Re: DOD prefixes and AS8003 / GRSCORP

[Siyuan Miao <aveline () misaka io>]

Hi John,

My biggest concern is why the AS8003 was assigned to the company (GLOBAL
RESOURCE SYSTEMS, LLC) even before its existence.

When we were requesting resources or transfers, ARIN always asked us to
provide a Certificate of Good Standing and we had to pay the state to order
it.

However, it appears that a Certificate of Good Standing is not required or
ARIN didn't validate it in this case.

Regards,
Siyuan

On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 7:17 PM John Curran <jcurran () arin net> wrote:

> On 11 Mar 2021, at 7:56 AM, Siyuan Miao <aveline () misaka io> wrote:
>
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> Just noticed that almost all DOD prefixes (7.0.0.0/8,11.0.0.0/8,22.0.0.0/8
> and bunch of /22s)  are now announced under AS8003 (GRSCORP) which was just
> formed a few months ago.
>
> It looks so suspicious. Does anyone know if it's authorized?
>
>
> Siyuan -
>
> If you have concerns, you can confirm whether these IP address blocks are
> being routed as intended by verification with their listed technical
> contacts - e.g. https://search.arin.net/rdap/?query=22.0.0.0
>
> As I noted on this list several weeks back - "lack of routing history is
> not at all a reliable indicator of the potential for valid routing of a
> given IPv4 block in the future, so best practice suggest that allocated
> address space should not be blocked by others without specific cause. Doing
> otherwise opens one up to unexpected surprises when issued space suddenly
> becomes more active in routing and is yet is inexplicably unreachable for
> some destinations."
>
> Thanks!
> /John
>
> John Curran
> President and CEO
> American Registry for Internet Numbers