Two interesting initiatives around the impact of Ukraine-related sanctions on the internet infrastructure. First this from Niels ten Oever: We made a statement on what we think an internet infrastructure governance sanctions regime should look like. Looking forward to discuss. Full document can be found here: https://pch.net/resources/Papers/Multistakeholder-Imposition-of-Internet-San... [PDF] Then this one from Daniel Karrenberg: -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [ripe-list] Appeal of the European Network Engineers Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 22:18:45 +0100 From: Daniel Karrenberg via ripe-list <ripe-list@ripe.net> Reply-To: Daniel Karrenberg <dfk@karrenberg.net> To: RIPE Mailing List <ripe-list@ripe.net> Keep the Internet Open ====================== Appeal of the European Network Engineers ---------------------------------------- We have worked hard to keep the Internet available in Europe and surrounding areas during the Covid pandemic. The Internet infrastructure is essential for the safety, security and well-being of all people living here. Due to the growing international tensions in this part of the world we hear calls to deliberately harm interconnections and the functioning of the network. We realise that the Internet is being used for purposes that many of us deplore. However this cannot be a reason to harm the infrastructure itself and prevent the good and often essential things that depend on it. We urge everyone to consider this carefully and not only refrain from harming the operation and interconnection but to actively work to keep the Internet running and maintain interconnections with all parts of our region. In particular we call on all governments and everyone involved with the governance of the Internet to do everything they can to enable us to keep the Internet infrastructure operational throughout the RIPE region. We will do our part as well as we can. <Signatures> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The purpose of this appeal is to influence everyone considering actions that would make it harder for us to keep the Internet running. In particular it is intended to provide guidance and support to Internet governance bodies like the RIPE NCC. It will only work if many individuals sign up to it publicly. Individuals considered close to the current conflicts will have special weight here! You can sign this appeal by mailing a signature line of the form Name, Place, Countrycode to <sign@keepitopen.net>. Please add a very short statement why you consider yourself a network engineer. Choose the place that best describes who you are; you do not have to be there right now. We will only publish the signature line and nothing else. We will delete your e-mail messages as soon as they are processed. Signatures will start to be published when we have collected at least 256 originating from throughout the region. We will start publicising this appeal once we have at least 1024 signatures. [Please spread the word.](https://keepitopen.net) Thank you for your support! Daniel Karrenberg, Roermond, NL -- To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options, please visit: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ripe-list
Additionally, here’s an article about suspension of new domain registrations from Russian registrars in the .UK zone, due to security concerns. https://www.internetnews.me/2022/03/10/nominet-suspends-russian-registrars/ <https://www.internetnews.me/2022/03/10/nominet-suspends-russian-registrars/> Desiree --
On 10 Mar 2022, at 10:09, Johan Helsingius <julf@JULF.COM> wrote:
Two interesting initiatives around the impact of Ukraine-related sanctions on the internet infrastructure.
First this from Niels ten Oever:
We made a statement on what we think an internet infrastructure governance sanctions regime should look like.
Looking forward to discuss.
Full document can be found here: https://pch.net/resources/Papers/Multistakeholder-Imposition-of-Internet-San... [PDF]
Then this one from Daniel Karrenberg:
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [ripe-list] Appeal of the European Network Engineers Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 22:18:45 +0100 From: Daniel Karrenberg via ripe-list <ripe-list@ripe.net> Reply-To: Daniel Karrenberg <dfk@karrenberg.net> To: RIPE Mailing List <ripe-list@ripe.net>
Keep the Internet Open ======================
Appeal of the European Network Engineers ----------------------------------------
We have worked hard to keep the Internet available in Europe and surrounding areas during the Covid pandemic. The Internet infrastructure is essential for the safety, security and well-being of all people living here. Due to the growing international tensions in this part of the world we hear calls to deliberately harm interconnections and the functioning of the network. We realise that the Internet is being used for purposes that many of us deplore. However this cannot be a reason to harm the infrastructure itself and prevent the good and often essential things that depend on it. We urge everyone to consider this carefully and not only refrain from harming the operation and interconnection but to actively work to keep the Internet running and maintain interconnections with all parts of our region.
