Apologies for cross posting!
The next DNS-OARC meeting will be in Edinburgh immediately before Ripe 92.
Please consider participating and maybe even submit a talk.
Kind regards
/Ulrich
This workshop will be a hybrid event.
Date - 16-17 May 2026
Location - Edinburgh, Scotland
Times - approximately 09:00-16:00 UTC (Local time BST is UTC +1 )
Adjacent to - RIPE 92 (18 - 22 May 2026, https://ripe92.ripe.net/)
Deadline for Submissions - 2026-03-06 23:59 UTC
https://indico.dns-oarc.net/event/56/abstracts/
All DNS-related subjects and discussion topics are welcome although we're particularly
keen to hear more about operational and security related experiences, best practices and
practical advice; both for newcomers to the DNS arena and those who have been
around for longer who want to learn more about new features and opportunities to
improve resilience, security and privacy. (These topics we think will complement the
usual high-quality data-based research submissions we always hope to receive!)
If you have something interesting to share with the community that lies outside of
the focus above, please don't be put off - if it's good, we'll be happy to include it.
If you'd like to offer a talk, but are not quite sure what to pick, here's a non-exhaustive list
of ideas:
1. Operations & Deployment
· Configuration management, deployment processes, and interoperability experiences.
· Tools, tips, and making effective use of DNS software features.
2. Performance, Resilience & Scaling
· Provisioning, load-balancing, and planning for resilience.
· DNS performance management, efficiency improvements, and metrics.
· Monitoring infrastructure: log pipelines, analytics, and anomaly detection.
3. Security, Privacy & Policy
· DoS attacks, DNS abuse, DNSSEC signing and validation.
· Privacy considerations, for example: encrypted transport, qname minimization, data anonymization.
· Relevant global and regional policies, legislation, and compliance.
4. Research & Innovation
· Data-driven testing, measurement, and analysis.
· New protocols, protocol extensions, and next-generation namespace management.
5. Lessons & Learnings
· Outage experiences, recovery stories, and cautionary tales
For further details please see https://www.dns-oarc.net/oarc46
..., for the DNS-OARC Programme Committee
Dear colleagues,
This message summarises recent discussion regarding ENUM (e164.arpa) and
clarifies the scope and next steps.
The RIPE NCC has operated the e164.arpa registry for many years under
instructions and coordination arrangements established with the ITU-T and
IAB. These arrangements, and the operational context for how the registry
is run, are described here:
https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/dns/enum/iab-instructions/
Recently, a request was raised in the RIPE Database Working Group to
support ENUM (e164.arpa) in RDAP for querying the RIPE Database. We noted
that RDAP support for ENUM is not currently implemented, but could be added
if there is clear interest. We also checked current query patterns and
found a few hundred ENUM-related queries per day in DNS and in Database; so
low usage, but not zero.
Following discussion on the Database WG mailing list, including replies in
support, we proposed implementing RDAP support for ENUM. While this is a
limited operational change, it was recognised that anything touching E.164
and e164.arpa can raise political questions that go beyond the purely
technical.
As e164.arpa is directly linked to the ITU E.164 numbering system, the
relevant points of contact are typically national administrations and the
entities they designate. This led us to consult ITU-T Study Group 2 to
clarify the status of ENUM and its usage and needs for ongoing support.
ITU-T will ask member states for their feedback and share this with us.
ITU-T provides an established and coordinated channel to reach those
administrations, and importantly confirm whether any delegating authorities
still rely on the service, so our technical decisions are informed by
real-world use and help us avoid unnecessary operational risk, confusion,
or compliance headaches (including in the context of regulatory frameworks
such as NIS2).
We are also reaching out to the IAB regarding these operations, which the
RIPE NCC performs under its instruction on behalf of the global DNS and
Internet community.
I am sharing this message with the DNS, Database, Cooperation and RIPE NCC
Services Working Group mailing lists to ensure all relevant working groups
are informed. If you wish to share thoughts in response, please reply to
the thread on the RIPE NCC Services WG mailing list.
Best regards,
Hisham Ibrahim
Chief Community Officer,
RIPE NCC
*(Apologies for cross-posting)*
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