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[news] RIPE NCC Member Update: June 2021
by Boris Duval 24 Jun '21

24 Jun '21

Hello RIPE NCC members, Here’s everything you need to know about our services and what’s happening in the RIPE community this month: 1. What We're Doing For You -- LIR Stats -- RIPE NCC and the Cloud: Let’s Start Again -- Closure of Members With Unpaid Invoices -- Training Courses in July -- Apply now for the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund 2. Your Technical Update -- Ending Support for the RIPE NCC RPKI Validator -- RIPEstat 3. What's Happening in Our Community? -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports - Highlights from RIPE 82 -- RIPE Community Resilience: The Web, The Self, The Privilege and The Pandemic -- RightsCon - What's New in the Human Rights Debate -- World IPv6 Day -- 2020 NomCom Final Report -- NRO Updates 1. What We're Doing For You -- LIR Stats Number of LIRs: 23,522 (-113) LIRs with IPv6: 16,042 (-85) IPv4 Addresses Transferred in May: 651,904 (-504,064) -- RIPE NCC and the Cloud: Let’s Start Again Ahead of RIPE 82, we shared our plans to move elements of our core services to the cloud. Judging from the community’s reaction to our proposal, we can see now that it’s worth taking a step back and start this conversation again: https://labs.ripe.net/author/felipe_victolla_silveira/ripe-ncc-and-the-clou… <https://labs.ripe.net/author/felipe_victolla_silveira/ripe-ncc-and-the-clou…> -- Closure of Members With Unpaid Invoices On 15 June, we started to terminate the Standard Service Agreements (SSAs) of members that hadn't paid their invoices. This comes 90 says after the due date of the invoice and 120 days after it was first issued. Members in Syria and Iran were not affected by this, as they have yet to receive their 2021 invoices. We sent an update to these members directly, which explained that the situation is largely unchanged since our last email: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2021-March/001477.html <https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2021-March/001477.html> If you have questions, you can always email <billing at ripe.net <http://ripe.net/>> or call +31 20 535 4444 (9am-5pm CEST, from Monday to Friday). -- Training Courses in July Our webinars for the month of July are open for registrations: https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses <https://lirportal.ripe.net/training/courses> Here's the schedule: IPv6 Associated Protocols Security Thursday, 1 July 2021 (08:00-10:00 UTC) BGP Security: IRR and Filtering Wednesday, 7 July 2021 (08:00-10:00 UTC) IPv6 Addressing Plan Thursday, 8 July 2021 (08:00-09:00 UTC) RIPE Database Applications Wednesday, 14 July 2021 (08:00-10:00 UTC) LIRs and the Internet Ecosystem with Mirjam Kühne (RIPE Chair) Wednesday, 21 July 2021 (08:00-10:00 UTC) Interested in something that you can't find on our upcoming course page? Let us know which topics you would like to see covered in future webinars: https://forms.gle/rhyExMhb7BTCCXyU8 <https://forms.gle/rhyExMhb7BTCCXyU8> -- Apply now for the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund For the fifth year in a row, the RIPE NCC is committing to support activities and projects for 'the good of the Internet'. We are pleased to invite applications for funding from the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund. The call for applicants will remain open until 23:59 (UTC), Saturday, 31 July 2021. You can find more details on the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund page: https://www.ripe.net/support/cpf <https://www.ripe.net/support/cpf> 2. Your Technical Update -- Ending Support for the RIPE NCC RPKI Validator On Thursday, 1 July 2021, we will stop supporting the RIPE NCC RPKI Validator. This will have no impact on any of our core activities around the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI): https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2021-June/001501.html <https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2021-June/001501.html> -- RIPEstat --- RIPEstat Feature Tracker Restarted The RIPEstat feature tracker has been updated. After contacting everyone who had a pending feature request, we cleaned out all old requests and put new processes in place in order to provide a better service: https://ripestat.featureupvote.com/ <https://ripestat.featureupvote.com/> --- New RIPEstat UI Updates Since launching the new RIPEstat UI, we have released new updates and fixed bugs based on user feedback: https://stat.ripe.net/app/ <https://stat.ripe.net/app/> --- RIPEstat Blocklist Project We are going to start with the overhaul of the blocklist offerings on RIPEstat. As part of this project, we will be working with an expert panel, which is currently being formed. If you want to participate and support us, please send an email to christian.teuschel(a)ripe.net <mailto:christian.teuschel@ripe.net>. 