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The RIPE Chair Team Reports - March 2025
by Mirjam Kuehne 14 May '25

14 May '25

Dear colleagues, In this new update we report on preparations for RIPE 90 and other topics and events that keep the community busy this month: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-march… Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE Chair

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Community Consensus on The Relationship between RIPE and the RIPE NCC
by Mirjam Kuehne 28 Apr '25

28 Apr '25

Dear colleagues, The Last Call for v2 of the draft document The Relationship between RIPE and the RIPE NCC [1] ended earlier this week. We received two small suggestions that helped to improve language and clarity [2]. I am therefore declaring consensus on this document and will ask the RIPE NCC to publish it as a RIPE document. Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE Chair [1] Draft: The Relationship between RIPE and the RIPE NCC v2 https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-documents/other-documents/draft… [2] Changes since v2 of the document: - In section 3 we replaced "vis-a-vis" with "with respect to" - In section 4 we removed the word "big"

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Call for Topics for RIPE 90 Community Plenary
by Mirjam Kuehne 31 Mar '25

31 Mar '25

Dear colleagues, The RIPE 90 Community Plenary will take place on Thursday, 15 May 2025 at 16:00 local Lisbon time. If there are any specific topics you would like to discuss during this session, please let me know. You can find more about the purpose of the RIPE Community Plenary and minutes of previous sessions here: https://www.ripe.net/participate/ripe/ripe-community-plenary Kind regards, Mirjam Kühne RIPE Chair

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New on RIPE Labs: "Unlocking UX: A User-Centred Journey for RIPEstat"
by Antonella De Bellis 27 Mar '25

27 Mar '25

Dear colleagues, As many of you know, we recently launched a new version of the RIPEstat UI. In this article on RIPE Labs, we delve into more detail on how we reconciled user feedback with user behaviour to get a better understanding of how best to improve RIPEstat: https://labs.ripe.net/author/antonella-de-bellis/unlocking-ux-a-user-centre… Kind regards, Antonella De Bellis Senior UX Designer

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DNSSEC Root Key Signing Key (KSK) for the Domain Name System
by Christopher Hawker 27 Mar '25

27 Mar '25

Hello Everyone, As many of you may know, one of the functions of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is the global coordination of the DNS Root Zone. One of the core components to DNS is DNSSEC. The Root Key Signing Key (KSK) acts as the trust anchor for DNSSEC for the Domain Name System, and this trust anchor is configured in DNSSEC-aware resolvers to facilitate validation of DNS data. This is how your DNS servers are able to cryptographically validate the authenticity of DNS records they receive and serve. For more information pertaining to DNSSEC, how it operates, the KSK and the relevant policies and procedures, I recommend visiting https://www.iana.org/dnssec for more info. In order to ensure the security of the KSK, IANA utilises Hardware Security Modules (HSM) to generate the KSK pair of public and private keys, which in turn are used to sign the Zone Signing Key (ZSK), that itself is used to sign DNS records (RRsets) within a DNS zone. As it currently stands, both of these HSMs currently reside in high-security Key Management Facilities (KMFs) in the USA, with one facility located in Culpeper VA, and the other in El Segundo CA. Now, while the locations of these HSMs are highly secure, both of them are located on US soil. As most people who are familiar with redundancy, this is not a good idea for a number of reasons (which I won't go into detail here as it's outside the scope of this email). What we as a community MUST DO, is look at the relocation of one of these HSMs to an alternate country such as Singapore or Switzerland (regarded as two safe countries) to ensure the continued integrity of the Root KSK. Unfortunately, section 4.2(b) of the IANA Naming Function Contract (https://pti.cdn.icann.org/resources/151/IANA_Naming_Function_Contract.pdf) between the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and Public Technical Identifiers (PTI) that govern how IANA performs its functions prohibits the operation of functions outside of the US. Given that the Internet is one of the most critical pieces of global (and not just US-based) infrastructure, I feel that this section of the contract must be reviewed (and deleted or modified to allow for PTI to perform the functions from Singapore, Switzerland or another safe jurisdiction) to maintain the integrity of the Domain Name System. The Second IANA Naming Function Review Team (IFRT2) have released an initial draft report of its analysis, issues and recommendations which also incorporates a review of the Contract between ICANN and PTI. The IFRT2 have opened a public call for comments on the draft report, before they submit their Final Report to ICANN's Board of Directors which they expect to do before June this year. The Public Comment period closes for submissions on 28 April 2025 at 23:59hrs UTC, and I strongly encourage everyone to read the report and provide input regarding support to relocating one of the Key Management Facilities across the Pacific or Atlantic Oceans. To view the report and submit a comment, please go to https://www.icann.org/en/public-comment/proceeding/second-iana-naming-funct…. In order to submit a comment on the report, you will need an account on https://account.icann.org/. In closing, I cannot stress one thing enough - this is in no way speaks to the professionalism of ICANN's staff. The team at ICANN perform some of the hardest work out there, ensuring the integrity and stability of the Internet as we know it today and for that they cannot be thanked enough. This recommendation to move one of the KMFs overseas is simply to help protect it from potential political instability, bias, and to encourage neutralism. We're already doing it with the operation of the DNS Root Zone, let's take it one step further and strengthen the security of DNSSEC and the Root KSK. If you have any questions, please do feel free to ask, either on-list or off-list. Regards, Christopher Hawker

