Chinese Resident ID).
• Proof of network activities within the RIPE NCC service region (e.g., invoice for European VPS).
• Activity region for your AS (country).
• as-name (e.g., CHINATELECOM-CORE-WAN-CN2).
• org (identifier of the organisation object from Step 4).
• admin-c (primary key of the role object from Step 2).
• tech-c (primary key of the role object from Step 2).
• abuse-c (primary key of the role object from Step 2).
• mnt-by (identifier of the maintainer object from Step 2).

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Credits: Author: Haruka Tachibana