[db-wg] NWI-2 - displaying history for DB objects where available

On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 02:57:15PM +0200, Job Snijders wrote:

Dear Working Group

> This is the second Numbered Work Item.
> 
> (You can review https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/db-wg/2016-April/005190.html 
> to ensure you have an overview of the next steps.)
> 
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> NWI-2:
> 
>     The RIPE NCC was tasked with the following action point: AP69.2
>     [RIPE NCC] Come up with some straw man proposals for displaying
>     history for objects where available.
> 
>     The RIPE Database already provides a mechanism for object history.
>     In our understanding the problem statement that motivated the action
>     point is that some people are interested in seeing the history of
>     *deleted* objects. It is our understanding that this interest is
>     mainly focussed on primary (resource) objects.
> 
>     However, it is not entirely clear to the RIPE NCC why this is
>     useful. We also have some concerns, mainly non-technical, and
>     therefore we believe that the problem statement and motivation needs
>     to be better defined in the working group.
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> 
> The next step is to help refine the problem statement. I would
> appreciate it if working group participants with an interest in the
> history of objects speak up and elaborate on the issue. 

The first thing/use case which came to my mind was a query from LEA
within the timeframe set up by the retention act. This kind of query is
legitimate and do not involve unnecessary queries either to RIPE NCC or
to LIR itself about the history of the resource in question.

Piotr

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