[157947] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: "authority" to route?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kyle Creyts)
Fri Nov 16 02:06:00 2012
In-Reply-To: <B9EBD2474913AD4A995B8C7B8BEF8C0E159A9DAFF5@FHDP1LUMXC7V43.us.one.verizon.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 23:05:39 -0800
From: Kyle Creyts <kyle.creyts@gmail.com>
To: "Schiller, Heather A" <heather.schiller@verizon.com>
Cc: "nanog@nanog.org" <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
Jeez, isn't RPKI supposed to solve this problem?
On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 10:36 AM, Schiller, Heather A
<heather.schiller@verizon.com> wrote:
>
> "..for some blocks I've taken over admin for."
>
> Make sure you are visibly listed as a Point of Contact on those records=
in the appropriate RIR, so that folks who get your request can verify you.=
Even better, register in your RIR's RPKI program and generate a ROA for i=
t. Info about ARIN's here: https://www.arin.net/resources/rpki/index.html
>
> Then yes, notify their upstreams/peers if needed and post here if things=
get really desperate - have your records in order first.
>
> --Heather
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Mercer [mailto:jim@reptiles.org]
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 2:44 PM
> To: nanog@nanog.org
> Subject: "authority" to route?
>
> Hi,
>
> Is there a common practice of providers to vet / validate requests to adv=
ertise blocks?
>
> Who is the "authority" when it comes to determining if a request for rout=
ing is valid?
>
> Is it the WHOIS data maintained by the various RIR?
>
> It seems I'm playing whack-a-mole to get some routes shut down for some b=
locks I've taken over admin for.
>
> If I email the contacts for the AS in WHOIS, and get no response, or a ne=
gative response, should I start going to their peers?
>
> Some practical advice would be appreciated.
>
> --
> Jim Mercer Reptilian Research jim@reptiles.org +1 416 410-563=
3
> "He who dies with the most toys is nonetheless dead"
>
>
--=20
Kyle Creyts
Information Assurance Professional
BSidesDetroit Organizer
