Excellent summary of the USG position as of 2019. It is, um, nearly 5 years later, has any of these stuff evolved?
On Tue, Feb 13, 2024 at 9:58 PM John Curran <jcur...@arin.net> wrote: > > On Jan 31, 2024, at 12:48 AM, Rubens Kuhl <rube...@gmail.com> wrote: > > DoD's /8s are usually squatted by networks that run out of private IPv4 space. > Even though it is very risky to steal resources from an organization > that can deploy a black helicopter or a nuclear warhead over you, for > some reason like it not appearing in the DFZ people seem to like it. > > > Folks - > > A network that wants to be creative and utilize an address block that’s > assigned to others > for their own internal purposes runs two distinct risks: > > 1. An address block that’s not utilized today may easily become publicly > routed tomorrow > (either by the original address holder or by their assignee/successor) > and it is not possible > to reliably predict whether your customers will need access to the > resources that end up > on that address space. > > 2. If you should leak routes publicly for another's address space, there are > organizations that > will object – and in the case US government networks, this can include > some uncomfortable > conversations. [1] > > None of this suggests that one cannot configure their routers any way that > they wish – just that > it’d be best if done with appropriate care and an upfront understanding of > the risks involved. > > Thanks! > /John > > John Curran > President and CEO > American Registry for Internet Numbers > > [1] > https://pc.nanog.org/static/published/meetings/NANOG77/2108/20191028_Elverson_Your_As_Is_v1.pdf > pg 4. > -- 40 years of net history, a couple songs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9RGX6QFm5E Dave Täht CSO, LibreQos