Re: IPv4

[Stephen Kent <kent at bbn.com>]

At 6:35 AM -0700 8/9/07, Bill Manning wrote:
> ...
>  > The RIRs are working to enable clean transfer of address space
> >  holdings, using X.509 certs. While one could do what what Harald
> >  suggested, the new address space holder would have to worry about HP
> >  revoking the cert it issued to effect the transfer. A "cleaner" model
> >  would call for HP to effect the transfer through a registry, so that
> >  HP is no longer in the cert path.
>
>
> 	and they would then not have to worry about the RIR revoking the cert?
>
> --bill

The RIRs are recognized as neutral, primary address space allocators 
who have contractual relationships with the folks to whom they 
allocate addresses. I think it might be more attractive to the new 
holder of address space to have a relationship with an RIR vs. the 
former address space holder, a company that might be acquired by 
another company, change business orientation, declare bankruptcy, ...

Steve

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