[AusNOG] Due diligence when purchasing IPv4 addresses

[Jonathan Brewer]

Top considerations:

1. Is your broker reputable? Just go on and name them here so people can
help.
2. Is your broker's company registered in a place you have legal recourse
if things go wrong?
3. Are they registered with APNIC?
https://www.apnic.net/manage-ip/manage-resources/transfer-resources/transfer-facilitators/
4. Have the blocks you're being transferred been blacklisted? Easy to check.

Purchases from RIPE should be pretty smooth. Don't do something silly like
try to lease addresses from LANIC or AFRINIC entities and expect your
upstreams here to route them for you.

-JB

On Thu, 14 Mar 2019 at 08:36, Damian Ivereigh <damo at launtel.net.au> wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I realise this is in the realm of opinion and scaremongering, but we
> have been offered some IPv4 (3 x /22) from a telco company in Bulgaria
> (i.e. RIPE) via a broker. I have APNIC approval etc.
>
> I have not done this before and they are of course keen to push the
> sale, wondering what due diligence I can do - I have been told the
> ranges. Or should I run a mile?
>
> Damian
>
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