Post #3613190
2026-07-05 06:44 UTC
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@shlee@aus.social 2026-07-05 07:07
@tubsta@social.bsdlab.au @hkrn@mstdn.social @stucchimax@social.secret-wg.org @phessler@bsd.network I’ve considered getting an ASN but the cost is so much higher than I expected
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@jtk@infosec.exchange 2026-07-05 23:04
@tubsta@social.bsdlab.au @hkrn@mstdn.social @stucchimax@social.secret-wg.org @phessler@bsd.network Be careful what you ask for. The IEEE had the foresight to charge $1000 US for OUIs to dissuade every grad student from getting their own, but cheap enough to be essentially inconsequential to real card vendors. There is a real administrative burden on RIRs, arguably much more so than there is for OUIs. Now, probably the bigger concern isn't the grad students, but the potential harm in Internet security and stability. What are reasonable RIR administrative fees to limit pollution, abuse, and bad actors while making the costs a minor part of the budget for serious networks?