[ncc-announce] [news] RIPE NCC Member Update: July 2018

- LIR Statistics
- Out-of-region Objects in the RIPE Database
- RPKI Validator 3.0
- Company Name Change Improvements
- RIPE 77 Registration Open
- RACI Application Deadline Approaching
- RIPE Fellowship - Applications Open for RIPE 77
- RIPE Atlas Anchor VM Pilot
- RIPE Atlas Anchor Sponsorship Campaign
- RIPEstat: RPKI Validation and Bandwidth Measurements
- Quantum Internet Hackathon - Apply Now
- Results of the Network Operator Tools Hackathon
- Implementing HSTS
- RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Almaty
- Meeting Reports - SEE 7, MENOG 18, ENOG 15
- RIPE Labs – Community Contributions
- RIPE NCC Organisational Documents
- Upcoming RIPE NCC Training Courses
- Email Tagging
- Social Media

LIR STATISTICS (change since last update)
Number of LIRs: 19,414 (+369)
LIRs with IPv6: 13,656 (+186)
Policy transfers in June: 1,266,432 (-658,432)

OUT-OF-REGION OBJECTS IN THE RIPE DATABASE
We will soon be making changes to the way out-of-region objects are
handled in the RIPE Database. It's important that database users are
aware of these changes and what they mean.

We have created a full impact analysis and implementation plan that will
come into effect from 4 September 2018. We advise users of the RIPE
Database to read this plan:
https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/db/impact-analysis-for-nwi-5-implementation

We also recently published an article on RIPE Labs with some background
and additional context:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/denis/out-of-region-route-6-and-aut-num-objects-in-the-ripe-database

RPKI VALIDATOR 3.0
The new RIPE NCC Validator 3.0 is in full production. Of course, we lead
by example and run the new validator ourselves. It can be found at:
https://rpki-validator.ripe.net/

API documentation can be found at:
https://rpki-validator.ripe.net/swagger-ui.html

COMPANY NAME CHANGE IMPROVEMENTS
We have improved the request form for company name changes. It now
offers a simple, step-by-step process to update the legal name as well
as address and billing information.

Is your membership still registered under the correct company name? Did
your company change name, or was it acquired by another company? Do not
take any risks and check it online via the LIR Portal:
https://my.ripe.net/#/update-registry

If you have problems logging in, you can always ask for help at
<ncc at ripe.net>.

RIPE 77 REGISTRATION OPEN
RIPE 77 will take place from 15-19 October at the Okura Hotel in
Amsterdam. You can register now at:
https://ripe77.ripe.net/attend/register/

The Call for Presentations is also out:
https://ripe77.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/

RACI APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHING
The RIPE Academic Cooperation Initiative (RACI) covers the costs for
selected academics to present their research at RIPE community meetings.
The deadlines to apply for the following meetings are approaching.
Please let academics in your networks know about these opportunities to
get involved with the RIPE community.

- RIPE 77 Amsterdam (15-19 October): apply by 12 August
- RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Almaty (25 September): apply by 12 August

https://www.ripe.net/raci

RIPE FELLOWSHIP - APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR RIPE 77
The RIPE Fellowship funds travel, accommodation, and a full-week RIPE
Meeting ticket for those in the RIPE NCC service region that need
financial assistance to attend. Apply by 29 August:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/ripe-fellowship

RIPE ATLAS ANCHOR VM PILOT
There are two articles on the RIPE Atlas Anchor VM pilot. The first
gives a high-level overview, outcome and next steps:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kistel/outcome-of-the-ripe-atlas-anchor-vms-pilot

And the second provides more details by comparing virtual and metal RIPE
Atlas anchors:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/stephen_strowes/comparing-virtual-and-metal-ripe-atlas-anchors

RIPE ATLAS ANCHOR SPONSORSHIP CAMPAIGN
There is a 2018 RIPE NCC campaign to sponsor ten RIPE Atlas anchors. If
you are interested in applying, see the article at:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/alun_davies/2018-campaign-to-sponsor-10-ripe-atlas-anchors

RIPEstat: RPKI VALIDATION AND BANDWIDTH MEASUREMENTS
It is now possible to validate a given ASN and prefix against all RPKI
trust anchors through the new RPKI Validation data call. This is the
first application of the RPKI data in RIPEstat and we are looking at
providing more query options and historical support:
https://stat.ripe.net/docs/data_api#RPKI

