Mastering the Whois Database
Master the skills to create, secure and edit objects in the Whois database and run sophisticated queries that increase your productivity as a IP resource manager.
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM THIS WORKSHOP
1 | Search
Build sophisticated queries to the exact network information you need
2 | Create
Create any type of object to represent various aspects of your Internet number resources
3 | Secure
Ensure that only authorised people can modify various types of objects
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
By the end of this workshop, you'll be able to
This course is usually offered at start of IPv6 for Engineers or Internet Routing Registry courses.
- Identify whois objects and their use cases
- Perform advanced whois queries
- Create & verify objects in the whois database
- Edit and delete existing objects
- Secure whois objects from tampering
This course is usually offered at start of IPv6 for Engineers or Internet Routing Registry courses.
WHO CAN ATTEND?
Critical to people who manage IP resources for their organisations. Typical titles are:
- IP Resource Manager
- Head of Networking
- IP Analyst
- Network Engineer
PRE-REQUISITES
To benefit from this, you must possess the following knowledge and skills:
- IP subnetting and VLSM
- Command-line interfaces
- Basic IPv4 networking
- Knowledge of DNS, DHCP etc
DRAFT WORKSHOP OUTLINE
Session I
ADMINISTRIVIA
Set up ♦
Registration ♦
Materials distribution ♦
Openning ♦
Session I
Session II
AFRINIC 101
♦ About AFRINIC
♦ How to become a member
♦ How the Policy Development Process works
Session III
MASTERING WHOIS OBJECTS
Whois objects ♦
Object templates ♦
Key and mandatory attributes ♦
Session III
Session IV
OBJECT MANIPULATION
♦ Object creation
♦ Object modification
♦ Object deletion
Session V
SECURING WHOIS OBJECTS
The mtner object ♦
Using public keys (key-cert) object ♦
Editing secured objects ♦
Session V
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