Notes from NANOG 96
Geoff Huston shares his notes from attending NANOG 96.
Geoff Huston shares his notes from attending NANOG 96.
Guest Post: RDAP, the more modern replacement for whois, has matured, and adoption is growing rapidly.
Guest Post: Has IPv4 allocation improved in the 21st century, or are prefixes becoming smaller and more fragmented? What are the potential impacts on Internet security?
Are IP addresses the right tool for determining location? Examining location from the perspectives of geolocation providers, CDNs, content intermediaries, RIRs, satellite operators, and other stakeholders.
Geoff Huston discusses protocol privacy, RFC 7258 and how APNIC Labs measures in a world of secure protocols.
Guest Post: How formal specifications can make network protocols more reliable, secure, and interoperable.
Shumon Huque discusses how greasing — testing unused protocol values — can keep extensible protocols flexible and prevents future extensions from breaking.
Guest Post: Analysing the mechanics of stealthy BGP hijacking with a topology-aware risk assessment and long-term monitoring.
Geoff Huston discusses the problem of Geolocation and Starlink, with mis-attribution of traffic to economies an increasing concern.
Guest Post: The Happy Eyeballs algorithm supports IPv6 deployment by giving clients the ability to prefer IPv6, quickly fall back to IPv4 when necessary, and protect the user experience in either case. But how widely is it implemented?