In particular we call on all governments and everyone involved with the governance of the Internet to do everything they can to enable us to keep the Internet infrastructure operational throughout the RIPE region. We will do our part as well as we can.
<Signatures>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The purpose of this appeal is to influence everyone considering actions that would make it harder for us to keep the Internet running. In particular it is intended to provide guidance and support to Internet governance bodies like the RIPE NCC. It will only work if many individuals sign up to it publicly. Individuals considered close to the current conflicts will have special weight here!
You can sign this appeal by mailing a signature line of the form
Name, Place, Countrycode
to <sign@keepitopen.net>.
Please add a very short statement why you consider yourself a network engineer. Choose the place that best describes who you are; you do not have to be there right now. We will only publish the signature line and nothing else. We will delete your e-mail messages as soon as they are processed.
Signatures will start to be published when we have collected at least 256 originating from throughout the region. We will start publicising this appeal once we have at least 1024 signatures.
[Please spread the word.](https://keepitopen.net)
Thank you for your support!
Daniel Karrenberg, Roermond, NL
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Desiree I’m not sure if it’s due to security concerns or not. They mention security in their blog post and email, but they don’t say exactly why they’re suspending the registrars Michele -- Mr Michele Neylon Blacknight Solutions Hosting, Colocation & Domains https://www.blacknight.com/ https://blacknight.blog/ Intl. +353 (0) 59 9183072 Direct Dial: +353 (0)59 9183090 Personal blog: https://michele.blog/ Some thoughts: https://ceo.hosting/ ------------------------------- Blacknight Internet Solutions Ltd, Unit 12A,Barrowside Business Park,Sleaty Road,Graiguecullen,Carlow,R93 X265,Ireland Company No.: 370845 From: cooperation-wg <cooperation-wg-bounces@ripe.net> on behalf of Desiree Miloshevic <miloshevic@gmail.com> Date: Thursday, 10 March 2022 at 13:28 To: Cooperation Working Group <cooperation-wg@ripe.net> Subject: Re: [cooperation-wg] Keep the Internet Open [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please use caution when opening attachments from unrecognised sources. Additionally, here’s an article about suspension of new domain registrations from Russian registrars in the .UK zone, due to security concerns. https://www.internetnews.me/2022/03/10/nominet-suspends-russian-registrars/ Desiree -- On 10 Mar 2022, at 10:09, Johan Helsingius <julf@JULF.COM<mailto:julf@JULF.COM>> wrote: Two interesting initiatives around the impact of Ukraine-related sanctions on the internet infrastructure. First this from Niels ten Oever: We made a statement on what we think an internet infrastructure governance sanctions regime should look like. Looking forward to discuss. Full document can be found here: https://pch.net/resources/Papers/Multistakeholder-Imposition-of-Internet-San... [PDF] Then this one from Daniel Karrenberg: -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [ripe-list] Appeal of the European Network Engineers Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 22:18:45 +0100 From: Daniel Karrenberg via ripe-list <ripe-list@ripe.net<mailto:ripe-list@ripe.net>> Reply-To: Daniel Karrenberg <dfk@karrenberg.net<mailto:dfk@karrenberg.net>> To: RIPE Mailing List <ripe-list@ripe.net<mailto:ripe-list@ripe.net>> Keep the Internet Open ====================== Appeal of the European Network Engineers ---------------------------------------- We have worked hard to keep the Internet available in Europe and surrounding areas during the Covid pandemic. The Internet infrastructure is essential for the safety, security and well-being of all people living here. Due to the growing international tensions in this part of the world we hear calls to deliberately harm interconnections and the functioning of the network. We realise that the Internet is being used for purposes that many of us deplore. However this cannot be a reason to harm the infrastructure itself and prevent the good and often essential things that depend on it. We urge everyone to consider this carefully and not only refrain from harming the operation and interconnection but to actively work to keep the Internet running and maintain interconnections with all parts of our region. In particular we call on all governments and everyone involved with the governance of the Internet to do everything they can to enable us to keep the Internet infrastructure operational throughout the RIPE region. We will do our part as well as we can. <Signatures> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The