Squat space is now being advertised by AS 749 (DoD Network Information Center)
Hi, this week it looks like the DoD owned squat space that was previously advertised by AS 8008 (a shadow company called Global Resource Systems, see https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-government-and-politics-b26ab...) is now being advertised by AS 749 (DoD Network Information Center). Does anyone have any idea why this change was made? Is the DoD planning on actually legitimately putting services on the space soon instead of using it as a giant honeypot? Or maybe even selling it? Thanks, Rich E-MAIL CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The contents of this e-mail message and any attachments are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain confidential and/or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient of this message or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message and any attachments. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or storage of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited.
Just saw an article in the Washington Post explaining what went on… It was a follow up to the Apr 24 and 26 articles… I don’t have a link without a subscription…. Basically, unused IPv4 addresses from DOD were being transferred to Global Resource Systems. It was transferred back today.This is some pilot program for network resilience by the Pentagon unit Defense Digital Service. I don’t know if this is a smoke screen or exactly what “they” say it is… Just trying to fill in the blanks…
On Sep 10, 2021, at 15:40, Compton, Rich A <Rich.Compton@charter.com> wrote:
Hi, this week it looks like the DoD owned squat space that was previously advertised by AS 8008 (a shadow company called Global Resource Systems, see https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-government-and-politics-b26ab...) is now being advertised by AS 749 (DoD Network Information Center). Does anyone have any idea why this change was made? Is the DoD planning on actually legitimately putting services on the space soon instead of using it as a giant honeypot? Or maybe even selling it?
Thanks, Rich
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Both articles are base don Doug Madory's research: https://www.kentik.com/blog/wait-did-as8003-just-disappear/ Cheers, - ferg On 9/10/21 5:26 PM, Daniel Lacey wrote:
Just saw an article in the Washington Post explaining what went on…
It was a follow up to the Apr 24 and 26 articles…
I don’t have a link without a subscription….
Basically, unused IPv4 addresses from DOD were being transferred to Global Resource Systems. It was transferred back today.This is some pilot program for network resilience by the Pentagon unit Defense Digital Service.
I don’t know if this is a smoke screen or exactly what “they” say it is… Just trying to fill in the blanks…
On Sep 10, 2021, at 15:40, Compton, Rich A <Rich.Compton@charter.com> wrote:
Hi, this week it looks like the DoD owned squat space that was previously advertised by AS 8008 (a shadow company called Global Resource Systems, seehttps://apnews.com/article/technology-business-government-and-politics-b26ab... <https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-government-and-politics-b26ab809d1e9fdb53314f56299399949>) is now being advertised by AS 749 (DoD Network Information Center). Does anyone have any idea why this change was made? Is the DoD planning on actually legitimately putting services on the space soon instead of using it as a giant honeypot? Or maybe even selling it?
Thanks,
Rich
-- Paul Ferguson Tacoma, WA USA Illegitimi non carborundum.
When can we reclaim all this unused space from the US DoD? Serious question. I’ve never understood how they can just sit on this without having to do something with it. On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 8:34 PM Paul Ferguson <fergdawgster@mykolab.com> wrote:
Both articles are base don Doug Madory's research:
https://www.kentik.com/blog/wait-did-as8003-just-disappear/
Cheers,
- ferg
On 9/10/21 5:26 PM, Daniel Lacey wrote:
Just saw an article in the Washington Post explaining what went on…
It was a follow up to the Apr 24 and 26 articles…
I don’t have a link without a subscription….
Basically, unused IPv4 addresses from DOD were being transferred to Global Resource Systems. It was transferred back today.This is some pilot program for network resilience by the Pentagon unit Defense Digital Service.
I don’t know if this is a smoke screen or exactly what “they” say it is… Just trying to fill in the blanks…
On Sep 10, 2021, at 15:40, Compton, Rich A <Rich.Compton@charter.com> wrote:
Hi, this week it looks like the DoD owned squat space that was previously advertised by AS 8008 (a shadow company called Global Resource Systems, seehttps:// apnews.com/article/technology-business-government-and-politics-b26ab809d1e9fdb53314f56299399949 < https://apnews.com/article/technology-business-government-and-politics-b26ab809d1e9fdb53314f56299399949>)
is now being advertised by AS 749 (DoD Network Information Center). Does anyone have any idea why this change was made? Is the DoD planning on actually legitimately putting services on the space soon instead of using it as a giant honeypot? Or maybe even selling it?
Thanks,
Rich
-- Paul Ferguson Tacoma, WA USA Illegitimi non carborundum.
On 11 Sep 2021, at 7:36 AM, David Bass <davidbass570@gmail.com> wrote:
When can we reclaim all this unused space from the US DoD? Serious question.
I’ve never understood how they can just sit on this without having to do something with it.
In 2007, the US DoD was asked the question of possible return of underutilized IPv4 space and returned several /8’s as a result – https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/recovering-ipv4-address-space-6-2-200... FYI, /John John Curran President and CEO American Registry for Internet Numbers
On 9/11/21 8:36 AM, David Bass wrote:
When can we reclaim all this unused space from the US DoD? Serious question.
I’ve never understood how they can just sit on this without having to do something with it.
Remember, just because a prefix isn't in your routing table doesn't mean the address space isn't in use. The DoD uses a fair bit of the address space allocated to them on networks that are not visible from the public Internet. Whether they use it efficiently is, perhaps, another matter. -- Brandon Martin
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