There are many flavours of BGP hijacks, misconfigurations or outdated implementations. Here are some examples and tips how to verify your announcements.… Read more
One way or another we’ve been working on various aspects of securing the Internet’s inter-domain routing system for many years.… Read more
Networks rely increasingly on Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) and carrier-neutral interconnection facilities that enable dense localised peering connectivity to handle the massive traffic exchange between clients and servers.… Read more
I was about to publish another RIPE Labs article when someone pointed out that this would be RIPE Labs article #1,000. So, I decided to take the opportunity to look back to when it all began.… Read more
There is a slide set I use when I want to explain what needs to be considered when setting up a local NOG. It uses the Slovenian SINOG as a use case and should prove useful if you are setting up a NOG. … Read more
BGP prefix hijacking is a persistent threat against Internet organisations, attributed to a lack of authorisation and authentication mechanisms in the inter-domain routing system. ARTEMIS (Automatic and Real-Time dEtection and MItigation System) is a defence system against BGP prefix hijacking, which is based on comprehensive, accurate and fast detection operated by the AS itself, and enables flexible and fast mitigation of hijacking events.… Read more
The period around the end of the nineteenth century and the start of the twentieth century saw a number of phenomenal advances in the physical sciences.… Read more
The eighth RIPE NCC hackathon takes on the Quantum Internet! The hackathon will be held during the weekend before RIPE 77 in Amsterdam, and is co-organised by QuTech and TU Delft, along with the RIPE NCC. We're bringing together network operators, quantum networking researchers, students, hackers, software developers and artists, to imagine and build the tools for the future Internet. … Read more
The RIPE NCC and iNOG organised a hackathon in June 2018, in Dublin. This review celebrates the achievements of the hackathon, invites you to use our results, and welcomes your contributions for future hackathons!… Read more
Based on community discussions, including a recent plenary session at RIPE 76, here is a proposal for the RIPE Chair selection process. We are now seeking comments from you on a number of specific elements.… Read more
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