Publicly Available Tools and Software

Syntax Checkers

The RIPE NCC has a test facility that replicates the request robot's behaviour.
You can use this system by sending test requests to this e-mail address: test-hostmaster@ripe.net

Resource request forms mailed to test-hostmaster@ripe.net are processed in exactly the same way as requests mailed to hostmaster@ripe.net, except:

• it will not create/update tickets
• it will not store incoming and outgoing e-mails
• it makes no changes in the ticket database
• it uses NCC#9999999999 as the default ticket number for newly created tickets

If you have any questions about the test facility please e-mail sw-bugs@ripe.net.

Zone Delegation Checker (via FTP)
Source code of the Zone Delegation Checker that the RIPE NCC uses to check reverse zone set up in the DNS before they are actually delegated.

Network Management

Asused
This is a web version of the public asused program. You can use this tool to run a check on the usage of your registry's allocations as registered in the RIPE Database.

Asused source (via FTP)
This is the command-line version source code for the above tool.

ASinuse
The ASInuse query determines when an AS Number last appeared in the global routing tables. The data is collected by the Routing Information System.

Crypt password interface
This tool will encrypt a clear text password to use in your mntner object as one of the authentication schemes. See also: RIPE Database support.

IPCount Tool
A tool that returns a list of IP prefixes with their ranges and sizes from a given IP address range.

Standard Text Template source (via FTP)
The source code of the Standard Template Tool for generating customised standard email replies.

Zone Delegation Checker
A gateway to the routines which the RIPE NCC use to check reverse zone setup in the DNS before they are actually delegated. (Source code also available as a zipped Unix tape archive)

Routing

Whois client web page
The RIPE Network Management Database contains information about IP address space allocations and assignments, routing policies and reverse delegations in the RIPE region and beyond.

Local whois web client source (via FTP)
The source code for the above tool

ripe2rpsl (via FTP)
Command line tool for conversion between ripe-181 and RPSL format.

RIS Looking Glass
The Looking Glass service runs on our remote route collectors.
More tools from our Routing Information Service.

Deployment of Internet Security Infrastructures
DISI related code developed at the RIPE NCC

Prototype for Synchronous Updates on the RIPE Database
• Web based interface
• Command Line Perl Script

Other tools and software are available from our ftp server