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Phase out of Reply-Size Tester

Phase out of Reply-Size Tester

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Back in December 2009 we released a tool with which you can test your DNS resolver for possible issues with a DNSSEC signed root zone. Now that the root zone has been signed in production since 15 July 2010 we will stop this service on Monday, 11 October 2010.

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DNS Clients Do Request DNSSEC Today

DNS Clients Do Request DNSSEC Today

Daniel Karrenberg

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After the DNS root zone was finally signed and a number of TLDs began signing their zones, we were curious to see how many clients actually request DNSSEC information. First we looked at our server that provides secondary service to several ccTLDs.

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Active Measurements - A Small Probe

Active Measurements - A Small Probe

Daniel Karrenberg

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Following the first announcement of the active measurement network we are planning to set up, you can find a short description below of the equipment we are planning to use for all vantage points.

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Interesting Graph - IPv6 Performance

Interesting Graph - IPv6 Performance

Emile Aben

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This graph shows IPv6 performance as measured to www.ripe.net. These measurements show performance of native IPv6 on average being very close to IPv4.

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Refinements to the RIPE Database Query API

Refinements to the RIPE Database Query API

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Over the last few months, since the last release of our RESTful Query Web Service, we have been adding functionality and fixed some issues that we found while using the underlying API. So, with this update we are releasing all these refinements and fixes to you. Most of the improvements address …

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RIPE NCC Validator for Resource Certification

RIPE NCC Validator for Resource Certification

Amanda Gowland

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Resource certification can be used to help secure routing. The resource certification system is based on Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) principles. The RIPE NCC Validator for resource certification can help network operators make the necessary routing decisions. You can download the tool below.

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IPv6 RIPEness - Criteria for a Potential Fifth Star Rating

IPv6 RIPEness - Criteria for a Potential Fifth Star Rating

Vesna Manojlovic

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We recently posted an article about IPv6 "RIPEness", a four-star rating system of Local Internet Registry (LIR) IPv6 deployment.

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Active Measurements Need More Vantage Points

Active Measurements Need More Vantage Points

Daniel Karrenberg

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This is the first in a series of articles in which we will describe our plan to set up a new measurement network and how we plan to master the engineering, economic and community-building challenges.

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Interesting Graph - IPv6 Allocations since 1999

Interesting Graph - IPv6 Allocations since 1999

Mirjam Kühne

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The graph shows the number of IPv6 allocations made by the RIPE NCC to its membership since 1999.

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IXP Traffic During the FIFA World Cup 2010

IXP Traffic During the FIFA World Cup 2010

Fergal Cunningham

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Serge Radovcic from the European Internet Exchange Association (Euro-IX) examined the effect that the FIFA World Cup 2010 had on IXP traffic statistics in Europe during the tournament.

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