Re: [Sidrops] [GROW] Any credence to AS_SET in the *middle* between AS_SEQUENCEs?

Job Snijders <job@fastly.com> Thu, 21 July 2022 12:42 UTC

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From: Job Snijders <job@fastly.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2022 14:42:15 +0200
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To: "Sriram, Kotikalapudi (Fed)" <kotikalapudi.sriram@nist.gov>
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Subject: Re: [Sidrops] [GROW] Any credence to AS_SET in the *middle* between AS_SEQUENCEs?
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Dear Sriram,

On Thu, 21 Jul 2022 at 14:08, Sriram, Kotikalapudi (Fed) <
kotikalapudi.sriram@nist.gov> wrote:

> Treating an UPDATE with an AS_SET as always 'Invalid' may be reasonable
> and simplifies the algorithm description except the diagnostic value of the
> 'Unverifiable' flavor is lost.


This would be my preference: marking UPDATES as “invalid” if they contain
an AS_SET anywhere in the AS_PATH.

The diagnostic value of the “Unverifiable” flavour to me seems limited, as
it introduces a potential for ambiguity and confusion.

Kind regards,

Job