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Provisions for Resource Hijacking

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Source facts

Policy ID
AFPUB-2019-GEN-001
RIR
AFRINIC
Official status
Unknown
Normalized status
Unknown
Introduced
May 22, 2019
Last source update
Oct 16, 2026
Coverage
Partial

Who actually shaped the debate?

1Total participants
1Discussion contributors
UnknownFormal actors
2Discussion messages
1Effective participants
100%Top-five discussion share
1People covering 50%
1People covering 80%

Policy evolution

Debate timeline

  1. Introduced

    Introduced

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  2. Official version

    DRAFT01

    Unknown · Archived

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Entities

Freshness: Stale
  1. Haruna Umar Adoga
    Discussion messages2
    First activityMay 26, 2019
    Last activityMay 26, 2019
    First explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Latest explicit stanceSupport with changes
    Stance changes0
    Viewpoint consistencyInsufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies4
    Freshness: Stale

    Last research attempt: Oct 21, 2026

    Identity verified: Oct 21, 2026

    Federal University of Lafia · Current
    Haruna Umar Adoga is a Lecturer I, in the Department of Computer Science
    fulafia.edu.ng

    Verified public profiles

    Discussion messages
    2
    First activity
    May 26, 2019
    Last activity
    May 26, 2019
    First explicit stance
    Support with changes
    Latest explicit stance
    Support with changes
    Stance changes
    0
    Viewpoint consistency
    Insufficient evidence to assess consistency
    Other policies
    4

    First explicit stance: Support with changes → Latest explicit stance: Support with changes · Stance changes: 0

    Viewpoint consistency: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency

    Two near-identical posts on 26 May 2019 support anti-hijacking measures with a longer objection period. They represent one repeated position, not separate evidence of consistency over time.

    Provisions for Resource Hijacking

    Assessment: Insufficient evidence to assess consistency · Two near-identical posts on 26 May 2019 support anti-hijacking measures with a longer objection period. They represent one repeated position, not separate evidence of consistency over time.

    The suspected hijacker should be given a maximum of 6 weeks rather that 4 weeks to object any conclusions, as proposed by the authors.

    The suspected hijacker should be given a maximum of 6 weeks rather that 4 weeks to object any conclusions, as proposed by the authors.

    1. May 26, 2019 · Support with changes

      [rpd] New Policy Proposal Received - "Provisions for Resource Hijacking (AFPUB-2019-GEN-001-DRAFT01)"

      Conditions:

      Supports action against resource hijacking, but proposes six weeks rather than four to challenge conclusions so that operational mistakes can be distinguished from intentional hijacking.

      Validated evidence is unavailable.

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    2. May 26, 2019 · Support with changes

      [rpd] New Policy Proposal Received - "Provisions for Resource Hijacking (AFPUB-2019-GEN-001-DRAFT01)"

      Conditions:

      Supports action against resource hijacking, but proposes six weeks rather than four to challenge conclusions so that operational mistakes can be distinguished from intentional hijacking.

      Validated evidence is unavailable.

      Source facts ↗
    Per-policy stance timelines:AFPUB-2010-GEN-005 · Unknown · Insufficient evidence to assess consistencyAFPUB-2019-GEN-001 · Support with changes · Insufficient evidence to assess consistencyAFPUB-2019-GEN-006-DRAFT03 · Oppose · Insufficient evidence to assess consistencyAFPUB-2019-V4-002 · Oppose · Insufficient evidence to assess consistencyAFPUB-2019-V4-003 · Support · Insufficient evidence to assess consistency

    Total policy messages: 11

Sources and coverage

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Earliest captured: Aug 4, 2004
Latest captured: Oct 24, 2026

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  • afrinic-rpd: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
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  • afrinic-afripv6-discuss: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
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  • afrinic-community-discuss: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-dbwg: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-dnssec-ops: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
  • afrinic-measurement-wg: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.
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