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PeeringDB Product Update - September 2025

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Leo Vegoda

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As PeeringDB continues to grow and improve, we publish notes on new releases as well as promoting new features and bug fixes. These reports are an opportunity to step back and look at the broad sweep of change.

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Khipu: Prototype RIPE Atlas Traceroute Visualisation Tool

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Stephen Suess

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The RIPE Atlas team is developing a new tool for traceroute visualisations that should make analysing large traceroute measurements much clearer and easier.

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Expanding AuthDNS - Impact of Adding a New Node in the Philippines

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Rene Wilhelm

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In June 2025 we activated a new AuthDNS node, hosted at Maharlika IX in Makati City, Manilla Metro, Philippines. In this article we look at what impact this had for DNS clients in the country as well as to the AuthDNS system as a whole.

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Why IXPs Matter: Critical Infrastructure Beyond the Hype

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Antonio Prado

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Internet Exchange Points (IXPs) are often overlooked in discussions about critical infrastructure. Yet their role in routing stability, local resilience, and digital sovereignty is undeniable. In this article, we explore what happens when IXPs fail, and why classifying them as critical infrastructu…

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Navigating Network Measurements - IPs, ASes, Exhaustion

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Tobias Fiebig

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It's time for more from our series of articles on measurement.network. This time we turn to V4LESS-AS and doing IPv4 with an IPv6 nexthop.

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RIPE NCC Days Chișinău

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Kjerstin Burdiek

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Our latest RIPE NCC Days event took place in Chișinău, Moldova from 18-19 June 2025. At the meeting, we heard from local community leaders and examined the landscape of the Internet in Moldova and its neighbours.

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GuardXP: From Data Privacy to Improved Cybersecurity

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Pere Barlet

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GuardXP is a collaborative project between UPC and CSUC supported by the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund 2024. It aims to develop a privacy-enhancing tool to combat web tracking and data exploitation. Unlike traditional blacklist-based solutions, GuardXP uses code analysis to detect and block trac…

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Analysing Malicious Domains with RIPE Atlas

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Guillermo Pereyra

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Taking down malicious websites means understanding which geographical regions or IP ranges can access them. RIPE Atlas can help collect the technical evidence needed to determine the geographic reach of a malicious site and provide accurate, location-based reports for its takedown.

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Policy Certification and Verification for Cybersecurity in the Internet of Things

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Anna Maria Mandalari

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So you installed a smart plug in your home. It works perfectly. But do you really know what data it’s sending, and where? Is it respecting your privacy? Is it even following the law? A research project supported by the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund delves into uncertainties surrounding IoT devic…

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