[rpd] IPv4 transfer abuses

[Murungi Daniel]

Good evening all,

I came across an interesting paper on RIPE labs which details abuse of IPv4 transfers (https://labs.ripe.net/Members/vgiotsas/a-first-look-at-the-misuse-and-abuse-of-ipv4-transfer-markets <https://labs.ripe.net/Members/vgiotsas/a-first-look-at-the-misuse-and-abuse-of-ipv4-transfer-markets>). A couple of highlights,

	- 85% of the transfer are Intra-RIR

	- Important proportion of transfers involved in malicious activities.

	- RIPE region shows biggest misuses inside the “sale” transfers

	- AFRINIC and Lacnic transfers did not show misuses.

The full document: https://eprints.lancs.ac.uk/id/eprint/139789/1/VGiotsas_PAM2020_IPv4_Transfers_abuse.pdf


What lessons can the RPD learn from this research? What can we do differently within the AFRINIC policy framework?


Regards,
Murungi Daniel




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