Hello all, Interesting discussion,
Just to add my grain of sand to the geofeed discussion: At LACNIC, there is already operational support of +5 years for geofeeds aligned with the IETF work in this space ( although adoption is low). RFC 8805 (https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8805) defines the standard CSV format for geofeeds, and RFC 9632 ( https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9632) specifies the use of the geofeed: attribute in RPSL objects so that operators can reference their geofeed directly from WHOIS/RDAP data. The 5 RIRs allow to publish geofeeds, format may vary from remarks attribute to geofeed attribute, but in all regions, members can: * Publish geofeed information through MiLACNIC <http://milacnic.lacnic.net>, myApnic, MyArin, etc. * Associate geolocation data with their IP resources. * Make this information publicly available in a structured and machine-readable way. In the case of LACNIC btw you can download the entire geofeed raw file (390 kb) for the region here: https://milacnic.lacnic.net/lacnic/geofeeds This allows operators to provide first-party location data in a standards-based manner, without relying solely on third-party inference. Of course, adoption and operational practices vary, but the functionality is available and aligned with the relevant RFCs. I thought this might be useful context for the ongoing discussion around trust, verification, and the role of RIRs in facilitating accurate geolocation data. Best regards, Nicolás Fiumarelli _______________________________________________ NANOG mailing list https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/EROLQFNKRSZ7BY6KSUKSPCC3CDXWQNCD/
