Post #3835755
2026-07-15 15:45 UTC
@christopherkunz@chaos.social Any 3-digit ASN or less is kind of cool to say you have, but 1) if you weren't the original assignee it is much less cool and 2) there should be relatively little practical value for any number.
Maybe someone can come up with some scheme where you'd derive some practical benefit. I can't think of any really good reason.
Maybe nets will be more likely to peer with you if you have a low number? Or maybe some nets that never update their configs set LOCALPREF for certain ASNs?. Or threatintel reputation systems have magic/golden/exception rules for certain ASNs? None of these things I can think of seem likely a sufficiently good reason to spend a premium on a magic combination of bits.
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@christopherkunz@chaos.social 2026-07-15 17:21
@jtk@infosec.exchange I agree. For vanity numbers like 1, 65535 or 666, or stuff like that, it's on the same bragging level as vanity number plates, and after the last bgp capable device adopted 32bit ASN, there's literally zero practical relevance to it.