In light of recent BGP hijacking I became curious, what are your thoughts on BGPSec or other alternatives?

Hey everyone,

After reading about a couple more BGP hijacks this week I was wondering what everyone is thinking about BGPSec or just the future or BGP in terms of internet routing in general. I read one of the BGPSec RFC authors apparently said he’s not sure if it will ever actually get implemented, but I’ve also read up to 5% of the Internet have begun acquiring cryptographic keys for securing BGP (doesn’t sound like much but some areas appear better than others, Latin America is up to 24%).

Do you guys think BGPSec is the future or a different alternative? Or do you think BGP will continue in its current state without needing/wanting to be changed?