Every bandwidth measurement run on the Speedchecker network (e.g.,
https://www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk/) is synchronised in
close-to-realtime and is available within a few seconds through the
Speedchecker Bandwidth Measurements data call:
https://stat.ripe.net/docs/data_api#SpeedcheckerBandwidthMeasurements

QUANTUM INTERNET HACKATHON - APPLY NOW
The Quantum Internet Hackathon will take place in Amsterdam from 13-14
October 2018 prior to the RIPE 77 Meeting. If you are interested in
taking part, see the article at:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/join-the-quantum-internet-hackathon-2018

RESULTS OF THE NETWORK OPERATOR TOOLS HACKATHON
The previous hackathon took place alongside the iNOG meeting in Dublin
and focused on tools for network operators. You can read about how it
went and see the results at:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/becha/results-of-the-network-operators-tools-hackathon

IMPLEMENTING HSTS
We are always aiming to improve security and implement best practices.
We already deliver all our web services over SSL, and we will shortly
implement a HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) header. This
additional feature will further improve security for the users of RIPE
NCC web services.

RIPE NCC REGIONAL MEETING ALMATY
The RIPE NCC Regional Meeting Almaty will take place in Kazakhstan on 25
September 2018. The meeting details, including Call for Presentations
and registration links, are available from:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/ripe-ncc-regional-meeting-almaty

MEETING REPORTS - SEE 7, MENOG 18, ENOG 15
SEE 7 took place in Timisoara, Romania from 18-19 June – the meeting
report and all presentations and videos are now available:
https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-7

The meeting report for MENOG 18, which took place in Tehran, Iran from
25-26 April is also now online. Videos and links to the presentations
are also available:
https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-18/meeting-report/

And last but not least, you can see the meeting report for ENOG 15,
which took place in Moscow from 4-5 June 2018:
https://www.enog.org/enog-15/meeting-report/

RIPE Labs - COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTIONS
Over the past month, many community members have contributed to RIPE
Labs, and we include a selection of the articles below. If you are
interested in contributing yourself, see how to do this at:
https://www.ripe.net/support/documentation/ripe-labs-documentation/contributing-to-ripe-labs

Jan Žorž provides a useful guide for those thinking about setting up
their own Network Operators Group, using SINOG in Slovenia as a case study:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/JanZorz/network-operators-groups-what-why-and-how

Andreas Reuter published research on RPKI Route Origin Validation:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/andreas_reuter/measuring-the-adoption-of-rpki-route-origin-validation

Johannes Krup wrote an article on honeypot-based monitoring of
amplification DDOS attacks:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/johannes_krupp/honeypot-based-monitoring-of-amplification-ddos-attacks

Geoff Huston looks back at the last ten years of Internet developments:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gih/looking-back-at-the-internets-past-decade

Geoff also examines the limit to the accuracy of measurements that can
be made about the behaviour and properties of the DNS.
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/gih/the-uncertainty-of-measuring-the-dns

There were contributions to RIPE Labs on IPv6-related matters. Diego
Pino Garcia looks at lightweight 4over6: one step further than
dual-stack networks:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/diego_pino_garcia/lw4o6-one-step-further-than-dual-stack-networks

And Kostas Zorbadelos describes how they deployed lightweight 4over6 at
OTE in Greece:
https://labs.ripe.net/Members/kzorba/a-large-scale-lw4o6-deployment-for-broadband-users-in-greece

RIPE NCC ORGANISATIONAL DOCUMENTS
All of RIPE NCC’s organisational documents are available to view in one
place:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/ripe-ncc-organisational-documents/ripe-ncc-organisational-documents


You can also get updates on our organisational documents via RSS feed:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/ripe-ncc-organisational-documents/ripe-ncc-organisational-documents/RSS

UPCOMING RIPE NCC TRAINING COURSES
Over the coming month, the RIPE NCC will give face-to-face training
courses in Oslo, Munich and Kiev. There will also be webinars on IPv6 in
the RIPE Database, RIPE Atlas usage and for new RIPE NCC members. You
need to register to take part:
https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses

EMAIL TAGGING
We use tags so you can filter RIPE NCC emails in your own mail client
depending on the topics you’re interested in: [meetings], [news], [GM],
[service] and [training].

SOCIAL MEDIA
Get updates, see the latest RIPE Labs articles and start conversations
with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn:
https://www.ripe.net/support/contact/social-networking

You can find all the previous Member Updates containing an overview of
what the RIPE NCC is doing at:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/member-update

If you have any questions or comments on the material in the Member
Update, please let me know.

Best regards,

Fergal Cunningham
Membership Communications Officer
RIPE NCC