Re: DOD prefixes and AS8003 / GRSCORP

[Tom Beecher <beecher () beecher cc>]

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

You don't know what ARIN did or did not do, or really anything about the
circumstances surrounding this other than what is gleanable from
public records. It's not a good look to chuck rocks at them like this.

Mr. Curran has helpfully provided the link to report suspected fraud.
That's the best place to take this discussion.

On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 6:36 AM Siyuan Miao <aveline () misaka io> wrote:

> 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