[db-wg] Cleanup Locked Person Objects - Implementation Plan

Dear Colleagues,

As presented during the DB-WG session at RIPE 79, we will shortly begin to cleanup locked person objects in the RIPE database.

We will select person objects maintained by RIPE-NCC-LOCKED-MNT, which are referenced by inetnum allocations or assignments, and re-assign them to the resource maintainer.

The goals of this cleanup are:

- Align with RIPE-730 Policy - “Registration data (range, contact information, status etc.) must be correct at all times (i.e. they have to be maintained).”
- Align with GDPR - assign responsibility for contact details to the correct maintainer
- Cleanup 90% of locked person objects in the RIPE database (the remainder will be cleaned up separately)

We will implement this cleanup as follows:

- Announce to ncc-announce, ncc-services-wg and db-wg beforehand
- Perform the cleanup one LIR at a time
- Email the affected LIR and assignment maintainers beforehand to explain the change, including a list of planned updates
- Set the locked persons mnt-by to the assignment maintainer, where we are sure of a link between them (e.g., if the objects were originally created together, and if the assignment maintainer has not changed since (this applies to two thirds of all locked persons)).
- Otherwise, set the locked persons mnt-by to the LIR maintainer (for one third of all locked persons).
- Email the LIR and assignment maintainers afterwards, and ask them to validate the contact details on their resources.

Please let me know of any feedback or questions you may have.

Regards
Ed Shryane
RIPE NCC