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DNS Measurements Hackathon 2017

DNS Measurements Hackathon 2017

Alun Davies

7 min read

The RIPE NCC's fifth hackathon event will happen in Amsterdam, in April 2017. We would like to invite operators, designers, researchers and developers to take on the challenge and join us in developing new tools and visualisations for DNS measurements.

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The Next 42 RIPE Atlas Probes at Hackerspaces

The Next 42 RIPE Atlas Probes at Hackerspaces

Vesna Manojlovic

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In this article, we give one example of the possible communities that are now easier to build around RIPE Atlas probes. With the tagging of similar probes, existing communities can use additional tools for creating and analysing RIPE Atlas measurements, such as "IXP Country Jedi", to create their o…

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Studying the IPv4 Transfer Market: Reported Transfers

Studying the IPv4 Transfer Market: Reported Transfers

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Over the past five years, all Regional Internet Registries (RIRs), with the exception of AFRNIC, have exhausted their pool of available IPv4 addresses. The Internet community anticipated this almost two decades ago and standardised IPv6 as a long-term solution. IPv6 uptake is, however, still laggin…

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RIPE Atlas Success Story: Zoom-in on Germany

RIPE Atlas Success Story: Zoom-in on Germany

Vesna Manojlovic

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Here is an example of how cross-pollination between two or more communities can create success. An overlap between IETF participants, RIPE Atlas users and listeners of a popular German podcast has led to growth in the deployment of RIPE Atlas probes (hardware devices that measure Internet infrastru…

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Cybersecurity Due Diligence - an ISP Perspective

Cybersecurity Due Diligence - an ISP Perspective

Joanna Kulesza

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Cybersecurity is no longer a corporate or private affair. What once was simply good business practice is now a legal obligation for ISPs, large and small. What does this mean for you?

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Routing Detours: Can We Avoid Nation-State Surveillance?

Routing Detours: Can We Avoid Nation-State Surveillance?

Annie Edmundson

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An increasing number of countries are passing laws that facilitate the mass surveillance of their citizens. In response, governments and citizens are increasingly paying attention to the countries that their Internet traffic traverses. In some cases, countries are taking extreme steps, such as bui…

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IXP Tools Hackathon Results

IXP Tools Hackathon Results

Vesna Manojlovic

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The fourth RIPE NCC Hackathon was as fun and productive as the previous three, with even more supporting organisations and participants. This short article aims to express our gratitude to everyone involved and to give a summary of our experiences, while several projects will be described in more d…

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Six Years of Hackerspaces Tours During RIPE Meetings

Six Years of Hackerspaces Tours During RIPE Meetings

Vesna Manojlovic

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Maybe surprisingly, there is quite an overlap between the RIPE community and the hackers community. Visiting a local hackerspace has been a tradition for more than five years: during RIPE Meetings, network operators groups, IXP meetings and other technical events. This is a nostalgic look back to t…

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All Quiet in the IPv4 Internet?

All Quiet in the IPv4 Internet?

Philipp Richter

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In 2016, IPv4 exhaustion is on everyone’s lips: four out of five Regional Internet Registries have run out of freely available address space.

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