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Re: DOD prefixes and AS8003 / GRSCORP


From: Owen DeLong via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>
Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:21:25 -0700

According to the timeline posted to this list (by you, Siyuan), Globl Resource Systems, LLC was registered in Delaware 
on September 8, 2020.
Your timeline also shows the resources being issued to GRS by ARIN on September 11, september 14, 2020
It looks to me like they subsequently registered the corporation in Florida and moved the company address there.

I don’t see anything suspicious here based on your own statements, so I’m a bit confused what you are on about.

Owen

On Mar 12, 2021, at 03:34 , 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 <mailto:jcurran () arin net>> wrote:
On 11 Mar 2021, at 7:56 AM, Siyuan Miao <aveline () misaka io <mailto: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 <http://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 
<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



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