Re: v4 and v6 BOGON list

[Enno Rey via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>]

Hi Gabriel,

for v6 you may find the following helpful:

https://theinternetprotocolblog.wordpress.com/2020/01/15/some-notes-on-ipv6-bogon-filtering/

cheers

Enno


On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 07:20:53PM +0000, Gabriel Terry wrote:
> All,
>
> I was researching BOGON prefixes and found a reference from IANA listing special-purpose addresses, URLs listed 
> below. Based on my understanding of the list I think I should be able to block all of the entries from my upstream 
> peerings without affecting normal internet traffic. I assume that there would only be special scenarios that the 
> addresses listed in the special-purpose entry would be used. I am interested to hear what others are doing when it 
> comes to blocking BOGON NLRI from their upstream BGP peerings. If anyone has any insight into this please let me know 
> your thoughts, I would love to discuss more on the topic.
>
> URLs:
> https://www.iana.org/assignments/iana-ipv4-special-registry/iana-ipv4-special-registry.xhtml
> https://www.iana.org/assignments/iana-ipv6-special-registry/iana-ipv6-special-registry.xhtml
>
> Thanks,
>
> Gabriel L. Terry

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