The US FCC Signals a Dangerous New Course on BGP Security – Internet Society

The US Federal Communications Commission recently released a draft Declaratory Ruling and Order in the Open Internet Proceeding. However, there is concerning language (paragraph 46) in this ruling that strongly implies the FCC’s intention to regulate border gateway protocol (BGP) routing security. While the FCC’s motives may be well-intentioned, regulating BGP routing security could have a catastrophic impact on the Internet, not just in the United States but globally.
On 17 April 2024, the Internet Society and the Global Cyber Alliance (GCA) sent formal comments to the FCC Commissioners’ key staff members on these issues, recommending strongly against regulating BGP routing security.
A top-down, regulatory approach to routing security from the FCC threatens to:
After more than a decade of supporting the deployment of routing security best practices through the Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) initiative, it has become clear that there is no one-size-fits-all solution for securing such a complex, decentralized global system made up of tens of thousands of individual networks. The most effective approach to improving routing security is through a coordinated, collaborative effort by the global community of network operators. Unfortunately, the FCC’s threatened regulation would severely undermine this effort.
Network operators in the United States and around the world are already making great strides to improve the security of the global routing system. The US Federal Communications Commission should not try to solve a problem that is already being addressed by the broader community.
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Disclaimer: Viewpoints expressed in this post are those of the author and may or may not reflect official Internet Society positions.
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