3. What's Happening in Our Community? -- The RIPE Chair Team Reports - Highlights from RIPE 82 The RIPE Chair team reports on highlights from RIPE 82. Get their take on discussions around community wellbeing, encryption, NIS2 and much more from our third virtual RIPE Meeting: https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-highl… <https://labs.ripe.net/author/mirjam_kuhne/the-ripe-chair-team-reports-highl…> -- RIPE Community Resilience: The Web, The Self, The Privilege and The Pandemic In this instalment of the RIPE Community Resilience series, Vesna Manojlovic is tackling layer 7 of both the networking stack and Maslow's motivational pyramid, the application layer and self-actualisation: https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/ripe-community-resilience-the-web-the-se… <https://labs.ripe.net/author/becha/ripe-community-resilience-the-web-the-se…> -- RightsCon - What's New in the Human Rights Debate RightsCon is a massive conference on human rights in the digital age. The event took place from 7-11 June 2021. If you missed the event, you can read our summary and highlights on RIPE Labs: https://labs.ripe.net/author/gergana_petrova/rightscon-whats-new-in-the-hum… <https://labs.ripe.net/author/gergana_petrova/rightscon-whats-new-in-the-hum…> -- World IPv6 Day --- IPv6 Adoption in 2021 As part of our ongoing efforts to chart the rise of IPv6, we look at the difference between average IPv6 capability per country over a few days in June 2020 versus the most recent similar averages for 2021: https://labs.ripe.net/author/stephen_strowes/ipv6-adoption-in-2021/ <https://labs.ripe.net/author/stephen_strowes/ipv6-adoption-in-2021/> --- Securing the Future of IPv6 As the Internet moves into the age of IPv6, new security challenges calling for new solutions await. Learn how the RIPE NCC's IPv6 security course is helping people and organisations get prepared to keep the Internet secure: https://labs.ripe.net/author/alvaro_vives/securing-the-future-of-ipv6/ <https://labs.ripe.net/author/alvaro_vives/securing-the-future-of-ipv6/> --- Six on IPv6 It's been nearly nine years since the World IPv6 Launch took place. Here are six RIPE Labs articles championing IPv6 adoption, flagging blockers, quashing misconceptions, evaluating quirks and, all in all, measuring and mapping IPv6 deployment: https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/six-on-ipv6/ <https://labs.ripe.net/author/alun_davies/six-on-ipv6/> -- 2020 NomCom Final Report The NomCom Final report is now available as a RIPE document: https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-762 <https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-762> -- NRO Updates --- Request for Proposals for Consulting Services: NRO Strategy Plan Review The Number Resource Organization (NRO) is calling for proposals for an independent review of its Strategy Plan for the next five years. Proposals will be accepted until 9 July 2021 23:59 UTC. The selected bid will be announced around 23 July 2021. Full details of the Call for Proposals are available at: https://www.nro.net/request-for-proposals-for-consulting-services-nro-strat… <https://www.nro.net/request-for-proposals-for-consulting-services-nro-strat…> --- ASO AC Selects Alan Barrett to Serve in Seat 9 of the ICANN Board of Directors The ASO AC has selected Alan Barrett to serve for a three-year term in Seat 9 of the ICANN Board of Directors. His term will begin at the conclusion of the ICANN 72 meeting on 23-28 October 2021 and will end in November 2024. Read more here: https://aso.icann.org/alan-barrett-2021-icann-board-seat-9/ <https://aso.icann.org/alan-barrett-2021-icann-board-seat-9/> Thank you for reading to the end. We’ll be back next month with more news! Best regards, Boris Boris Duval Communications Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] Apply now for the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund
by Alastair Strachan 16 Jun '21

