Re: ARIN RPA updated (again) to address TAL distribution (Re: ARIN RPKI services terms/conditions - Change to Management of the Trust Anchor Locator for ARINʼs RPKI Service)

Thu Sep 29 22:26:18 UTC 2022

> On 29 Sep 2022, at 6:12 PM, Randy Bush <randy at psg.com> wrote:
> 
>> However, your point is taken and ARIN shall endeavor to make terms and
>> conditions for use of the TAL and the ARIN repository clearer in this
>> regard.
>> 
>> As alluded to above, the attached ARIN announcement from today notes
>> that the ARIN RPA has now been updated (again) specifically to improve
>> its clarity regarding the ability to distribute the ARIN TAL.
> 
> so carefully worded
> 
> the following is a binary question.  yes or no, please
> 
>  may i include the arin tal in my software product with neither i nor
>  the user of the product being encumbered, signing anything, ... as
>  with the other RIRs?

Randy - 

	Yes.  

	From the revised RPA -  "Notwithstanding the foregoing, You are specifically allowed to publicly distribute the ARIN TAL, including by embedding the ARIN TAL in relying party software;”

Thanks,
/John

John Curran
President and CEO
American Registry for Internet Numbers