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An Open Internet Remains the Goal
by Hans Petter Holen 06 Apr '22

06 Apr '22

Dear colleagues, In this RIPE Labs article, I explain in detail why the RIPE NCC as an institution and many of my colleagues in the technical community believe it is crucial that we preserve the integrity of the RIPE Registry and that we continue to support all of our members, even in times of conflict: https://labs.ripe.net/author/hans_petter_holen/an-open-internet-remains-the… Best regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 and RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021 Published
by Hans Petter Holen 05 Apr '22

05 Apr '22

Dear RIPE NCC members, The following important documents are now online: - RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 - RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021 You can find these documents at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-annual-report… The RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 documents the activities of the RIPE NCC throughout the year. The RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021 accounts for the financial activities of the RIPE NCC during the same period. Both of these reports are supporting documents for the RIPE NCC General Meeting (GM), which takes place from 18-20 May 2022. All supporting documents for the GM will be published by 20 April at the latest and can be downloaded from: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/gm/meetings/may-2022/documentatio… You can register for the GM at: https://my.ripe.net/#/meetings/active If you have any feedback on the published documents, or questions about the GM, please email <agm(a)ripe.net>. Best regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[service] Phishing Attack
by Ivo Dijkhuis 30 Mar '22

30 Mar '22

Dear colleagues, Since yesterday, we have seen a high number of phishing emails targeting our staff. Members have also reported attempts that look to be related. Most of these phishing emails contain a link to an encrypted file accompanied by a password. These emails are slightly more convincing than regular phishing attempts. In many cases they might be sent under the name of a colleague or someone you know from the RIPE community, often sent as a reply to an existing email thread. As always, please be alert and take care when downloading files or opening attachments. Kind regards, Ivo Dijkhuis Senior Information Security Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] 156th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meeting - Summary Notes
by hph+announce＠ripe.net 29 Mar '22

29 Mar '22

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 156th Meeting on 14-15 March 2022. The minutes from the meeting are now available. Minutes of the 156th Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2022/minutes-156th-ex… The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent for the membership that it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meetings. Further details are available in the minutes. ----------------------- Main Items ----------------------- - Hans Petter Holen informed the Board that he set up a Crisis Management Team to deal with the effects of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine on the RIPE NCC and the Board discussed recent developments. - Hans Petter Holen shared the risk report for the last period. There was an increase in risk due to the invasion of Ukraine. He also noted that the risk framework would soon be aligned with best practices by the new Chief Information Security Officer and Risk and Compliance Manager that were being recruited. - Simon-Jan Haytink provided an update of the situation of the different banks of the RIPE NCC, presented the draft Financial Report 2021 and shared highlights from the Auditors Report 2021. He also shared a financial report on the first two months of the year. The RIPE NCC remains in a stable financial position for 2022. - The Board discussed the Charging Scheme 2023. The Board considered whether a possible lower income should be balanced with the reserves or if the membership fee should be increased. Due to the uncertainty of the upcoming period, the Board did not find it appropriate to initiate a discussion with the membership on different charging schemes with potential changes in fee structure with the members. - Fergal Cunningham presented the draft RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 and the document was approved for publication. - Hans Petter Holen reported on the outcome of the NRO Strategy Workshop with the NRO Executive Council. The commitment of all RIRs to engage was increasing and cooperation was getting closer. - RIPE Chair Mirjam Kühne shared her report with the Board. Preparations for the hybrid RIPE 84 Meeting are well underway. Registration for the meeting is open and makes a distinction between onsite and online attendance. - The Board carefully reviewed a voting system analysis of the current method Instant Run-Off Voting (IRV) and two alternative methods: First-Past-the-Post Voting (FPTP) and Approval Voting for the election of Board Members and agreed that the current IRV method was the best option. - The Board discussed an initial proposal to change the legal structure of the RIPE NCC. The RIPE NCC and Board agreed to explore a possible structure of the organisation that would be robust enough for challenges including the increasing regulatory restrictions that affect its operations. ---------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ---------------------------- - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the submission of the audited RIPE NCC Financial Report 2021 to the upcoming RIPE NCC General Meeting for its adoption. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the RIPE NCC Annual Report 2021 and the publication of the document. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approves the minutes of EB#150, EB#151, EB#152, EB#153, EB#154 and EB#155. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[service] Request for feedback about the new RIPE NCC Access Single Sign-On solution
by Theodoros Polychniatis 29 Mar '22

