Once again I predict the past! It's amazing!
Thanks John.
On February 7, 2020 at 14:48 jcur...@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, b...@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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