APNIC is the Regional Internet Registry administering IP addresses for the Asia Pacific

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Thanks for participating in APRICOT 2026

By Timothy Hildred

Thanks for participating in APRICOT 2026, held with APNIC 61 in Jakarta, Indonesia. We look forward to seeing you at APNIC 62!

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Forward to hell? On misusing transparent DNS forwarders For amplification attacks

By Maynard Koch

Guest Post: Research shows the threat vector introduced by transparent DNS forwarders that enable access to shielded recursive resolvers, and scale better in terms of potential attack volume.

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The current state of RDAP

By Andy Newton

Guest Post: RDAP, the more modern replacement for whois, has matured, and adoption is growing rapidly.

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From the stupid DNS tricks department: ipasn.net

By Geoff Huston

A trick that lets you map an IP address to an ASN without preprocessing any data.

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Welcome to APRICOT 2026

By Timothy Hildred

APRICOT 2026 starts today in Jakarta, Indonesia! Here are some highlights.

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2025 Annual Report now available

By Tony Smith

The 2025 Annual Report is available.

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RIR Governance Document Version 2: Status Report Q1 2026

By Hervé Clément

The NRO NC has compiled a status report related to comments received during the consultation on the second version of the RIR Governance Document.

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From roots to reach: Network resilience in natural disasters

By Md Main Uddin Hasan

Guest Post: AZIZA demonstrates how networking research can build systems that remain meaningful when continuity disappears.