[atlas] Probe IPs are public?

Hi Roman,

On 07/04/14 13:45, Roman Mamedov wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I was under impression RIPE tries to somewhat anonymize probe information
> that's displayed publicly, e.g. only showing the probe IP address information
> down to the subnet or AS level on the maps, providing the option to use
> "Obfuscated DNS entry", etc.
>

Indeed, that is true for private probes as well as their measurements.

> But on the public stats pages e.g. here:
> https://stat.ripe.net/widget/atlas-probes#w.resource=DE (+ "switch to table view")
> I am able to see both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses of many or most probes without
> even having to log-in; is that intended? Also what is the point of choosing to
> use the Obfuscated DNS option if the probe IPs are available in the clear
> anyway.
>

For a private probe you will only see the probe's ID and the ASN but not 
the IP address.

Best regards,
Christian Teuschel
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