Updates in IANA IPv6 Special-Purpose Address Registry
Documentation at IANA has been updated:
iana-ipv4-special-registry-1.csv (Last updated 2021-02-04)
iana-ipv6-special-registry-1.csv (Last updated 2024-09-05)
- We should create a PR that updates the files.
- A second step would be:
- Create a script that does the update to make the update simple.
- Add to the release process to run the script, and if any updates, add a PR with the updates.
There is a script to download updated versions with: https://github.com/zonemaster/zonemaster-engine/blob/master/util/get_iana_address_spaces_infos.pl
Short term solution in #1456.
Unclear how the long term solution should look like. It would be too late to do the update at the release. It should rather be at the start of the release cycle.
Fixed by #1456 in release v2025.1.
2. A second step would be: 1. Create a script that does the update to make the update simple. 2. Add to the release process to run the script, and if any updates, add a PR with the updates.
This is reported in https://github.com/zonemaster/zonemaster-engine/issues/301.