Dear colleagues, A new RIPE Policy Proposal 2016-02, "Resource Authentication Key ( RAK ) code for third party authentication" has been made and is now available for discussion. The proposal aims to allow all number resources, in exacts and more specifics, to be authenticated via an date expiring API-key. You can find the full proposal at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/policies/proposals/2016-02 We encourage you to review this proposal and send your comments to <ncc-services-wg@ripe.net> before 31 May 2016. Regards, Marco Schmidt Policy Development Officer RIPE NCC