PeerCortex/server/route-leak.js

const { TIER1_ASNS } = require("./data/tier1-asns");

// Heuristic: detects suspicious routing relationships using RIPE Stat neighbour data.
// NOT real-time. False positives possible for large networks with many Tier-1 relationships.
// Confidence: MEDIUM — pattern-based, not path-level analysis.
function computeRouteLeakDetection(upstreams, downstreams, peers) {
  const upstreamAsns   = new Set(upstreams.map(n => n.asn));
  const downstreamAsns = new Set(downstreams.map(n => n.asn));

  const tier1Upstreams   = upstreams.filter(n => TIER1_ASNS.has(n.asn));
  const tier1Downstreams = downstreams.filter(n => TIER1_ASNS.has(n.asn));

  const patterns = [];

  // Pattern A: Tier-1 appearing as BOTH upstream AND downstream → sandwich candidate
  const sandwich = tier1Upstreams.filter(n => downstreamAsns.has(n.asn));
  sandwich.forEach(n => {
    patterns.push({
      type:        "sandwich_candidate",
      asn:         n.asn,
      name:        n.name,
      description: `AS${n.asn} (${n.name}) appears as both upstream and downstream — possible route leak vector`,
    });
  });

  // Pattern B: Tier-1 as downstream (re-originating routes to Tier-1s)
  tier1Downstreams.forEach(n => {
    if (!upstreamAsns.has(n.asn)) {
      patterns.push({
        type:        "tier1_downstream",
        asn:         n.asn,
        name:        n.name,
        description: `AS${n.asn} (${n.name}) is a downstream — unusual for a Tier-1, may indicate leaked routes`,
      });
    }
  });

  const detected = patterns.length > 0;

  return {
    detected,
    patterns,
    tier1_upstream_count:   tier1Upstreams.length,
    tier1_downstream_count: tier1Downstreams.length,
    _provenance: {
      source:     "RIPE Stat asn-neighbours",
      validation: "heuristic",
      confidence: "medium",
      note:       "Pattern-based detection only. Not real-time (15-min RIPE RIS snapshot). False positives possible for large networks with legitimate Tier-1 relationships.",
    },
  };
}

module.exports = { computeRouteLeakDetection };