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.

Time for an end-of-year roundup from the RIPE Chair Team, with RIPE 91 follow-ups and a first look ahead to RIPE 92. Get updates on submissions, community initiatives, and what’s coming next.

RIPE Atlas now includes a new path analysis tool that makes it easier to understand how traceroute paths evolve over time. By comparing runs side by side, it highlights where the path changed and what kind of change it was. This gives you a fast, visual starting point for incident investigation, validation work, and troubleshooting without having to manually scan hop-by-hop traceroute output.

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.

Drawing on lessons from 13 years of collaboration with academia, this guest post from SIDN Labs shows how small registries can build and sustain impactful open research partnerships with universities, from shaping shared agendas to turning results into operational improvements.

2025 is coming to an end, and we want to pause to reflect on our achievements this year as part of the NRO RPKI Program.

Amidst all the noise around quantum computing, this article aims to help organisations move beyond the hype and focus on practical steps developers and teams can take to prepare for what’s ahead.

The EU’s regulatory activity shows no signs of slowing down. Yet, discussions on simplification are intensifying as the EU is now proposing revisions to essential aspects of its regulatory framework, including amendments to data protection, AI and cybersecurity policies. Here's our update on the most significant regulatory developments for the RIPE NCC and the RIPE community.

Turnout at the October 2025 GM hit a decade low - but did the lower numbers reveal a core of dedicated voters? We take a closer look at the distribution of dedicated versus casual voters over the past six GMs, sharing observations on what resources they hold and showing how influence shifts when casual voters stay home.

We explore the status of the routing security and IPv6 adoption in the Arab countries in the Middle East highlighting how initiatives on RPKI, measurements, and capacity building are shaping a more secure, future-proof Internet.

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 grows, transfer markets have become critical mechanisms to balance supply and demand.

When you plug in that shiny new smart bulb or connect your Chromecast to the network, you probably assume it’s secure. After all, these are well-known brands, some even boasting compliance labels or “secure by design” marketing claims. Yet, our latest assessment paints a more troubling picture, one that should make anyone managing a home or enterprise network think twice before welcoming another “smart” device onto their Wi-Fi.

We present a first look at the adoption of BGP-based DDoS scrubbing, developing a methodology that sheds light on use of the global top five scrubbers. By identifying protected ASes and prefixes via four BGP AS-path patterns in RIS/RouteViews, we provide an initial overview of adoption across the Internet.

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.

RIPE 91 brought the community together to take stock of where the Internet is heading while staying true to the values that keep it open and resilient. A newly elected RIPE Chair Team shares highlights from the sessions, talks us through the policy changes, and give us updates on other industry events.