purpose of this appeal is to influence everyone considering actions that would make it harder for us to keep the Internet running. In particular it is intended to provide guidance and support to Internet governance bodies like the RIPE NCC. It will only work if many individuals sign up to it publicly. Individuals considered close to the current conflicts will have special weight here! You can sign this appeal by mailing a signature line of the form Name, Place, Countrycode to <sign@keepitopen.net<mailto:sign@keepitopen.net>>. Please add a very short statement why you consider yourself a network engineer. Choose the place that best describes who you are; you do not have to be there right now. We will only publish the signature line and nothing else. We will delete your e-mail messages as soon as they are processed. Signatures will start to be published when we have collected at least 256 originating from throughout the region. We will start publicising this appeal once we have at least 1024 signatures. [Please spread the word.](https://keepitopen.net) Thank you for your support! Daniel Karrenberg, Roermond, NL -- To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options, please visit: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ripe-list -- To unsubscribe from this mailing list, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options, please visit: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/cooperation-wg
Michele Indeed that is what it says on their blog post. Thank you for clarifying this point. Desiree --
On 10 Mar 2022, at 17:28, Michele Neylon - Blacknight via cooperation-wg <cooperation-wg@ripe.net> wrote:
Desiree
I’m not sure if it’s due to security concerns or not. They mention security in their blog post and email, but they don’t say exactly why they’re suspending the registrars
Michele
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From: cooperation-wg <cooperation-wg-bounces@ripe.net <mailto:cooperation-wg-bounces@ripe.net>> on behalf of Desiree Miloshevic <miloshevic@gmail.com <mailto:miloshevic@gmail.com>> Date: Thursday, 10 March 2022 at 13:28 To: Cooperation Working Group <cooperation-wg@ripe.net <mailto:cooperation-wg@ripe.net>> Subject: Re: [cooperation-wg] Keep the Internet Open
[EXTERNAL EMAIL] Please use caution when opening attachments from unrecognised sources.
Additionally, here’s an article about suspension of new domain registrations from Russian registrars in the .UK zone, due to security concerns.
https://www.internetnews.me/2022/03/10/nominet-suspends-russian-registrars/ <https://www.internetnews.me/2022/03/10/nominet-suspends-russian-registrars/>
Desiree --
On 10 Mar 2022, at 10:09, Johan Helsingius <julf@JULF.COM <mailto:julf@JULF.COM>> wrote:
Two interesting initiatives around the impact of Ukraine-related sanctions on the internet infrastructure.
First this from Niels ten Oever:
We made a statement on what we think an internet infrastructure governance sanctions regime should look like.
Looking forward to discuss.
Full document can be found here: https://pch.net/resources/Papers/Multistakeholder-Imposition-of-Internet-San... <https://pch.net/resources/Papers/Multistakeholder-Imposition-of-Internet-Sanctions.pdf> [PDF]
Then this one from Daniel Karrenberg:
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [ripe-list] Appeal of the European Network Engineers Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 22:18:45 +0100 From: Daniel Karrenberg via ripe-list <ripe-list@ripe.net <mailto:ripe-list@ripe.net>> Reply-To: Daniel Karrenberg <dfk@karrenberg.net <mailto:dfk@karrenberg.net>> To: RIPE Mailing List <ripe-list@ripe.net <mailto:ripe-list@ripe.net>>
Keep the Internet Open ======================
Appeal of the European Network Engineers ----------------------------------------
We have worked hard to keep the Internet available in Europe and surrounding areas during the Covid pandemic. The Internet infrastructure is essential for the safety, security and well-being of all people living here. Due to the growing international tensions in this part of the world we hear calls to deliberately harm interconnections and the functioning of the network. We realise that the Internet is being used for purposes that many of us deplore. However this cannot be a reason to harm the infrastructure itself and prevent the good and often essential things that depend on it. We urge everyone to consider this carefully and not only refrain from harming the operation and interconnection but to actively work to keep the Internet running and maintain interconnections with all parts of our region.
In particular we call on all governments and everyone involved with the governance of the Internet to do everything they can to enable us to keep the Internet infrastructure operational throughout the RIPE region. We will do our part as well as we can.