16 Jun '21

Hello, For the fifth year in a row, the RIPE NCC is committing to support activities and projects for 'the good of the Internet'. We are pleased to invite applications for funding from the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund. Through the Community Projects Fund, the RIPE NCC will provide up to EUR 250,000 per year to support projects of value to the operation, resilience and sustainability of the Internet, with a focus on tools and services benefitting the technical community in the Europe, the Middle East and Central Asia. The Internet today owes its success to a lot of non-commercial, community-driven work, and this continues to ensure the Internet remains resilient, secure and accessible. If you or your organisation are working on a new or existing project that fits the criteria below and need some financial support to get it off the ground or keep it going, we want to hear from you! Is your project of benefit to the Internet, particularly the RIPE community? Is your project non-commercial in nature? Do you have a clear project plan and timeline? Some things to keep in mind: - Funding may be used to purchase equipment, but this cannot be the sole expenditure - Funding cannot be used for humanitarian aid, donations, or to encourage political reform - Funding cannot be used to provide scholarships or cover tuition fees - Funding cannot be used to support any form of commercial activity The call for applicants will remain open until 23:59 (UTC), Saturday, 31 July 2021. You can find more details on the RIPE NCC Community Projects Fund page: https://www.ripe.net/support/cpf We also welcome Samaneh Tajalizadehkhoob and Flavio Luciani to the selection committee. The selection committee for 2021 consists of Jaya Baloo, Bert Hubert, Flavio Luciani, Samaneh Tajalizadehkhoob, Tim Wattenberg and Remco van Mook (RIPE NCC Executive Board representative). Thank you to the selection committee for volunteering their time to support the Community Projects Fund. Best regards, Alastair Strachan External Relations Officer RIPE NCC

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[news] Closure of Members With Unpaid Invoices
by Henriette van Ingen 15 Jun '21

15 Jun '21

Dear RIPE NCC members, On 18 May 2021, we started calling the 878 RIPE NCC members with outstanding invoices for their 2021 annual contribution. There are currently 144 members that have still not paid, which is down from 231 last year. Starting today, the Standard Service Agreement (SSA) of all members with an outstanding invoice issued in February 2021 will be automatically terminated and we will begin the process to de-register their Internet number resources. This comes 90 days after the due date of the invoice / 120 days after it was first issued. De-registering resources is a critical event for members. For this reason, we spend a lot of time and effort each year attempting to contact those who will be affected. We have already sent four email reminders to these members in March, April (twice) and May. We have also attempted to contact them via their registered email and phone contacts in the LIR Portal [1]. It would help us greatly if you could make sure to pay your invoice by the due date, which is 30 days from being issued. If you would like to check the payment status of your LIR accounts, you can do so in the LIR Portal or by using the payment link on your invoice. ----------------------------------- For Members in Syria and Iran ----------------------------------- We have still not issued the 2021 invoices for our members in Iran and Syria. This means they are *not* included in the above figures and their status as RIPE NCC members will not be affected. We plan to send an update to these members soon, but for now the situation is largely unchanged since our last message in March: https://www.ripe.net/ripe/mail/archives/ncc-announce/2021-March/001477.html If you have questions, you can always email <billing(a)ripe.net> or call +31 20 535 4444 (9am-5pm CEST, from Monday to Friday). Kind regards, Henriette van Ingen Registry Services Assistant Manager RIPE NCC [1] Please take a moment to check that your account details in the LIR Portal are up to date: https://my.ripe.net/#/account-details

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[news] Ending Support for the RIPE NCC RPKI Validator
by Nathalie Trenaman 15 Jun '21