29 Mar '22

Dear colleagues, At the RIPE NCC we are constantly working to improve the security of our services, both internal and external. This is reflected in the work we have planned for our business applications in the coming period, specifically the modernisation of RIPE NCC Access (https://access.ripe.net). RIPE NCC Access is the Single Sign-On (SSO) solution that we use to authenticate and authorise users to access our applications. It is a combination of a third-party identity provider and an application that we have developed in-house. Thanks in part to the feedback we have received over the past few years, we have identified several issues with the current solution and, in response, we have begun to review its architecture and assess possible improvements. We would like to involve our community early and ask for your feedback on this topic. Are there any features that you think are important for our SSO solution? What are you missing in the current solution? We value your feedback and look forward to hearing from you! You can share your ideas either by posting them on the ncc-services mailing list or by sending me an email at tpolychnia(a)ripe.net. Kind regards, Theodoros -- Theodoros Polychniatis Asst. Manager Software Engineering RIPE NCC

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[service] LIR Portal and RPKI Dashboard Planned Downtime on 10 April
by Stefania Fokaeos 28 Mar '22

28 Mar '22

Dear colleagues, On Sunday 10 April, from 7:00 to 10:00 UTC+2, the LIR Portal and the RPKI Dashboard will be unavailable due to a software upgrade. You can always check the status of our services on our website: https://www.ripe.net/support/service-announcements Kind regards, Stefania Fokaeos RIPE NCC

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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: March 2022
by Kjerstin Burdiek 22 Mar '22

