The solution to this problem (theoretical at least) already exist in the form of RPKI.
On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 6:23 AM, Andrew Alston <a...@tenet.ac.za> wrote: > Hi All, > > I've just noticed that Level 3 is allowing people to register space in its > IRR database that A.) is not assigned to the people registering it and B.) is > not assigned via/to Level 3. > > So, I have two queries > > A.) Are only customers of Level 3 allowed to use this database > B.) Can someone from Level 3 please clarify if there are any plans to lock > this down slightly > > At this point, it would seem that if you are a customer of level 3's, you can > register any space you feel like in there, and announce anything you feel > like once the filters propagate, which in my opinion completely nullifies the > point of IRR in the first place. > > Though I think this also raises the question about IRR databases in general. > Would it not be far more sane to have each RIR run a single instance each > which talk to each other, which can be verified against IP address > assignments, and scrap the distributed IRR systems that allow for issues like > this to occur? > > (In the mean time I've emailed the relevant people to try and get the entries > falsely registered in that database removed, and will wait and see if I get a > response). > > > Andrew Alston > TENET - Chief Technology Officer > Phone: +27 21 763 7181 > > -- -- ========================= Carlos M. Martinez-Cagnazzo http://www.labs.lacnic.net =========================
