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* [PATCH] country override files: inital checkin
@ 2017-12-19 15:16 Peter Müller
  2017-12-21 12:51 ` Michael Tremer
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Peter Müller @ 2017-12-19 15:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
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Initially create manual override files for country data.

Signed-off-by: Peter Müller <peter.mueller(a)link38.eu>
---
 country-overrides/override-a1.txt    | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 country-overrides/override-a2.txt    | 11 +++++++++++
 country-overrides/override-a3.txt    | 10 ++++++++++
 country-overrides/override-other.txt | 12 ++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 51 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 country-overrides/override-a1.txt
 create mode 100644 country-overrides/override-a2.txt
 create mode 100644 country-overrides/override-a3.txt
 create mode 100644 country-overrides/override-other.txt

diff --git a/country-overrides/override-a1.txt b/country-overrides/override-a1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08eabfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/country-overrides/override-a1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+#
+# override-a1 [.txt]
+#
+# This file contains Autonomous Systems (AS) or IP networks/adresses
+# which are - in fact or with a high level of confidence - anonymous
+# proxies (special country code: A1).
+#
+# Since it does not make sense to assign them to a county, they
+# will be flagged as "A1" in the database.
+#
+# Although we do not consider them to be bad entirely, they might
+# be unwanted in certain scenarios.
+#
+# Please note only long-living Tor relay providers with static IPs
+# are listed here, as the list of all Tor relays will be dynamically
+# generated by another script.
+# 
+
diff --git a/country-overrides/override-a2.txt b/country-overrides/override-a2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ce00d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/country-overrides/override-a2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#
+# override-a2 [.txt]
+#
+# This file contains Autonomous Systems (AS) or IP networks/addresses
+# which are - in fact or with a high level of confidence - belonging
+# to satellite network providers (special country code: A2).
+#
+# Since a satellite uplink connection is possible from almost
+# anywhere in the world, it does not make sense to assign them to a
+# specific country. They will be flagged as "A2" in the database.
+#
diff --git a/country-overrides/override-a3.txt b/country-overrides/override-a3.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fbcdeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/country-overrides/override-a3.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#
+# override-a3 [.txt]
+#
+# This file contains Autonomous Systems (AS) or IP networks/addresses
+# which are - in fact or with a high level of confidence - believed
+# to be worldwide anycast instances (special country codes: A3).
+#
+# It does not make sense to assign them to a certain country, they
+# will be flagged as "A3" in the database.
+#
diff --git a/country-overrides/override-other.txt b/country-overrides/override-other.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7ba5b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/country-overrides/override-other.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#
+# override-other [.txt]
+#
+# This file contains Autonomous Systems (AS) or IP networks/addresses
+# whose country information in the WHOIS is not identical to their
+# physical location and which do not match to one of the special categories
+# A[1-3].
+#
+# Such networks might be legitimate (poorly maintained WHOIS data)
+# or hostile (faked WHOIS data in order to bypass country filtering or
+# to hide the owners' identity).
+#
-- 
2.13.6



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