[rpd] Humble feature request for quarantined/cleaned up IP addresses

[Loganaden Velvindron]

Indeed, I agree with you.

I did a quick google search and found this:
https://lists.afrinic.net/pipermail/community-discuss/2019-June/003108.html.

Is a whowas still on a wish list on the afrinic side ?

On Sat, 26 Sept 2026, 12:32 Nishal Goburdhan, <nishal at controlfreak.co.za>
wrote:

> On 26 Sep 2026, at 9:19, Loganaden Velvindron wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Recently, I was investigating a cyber security incident involving IP
> addresses.
> >
> > A recurring challenge is that even after these IP ranges are returned
> > to AFRINIC for quarantine and cleanup, there is no quick, centralized
> > way for cybersecurity threat intelligence providers or law enforcement
> > agencies to track this status change.
>
> this isn’t really an RPD issue, more than it is a DBWG issue.  what you’re
> asking for, doesn’t impact resource *allocation* more than resource
> *representation*.
>
> there have already been requests for WHOWAS;  this would be a simple
> extension.
>
> —n.
>
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