22 Mar '22

Hello RIPE NCC members, We want to start by expressing our solidarity with the network operators who are currently working hard to maintain Internet access despite the effects of war. As a Regional Internet Registry, our focus is on keeping our members operational and continuing to provide undisrupted services to them. If you have questions about our position, please see this page that gives an overview of how we're working to do this: https://www.ripe.net/participate/member-support/the-ripe-ncc-and-ukraine-ru… In line with this focus, we have continued carrying out our usual services. Read on to see everything that’s happening at the RIPE NCC and in the RIPE community this month: 1. Registry -- LIR Stats -- Ticketing in the LIR Portal -- Customer Satisfaction Surveys 2. Information Services -- RIPE Labs Reporting on Ukrainian Internet -- Quarterly Planning -- Webpage Chat Functionality -- Major Update of the New RIPEstat UI 3. Community and Engagement -- Face-to-Face Courses Now Available -- Training Courses in March and April -- RIPE 84 Registration Open -- RIPE NCC General Meeting Registration Open -- Call for Nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board -- SEE 10 Registration Open -- Cooperation Working Group Session: Open Discussion on Internet Sanctions and Connectivity -- RIPE NCC Open Houses -- Roundtable Meeting For Governments and Regulators in Europe -- DNS4EU RIPE NCC Open House Discussion Notes -- Status of ENOG -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports: February 2022 -- RIPE Community Session on Revised PDP Minutes -- RIPE Labs 4. Organisational Update -- RIPE NCC Executive Board Resolution on Provision of Critical Services -- RIPE NCC Response to Request from Ukrainian Government -- Invoices for Ukrainian and Russian Members -- Vacancies 1. Registry -- LIR Stats Number of LIRs: 23,562 (+192) Number of members: 20,201 (+94) LIRs with IPv6: 16,770 (+48) IPv4 addresses transferred in February: 823,296 (+647,968) -- Ticketing in the LIR Portal The Registry team has made improvements to the ticketing system in the LIR Portal. The changes are intended to make it easier for users to keep track of their tickets. We would like to hear your feedback on these improvements. You can leave a comment on the Labs article listed below or in the RIPE NCC Membership Discussion or RIPE NCC Services Working Group mailing lists. For more details about these changes, see the Labs article at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/matt_parker/ticketing-in-the-lir-portal/ -- Customer Satisfaction Surveys For some of our services, we have begun sending out surveys after tickets have been closed in order to assess members’ satisfaction with their experiences. We welcome your feedback so that we can continue to improve our ticket handling process. 2. Information Services -- RIPE Labs Reporting on Ukrainian Internet Our Information Services team has been carefully monitoring the internet in Ukraine for signs of disruption or other changes during this crisis. Overall, the Ukrainian Internet has shown to be fairly resilient. To read the full analysis, see the RIPE Labs articles at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/emileaben/the-ukrainian-internet/ https://labs.ripe.net/author/emileaben/the-resilience-of-the-internet-in-uk… -- Quarterly Planning We have continued to update our quarterly planning for a number of our services. See our quarterly plans to find out what we’ll be up to with our services over the next several months: https://www.ripe.net/support/documentation/quarterly-planning -- Webpage Chat Functionality We have added a chat functionality to a number of our webpages, including our home page. Simply click the chat icon in the bottom right of the page, and you can start a chat with one of our staff members. -- Major Update of the New RIPEstat UI A major update has been released for the new RIPEstat UI, with many new features and bug fixes. For details, see: https://stat.ripe.net/docs/03.RIPEstat-UI-(Current)/03-releases.html 3. Community and Engagement -- Face-to-Face Courses Now Available We are now offering face-to-face training courses again. In the coming months, there will be courses in Amsterdam, Madrid, Brussels and Paris. See the announcement at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2022-March/001556.html -- Training Courses in March and April Our webinars for the months of March and April are open for registration: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses Introduction to RPKI Thursday, 24 March 2022 (09:00-10:00 UTC), online Webinar for New LIRs Tuesday, 29 March 2022 (08:00-09:00 UTC), online LIR Training Course Thursday, 7 April 2022 (08:00-16:30 UTC), Hilton Amsterdam Centraal RIPE Database Training Course Friday, 8 April 2022 (08:00-16:30 UTC), Hilton Amsterdam Centraal RIPE Database Basics Webinar Wednesday, 13 April 2022 (08:00-10:00 UTC), online IPv6 Security Myths, Filtering and Tips Webinar Wednesday, 20 April 2022 (08:00-10:00 UTC), online Interested in something that you can't find on our upcoming courses page? Let us know which topics you would like to see covered in future webinars: https://forms.gle/rhyExMhb7BTCCXyU8 -- RIPE 84 Registration Open We have now determined that RIPE 84 will be a hybrid meeting. There will be a physical meeting in Berlin, Germany, and we will also welcome remote participants. Registration is now open for the event. For more information, including the venue, visit: https://ripe84.ripe.net -- RIPE NCC General Meeting Registration Open Registration is now open for the RIPE NCC General Meeting taking place on 18-20 May in Berlin. Remote participants are also welcome. Learn more about the meeting and how to register at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2022-March/001553.html -- Call for Nominations to the RIPE NCC Executive Board We have issued a call for nominations for the RIPE NCC Executive Board. Two seats are up for election. Nominations must be submitted by 27 April. The vote will take place at the General Meeting on 18-20 May. If you want to vote electronically, you must register to vote by 18 May at 14:30 (UTC+1) You may also vote by proxy, for which you must send in the proxy form by 4 May. Learn more about the role of the RIPE NCC Executive Board and how to vote at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2022-March/001552.html -- SEE 10 Registration Open Registration for SEE 10 is also open. SEE 10 will take place from 11-12 April in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The meeting will be hybrid, and remote participants are