[address-policy-wg] 2006-05 New Policy Proposal (PI Assignment Size)

On Mon, Sep 25, 2006 at 06:43:40AM -1000, Randy Bush wrote:
> >> if we are lucky, this time next year, you will be able to verify an X.509
> >> certificate chain with rfc 3779 resource extensions, and have significant
> >> confidence in rights to address and asn resources.
> > 
> > As I can understand, I can verify origin of prefix, prefix itself, but
> > it can't authorize is that certain as-path legitimate or not. Like I can
> > figure it out from routing registry DB. Isn't it?
> 
> the current work will provide a formally verifiable demonstration of
> ownership of address space.

	wow...  address ownership.  thats kind of a new concept.
	last i checked, most RIRs deal with the concept of address
	stewardship.  does that mean i can assert ownership of
	integers and the RIR system will back me up?

> one first useful step for an isp is to use the x.509 data to verify
> ownership assertions in the irr when building filter lists, for
> example.
> randy

--bill