Tell me about AS19111

Fri Feb 7 20:38:06 UTC 2020

Once again I predict the past! It's amazing!

Thanks John.

On February 7, 2020 at 14:48 jcurran at arin.net (John Curran) wrote:
 > Barry - 
 > 
 > 
 >     FYI – In addition to a regular financial audit, ARIN periodically has a
 >     third-party operational audit conducted of the registry, including random
 >     sampling of transactions and detailed review of same. 
 > 
 >     The results of the audit are used to both reaffirm registry integrity and
 >     have led to improvements in our processes in multiple areas including
 >     internal review/signoff practices, transaction logging, and fraud
 >     investigation. 
 > 
 > 
 > Thanks,
 > /John
 > 
 > John Curran
 > President and CEO
 > American Registry for Internet Numbers
 > 
 > 
 >     On 6 Feb 2020, at 1:38 PM, bzs at theworld.com wrote:
 > 
 > 
 >     Given events including the IPv4 runout etc perhaps it's long overdue
 >     that the RIRs should hire a professional big-name (we used to call
 >     them Big 5) accounting firm to audit or at least review IP address,
 >     ASN, etc. allocation.
 > 
 >     I am not talking about money, I am talking about resource allocation.
 > 
 >     That would be a step towards accountability.
 > 
 >     It would likely be a lot better than "someone on NANOG noticed a
 >     discrepancy let's shout at each other about it for a few days."
 > 
 >     The "rules" really aren't that difficult even if the details of
 >     technical management can be.
 > 
 >     A modern accounting firm could find the talent to grasp how it all
 >     should work and review how it has worked and is working.
 > 
 >     I've worked with accountants, they know things like what we'd call in
 >     a phrase "game theory" (you cut, I choose, etc) regarding resource
 >     allocation, memorialization (is the record-keeping broken?), "forcing"
 >     organizations to fix outright bugs in rules and record-keeping,
 >     internal accountability (e.g., who has access to critical records?
 >     what's the process when an error or fraud occurs?), proper reporting,
 >     etc.
 > 
 >     It wouldn't be cheap.
 > 
 >     But as an easy suggestion I'd recommend that ISOC help with the
 >     funding for such a project. There could be other sources.
 > 
 >     Or possibly, I haven't a clue how the numbers might work, a $10 or $20
 >     new annual resource allocation surcharge to underwrite such auditing.
 > 
 >     It would be a new and potentially valuable service so, within reason,
 >     justified.
 > 
 >     --
 >            -Barry Shein
 > 
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-- 
        -Barry Shein

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