[163491] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Mechanics of CALEA taps
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alex Rubenstein)
Sun Jun 9 20:17:10 2013
From: Alex Rubenstein <alex@corp.nac.net>
To: Randy Fischer <randy.fischer@gmail.com>, North American Network Operators
Group <nanog@nanog.org>
Date: Sun, 9 Jun 2013 20:15:29 -0400
In-Reply-To: <CAGXkcm46fVFhnoHKZiACEYe5k4CV=H45Ff=zZMLz2pQyeyNAcA@mail.gmail.com>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
> Honestly, I expect replies to this question to range between zero and non=
e,
> but I have to ask it.
Surprise!
=20
> I understand the CALEA tap mechanism for most ISPs, generally, works like
> this:
>=20
> * we outsource our CALEA management to company X
> * we don't even know there's been a request until we've gotten a bill fr=
om X.
I've never even thought of the idea of outsourcing CALEA requests. That is =
probably because I would never consider doing it.
Perhaps we are in the minority, but we scrutinize every request of any sort=
to ensure it has jurisdiction and is valid. I can't even fathom the though=
t of trusting a third party for this.
