[rpd] [Last Call] Draft Policy Proposal - Hierarchical Names for New AS-SETs (AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02)

[Nishal Goburdhan]

On 17 Jul 2026, at 0:09, Hytham El-Nakhal wrote:

> Dear PDWG,
> The Policy Development Working Group (PDWG) Chairs have initiated a Last Call for this proposal, following rough consensus at the AFRINIC-37 Public Policy Meeting held in hybrid format in Nairobi, Kenya on 24 June 2026.
>
>   *   Proposal Name: Hierarchical Names for New AS-SETs
>   *   Proposal ID: AFPUB-2026-ASN-001-DRAFT02
>   *   Proposal URL: https://www.afrinic.net/afpub-2026-asn-001-draft02.html
>
> Last Call closes on: July 31, 2026, at 23:59 UTC.


hi pdwg.

i (like other lurkers here) have taught bgp, bgp policy, and interaction with afrinic’s whois database, and the irrdb, to many participants on this list.
i think that this policy will add one more security knob for operators (a good thing).
i do not see this policy adding any measure of onerous administrative burden, to either operators, or afrinic staff.

so, i support the adoption of this policy.

—n.