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[rpd] Last Call - RPKI ROAs for Unallocated and Unassigned AFRINIC Address Space AFPUB-2019-GEN-006-DRAFT03.

Mark Elkins mje at posix.co.za
Tue Jun 8 14:35:19 UTC 2021


Looking at this post - I should not have used the word Thief. Can't
think of a suitable alternative at the moment - I have a horrid headache
and the Nurofen has not yet kicked in. I apologise if anyone is offended.

On 6/8/21 4:05 PM, Mark Elkins wrote:

>

> 1) I have on my laptop - RPD emails going back to November 2018 - and

> I have never ever seen a post from jeffery_sky

> <jeffery_sky-99 at yahoo.com> before (just checked).

>

> 2) The only information that is "being injected" is into the space

> that AFRINIC has not yet allocated/assigned to any Member - which will

> just make it easier on the few routers that look at RPKI information

> to see that a very bad actor is using space that should not be visible

> on the Internet at all. The only folk that this should bother is Bad

> Actors who have using this unallocated /unassigned space on the

> Internet (thieves?)

>

> I really don't understand the problem. All all the objectors thieves?

> (wanting to use/route something that does not belong to them).

>

> On 6/8/21 3:21 PM, jeffery_sky via RPD wrote:

>> Hello,

>> To clarify, these concerns are becoming repetitive due to the lack of

>> adequate responses from the concerned stakeholders. Also, I want to

>> address the fact that the real problem here is notRPKI in any way.

>> What is really bothering me is that***RIR is injecti**ng its own data

>> into RPKI*, which makes the previous argument about how signing space

>> is invalid.Further, the usage of RPKI will lead toAS0 all unallocated

>> space for you. Consequently, the routing changes.

>> I understand that some of these concerns are repeated, but I think it

>> is because they were not addressed properly. The responses provided

>> are mainly vague and it seems to me that you are dodging the comments

>> by bringing the Last call phase procedure and calling out the PDWG

>> co-chairs.

>> The last call phase is dedicated to this type of discussions, and if

>> several people are not convinced, it simply means that the co-authors

>> should try providing insightful responses that go straight to the

>> point, not vague ones. If this vicious cycle and the lack of proper

>> answers continues, consensus will never happen, and the policy cannot

>> be implemented. Also, most of the raised objections have nothing to

>> do with technicalities, therefore, they are meant to be discussed on

>> the RPD. Finally, the arguments you perceive repeated, have not been

>> received accurate replies, which means they will keep popping out.

>> Consequently, the best thing to do, is to dig deeper in this

>> proposal, instead of labelling the arguments as invalid.In the hope

>> of receiving insightful answers...

>>

>> Best.

>>

>>

>> On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, 9:40:10 PM GMT+9, Fernando Frediani

>> <fhfrediani at gmail.com> wrote:

>>

>>

>> +1

>>

>> Excelent and simple answer.

>>

>> Em 6/8/2021 3:01 AM, Frank Habicht escreveu:

>> > Hi

>> >

>> > On 08/06/2021 01:45, Daniel Yakmut via RPD wrote:

>> >> Hi,

>> >>

>> >> Are you postulating here that Resources not allocated are

>> susceptible to

>> >> hijack?

>> > - resources are susceptible to hijack.

>> > - if a ROA with AS0 was published for an unallocated resource, it would

>> >    be less susceptible to hijack.

>> >

>> >

>> >> My other understanding is an RIR is a resource dispenser.

>> > When I get my next resource from AfriNIC, I will prefer one that

>> was not

>> > previously hijacked and used for spamming and network abuse, and got

>> > blacklisted and a bad reputation everywhere.

>> >

>> > What about you?

>> >

>> >

>> > Thanks,

>> > Frank

>> >

>> >

>> >> Simply

>> >> Daniel

>> >>

>> >> On Mon, Jun 7, 2021, 11:30 PM Fernando Frediani

>> <fhfrediani at gmail.com <mailto:fhfrediani at gmail.com>

>> >> <mailto:fhfrediani at gmail.com <mailto:fhfrediani at gmail.com>>> wrote:

>> >>

>> >>      AfriNic (or any other RIR) is the resource holder for IP

>> space that

>> >>      IANA has allocated to it. So who else could secure that space

>> until

>> >>      it is assigned to an organization issuing ROAs if not the current

>> >>      resource holder ?

>> >>

>> >>      Must we have a policy accepted by either RIPE or ARIN first

>> in order

>> >>      to accept it in AfriNic afterwards ?

>> >>      This is not a worry to the RIR, it is actually an additional

>> >>      guarantee that no one else will try to make usage of IP space

>> under

>> >>      its responsability.

