Dear colleagues,

A new RIPE Policy Proposal, 2026-02 "Contractual Accountability Framework for Infrastructure-Level Network Abuse"
is now available for discussion.

This proposal suggests a contractual mechanism to hold resource holders accountable for systematically failing to address infrastructure-level network abuse.


You can find the full proposal at:
https://www.ripe.net/community/policies/proposals/2026-02


As per the RIPE Policy Development Process (PDP), the purpose of the Discussion Phase is to discuss the proposal and provide feedback to the proposer.

At the end of the Discussion Phase, the proposer, with the agreement of the WG Chairs, will decide how to proceed with the proposal.

The PDP document can be found at:
https://www.ripe.net/publications/docs/ripe-781

We encourage you to review this proposal and send your comments to
security-wg@ripe.net before 11 November 2026.


Kind regards,

Angela Dall'Ara
Policy Officer
RIPE NCC