> > - Hosted solutions offer a low barrier entry to smaller organizations > > who simply cannot develop their own PKI infrastructure. This is the > > case where they also lack the organizational skills to properly manage > > the keys themselves, so, in most cases at least, they are *better off* > > with a hosted solution > > > They also offer an attractive target for miscreants with a huge payoff > if they are ever compromised. ... > > For RIPE, their hosted solution is clearly meeting expectations within > > their region. Other region“s mileage may vary. I hope we (LACNIC) can > > do just as well. > > > We'll see how people feel after the first time it gets pwn3d.
I am already trusting RIPE with my data - specifically, RIPE publishes route objects for my prefixes, and my transit providers generate their prefix lists based on these route objects. I fail to see how a hosted RPKI solution would make this situation worse. Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sth...@nethelp.no