FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

IANA Accepts Identity Registration Protocol (IRP)
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority assigns port 4604 to IRP
The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) officially assigned port 4604 to the IdentityRegistration Protocol (IRP) created by Sixscape Communications, Pte. Ltd. The assignment was issued by
IANA on 17th March, 2014, and is listed in the official IANA resource registry at
http://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers
There are a very limited number of port numbers, which are assigned by IANA for protocols recognized
as viable, complying with current protocol design standards, and not already covered by existing
Internet standards. For example, port 25 was assigned to the SMTP email protocol many years ago. Thisestablishes a standard and eliminates conflicts with other protocols. The technical review of IRP wasperformed by Lars Eggert, the distinguished chair of the Internet Research Task Force.
IRP was created by Lawrence E. Hughes, co-founder and CTO of Sixscape Communications, to allow
applications to register their name, email address, UserID, their current IPv6 address and otherinformation with the company’s Domain Identity Registry server. IRP also supports all functions of aPublic Key Infrastructure and an authenticated Address Registry. Sixscape’s Domain Identity Registry
server issues and manages X.509 client digital certificates for authentication and secure messaging. TheAddress Registry feature enables a new connectivity paradigm, called End2End Direct, in which user
applications can connect directly to each other rather than via intermediary servers as is common with
Client/Server architecture applications common on the older IPv4 Internet.
Mr. Hughes commented “We are looking forward to IRP being deployed by many organizations toenable secure End2End Direct connectivity on the IPv6 Internet, and creating exciting new messaging
applications made possible by IRP.”“IPv6 enables the Internet to restore its original power back by restoring its end 2 end model andallowing end 2 end innovation erased temporarily by the NAT stopgap !” – Latif Ladid, Founder andPresident of worldwide IPv6 Forum.

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is responsible for the global coordination of the DNS
Root, IP addressing, and other Internet protocol resources, such as port numbers. More information isavailable at www.iana.org.
Lawrence E. Hughes is a 40+ year veteran of many Internet companies and is a recognized authority in
IPv6 and Public Key Infrastructure. IPv6 is the latest version of the fundamental protocol underlying
Internet communications, and is being deployed worldwide now. By 2017, Internet traffic over IPv6 isexpected to surpass traffic over the older IPv4 in volume. Public Key Infrastructure involves issuing andmanaging X.509 digital certificates. Mr. Hughes created the original training in cryptography and PKI forVeriSign (the leading company in PKI) from 1998-2000.

Sixscape Communications, Pte. Ltd. is a Singapore based company that creates and sells Internet
applications that feature strong support for IPv6 and Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). They are doing
pioneering work in the area of End2End Direct secure communications, made possible by IPv6. Moreinformation is available at www.sixscape.com.