This is true and very interesting, but the opposite is also true. They are now reachable from probably nearly anywhere and therefore open for business. 😊 Let's see what will slowly appear in shodan.io and shadowserver.org Jean -----Original Message----- From: NANOG <nanog-bounces+jean=ddostest.me@nanog.org> On Behalf Of William Herrin Sent: April 24, 2021 6:46 PM To: Mel Beckman <mel@beckman.org> Cc: nanog@nanog.org Subject: Re: DoD IP Space On Sat, Apr 24, 2021 at 8:26 AM Mel Beckman <mel@beckman.org> wrote:
This doesn’t sound good, no matter how you slice it. The lack of transparency with a civilian resource is troubling at a minimum.
You do understand that the addresses in question are not and have never been "civilian." They came into DoD's possession when this was all still a military project funded by what's now DARPA. Personally, I think we may have an all time record for the largest honeypot ever constructed. I'd love to be a fly on that wall. Regards, Bill Herrin -- William Herrin bill@herrin.us https://bill.herrin.us/