Questioning the IPv8 Proposal
• 8 min read
The IPv8 proposal brings together routing, identity, and network management into a single design, but does it leave too many operational questions unanswered?
Network Operations
Non-Human Identity for Workloads and AI Agents
Kathleen Moriarty
Kathleen Moriarty, founder of SecurityBiaS is technology strategist and board advisor, working with SaaS providers on security to Build-in at Scale benefiting both the provider and their customer base. Adjunct Professor at Georgetown SCS, teaching Security Architecture and Design and Cyber Threat Intelligence. Formerly as the Chief Technology Officer, Center … More
• 5 min read
Passwords and API keys are giving way to a new generation of short-lived machine credentials. But as non-human identities scale rapidly, the growing question is how much trust and assurance those identities should carry.
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Legacy Out of Contract
Qasim Lone
I am a research engineer in the R&D department at RIPE NCC. I am interested in internet measurements, internet outages, data analysis, and cybersecurity. Prior to joining RIPE NCC, I defended my Ph.D. in cyber-security at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), The Netherlands. More
• 19 min read
Last time, we looked at legacy address space in terms of contract coverage, ROA coverage, and proportion of announced prefixes. Now it’s time to take a closer look at those blocks still to be brought under contract and get a clearer picture of what kind of behaviour we see coming from them.
Operational Review of Public ENUM Under e164.arpa
Hisham Ibrahim
Hisham Ibrahim
Based in Dubai, UAE
Hisham Ibrahim is the Chief Community Officer at the RIPE NCC. He leads the RIPE NCC's engagement efforts to foster a dynamic, inclusive RIPE community. He is responsible for engagement with RIPE NCC members, the RIPE community, Internet governance and training services. Hisham is active on several committees in various … More
• 6 min read
A 2026 operational review of Public ENUM under e164.arpa found that half of the current delegations show some form of DNS problem. The findings are expected to be discussed at RIPE 92, including the operational status and future support of Public ENUM under e164.arpa.
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PeeringDB Update October 2025 - April 2026
Leo Vegoda
Leo Vegoda
Based in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Leo Vegoda is PeeringDB’s Product Manager. He was previously responsible for organizational planning and improvement in ICANN’s Office of the COO, and Internet Number Resources in the IANA department, as well as running Registration Services at the RIPE NCC. More
• 4 min read
PeeringDB is a widely used resource for interconnection data, and in these regular updates, we help users keep track of how the platform evolves. This report summarises significant PeeringDB changes over the last six months.
From BGP Data to Insight: Simplifying Real-Time Routing Analysis
Romain Fontugne
Romain Fontugne
Based in Tokyo
I am the deputy director of IIJ Research Laboratory. The focus of my work is on Internet measurements, data analysis, and routing. More
• 5 min read
The IHR BGP monitoring tool is a simple web-based application that leverages the RIS Live and BGPlay APIs to monitor your prefixes and their RPKI status.
The Internet’s New Builders
Arman Obosyan
Arman Obosyan
Based in Tbilisi, Georgia
I lead SkyTel, a telecommunications operator based in Tbilisi, Georgia. My focus is on telecom infrastructure, IP networks, cloud connectivity, and the strategic development of regional digital infrastructure in the South Caucasus and other emerging markets. More
• 11 min read
Content and cloud platforms are no longer just the largest customers of global connectivity. They are increasingly financing and building the infrastructure itself, from submarine systems to edge and data center footprints.
ADoX Deployment in the Wild
Yevheniya Nosyk
Yevheniya Nosyk
Based in Grenoble, France
I am a cybersecurity researcher at KOR Labs, where I work at the intersection of DNS operations, large-scale Internet measurements, and network security. I divide my time between academic research and outreach to the operational community, providing analysis and data on real-world deployments. I earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science … More
• 11 min read
Encryption between DNS resolvers and users is growing - but what about the next hop? We measure the real-world deployment of encrypted resolver-to-authoritative DNS (ADoX), finding limited, highly concentrated adoption and little support among resolvers.
Understanding DDoS Scrubbing in BGP: Five Leading Scrubbers
Shyam Krishna Khadka
Shyam Krishna Khadka
Based in Enschede, Netherlands
Shyam Krishna Khadka is a PhD student at the University of Twente, with interests in internet routing security and internet measurements. He has over a decade of working experience in software development and network technologies across various companies. More
• 9 min read
DDoS mitigation often relies on BGP for "scrubbing", but how this appears in routing data is not well understood. We analyse five major providers to distinguish between always-on and on-demand protection, showing how mitigation manifests in practice and what it means for routing visibility and RPKI.
Towards Understanding City-Level Routing Using BGP Location Communities
Thomas Krenc
Thomas Krenc
Based in Tokyo
I am a researcher at Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ) Research Laboratory. More
• 5 min read
BGP location communities offer a rare glimpse into where networks actually interconnect, but most remain undocumented and opaque. This work shows that, by exploiting a measurable spatial signal in routing data, it is possible to infer their city-level meaning at scale using only passive observation…