RPKI - A Dashboard for BGP Operators
• 8 min read
SURFnet's RPKI Dashboard provides network operators with a number of RPKI statistics and assists them in cleaning up possible invalid prefixes. This will hopefully increase the deployment of RPKI.
Network Operations
Here’s looking at you …
Geoff Huston
Geoff Huston AM is the Chief Scientist at APNIC, where he undertakes research on topics associated with Internet infrastructure, IP technologies, and address distribution policies. From 1995 to 2005, Geoff was the Chief Internet Scientist at Telstra, where he provided a leading role in the construction and further development of … More
• 29 min read
Much has been said in recent weeks about various forms of cyber spying. The United States has accused the Chinese of cyber espionage and stealing industrial secrets. A former contractor to the United States’ NSA, Edward Snowden, has accused various US intelligence agencies of systematic examination…
All IP Addresses Are Equal? "dot-zero" Addresses Are Less Equal
Stéphane Bortzmeyer
Stéphane Bortzmeyer
Based in Paris (France)
I work at AFNIC (the registry of .fr domain names), in the computer department, on, among other things, DNS, security, technical watch, standardization. More
• 4 min read
In theory, all IP addresses are the same, and you can allocate them at random without a problem. 192.168.1.2 is certainly not better or worse than 192.168.1.15, right? But, in practice, certain IP addresses are regarded as "special" by some implementations and do not yield the same user experience.…
IPv6 Internet Pollution
• 6 min read
Following up from earlier experiments in which MERIT looked at pollution of IPv4 prefixes, Manish Karir and his colleagues now did an experiment with various IPv6 prefixes. The results can be found in this article.
IPv6 Security - An Overview
Johannes Weber
Johannes Weber
Based in Butzbach, Germany
• 7 min read
The advent of IPv6 changes not only the network components, but also the security field shifts. We see new types of attacks or at least variations of the attacks we know from IPv4. This article provides an overview of the IPv6 security vulnerabilities that arise with the launch of IPv6.
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Happy Eyeballs
Vaibhav Bajpai
Vaibhav Bajpai
Based in Bremen
Vaibhav Bajpai is a PhD student in the Computer Networks and Distributed Systems research group at Jacobs University Bremen , Germany. He is advised by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Schönwälder . His current research focuses on understanding the impact of network infrastructure changes using Large-Scale Measurement Platforms. As part of the … More
• 4 min read
The IETF has developed solutions that promote a healthy IPv4 and IPv6 co-existence. The happy eyeballs algorithm for instance, provides recommendations to application developers to help prevent bad user experience in situations where IPv6 connectivity is broken. We study the effectiveness of the ha…
How Many RIPE Atlas Probes Believe They Have IPv6 (But Are Wrong)?
Stéphane Bortzmeyer
Stéphane Bortzmeyer
Based in Paris (France)
I work at AFNIC (the registry of .fr domain names), in the computer department, on, among other things, DNS, security, technical watch, standardization. More
• 4 min read
To check the connectivity of an IPv6 device with RIPE Atlas, one typically asks N probes to ping the target and deduces the reachability of the target from the percentage of failures. But RIPE Atlas probes, like many IPv6 devices, often believe they are IPv6-connected while they are not.
One Year Later: Who's Doing What With IPv6?
Antony Gollan
Antony Gollan
Based in Amsterdam
I manage the RIPE NCC's Comms Team. I've been working at the RIPE NCC since 2012. For the most part I'm here to help my colleagues find the words to get their ideas across clearly. Over the years I've had quite a bit of experience with all sorts RIPE policy, … More
• 6 min read
On the anniversary of the World IPv6 Launch, this article takes a look at the readiness of networks to deploy IPv6, using statistics from the RIPE NCC service region and beyond.
IPv6 RIPEness - Implementing the Fifth Star
Emile Aben
Emile Aben
Based in Amsterdam, NL
I'm a data scientist at the RIPE NCC. I'm a chemist by training, but have been working since 1998 on Internet related things, as a sysadmin, security consultant, web developer and researcher. I am interested in technology changes (like IPv6 deployment), Internet measurement, data analysis, data visualisation, sustainability and security. … More
• 8 min read
In this article we present the first publicly available beta version of the fifth IPv6 RIPEness star. This measures real IPv6 deployment from LIRs in the RIPE NCC service region. The methodology is what we think to be the best compromise yet between simple and fair. In this first version, 573 LIRs …
BGPlay Integrated in RIPEstat
Vasco Asturiano
Vasco Asturiano
Based in Amsterdam, NL
• 9 min read
We are proud to present a newly revamped version of the well-known BGPlay tool. It is now integrated into RIPEstat and was developed in partnership with the Compunet Research Lab of Roma Tre University.