> > In the service provider industry, its primary use is for advertising > address resources (IPv4/v6 and ASN)
Not really. On Thu, Nov 16, 2023 at 9:19 AM Christopher Hawker <ch...@thesysadmin.dev> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Aftab Siddiqui is currently exploring the possibility of using Route > Object Authorisations (ROAs) as a potential replacement to LOAs. Separate > to this (and unknowing of Aftab's research), I had started a discussion on > the RPKI Community guild on Discord (https://discord.gg/9jYcqpbdRE) > discussing the usage of ROAs instead of LOAs. > > An LOA, or "Letter of Authority" / "Letter of Authorization," is a formal > document granting permission for third parties to take specific actions > regarding network resources or services. In the service provider industry, > its primary use is for advertising address resources (IPv4/v6 and ASN). > When an organization intends to announce its IP prefixes through its own or > a transit provider's ASN to the global internet, it typically needs to > provide an LOA to their transit provider, confirming their custodianship or > ownership of the resources. > > RPKI ROA, stands for "Resource Public Key Infrastructure Route Origin > Authorization," is part of a security framework designed to validate the > authenticity of internet routing information. It involves a digitally > signed object that specifies which Autonomous Systems (ASes) are permitted > to announce specific IP address prefixes. > > Could you please take a moment to fill out our brief survey? Your feedback > will play a crucial role in our understanding of this topic. > > Survey Link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JCHLWBB > > Thanks, > Christopher Hawker >
