Netflix VPN detection - actual engineer needed

[diotonante at gmail.com (Davide Davini)]

On 08/06/2016 18:17, Owen DeLong wrote:
>>> Get your own /48 and advertise to HE Tunnel via BGP. Problem solved.
>>
>> Even though that sounds like an awesome idea it does not seem trivial to
>> me to obtain your own /48.
> 
> It?s trivial in the ARIN region. Other regions are YMMV.

I thought you might have been thinking of ARIN. :)

>> I mean: "You can only request IPv6 assignments and Autonomous System
>> Numbers through a Sponsoring LIR (a RIPE NCC member)"
>> https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/resource-management/number-resources/independent-resources
> I would suggest trying to work through the RIPE PDWG to get that policy changed if you feel it is a hinderance to your deployment.
> I do know that RIPE has this (rather silly IMHO) process for keeping PI end users at arms length, but as I understand it, it?s also not very hard to find an LIR that will charge you a fee to acquire the addresses and pass them along to you.

I tend to agree, it is silly.

>> But you know, my knowledge on the matter is half an hour old, I might be
>> dead wrong.
> 
> I think you?re right, but my understanding is that it is fairly trivial to comply with that requirement. I?ll be surprised if some LIRs don?t contact you as a result of this email.

It didn't happen yet, but I might try to "poke" someone when I have some
time to spare.

Ciao, Davide Davini