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Internet Coordination in Times of War

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Hisham Ibrahim

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Periods of armed conflict often lead to renewed scrutiny of how the Internet functions and of the organisations involved in its coordination. In such moments, simplified or incorrect narratives that can frame technical coordination roles as political choices, or assign responsibilities to coordinat…

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The IRR Landscape: Data Quality - the Good, the Bad, and the Outdated

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Tobias Striffler

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In the second of our IRR landscape series, we focus squarely on data quality: how accurate, current, and usable IRR routing data really is. Using freshness, DFZ alignment and RPKI conflicts, we spotlight where third-party IRRs drift and why cleanup matters.

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KYC at the RIPE NCC: How We Keep Member Information Accurate

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Gabor de Wit

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Becoming a RIPE NCC member is straightforward, but keeping a trusted registry means doing careful checks behind the scenes. This article explains how we verify members at onboarding, monitor changes over time, and follow up on escalations.

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ASPA in the RPKI Dashboard: A New Layer of Routing Security

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Tim Bruijnzeels

10 min read

ASPA is now available in the RIPE NCC RPKI Dashboard, adding a way to express and validate your upstream relationships on top of ROA-based origin validation. Building on its introduction at RIPE 91, this article explains what ASPA does, why it matters, and how to start thinking about deployment.

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IPv4 Transfer Policies and Market Dynamics: Observations Across the RIR System

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Paulius Judickas

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The exhaustion of IPv4 address space continues to influence how Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) operate and how network operators plan their strategies. While IPv6 adoption advances, IPv4 remains essential for connectivity, particularly in commercial and large-scale deployments. As scarcity gro…

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Automated Self-Service to End Sponsoring of Independent Resources

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Marco Schmidt

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Our new fully-automated self-service form lets LIRs end sponsorship of Provider Independent (PI) resources instantly - cutting errors, easing the end-of-year rush, and improving follow-up.

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A Solution to Concerns on the Current RPKI Trust Anchor Configuration

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Sofía Silva Berenguer

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Representatives of the five RIRs propose RPKI Trust Anchor constraints - a draft RPKI protocol that binds each trust anchor to its rightful resources, enabling safe inter-RIR transfers and so closing a long-standing validation gap.

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Enabling Sustainable Development Through Internet Coordination

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Hisham Ibrahim

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The path to sustainable development runs through the Internet’s technical core. Beneath every digital service, every collaboration, and every step forward in how societies grow and adapt lies the infrastructure that supports progress in education, healthcare, governance, innovation, and more. The R…

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The IRR Landscape: Where Do ASes Keep Their Routes?

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Stavros Konstantaras

18 min read

We map where networks actually publish routing data - across RIR-run and third-party IRRs - and how that data is used in practice. Connecting our findings with RPKI growth and exploring regional patterns, we examine legacy space and operational risks to suggest clear clean-up priorities.

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Andrei Robachevsky - ICP-2 In Review: Charting the RIR Lifecycle

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Alun Davies

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ICP-2 lays out the criteria for the recognition of new RIRs. But what about the rest of the lifecycle of the organisations that coordinate the allocation and public registration of unique IP numbers? In this episode, Andrei Robachevsky of the NRO NC talks about the ICP-2 review.

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