RFC 9455 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2023

Avoiding Route Origin Authorizations Containing Multiple IP Prefixes

Overview

RFC 9455, “Avoiding Route Origin Authorizations Containing Multiple IP Prefixes”, is a Best Current Practice document published in August 2023 by Z. Yan, R. Bush, G. Geng, T. de Kock, J. Yao. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

When using the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI), address space holders need to issue Route Origin Authorization (ROA) object(s) to authorize one or more Autonomous Systems (ASes) to originate BGP routes to IP address prefix(es). This memo discusses operational problems that may arise from ROAs containing multiple IP prefixes and recommends that each ROA contain a single IP prefix.

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What “Best Current Practice” means

Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.

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