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Engagement in IXPs - Strategies and Growth in the Network Ecosystem

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Flavio Luciani

5 min read

Internet Exchange Points aren’t just places where packets meet - they’re where networks build trust, performance, and resilience. Making an IXP thrive depends on shared principles of neutrality, alignment, and sustained human engagement.

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Discovering the Discovery of Designated Resolvers

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Yevheniya Nosyk

6 min read

DNS encryption is gaining momentum with proposed standards such as DoT, DoH, and DoQ protecting DNS exchanges from external observers. But these standards introduce non-trivial changes to the original specification. Here we look at the Discovery of Designated Resolvers (DDR) - a mechanism that all…

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PeeringDB Product Update - September 2025

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Leo Vegoda

6 min read

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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Advancing RPKI: NRO RPKI Program in 2025 for Trust, Transparency and User Experience

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Sofía Silva Berenguer

3 min read

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.

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OAuth 2.0 Available for the RIPE Database

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Adonis Stergiopoulos

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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.

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

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Rene Wilhelm

12 min read

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

9 min read

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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RIPE NCC Days Chișinău

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Kjerstin Burdiek

8 min read

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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How Secure Are My Sessions?

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Kathleen Moriarty

10 min read

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.

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