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Second Call for Presentations for RIPE90
by Massimiliano Stucchi 19 Mar '25

19 Mar '25

Dear colleagues, The RIPE Programme Committee (PC) is now opening the second call for presentations seeking for content proposals from the RIPE community for the plenary sessions, lightning talks and BoFs. RIPE90 is going to be a hybrid meeting so both in-person and virtual presentations would be accepted and encouraged. The deadline to submit a presentation proposal is 8th of April 2025. Proposals submitted after this date will only be considered if there are still time slots available. Already submitted presentations which have not received an acceptance or rejection notification yet are still under consideration. Read more about the CfP and submit your presentation proposal at: https://ripe90.ripe.net/submit-topic/cfp/ More about RIPE90 meeting: https://ripe90.ripe.net/ Regards, Massimiliano Stucchi (On Behalf of the RIPE Programme Committee)

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2024 IANA Numbering Services Review Committee Report Published
by Ulka Athale 18 Mar '25

18 Mar '25

This message is sent on behalf of the NRO Secretariat. The announcement can be viewed at: https://www.nro.net/2024-iana-numbering-services-review-committee-report-pu… ---------------------------------------- 2024 IANA Numbering Services Review Committee Report Published ---------------------------------------- The IANA Numbering Services Review Committee (IANA RC) is pleased to announce that it has published the 2024 IANA Numbering Services Review Committee Report. The IANA RC was formed in 2016 and is responsible for publishing an annual report as advice to the NRO EC for its evaluation of the IANA numbering services. This report follows a 30-day public comment period on the RIR IANA Numbering Services Review Matrix published by the RIRs seeking input from the broader community. It is based on the 2024 RIR IANA Numbering Services Review Matrix, as well as on any input gathered from the global number community. The 2024 IANA Numbering Services Review Committee Report is now published at: https://www.nro.net/wp-content/uploads/2024-IANA-RC-Report.pdf On behalf of the IANA Review Committee Nick Nugent Chair, IANA Numbering Services Review Committee ---------------------------------------- Background Information The IANA Numbering Services Review Committee (“RC”) committee, comprising of community representatives from each Regional Internet Registry (“RIR”) region, advises RIRs on the IANA Functions Operator’s performance of the IANA Numbering Services and adherence to the Service Level Agreement (“SLA”) between the IANA Numbering Services Operator and the RIRs (as defined in the Number Community Proposal). Their role is to advise and assist the Number Resource Organization Executive Committee (“NRO EC”) in a periodic review of SLA compliance for the IANA Numbering Services provided to the Number Community. The RC submits an annual report of its findings to the NRO EC. This committee was established in October 2016 for this purpose with representatives from all five RIR regions upon the recommendation of the Internet Number Community as part of the IANA Stewardship Transition. You can find information at: https://www.nro.net/internet-governance/iana/ ---------------------------------------- Kind regards, Ulka Athale RIPE NCC www.ripe.net

