-----Original Message----- From: brett watson [mailto:brett@the-watsons.org] Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 12:47 PM To: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: Public shaming list for ISPs announcing other ISPs IP space bymistake
On Aug 14, 2008, at 9:02 AM, Randy Bush wrote:
bottom line: the irr is a hack, not a formal solution.
I don't think the IRR is so much a hack (it's a tool), but we're lacking the process and infrastructure to vet/validate that a given ASN is *authorized* to originate a prefix, and all of the policy bits (which the IRR has if you use it) associated with which ASNs should propagate the prefix, etc...
We're lacking the authority and delegation model that DNS has, I think?
Some of the RIR's have been working diligently on this stuff and you can see proposals, at least in the ARIN region, where there is a concerted effort at credentialing allocations. If you read between the lines and know the people and their funding sources, you can assume that there is a high level of attention to this, contrary to what we read in the press about DHS et. Al. Some of this activity is likely to tie into RIR transfer process i.e. the titling of ip address allocations. At least I think so. Disclaimer: This is a personal opinion only and I invite mailbox flames correcting. Best, -M<