>> >>

>> >>      Fernando

>> >>

>> >>      On 07/06/2021 19:14, Daniel Yakmut via RPD wrote:

>> >>>      Dear Jordi,

>> >>>

>> >>>      Just out of curiosity why has RIPE and ARIN refused to adopt the

>> >>>      RPKI ROA and make it their responsibility that it is used by

>> >>>      resource holder?. I will agree that RPKI ROA is a good tool to

>> >>>      secure BGP routing, however I don't see as the responsibility of

>> >>>      an RIR to implement it.

>> >>>

>> >>>      My strong opinion is that any resource holder should be

>> >>>      responsible for securing its resources and if RPKI ROA is

>> the best

>> >>>      way to prevent hijack, then it will enjoy patronage. Making it a

>> >>>      job of AfriNIC, will possibly be going over board.

>> >>>

>> >>>      Responding to my opening question, I believe RIPE and ARIN

>> are not

>> >>>      keen on accepting your arguments because they are mundane. This

>> >>>      means resource holders should handle this issue, without

>> making it

>> >>>      a worry of the RIR.

>> >>>

>> >>>      In this regard, AfriNIC should concentrate on handling other

>> more

>> >>>      important issues, hence this policy is not relevant.

>> >>>

>> >>>

>> >>>      Simply

>> >>>

>> >>>      Daniel

>> >>>

>> >>>      On 07/06/2021 6:3pm, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via RPD wrote:

>> >>>>      Ni Mimi,____

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      __ __

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      No, is not ideological, the legal counsel already confirmed the

>> >>>>      being bookkeepers has many other **related** implications, such

>> >>>>      as provide a trustable source of accurate data, and this is

>> what

>> >>>>      RPKI and AS0 improve.____

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      __ __

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      The fact that in RIPE has not been accepted yet is just one

>> more

>> >>>>      excuse, if you compare it with the fact that the other TWO RIRs

>> >>>>      where it has been submitted (APNIC and LACNIC) accepted it

>> and in

>> >>>>      none of those regions there have been any of the excuses

>> and lack

>> >>>>      of knowledge about RPKI that we are hearing here. As I’ve

>> >>>>      explained already, I don’t think the RIPE chairs decision was

>> >>>>      correct, and we will make sure to resubmit the proposal there

>> >>>>      once a consistent appeal process is available, in case chairs

>> >>>>      take again a wrong decision. Also, then the experience in

>> APNIC,

>> >>>>      LACNIC and AFRINIC will show that those motivations are

>> >>>>      ridiculous.____

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      __ __

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      From time to time is good that ARIN and RIPE aren’t the

>> leaders,

>> >>>>      you don’t think so? It shows that very smart people exist in

>> >>>>      other regions as well!____

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      __ __

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      Once more, sometimes policies in one or the other region

>> fail to

>> >>>>      reach consensus, but it happens sooner or later.____

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      __ __

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      If you have a simple and trustable tool such as RPKI to drop

>> >>>>      invalids, you have a better way (if you want) to avoid bad

>> actors

>> >>>>      to use prefixes that don’t belong to them as they are still on

>> >>>>      the hands of AFRINIC. This is just facts. Not ideological, not

>> >>>>      opinions or personal view points. So yes, AS0 avoids, if you

>> >>>>      operate your network in a consistent way, to be faked with

>> >>>>      prefixes not allocated/assigned by AFRINIC, and thus helps to

>> >>>>      prevent hijacking.____

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      __ __

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      Regards,____

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      Jordi____

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      @jordipalet____

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      __ __

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      __ __

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      __ __

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      El 7/6/21 18:47, "Mimi dy" <dym5328 at gmail.com

>> <mailto:dym5328 at gmail.com>

>> >>>>      <mailto:dym5328 at gmail.com <mailto:dym5328 at gmail.com>>>

>> escribió:____

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      __ __

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      Dear WG,____

>> >>>>

>> >>>>       ____

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      I think the issue here is ideological. Many people believe that

>> >>>>      RIRs are mere bookkeepers, and it is not in their mandate to

>> >>>>      inject data into the routing database. That is the reason why

>> >>>>      RIPE did not approve a similar proposal, which I totally agree

>> >>>>      with. Moreover, I wanted to react to Jordi’s statement, saying

>> >>>>      that these objections are based on practical and technical

>> >>>>      matters. There is not only one routing database, there are

>> many,

>> >>>>      isn’t it kind of messy? And that is not even the main

>> reason why

>> >>>>      I object to this policy. ____

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      From another perspective, since people can adjust and control

>> >>>>      their routers, can you precise how this policy can potentially

>> >>>>      prevent/ reduce hijacking?____

>> >>>>

>> >>>>       ____

>> >>>>

>> >>>>      Best.____

>> >>>>

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