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<p dir="ltr">Hi Logan, all,</p>
<p dir="ltr">Thanks for raising this. I'll address it from two
perspectives: what is published today, and where it could be
improved.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Like the other RIRs, AFRINIC publishes the status of
all Internet number resources daily in the NRO extended statistics
format: <a href="https://ftp.afrinic.net/stats/afrinic/"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://ftp.afrinic.net/stats/afrinic/</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">The file "delegated-afrinic-extended-latest" shows the
status of each resource as allocated, assigned, available or
reserved (definitions are in README-EXTENDED.txt). Historical
files are also kept, so users can compare snapshots over time and
identify status changes between reporting periods, as SM's script
demonstrated.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Reclaimed resources are placed in the reserved state
while they go through the applicable quarantine and cleanup
processes, after which they are returned to the available pool. It
is important to clarify that a reserved (quarantined) resource
does not necessarily imply contamination. More information on the
resource lifecycle status is available here: <a
href="https://afrinic.net/ip-resources-management"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://afrinic.net/ip-resources-management</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">Based on your explanation, I can notice one limitation
of the current data is that the reserved status covers several
scenarios. It includes resources in quarantine after reclamation
as well as resources reserved for policy or operational reasons
(for example, the policy-reserved 102.224.0.0/12 block).</p>
<p dir="ltr">While I take note the ARIN "cleared blocks" example you
shared, we would like to better understand your particular
requirements, could you clarify:</p>
<ol dir="ltr">
<li>Which transitions are of most interest: delegated → reserved,
reserved → available, or both?</li>
<li>Would it be important to publish distinct types of reservation
on this webpage (reclaimed, operational, policy)?</li>
<li>Would a structured feed (JSON or CSV) with the prefix,
previous status, new status and effective date meet your
requirements?</li>
<li>Any additional data points that would be useful.</li>
</ol>
<p dir="ltr">Your feedback on the questions above, will help us
evaluate the best way forward.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Next step</strong><br>
As pointed out by other forum members, this topic concerns how
resources are represented and published rather than resource
policy, so I am also exceptionally cross-posting to the DBWG
mailing list for the discussion to proceed there. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Regards,</p>
<p>James</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 26/09/2026 11:19, Loganaden
Velvindron wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="" class="moz-quote-pre">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. I fully appreciate that the
AFRINIC team already handles a significant workload.
I would therefore kindly request AFRINIC members to discuss whether
putting a dedicated page would be a good idea ? The web page would be
for quarantined and cleaned up IP ranges so that Cybersecurity Threat
Intelligence Providers and Law enforcement agencies can easily parse
those to update their blocklists. CSV format is acceptable but json
format would be nice to have especially with the rise of automation.
Kind regards,
Loganaden Velvindron
(Speaking in my own capacity)
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