NRO RPKI Program Manager, Process and Productivity Engineer for the Registry Value Stream at APNIC, Ontological Coach and mum. Sofía holds an MSc in Telematics Engineering and is an Ontological Coach. She works as the RPKI Program Manager for the NRO and the Process and Productivity Engineer for the Registry … More
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The NRO RPKI Program aims to enhance the transparency, robustness and security of the RPKI system while also increasing the consistency of the RPKI system user experience across RIRs. Here's an update on our plans for the rest of 2025.
Adonis is a Product Owner and part of the Software Engineering team at the RIPE NCC. He has worked in the RIPE NCC in various positions and has been involved with the core teams behind the technical tools and programmes such as RIPEstat, RPKI, RIPE Atlas and RIS. He is … More
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Starting this week, RIPE NCC members can use OAuth 2.0 to authenticate applications that interact with the RIPE Database. This requested feature supports secure delegated access, allowing third parties to make changes to database objects without exposing user credentials.
Rene Wilhelm is a senior research engineer in the R&D department at the RIPE NCC. Coming from a background in particle physics, Rene joined the RIPE NCC in 1996. His interests are in data analysis, routing, Internet measurements and visualisation. More
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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.
I hold a Ph.D. in Computer Science, with a research focus on Internet Routing Security, where I developed tools and methodologies for the automated verification of BGP configurations. With over 30 years of technical and project experience, I am coauthor of the book BGP from Theory to Practice, aimed at … More
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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…
Kjerstin Burdiek is a Communications Officer at the RIPE NCC. She joined the RIPE NCC in 2021 with a background in linguistics. More
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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.
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
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TLS session security isn't just about encryption - it’s about where and how that encryption is terminated. This article explores common risks in TLS deployments and how to align them with modern security principles like Zero Trust.
Studied cyber security at Radboud University, and did a MSc thesis at SIDN Labs about PQC for the RPKI. More
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Future capabilities of quantum attackers will present a host of new vulnerabilities for RPKI. A research student from SIDN Labs presents the first work on post-quantum cryptography for the RPKI, establishing the foundation for making this critical Internet infrastructure quantum-safe.
Petros Gigis is a final-year PhD student in Computer Science at University College London. His research interests include computer networks, Internet routing, and Internet measurements. More
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In this article, we introduce openPenny, an open-source traffic checker currently under development as part of the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund. The goal of openPenny is to help network operators identify non-spoofed traffic arriving at unexpected entry points: this offers a new primitive to de…
Hailing from a research background in philosophy, linguistics and computer science, I came to the RIPE NCC back in 2016 and took on the role of RIPE Labs Editor in 2020. More
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The Internet has long been fertile ground for innovative technologies to grow and openly compete. But having emerged out of these conditions, certain services have come to dominate and stifle the very diversity that made their existence possible. Maria Farrell talks about why we must - and how we c…