ARIN is the American Registry for Internet Numbers, a non-profit corporation that assigns IP addresses to organizations in North America and beyond. ARIN stands for the American Registry for Internet Numbers, a non-profit corporation that assigns IP addresses to organizations in North America and beyond.
ARIN’s Whois system is used by more than 46 million people worldwide to look up how to contact the owner of an IP address in order to make sure they are getting “what they pay for” from their internet service providers. The APNIC system provides similar services for Asia Pacific countries.
Network administrators need IP addresses in order to run their networks. Network operators (or ISPs) provide network infrastructure and connectivity, among other things as internet access, the ability to access web content and e-mail, or phone connection. For instance, if you have a web server in your house or an iPhone that can connect to the internet, you require an allocation of IP addresses by ARIN or APNIC.
Board of Trustees:
ARIN Membership is ultimately responsible for the condition of ARIN’s operations and finances and is the Board of Directors that manages ARIN’s operations in accordance with the guidance received from the Advisory Board and the objectives set by the Advisory Board of Registered Members. A board of Trustees is elected. The board of Trustees is responsible for deciding to use the revenue received to ensure that all services are provided fairly. It approves proposals generated by membership and submitted through the Advisory Board.
Organizational services:
Organizational services are the interactions between stakeholders, ARIN members, and ARIN. Services included:
- Election.
- General meeting of members.
- Disclosure and dissemination of information.
- Education and training.
Key Points:
- ARIN has the IP address allocation database that is used by most ISPs in the world. Most of them get their allocation from ARIN, although some get it from other organizations (such as RIPE NCC or RIRs).
- If you’re looking for an IP address, you can use the Whois lookup to find out who owns it and whether you can use it. If you see one or more “0” in the owner field, then the assignment has been released and is available for use. In this case, a person is assigned their own IP address and no one else can use it unless they are a direct family member or business associate of the original owner.
- Many domains are also assigned an IP address. In the Whois database system, the IP address is listed under each domain name. If you want to use the domain name, you will need to contact the person in charge of it.
- The assignment database is available to be queried free of charge by anyone who has an interest in the database, such as those who would like to know how many IPv4 addresses are left in ARIN’s services or how many are allocated by ARIN in each state and country, etc. If you have no commercial reason for accessing this particular service, then you do not need a payment/registration ticket (these tickets cost money).
Countermeasures:
- Use a public DNS server instead of your ISPs.
- Use an open-source firewall such as pfSense.
- Use an open-source router to get rid of the problem.
- Use an encrypted VPN service.
There are multiple countermeasures that can be employed to combat DNS hijacking. If a company is concerned about its website being targeted by an attacker, it should deploy a security solution that monitors for malicious activities and not rely solely on its ISP’s DNS server.