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Survey on Segment Routing deployment
by Dekinder Florian 14 Mar '25

14 Mar '25

Hello RIPE community, I recently shared a survey (2 months ago) as part of a research project on segment routing (SR) deployment practices among network operators. The goal is to gain insights into how SR is currently deployed and managed across different ASes. If you are involved in SR management in your network and if you missed the first request, I would greatly appreciate your input. The survey takes no more than 5 minutes to complete. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd9d77tMC_azhcfWWCMR_nHCBlfzu8VI-v… Thank you in advance for your time and contribution! Best regards, Florian Dekinder

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Call for Nominations (RIPE Chair / Vice Chair)
by RIPE NomCom Chair 12 Mar '25

12 Mar '25

Dear RIPE participants, This year, a nominating committee (NomCom), with help from the wider community, will select two people to fill the positions of RIPE Chair and Vice Chair. As chair of the 2025 RIPE NomCom, I would like to invite you to nominate candidates for these positions. As members of the RIPE community, you will have some idea of what the RIPE Chair is responsible for and what kind of person you would like to see in this role as well as the Vice Chair role. Please think about suitable candidates, engage with them, discuss this with your peers, and nominate people who will have the support of the community. You may nominate any member of the RIPE community for either position. Self-nominations are also permitted. NomCom members and members of the RIPE NCC Executive Board are not eligible to be considered. Send your nominations to nominations(a)ripenomcom.org and include a description of the skills or expertise that make your candidate a desirable choice. Please also include a working email address or telephone number for the nominee and indicate whether they are aware of your nomination. The NomCom will also be interested in your opinion about the performance of the incumbent RIPE Chair, Mirjam Kühne, and RIPE Vice Chair, Niall O'Reilly. The NomCom is also interested in any lessons and observations we or the community can take away from the previous NomCom and the first nominated RIPE Chair / Vice Chair term which is drawing to a close. The deadline for all nominations is Sunday, March 30th 23:59 UTC. You can find more information in the relevant RIPE Documents: ripe-714: A brief description of the RIPE Chair’s role. [1] ripe-787: Information about the selection process. [2] ripe-788: Detailed information about the RIPE NomCom [3] RIPE NomCom web site: https://ripenomcom.org/ All information regarding the RIPE Chair / Vice Chair remuneration can be found in the Remuneration document (authored by the RIPE NCC) [4] We are happy to answer any further questions you may have. Jan Žorž Chair of the 2025 RIPE NomCom [1] - https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-714/ [2] - https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-787/ [3] - https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-788/ [4] - https://ripenomcom.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2025-02-03-RIPE-Chair-Rem… -- Anything that can be configured can be misconfigured. [RFC5505]

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[news] Gabor de Wit Appointed Chief Registry Operations Officer
by Hans Petter Holen 11 Mar '25

11 Mar '25

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that Gabor de Wit will start as our new Chief Registry Operations Officer as of 1 May 2025. After an extensive search, we concluded that Gabor is the best candidate for the job. Gabor has strong leadership experience with both a technical and business background. During the hiring process, Gabor showed his capabilities in leadership, people management, project and change management, and stakeholder engagement. I will continue to fill the role of Acting Chief Registry Officer in the interim. I am confident that Gabor has what it takes to succeed in this role and I ask that you join me in welcoming him to this important role for the RIPE NCC and the RIPE community. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen CEO and Managing Director, RIPE NCC

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