Yandex Qrator Labs Internet Initiative Japan & Arrcus, Inc. Arrcus USA National Institute of Standards and Technology This document describes procedures that make use of Autonomous System Provider Authorization (ASPA) objects in the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) to verify the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) AS_PATH attribute of advertised routes. This AS_PATH verification enhances routing security by adding means to detect and mitigate route leaks and AS_PATH manipulations.