welcome to join. Learn more about the event and register at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/regional-meetings/see/see-10 -- Cooperation Working Group Session: Open Discussion on Internet Sanctions and Connectivity The RIPE Cooperation Working Group will hold a remote session for an open discussion about Internet sanctions and connectivity. The session will take place on 22 March from 14:00-15:30 (UTC+1). Learn more, including how to register, at: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/wg/active-wg/coop/remote-sessions/rem… -- RIPE NCC Open Houses -- Anti-Abuse Join us for an Open House on Anti-Abuse on Wednesday, 23 March from 11:00-12:30 UTC: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-an… -- Internet in Central Asia Join us for an Open House on the Internet in Central Asia on Wednesday, 30 March from 08:00-09:30 UTC: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-in… -- Feedback on our Unified User Interface Join us for an Open House on our unified user interface on Wednesday, 6 April from 10:00-11:30 UTC: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-fe… -- Organising Network Operator Groups Join us for an Open House for organisers of Network Operator Groups (NOGs) on Wednesday, 13 April from 11:00-12:30 UTC: https://www.ripe.net/participate/meetings/open-house/ripe-ncc-open-house-or… -- Roundtable Meeting For Governments and Regulators in Europe On 22 February, the RIPE NCC held a Roundtable Meeting for government representatives and regulators in Europe. The meeting featured presentations on operational challenges from legislation, upcoming ITU events and global Internet governance. You can find the meeting agenda and presentation slides at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/about-ripe-ncc-and-ripe/roundtable-m… -- DNS4EU RIPE NCC Open House Discussion Notes On 31 January, the RIPE NCC held an Open House community discussion on DNS4EU, the European Commission's recent tender process to establish a European public DNS resolver. If you missed the session, you can read more about this initiative and find a rundown of the discussion at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/chrisb/dns4eu-ripe-ncc-open-house-discussion/ -- Status of ENOG There have been calls from the community to disband ENOG and to cancel the planned ENOG event that was scheduled for June 20-21 in Moscow. In response, our CCO Hisham Ibrahim has addressed the future of ENOG on the ENOG Discuss mailing list. The RIPE NCC will be postponing the planned ENOG meeting indefinitely and will give the community time to decide whether ENOG meetings will continue in some form. In the meantime, the RIPE NCC will focus on organising more local engagement throughout the Eurasian region. You can find Hisham’s full message at: https://lists.enog.org/pipermail/discuss/2022-March/000936.html -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports: February 2022 The RIPE Chair Team has shared its report on events in the community in February, including preparations for RIPE 84, improving RIPE visibility and documenting the community’s governance, as well as several recent events such as UKNOF Virtual. Read the report at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-febru… -- RIPE Community Session on Revised PDP Minutes The minutes are available from the RIPE community session on 26 January to discuss the proposed changes to the PDP. The community had the opportunity in this session to share their feedback on the revised document. Based on this input, the PDP draft document was revised further. Find the minutes and updated draft at: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ripe-list/2022-February/002450.html -- RIPE Labs In March, RIPE Labs featured articles from community members on green tech, secure personal communication, how sanctions affect CDNs and more: https://labs.ripe.net -- RIPE Labs Article Competition RIPE Labs is hosting its first-ever article competition. The winner of the competition will receive a free trip to RIPE 84. The deadline to enter is 25 March at 23:00 (UTC+1). See all the details at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/the-ripe-labs-article-competition/ 4. Organisational Update -- RIPE NCC Executive Board Resolution on Provision of Critical Services The RIPE NCC Executive Board has passed a resolution on the RIPE NCC’s commitment to providing its critical services to members across its service region. The RIPE NCC will take all lawful steps to continue providing undisrupted service to all members. Read the full resolution at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-executive-boa… -- RIPE NCC Response to Request from Ukrainian Government The RIPE NCC has responded to the Ukrainian government’s request that we revoke IP address resources from our Russian members. We have informed the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine that we are unable to comply with this request due to our mandate as a Regional Internet Registry and our commitment to providing undisrupted service. Read the full response at: https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-response-to-r… -- Invoices for Ukrainian and Russian Members We have contacted Ukrainian members to reassure them that they do not risk losing their membership or resources if they are unable to pay or meet certain administrative requirements. We have also informed Russian members that they do not risk closure if sanctions-related factors mean they are unable to make payment. With regard to EU sanctions, we are constantly reviewing the sanctions list and applying our sanctions procedure when we find any new matches, that is, we do not make new Internet number resources available to any sanctioned persons or entities, and we freeze any resources they already have. Statistics will be reported in our quarterly sanctions transparency reports. Further information on our compliance with the latest EU sanctions is available at: https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/eu-sanctions-and-our-russian-membership/ -- Vacancies We currently have a number of vacancies at the RIPE NCC. If you’d like to join us in working for the good of the Internet, have a look at our openings: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/staff/careers-at-the-ripe-ncc Thank you for reading to the end. We’ll be back next month with more news. Best regards, Kjerstin Kjerstin Burdiek Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] 151st-155th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meetings - Summary Notes
by Hans Petter Holen 21 Mar '22

