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Making Resource Holders Easier to Identify: Introducing reg-nr: in the RIPE Database

30 Aprile 2026 ore 10:21
Proposed at RIPE 91 in the Address Policy Working Group and then further discussed in the Database Working Group, the reg-nr: attribute (NWI-21) has already been implemented ahead of RIPE 92, showing how quickly community input can lead to practical results. It adds official company registration numbers to organisation objects co-maintained by the RIPE NCC. This helps clearly identify organisations, especially when names are similar or identical.

Understanding DDoS Scrubbing in BGP: Five Leading Scrubbers

23 Aprile 2026 ore 13:12
DDoS mitigation often relies on BGP for "scrubbing", but how this appears in routing data is not well understood. We analyse five major providers to distinguish between always-on and on-demand protection, showing how mitigation manifests in practice and what it means for routing visibility and RPKI.
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