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Redesigning My Resources

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Antonella De Bellis

7 min read

We’re redesigning the My Resources page in the LIR Portal to help RIPE NCC members better understand and manage their Internet number resources. Clearer hierarchies, automated checks and practical guidance aim to make it easier to see what needs attention and keep registrations up to date.

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Saving IPv4 Addresses on Interconnection with RFC8950

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André Grüneberg

6 min read

Many of us have been struggling with dual-stack IP address assignment on transfer networks. But what if we could reduce the work and concentrate on one IPv6 address per interconnection? Turns out, we already can. This article sheds some light on the practical implementation of RFC8950 at IXPs.

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Restricting the Acquisition of Additional LIR Accounts

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Gabor de Wit

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The RIPE NCC Executive Board has decided to temporarily restrict members' ability to acquire additional Local Internet Registry (LIR) accounts. Taking effect on Tuesday, 29 September, the restriction also covers requests already in progress. The decision is a first step towards addressing the admin…

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Moving to a New Board Structure

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Athina Fragkouli

8 min read

A governance structure is strongest when the responsibilities written down on paper match the responsibilities exercised in practice. This proposal to change the RIPE NCC’s governance structure is intended to make sure that they do.

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The IRR Landscape: What RPKI Can Replace

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Matthias Wichtlhuber

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In the third part of our IRR landscape series, we use traffic measurements from AMS-IX and DE-CIX to assess which parts of the IRR landscape can safely be replaced with RPKI. Third-party ROUTE(6) objects can largely be phased out, while third-party AS-SETs remain essential for BGP filter generation.

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Multiple LIR Accounts: Looking Back and Thinking Ahead

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Marco Schmidt

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Why a feature introduced for a handful of members became one of the RIPE NCC's most complex operational challenges.

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RIPE NCC Days Baltics: Insights into Regional Resilience

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Kjerstin Burdiek

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On 3-4 June 2026, we convened in Riga, Latvia for RIPE NCC Days Baltics. 76 participants from nine countries participated in sessions covering important topics in network operations, with a special focus on resilience for a region that has seen repeated network disruptions in recent years.

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GM May 2026: Why Did People Vote the Way They Did?

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Ilke Ilhan

18 min read

The May 2026 RIPE NCC General Meeting saw unusually high participation and one of the closest votes in recent years. By examining turnout data, voting patterns and member demographics, we ask what might have influenced the outcome and what all this tells us about our members.

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Independent Infrastructure Requires Investment

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Hans Petter Holen

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An analysis of our infrastructure has given us a clearer picture of what is needed to move the RIPE NCC towards a more independent and self-hosted approach. We are now planning a major rebuild to create a more resilient and secure infrastructure that can support the services our members rely upon. …

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What We Learned from a Multi-Service Vulnerability Disclosure

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Eleonora Petridou

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A series of vulnerabilities reported through the RIPE NCC bug bounty programme revealed weaknesses across multiple services and highlighted the risks posed by vulnerability chains. We look at how the issues were addressed, and what the disclosure taught us about handling complex security reports th…

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