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On the Operators' Perspective on Security Misconfigurations ㄧ The Survey

On the Operators' Perspective on Security Misconfigurations ㄧ The Survey

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Constanze Dietrich

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We want to fully understand the issue of security misconfigurations. We have some preliminary findings. But we need your help: Please, participate in our anonymous survey on security misconfigurations.

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RFC 8195 "Use of BGP Large Communities" was Published!

RFC 8195 "Use of BGP Large Communities" was Published!

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Job Snijders

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RFC 8195 presents examples and inspiration for the operational application of BGP Large Communities.

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Heads-up: RFC 8212 on Default EBGP Route Handling Behaviour

Heads-up: RFC 8212 on Default EBGP Route Handling Behaviour

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Job Snijders

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"External BGP (EBGP) Route Propagation Behavior without Policies” was published as RFC 8112 . What does this mean for network operators and vendors?

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Local Packet Filtering with IPv6

Local Packet Filtering with IPv6

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Enno Rey

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Recently my organisation discussed IPv6 filter rules for NIC-level firewalls (in a virtualised data center) with a customer. I’d like to take this opportunity to lay out potential approaches for local packet filtering of IPv6, which might somewhat depend on the address configuration strategy you ch…

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Simplifying IPv6 Addressing for Customers - Part 1

Simplifying IPv6 Addressing for Customers - Part 2

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Jordi Palet Martinez

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One of the main issues when an ISP is planning to deliver IPv6 services is to decide how to address the customers. In this second part we describe choices for numbering the WAN and customer LANs.

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BGP Even-More Specifics in 2017

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Stephen Strowes

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Since October 2014, we have been advertising two IPv4 /25s and two IPv4 /28s, to better understand how far they propagate across the network. In this article, we review how things have (or have not) changed over the years.

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Simplifying IPv6 Addressing for Customers - Part 1

Simplifying IPv6 Addressing for Customers - Part 1

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Jordi Palet Martinez

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One of the main issues when an ISP is planning to deliver IPv6 services is to decide how to address the customers.

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The Internet was Built on Trust. But What Does it Run On?

The Internet was Built on Trust. But What Does it Run On?

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Uta Meier-Hahn

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One of the most noble narratives about the Internet is that it is built on trust. This article sets out to check if that saying still holds true.

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Trends in RIPE NCC Service Region IPv4 Transfers

Trends in RIPE NCC Service Region IPv4 Transfers

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Rene Wilhelm

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With only a few months left until the fifth anniversary of RIPE NCC reaching the last unallocated /8 of IPv4 space, we look at developments in transfers in, to and from the RIPE NCC service region.

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BGP More Specifics: Routing Vandalism or Useful?

BGP More Specifics: Routing Vandalism or Useful?

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Geoff Huston

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The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is the routing protocol that keeps the Internet glued together. The public Internet is composed of some 58,000 component networks (BGP calls them “Autonomous Systems” [AS’s]), many of which are very small, while some are very large both in terms of geographical cov…

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