<Signatures>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The purpose of this appeal is to influence everyone considering actions that would make it harder for us to keep the Internet running. In particular it is intended to provide guidance and support to Internet governance bodies like the RIPE NCC. It will only work if many individuals sign up to it publicly. Individuals considered close to the current conflicts will have special weight here!
You can sign this appeal by mailing a signature line of the form
Name, Place, Countrycode
to <sign@keepitopen.net <mailto:sign@keepitopen.net>>.
Please add a very short statement why you consider yourself a network engineer. Choose the place that best describes who you are; you do not have to be there right now. We will only publish the signature line and nothing else. We will delete your e-mail messages as soon as they are processed.
Signatures will start to be published when we have collected at least 256 originating from throughout the region. We will start publicising this appeal once we have at least 1024 signatures.
[Please spread the word.](https://keepitopen.net <https://keepitopen.net/>)
Thank you for your support!
Daniel Karrenberg, Roermond, NL
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Thanks Julf - and treating this thread as something of a compilation of positions/initiatives, the Working Group may also be interested to note the following letter to the Biden Administration, signed by a number of civil society organisations: https://www.accessnow.org/us-government-internet-access-russia-ukraine-war-s... And it’s been shared to other RIPE community lists, but if people missed it, the RIPE NCC has also published a full response to the Ukrainian government’s recent request to the RIPE NCC: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-response-to-re... Best regards, Chris
On 10 Mar 2022, at 11:09, Johan Helsingius <julf@Julf.com> wrote:
Two interesting initiatives around the impact of Ukraine-related sanctions on the internet infrastructure.
First this from Niels ten Oever:
We made a statement on what we think an internet infrastructure governance sanctions regime should look like.
Looking forward to discuss.
Full document can be found here: https://pch.net/resources/Papers/Multistakeholder-Imposition-of-Internet-San... [PDF]
Then this one from Daniel Karrenberg:
-------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: [ripe-list] Appeal of the European Network Engineers Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 22:18:45 +0100 From: Daniel Karrenberg via ripe-list <ripe-list@ripe.net> Reply-To: Daniel Karrenberg <dfk@karrenberg.net> To: RIPE Mailing List <ripe-list@ripe.net>
Keep the Internet Open ======================
Appeal of the European Network Engineers ----------------------------------------
We have worked hard to keep the Internet available in Europe and surrounding areas during the Covid pandemic. The Internet infrastructure is essential for the safety, security and well-being of all people living here. Due to the growing international tensions in this part of the world we hear calls to deliberately harm interconnections and the functioning of the network. We realise that the Internet is being used for purposes that many of us deplore. However this cannot be a reason to harm the infrastructure itself and prevent the good and often essential things that depend on it. We urge everyone to consider this carefully and not only refrain from harming the operation and interconnection but to actively work to keep the Internet running and maintain interconnections with all parts of our region.
In particular we call on all governments and everyone involved with the governance of the Internet to do everything they can to enable us to keep the Internet infrastructure operational throughout the RIPE region. We will do our part as well as we can.
<Signatures>
------------------------------------------------------------------------
The purpose of this appeal is to influence everyone considering actions that would make it harder for us to keep the Internet running. In particular it is intended to provide guidance and support to Internet governance bodies like the RIPE NCC. It will only work if many individuals sign up to it publicly. Individuals considered close to the current conflicts will have special weight here!
You can sign this appeal by mailing a signature line of the form
Name, Place, Countrycode
to <sign@keepitopen.net>.
Please add a very short statement why you consider yourself a network engineer. Choose the place that best describes who you are; you do not have to be there right now. We will only publish the signature line and nothing else. We will delete your e-mail messages as soon as they are processed.
Signatures will start to be published when we have collected at least 256 originating from throughout the region. We will start publicising this appeal once we have at least 1024 signatures.
[Please spread the word.](https://keepitopen.net)
Thank you for your support!
Daniel Karrenberg, Roermond, NL
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Chris Buckridge -
Desiree Miloshevic -
Johan Helsingius -
Michele Neylon - Blacknight