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

[Nishal Goburdhan]

On 27 Jul 2021, at 6:34, Owen DeLong wrote:


> As you wish:

>

> AFRINIC may only issue AS0 ROAs for addresses which have never been 

> issued. Any

> space returned to the registries free pool post allocation shall not 

> have an AS0 ROA

> applied until such time as:

> 	1.	Any existing ROA is voluntarily repealed by the previous resource 

> registrant.

> and	2.	The previous resource registrant has issued a duly apostilled 

> notice from a

> 		corporate officer authorizing AFRINIC to reissue the space to other 

> parties.

> and	3.	No party has any pending litigation or dispute regarding the 

> space in question.

>

> How’s that for safe policy?


that simply is not practical.

# what happens when someone goes out of business and simply does not 
respond to contact?  this happens a lot more than you might think.  
there is no way that afrinic will be able to get the resource holders 
“permission” to repeal the resources.
# what happens when there’s a legitimate repeal of resources 
(sanctioned by a court if you will)
# [..] etc.

(i do agree with #3 though;  that’s fairly common-sense)

i did not intend for you to provide a glib answer, because i believe 
that there is a risk attached to this.  (i have always said so).  and i 
truly believe that this is mitigated through process, and not in 
(resource) policy, (or the lack thereof).  my suggestion, although 
seemingly light-hearted, was quite a serious one, and, if you remove 
your rather blinkered view, i think you would see that.

-n.