APNIC is the Regional Internet Registry administering IP addresses for the Asia Pacific
APNIC is the Regional Internet Registry administering IP addresses for the Asia Pacific
Ephemeral leaks and automated BGP route leak detection
By Doug Madory
Guest Post: Many BGP route leaks flagged by automated systems are short-lived artefacts 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
By Dan Fidler
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.
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Secure your routing with RPKI. Find out how you can take advantage of RPKI and how it helps secure Internet routing.
IP geolocation is hard: The draft report from the IAB workshop on IP address geolocation
By George Michaelson
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
By Warren Finch
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
By Geoff Huston
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?
By Dave Phelan
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?
By George Michaelson
Using Direct Current in data centres can yield sizeable energy savings, but there are tradeoffs.
APNIC and NNIX collaborate to strengthen RPKI and IPv6 deployment in China
By Dan Fidler
APNIC and NNIX have signed an MoU to advance RPKI and IPv6 deployment in China, including plans for an RPKI repository mirror in Hangzhou — the first of its kind in the region. The partnership combines infrastructure, training, and community engagement to support a more secure and resilient regional Internet.