15 Jun '21

Dear colleagues, On Thursday, 1 July 2021, we will stop supporting the RIPE NCC RPKI Validator. This will have no impact on any of our core activities around the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI). We are still committed to strengthening the RPKI infrastructure and our main priority is to maintain a secure, stable and resilient RPKI Certificate Authority. Our RPKI Validator is one of several Relying Party software [1] that network operators can use to download and validate the global RPKI data set. This data is used to support their BGP decision making process. We created the RIPE NCC RPKI Validator over a decade ago, when RPKI had only just been implemented and there were not many options available. While there were other validators, ours came with an intuitive web-interface, which allowed operators to see in a UI how BGP announcements would be impacted by Route Origin Validation. Since then, RPKI has been widely adopted in the industry and other software developers have spent significant resources on testing and introducing new Relying Party software. After discussions we had with our members and the wider community at the Routing Working Group mailing list and my presentation at the RIPE NCC Services Working Group at RIPE 81, we agreed that this approach will allow us to focus on the core of RPKI. We strongly recommend that any network operators still running our RPKI Validator switch to an alternative software before 1 July. Some alternatives include: - Routinator - Fort - RPKI-client - OctoRPKI - Prover It is important to note that continuing to use the RIPE NCC RPKI Validator after 1 July 2021 may lead to security incidents, as we will no longer be making updates to the software. If you are interested in the rationale behind this decision, you can find out more on RIPE Labs [2] or in my presentation at RIPE 81 [3]. Best regards, Nathalie Trenaman Routing Security Programme Manager RIPE NCC ----- Links: [1] Relying Party software: https://www.ripe.net/manage-ips-and-asns/resource-management/rpki/tools-and… [2] (RIPE Labs Article) Lifecycle of the RIPE NCC RPKI Validator: https://labs.ripe.net/author/nathalie_nathalie/lifecycle-of-the-ripe-ncc-rp… [3] (RIPE 81 Presentation) The Life Cycle of the RPKI Validator: https://ripe81.ripe.net/archives/video/478/

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[news] Recent Situation With FSB and RIPE NCC Colleague
by Hans Petter Holen 07 Jun '21

07 Jun '21

Dear colleagues, I want to update you on a situation that has developed with our colleague Alexander Semenyaka. As reported in Russian media, on 26 May, Alexander was detained by the FSB and ordered to leave the country. He is now in Ukraine with his family and we are in regular contact with him. Alexander has been temporarily suspended from his duties while we seek clarity on this issue. Our engagement efforts seek to bridge the knowledge gap between the technical community and government, regulators, and law enforcement. As a neutral organisation, we are committed to working with all stakeholders in our region to support Internet stability, including those in Russia and Ukraine. Regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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[news] 143rd and 144th RIPE NCC Executive Board Meetings - Summary Notes
by Hans Petter Holen 04 Jun '21

04 Jun '21

Dear RIPE NCC members, The RIPE NCC Executive Board held its 143rd Meeting on 14 May 2021 and its 144th Meeting on 21 May 2021. The minutes of the meetings are now available. Minutes of the 143rd Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2021/minutes-143rd-ex… Minutes of the 144th Meeting: https://www.ripe.net/about-us/executive-board/minutes/2021/minutes-144th-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 meeting. Further details are available in the minutes. ----------------------- Main Items ----------------------- After the election of Job Snijders and the re-election of Piotr Strzyżewski, the RIPE NCC Executive Board members agreed to assign the functions as required by the RIPE NCC Articles of Association. Christian Kaufmann will continue as the Chairman, Ondřej Filip as the Treasurer and Piotr Strzyżewski as the Secretary. The Board also thanked Falk von Bornstaedt for his excellent contributions and dedicated work during his term as RIPE NCC Executive Board Member from 2018 until 2021. In particular, Falk was involved in the Rob Blokzijl Foundation and he was engaged in the transition to a new Managing Director as a member of the hiring committee. ----------------------- Resolutions Adopted ----------------------- The following resolution was adopted: - The RIPE NCC Executive Board appoints Samaneh Tajalizadehkhoob and Flavio Luciani to the available seats on the Community Projects Fund Selection Committee. Kind regards, Hans Petter Holen Managing Director RIPE NCC

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