Attestations -- Overview

• Address Attestations

  • Used to validate that a destination address block is being originated by an authorized AS

• Route Attestations

  • Used to validate that an AS is authorized to use an AS Path

• Each UPDATE includes one or more Address Attestations and a set of Route Attestations

• These are carried in a new, optional, transitive BGP Path Attribute

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