Re: Tell me about AS19111

[bzs () theworld com]

Once again I predict the past! It's amazing!

Thanks John.

On February 7, 2020 at 14:48 jcurran () arin net (John Curran) wrote:
> Barry - 
>
>
>     FYI – In addition to a regular financial audit, ARIN periodically has a
>     third-party operational audit conducted of the registry, including random
>     sampling of transactions and detailed review of same. 
>
>     The results of the audit are used to both reaffirm registry integrity and
>     have led to improvements in our processes in multiple areas including
>     internal review/signoff practices, transaction logging, and fraud
>     investigation. 
>
>
> Thanks,
> /John
>
> John Curran
> President and CEO
> American Registry for Internet Numbers
>
>
>     On 6 Feb 2020, at 1:38 PM, bzs () theworld com wrote:
>
>
>     Given events including the IPv4 runout etc perhaps it's long overdue
>     that the RIRs should hire a professional big-name (we used to call
>     them Big 5) accounting firm to audit or at least review IP address,
>     ASN, etc. allocation.
>
>     I am not talking about money, I am talking about resource allocation.
>
>     That would be a step towards accountability.
>
>     It would likely be a lot better than "someone on NANOG noticed a
>     discrepancy let's shout at each other about it for a few days."
>
>     The "rules" really aren't that difficult even if the details of
>     technical management can be.
>
>     A modern accounting firm could find the talent to grasp how it all
>     should work and review how it has worked and is working.
>
>     I've worked with accountants, they know things like what we'd call in
>     a phrase "game theory" (you cut, I choose, etc) regarding resource
>     allocation, memorialization (is the record-keeping broken?), "forcing"
>     organizations to fix outright bugs in rules and record-keeping,
>     internal accountability (e.g., who has access to critical records?
>     what's the process when an error or fraud occurs?), proper reporting,
>     etc.
>
>     It wouldn't be cheap.
>
>     But as an easy suggestion I'd recommend that ISOC help with the
>     funding for such a project. There could be other sources.
>
>     Or possibly, I haven't a clue how the numbers might work, a $10 or $20
>     new annual resource allocation surcharge to underwrite such auditing.
>
>     It would be a new and potentially valuable service so, within reason,
>     justified.
>
>     --
>            -Barry Shein
>
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