Re: Implementing Decentralized RPKI with Blockchain Technology

[David Conrad via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>]

Tom,

On Nov 15, 2024, at 9:11 AM, Tom Beecher <beecher () beecher cc> wrote:
> However, I think it's an overblown concern. If a government entity has the courts in their pocket to force an RIR to 
> do a thing, they have the power to do abou 10 other much easier things that would actually prevent full access to the 
> thing they don't like. ( I'm taking your servers, I'm forcing you to unplug routers, etc) 

RIRs serve multiple (potentially overlapping) jurisdictions, thereby providing a way for effects to cross national 
boundaries.

> Doesn't really make sense for them to force the RIR to do a think that would only disrupt access, not prevent it 
> entirely. 

Forcing registrars and resolver operators to block the lookup of certain names does not prevent access entirely, yet it 
is a very common technique imposed by national regulators and courts all over the world.

Regards,
-drc

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