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Policy Proposal Archive
Addressing policies in the ARIN region are created in accordance with the "Internet Resource Policy Evaluation Process." The status of current and historical policy proposals is provided below.
Under Discussion
Adopted
- 2008-1: SWIP support for smaller than /29 assignments
- 2007-25: IPv6 Policy Housekeeping
- 2007-23: End Policy for IANA IPv4 allocations to RIRs
- 2007-22: Expand timeframe of Additional Requests
- 2007-21: PIv6 for legacy holders with RSA and efficient use
- 2007-19: IANA Policy for Allocation of ASN Blocks to RIRs
- 2007-17: Legacy Outreach and Partial Reclamation
- 2007-11: Refinement of ISP Initial Allocation Policy
- 2007-9: Modernization of ISP Immediate Need Policy
- 2007-8: Transfer Policy Clarifications
- 2007-7: Creation of Policy for Subsequent End-User IP Requests/Assignments
- 2007-4: Changes to IPv6 policy - removal of "interim" consideration
- 2006-3: Capturing Originations in Templates
- 2006-2: Micro-allocations for Internal Infrastructure
- 2005-9: 4-Byte AS Number
- 2005-8: Proposal to amend ARIN IPv6 assignment and utilisation requirement
- 2005-7: Rationalize Multi-Homing Definition and Requirement
- 2005-5: IPv6 HD ratio
- 2005-4: AfriNIC Recognition Policy
- 2005-3: Lame Delegations
- 2005-1: Provider-independent IPv6 Assignments for End Sites
- 2004-8: Allocation of IPv6 Address Space by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) Policy to Regional Internet Registries
- 2004-5: Address Space for Multiple Discrete Networks
- 2004-3: Global Addresses for Private Network Inter-Connectivity
- 2003-15: IPv4 Allocation Policy for the Africa Portion of the ARIN Region
- 2003-14: Remove /13 Maximum Allocation
- 2003-13: 6-Month Supply of IP Addresses
- 2003-12: IANA to RIR Allocation of IPv4 Address Space
- 2003-5: Distributed Information Server Use Requirements
- 2003-4: IPv6 Policy Changes
- 2003-3: Residential Customer Privacy
- 2002-8: Privatizing POC Information
- 2002-6: Aggregation Requests
- 2002-5: Amnesty Requests
- 2002-4: Bulk Copies of ARIN's WHOIS
- 2002-3: Address Policy for Multihomed Networks
- 2002-2: Experimental Internet Resource Allocations
- 2002-1: Lame Delegations in IN-ADDR.ARPA
- 2001-7: Bulk ARIN WHOIS Data
- 2001-6: Multiple Discrete Networks -- Single Maintainer ID
- 2001-4: Modification of the IPv6 allocation policies
- 2001-3: Micro-Allocation Policy
- 2001-2: Re-assignments to multi-homed downstream customers
Abandoned
- 2008-2: IPv4 Transfer Policy Proposal
- 2007-27: Cooperative distribution of the end of the IPv4 free pool
- 2007-26: Deprecate Lame Server Policy
- 2007-24: IPv6 Assignment Guidelines
- 2007-20: Definition of known ISP and changes to IPv6 initial allocation criteria
- 2007-18: Global Policy for the Allocation of the Remaining IPv4 Address Space
- 2007-16: IPv4 Soft Landing
- 2007-15: Authentication of Legacy Resources
- 2007-13: Removal of ISP Immediate Need from End-User
- 2007-12 IPv4 Countdown Policy Proposal
- 2007-10: End Site Immediate Need Policy
- 2007-6: IPv4 PI minimum size change
- 2007-5: Changes to IPv6 policy - removal of "multiple /48" justification
- 2007-3: Documentation of the X.509 Authentication Method
- 2007-2: Documentation of the Mail-From Authentication Method
- 2007-1: Reinstatement of PGP Authentication Method
- 2006-7: Changes to IPv6 initial allocation criteria
- 2006-6: Bulk WHOIS agreement expiration clarification
- 2006-5: IPv4 Micro-allocations for anycast services (temporary)
- 2006-4: IPv6 Direct PI Assignments for End Sites
- 2006-1: Residential Customer Privacy
- 2005-6: IPv4 Micro-allocations for Anycast Services
- 2005-2: Directory Services Overhaul
- 2004-7: Residential Customer Privacy Policy
- 2004-6: Privacy of Reassignment Information
- 2004-4: Purpose and scope of ARIN WHOIS Directory
- 2004-2: Use of HD-Ratio for IPv4 Allocations
- 2004-1: Defining Utilization of IPv4 Addresses
- 2003-16: POC Verification
- 2003-11: Purpose and Scope of WHOIS Directory
- 2003-10: Apply the HD Ratio to all Future IPv4 Allocations
- 2003-9: WHOIS Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
- 2003-8: End-User to Subscriber Member Status Change
- 2003-7: Announcement of New ARIN IPv4 Blocks
- 2003-6: Micro-Assignments with Sponsorship
- 2003-2: Network Abuse
- 2003-1: Required Performance of Abuse Contact
- 2002-9: To allow Micro-Assignments for End-user Organizations
- 2002-7: Micro-Assignments for Multihomed Organizations
- 2001-5: Micro-assignments for Multihomed sites
- 2001-1: Re-assignments (/29 to /28)