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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: August 2025
by Boris Duval 27 Aug '25

27 Aug '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, The August 2025 Member Update is now available on our website at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/member-update-august-2025/ You can also read the update below. 1. Registry – LIR Stats – OAuth 2.0 Available for the RIPE Database 2. Information Services – Khipu: Prototype RIPE Atlas Traceroute Visualisation Tool – Expanding AuthDNS - Impact of Adding a New Node in the Philippines – ICANN Consultation: Functional Model for Root Server System Governance 3. Community and Engagement – Register for One of Our Upcoming Meetings – Policy Proposal “2025-02 Revocation of Persistently Non-functional Delegated RPKI CAs” – Second Consultation on Updating ICP-2 – Advancing RPKI: NRO RPKI Program in 2025 for Trust, Transparency and User Experience – The RIPE Labs Article Competition - RIPE 91 – RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars 4. Organisational Update – Register Now for the General Meeting October 2025 – NRO NC: Call for Nominations 2025 – RIR Governance Document Consultation Summary Report Published – ICANN Consultation: Functional Model for Root Server System Governance 1. Registry – LIR Stats Number of LIR accounts: 20,909 (+23) Number of members: 20,018 (+30) IPv4 addresses transferred in July: 1,392,384 (-1,131,904) LIRs with IPv6: 15,770 (+25) LIRs on IPv4 Waiting List: 877 Days that first LIR in queue has been waiting: 557 % of IPv4 address space covered by ROAs: 73% % of IPv6 address space covered by ROAs: 41% ARCs completed in July: 274 ARCs – OAuth 2.0 Available for the RIPE Database RIPE NCC members can now use OAuth 2.0 to authenticate applications that interact with the RIPE Database. This requested feature supports secure delegated access, allowing third parties to make changes to database objects without exposing user credentials. https://labs.ripe.net/author/adonis_stergiopoulos/oauth-20-available-for-th… 2. Information Services – Khipu: Prototype RIPE Atlas Traceroute Visualisation Tool The RIPE Atlas team is developing a new tool for traceroute visualisations that should make analysing large traceroute measurements much clearer and easier. https://labs.ripe.net/author/stephen_suess_1/khipu-prototype-ripe-atlas-tra… – Expanding AuthDNS - Impact of Adding a New Node in the Philippines In June 2025 we activated a new AuthDNS node, hosted at Maharlika IX in Makati City, Manilla Metro, Philippines. In this article we look at what impact this had for DNS clients in the country as well as to the AuthDNS system as a whole. https://labs.ripe.net/author/wilhelm/expanding-authdns-impact-of-adding-a-n… – ICANN Consultation: Functional Model for Root Server System Governance. ICANN is seeking public comments on a proposed “Functional Model” for governance of the DNS root server system. https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/functional-model-for-roo… 3. Community and Engagement – Register for One of Our Upcoming Meetings CAPIF 4, Almaty, Kazakhstan, 25-26 September 2025 https://www.ripe.net/meetings/regional-meetings/capif/capif-4/ RIPE 91, Bucharest, Romania, 20-24 October 2025 https://ripe91.ripe.net/ MENOG 25, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 27-28 November 2025 https://www.menog.org/meetings/menog-25/ – Policy Proposal “2025-02 Revocation of Persistently Non-functional Delegated RPKI CAs” The Review Phase started on 7 August. You can submit your comments to the Routing WG Mailing List before 5 September. https://www.ripe.net/community/policies/proposals/2025-02/ – Second Consultation on Updating ICP-2 The NRO NC will soon publish an updated draft of the “RIR Governance Document” intended to replace ICP-2. They will also invite input from the RIPE community on this second draft through the RIPE Discussion list, in an online RIPE NCC Open House session and during the upcoming RIPE Meeting. More details will be published soon. – Advancing RPKI: NRO RPKI Program in 2025 for Trust, Transparency and User Experience Sofía Silva Berenguer gives an update on the NRO RPKI Program which aims to enhance the transparency, robustness and security of the RPKI system while also increasing the consistency of the RPKI system user experience across RIRs. https://labs.ripe.net/author/sofia_silva_berenguer/advancing-rpki-nro-rpki-… – The RIPE Labs Article Competition - RIPE 91 The RIPE Labs article competition is still open until 5 September for submission. Tell your story on RIPE Labs and win a chance to join us at RIPE 91 this October in Bucharest, Romania. https://labs.ripe.net/competitions/ripe-labs-article-competition-ripe-91/ – RIPE NCC Upcoming Courses and Webinars September: Wed, 3 September - LIR Training Course (Skopje, Macedonia) Thu, 4 September - IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course (Skopje, Macedonia) Fri, 5 September - RIPE Database Training Course (Skopje, Macedonia) Wed, 10 September - IPv6 Advanced Training Course (Helsinki, Finland) Fri, 12 September - IPv6 Security Training Course (Helsinki, Finland) Wed, 17 September - IPv6 Security Training Course (Ljubljana, Slovenia) Thu, 18 September - BGP Routing Security Training Course (Ljubljana, Slovenia) Mon, 22 September - IPv6 Advanced Training Course (Almaty, Kazakhstan) Wed, 24 September - IPv6 Security Training Course (Almaty, Kazakhstan) Mon, 29 September - IPv6 Fundamentals Training Course (Budapest, Hungary) Tue, 30 September - BGP Routing Security Training Course (Budapest, Hungary) You can register for these courses and webinars at: https://learning.ripe.net/w/upcoming/ Interested in becoming a Local Host for RIPE NCC Training Courses?: https://labs.ripe.net/author/olivia-ruimwijk/local-hosts-for-ripe-ncc-train… 4. Organisational Update – Register Now for the General Meeting October 2025 Registration is now open for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) October 2025, taking place 22-24 October 2025. The meeting will be held online for remote participants and onsite in Bucharest, Romania, at the JW Marriott Grand Hotel, alongside RIPE 91. Register at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active – NRO NC: Call for Nominations 2025 The call for nominations to fill one seat on the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) is open until 29 September 2025. An election will be held during RIPE 91 to fill this seat for a three-year term starting in January 2026 and ending in December 2028. https://www.ripe.net/community/nro-nc/nro-nc-nominations-october-2025/ – RIR Governance Document Consultation Summary Report Published The Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) has completed its qualitative analysis and summary of the community responses received in response to the community engagements to gather feedback on the draft Governance Document for the Recognition, Maintenance, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries (“RIR Governance Document”). https://www.ripe.net/about-us/news/rir-governance-document-consultation-sum… We’ll be back next month with more news! Best regards, Boris Duval Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] 187th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes
by Hans Petter Holen 26 Aug '25