21 Mar '22

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 151st Meeting on 23 February 2022, its 152nd Meeting on 24 February 2022 and its 153rd Meeting on 28 February 2022. It also held its 154th Meeting on 3 March 2022 and its 155th Meeting on 7 March 2022. The minutes from the meetings are now available. Minutes of the 151st Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2022/minutes-151st-ex… Minutes of the 152nd Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2022/minutes-152nd-ex… Minutes of the 153rd Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2022/minutes-153rd-ex… Minutes of the 154th Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2022/minutes-154th-ex… Minutes of the 155th Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2022/minutes-155th-ex… The Executive Board publishes the minutes of its meetings so that the workings of the Board and the decisions it makes are transparent for the membership that it represents. The following is a summary of the main items from the meetings. Further details are available in the minutes. ----------------------- Main Items ----------------------- - The Board discussed matters related to both a particular arbiter's ruling on the RIPE NCC’s Conflict Arbitration with UMOS LLC as well as cooperation between arbiters and the RIPE NCC in general. - The Board extensively discussed the state of current affairs related to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, including its possible impacts on the RIPE NCC, the safety and wellbeing of RIPE NCC staff, sanctions and the neutrality of the registry. - Athina Fragkouli shared the Legal team’s review of current sanctions related to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and how the RIPE NCC might be affected. Current sanctions did not yet impact the RIPE NCC, but Dutch banks might choose to no longer accept payments from Russia. The RIPE NCC would need to consider this possibility. - The Board discussed plans for invoicing this year in light of the ongoing conflict. - Felipe Victolla Silveira discussed the impact sanctions might have on the registry. There was an increase in sanctions alerts to be aware of, but transfer patterns in the region remained stable. He also shared a risk assessment for the RIPE NCC and its staff due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Some services were more at risk than others, and staff were preparing solutions to manage these risks. - The Board discussed whether to moderate the Members Discuss mailing list due to strong language appearing there. The Board decided to temporarily moderate the list. ---------------------------- Resolutions Adopted ---------------------------- - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approved the implementation of the arbiter’s ruling on Conflict Arbitration between UMOS LLC and RIPE NCC issued on 7-1-2022 (hereafter: the Ruling). The Board would like to note that a formal approval of arbiter’s rulings is in general not required but in this case the RIPE NCC expressed concerns about the compliance of the Ruling with RIPE policies and RIPE NCC procedures and requested an approval from the RIPE NCC Executive Board in order to implement the Ruling. The Board acknowledges the obligation of the RIPE NCC to comply with the Ruling, in accordance with the RIPE NCC Conflict Arbitration Procedure section 5, and understands that arbiters’ rulings may not create a precedence for future conflicts. - The RIPE NCC Executive Board approved the resolution "RIPE NCC Executive Board Resolution on Provision of Critical Services": https://www.ripe.net/publications/news/announcements/ripe-ncc-executive-boa… - The RIPE NCC Executive Board resolved to temporarily moderate the members-discuss mailing list starting from Saturday, 5 March 2022, 23:00 UTC+1 and until further notice. The mailing list will be moderated in accordance with the purpose of the mailing list and the principles of the RIPE Code of Conduct by a designated member of the RIPE NCC Executive Board and a RIPE NCC staff member. All emails, accepted or rejected, will be archived on the RIPE NCC website. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] EU Sanctions and Our Russian Membership
by Athina Fragkouli 18 Mar '22

18 Mar '22

Dear colleagues, After the recent adoption of EU sanctions against Russia, we’ve seen some confusion about our compliance. We have published an article that explains why the RIPE NCC remains fully compliant with the latest sanctions: https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/eu-sanctions-and-our-russian-membership/ <https://labs.ripe.net/author/athina/eu-sanctions-and-our-russian-membership/> Kind regards, Athina Fragkouli Chief Legal Officer RIPE NCC

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[training] RIPE NCC face-to-face training courses are back
by Training Services 17 Mar '22

17 Mar '22

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that after a two-year break due to the pandemic, we are offering face-to-face training courses again. In the coming months, the training team will be delivering face-to-face training courses in Amsterdam, Madrid, Brussels and Paris. To find out when we'll be in your city and to register for an upcoming training course, go to: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses The membership fee covers all our training courses, so that means, there is no additional cost to attend. Here are the training courses we currently deliver: - LIR Training Course - RIPE Database Training Course - Basic IPv6 Training Course - IPv6 Security Training Course - Measurements Tools Workshop - Advanced IPv6 Training Course (two days) - BGP Operations and Security Training Course (two days) For more information, see: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/courses ------------ Can't make it to a training course? Learn online! ------------ We offer online webinars that you can attend from home or the office: https://www.ripe.net/support/training/learn-online/webinars You can also learn online with the RIPE NCC Academy courses. Create an account and enrol in the course of your choice. All courses are free, and you can follow them at your own pace. The courses can also be used to study for a RIPE NCC Certified Professionals exam: https://academy.ripe.net Whether it's in person or online, we hope to see you soon! Best regards, RIPE NCC Learning and Development

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