Register now for APNIC 62 in Mumbai
Registration has opened for APNIC 62, being held from 4 to 10 September 2026 in Mumbai, India. Register before 31 July to receive an early bird discount for the workshops.
RADIUS isn’t going away, so let’s fix it properly
Guest Post: “RADIUS is the protocol that will never die”. So given that RADIUS is staying, what do we need to do to make it secure for the next 30 years?
Understanding traceroute by reimplementing it in Rust
What can be learned by reimplementing the common traceroute utility in Rust? The inner workings of traceroute, and the importance of careful interpretation, for a start.
Ephemeral leaks and automated BGP route leak detection
Guest Post: Many BGP route leaks flagged by automated systems are short-lived artifacts of normal convergence. Doug Madory draws on Cloudflare Radar, RouteViews, and Jared Mauch’s leak detector to show how these ‘ephemeral leaks’ occur, why they rarely disrupt traffic, and why they still matter for routing security.
Your elected leaders: Joy Chan, Cooperation Special Interest Group Chair
From building resilient systems at scale to facilitating multistakeholder dialogue, Joy Chan’s leadership highlights the power of participation and the role every community member can play in shaping the Internet’s future.
IP geolocation is hard: The draft report from the IAB workshop on IP address geolocation
The IETF Datatracker has published the initial draft of the IAB workshop report on IP address geolocation, summarizing challenges, edge cases, and future directions.
Open Fibre Data Standard and the visibility gap in network resilience
Guest Post: The Open Fibre Data Standard (OFDS) provides a common way to describe fibre infrastructure as structured, machine-readable data, allowing shared understanding without requiring uniform ownership or control.
Authoritative DNS over encrypted transport at OARC 45
The use of encrypted DNS transports for communication between recursive resolvers and authoritative services in the DNS was an important topic of discussion OARC 46 in Edinburgh.
DDoS in Indonesia: What has changed?
Examining recent trends in DDoS activity across the Asia Pacific region and practical ways to reduce both exposure and impact.
Are data centres moving to DC power?
Using Direct Current in data centres can yield sizeable energy savings, but there are tradeoffs.