26 Aug '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 187th meeting via email. The minutes from this meeting are now available at: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2025/187th-executive-… The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent to the membership it represents. The following is a summary of the main item from the meeting. Further details are available in the minutes. --------------------- Main Item --------------------- The RIPE NCC has decided to terminate its contract with its investment partner since they decided to restructure their operations. As a result of this restructure, the RIPE NCC would need to be onboarded with a new bank for the purposes of managing the investment portfolio. ------------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ------------------------------- Resolution EB#187-R-01: The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolves the discontinuation of the investment partnership with Dasym Managed Accounts B.V., which has been approved based on Resolution EB#165-R-03. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC

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[news] NRO NC: Call for Nominations 2025
by Hans Petter Holen 11 Aug '25

11 Aug '25

Dear colleagues, This is a call for nominations to fill one seat on the Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC) for a three-year term starting in January 2026 and ending in December 2028. We encourage those interested to familiarise themselves with the work of the NRO NC and to reach out to current or former NRO NC members to understand the workload and responsibilities involved. To read more about the NRO NC and the election process, please see: https://www.ripe.net/community/nro-nc/nro-nc-nominations-october-2025/ ---------------------------- About the NRO NC ---------------------------- The NRO NC performs the role of the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC), including: - Overseeing the Global Policy Development Process. - Providing recommendations to the ICANN Board concerning the recognition of new RIRs. - Nominating individuals to serve in the ASO’s two seats (Seat 9 and Seat 10) on the ICANN Board of Directors and other ICANN bodies. - Advising the ICANN Board on Internet number resource allocation policy, in conjunction with the RIRs. - Developing procedures for conducting business in support of their responsibilities, in particular, for the appointment of an ASO AC Chair and definition of the Chair’s responsibilities. For more information about the ASO AC, please see: https://aso.icann.org/aso-ac/ ---------------------------- Nomination Process ---------------------------- Any individual residing within the RIPE NCC service region, who has participated in at least three RIPE Meetings, is eligible for nomination, except Regional Internet Registry (RIR) staff members. Self-nominations are permitted. Nominations must include: - Name of nominee - Nominee's country of residence - Nominee's organisation or employer - Nominee's email address - Motivation for nomination - Name of nominating individual - Nominator's organisation or employer All nominees will be contacted by the RIPE NCC to confirm their nomination to the NRO NC. If a nominee cannot be contacted by the RIPE NCC or does not respond to communications sent by the RIPE NCC, their nomination will be rejected. Nominees must confirm their acceptance at the latest by the given deadline to publish the list of confirmed candidates. Nominees become confirmed candidates after: - Accepting the nomination in writing. - Submitting a certified copy of an official identification document in order to verify their identity. - Agreeing to adhere to the RIPE Code of Conduct. These documents must be submitted to the RIPE NCC no later than two weeks before the election. Nominees who do not meet these criteria will be disqualified. Please send your nominations to <nominations(a)ripe.net> by 23:59 UTC on 29 September 2025. All confirmed nominations will be listed on the RIPE NCC website by Monday, 6 October 2025. All nominees may submit a written statement in support of their nomination for publication on the RIPE NCC website. Other people can express support for nominated individuals by sending an email to <nominations(a)ripe.net>. Expressions of support will also be published on the RIPE NCC website. The nomination process is available at: https://www.ripe.net/community/nro-nc/nro-nc-nominations-october-2025/nomin… ---------------------------- Election Process ---------------------------- An election will be held during RIPE 91 to fill one seat for a three-year term starting in January 2026 and ending in December 2028. You are eligible to vote in the election if: - You have registered to attend RIPE 91 and selected the option to register to vote available in the RIPE Meeting registration form. - You must have attended at least one of the previous eight RIPE Meetings (online or onsite). - You must be checked-in by the time voting registration closes in order to be eligible to vote. All checked-in attendees have a green tick mark next to their names on the attendee list. The election process is available at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-813/ Regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC ------------------- Important Dates ------------------- 11 August 2025: Call for nominations 29 September 2025: The call for nominations closes 6 October 2025: The list of nominees is published on the website 6 October 2025: Deadline for nominees to submit documents 21 - 24 October 2025: The NRO NC election takes place during RIPE 91

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[GM] Register Now for the RIPE NCC General Meeting - October 2025
by Hans Petter Holen 06 Aug '25

06 Aug '25

Dear RIPE NCC members, On behalf of our Executive Board, I invite you to register for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM) October 2025, taking place 22-24 October 2025 online and at the JW Marriott Grand Hotel in Bucharest alongside RIPE 91. You can register to participate and vote at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active Note: You must enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) on your RIPE NCC Access account to register. Follow the instructions after clicking the link if you have not set this up. The General Meeting will be held onsite and online. As a member, you can: - Join us in Bucharest or participate remotely via Meetecho - Vote electronically on GM resolutions - Follow the meeting via livestream - Take part in the chat You must register to attend and vote. We will send the links to the livestream, Meetecho and voting platform to registered participants on the day of the meeting. Agenda At this GM, we will discuss the Draft Activity Plan and Budget 2026, outlining our proposed plans for the coming year and how we intend to resource them. All supporting documents, the full agenda and proposed resolutions will be published by 8 October 2025. Register to vote If you wish to attend and vote, you must register by 22 October at 14:00 (UTC+3). If you have not registered to vote by this deadline, you will *not* be able to vote. Proxy voting You can be represented by a third party who is not an authorised member contact or director of your organisation. If you wish to do this, please fill in the proxy form and send it to us by 8 October 2025. Any proxy forms sent to us after this date will not be valid. Find out how to register, the proxy form and more information on the GM webpages at: https://www.ripe.net/s/gm/oct-2025/ If you have questions about the GM, please email us at agm(a)ripe.net. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director and CEO RIPE NCC

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