Hi, On Sun, Nov 09, 2014 at 11:48:36AM -0800, Ronald F. Guilmette wrote:
P.S. I'm still a bit befuddled by what happened in this case. Would it be a fair characterization to say that what AS201640 has done in this case is to exploit a kind of loophole which is uniquely present only when the hijacker/squatter AS is registered in one RiR and the IP blocks that are being hijacked/squatted are registered in a different RiR?
Yes.
Also, could this scenario have been replicated if the origin AS had been registered in/by ARIN, APNIC, LACNIC, or AFRINIC, rather than RIPE?
I'm not sure how the access control in other regions' IRR DBs work - but at least ARIN's database is based on RIPE code, so "it might be".
If so, then a proper sort of fix will necessarily involve all five RiRs, no?
Correct. George Michaelson is from APNIC, so "they are aware", and I'm fairly sure the other RIRs are being informed. Gert Doering -- NetMaster -- have you enabled IPv6 on something today...? SpaceNet AG Vorstand: Sebastian v. Bomhard Joseph-Dollinger-Bogen 14 Aufsichtsratsvors.: A. Grundner-Culemann D-80807 Muenchen HRB: 136055 (AG Muenchen) Tel: +49 (0)89/32356-444 USt-IdNr.: DE813185279