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2026-07-15 15:35 UTC

@jtk@infosec.exchange I mean, AS1 is pretty cool. In my headcanon, this was the main reason why L3 bought GlobalCrossing. Apart from that - when are you ever going to be able to brag with your ASN?

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@jtk@infosec.exchange 2026-07-15 15:45

@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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