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Request for Additional RIPE Atlas Credits for Large-Scale Internet Measurements
by Semebia Wurah 04 Mar '25

04 Mar '25

Dear RIPE Atlas Community, I hope this email finds you well. My name is Semebia Wurah, and I am a Research Associate at Carnegie Mellon University Africa, working under the supervision of Prof. Theophilus Benson. We are conducting large-scale traceroute measurements using RIPE Atlas to analyze the Internet ecosystem in Africa, with a particular focus on AS peering growth and IXP utilization. This research aims to quantify interconnection trends, detect inefficiencies in routing, and assess the impact of IXPs on regional traffic exchange. Given the scale of our study, we require a substantial number of credits (approximately 500,000,000) to sustain our measurements over an extended period of at least 4 months. These credits will allow us to: - Capture peak and off-peak Internet behavior by running measurements at different times of the day. - Measure interconnectivity across African ASes and IXPs to analyze how traffic is exchanged regionally. - Ensure statistically meaningful results by collecting data over multiple weeks. We truly appreciate any additional credits the community can share, as this will significantly enhance the depth and accuracy of our findings. We are happy to share insights from our research with the RIPE community. Thank you in advance for your time and support. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or require further details about our study. Best regards, Semebia Wurah Research Associate Carnegie Mellon University Africa -- Semebia Yaa Wurah Research Associate Pronouns: she/her/hers Carnegie Mellon University Africa Regional ICT Center of Excellence Bldg Plot No A8, Kigali Special Economic Zone Phase, Rwanda Phone: +250 798945462 | Email: swurah(a)andrew.cmu.edu

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Re: Request for Additional RIPE Atlas Credits for Large-Scale Internet Measurements
by Ernst J. Oud 04 Mar '25

04 Mar '25

Semebia, Just transferred 50 million credits into your account. Good luck with your research! Greetings from The Netherlands. Regards, Ernst J. Oud > On 4 Mar 2025, at 00:59, Semebia Wurah <swurah(a)andrew.cmu.edu> wrote: > > > Thank you, Ernst! Kindly send it to swurah(a)andrew.cmu.edu. > >> On Tue, Mar 4, 2025 at 1:55 AM Ernst J. Oud <ernstoud(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Semebia, >> >> To what RIPE account (email address) should we transfer credits? >> >> Regards, >> >> Ernst J. Oud >> >>>> On 4 Mar 2025, at 00:50, Semebia Wurah <swurah(a)andrew.cmu.edu> wrote: >>>> >>> >>> Dear RIPE Atlas Community, >>> >>> I hope this email finds you well. My name is Semebia Wurah, and I am a Research Associate at Carnegie Mellon University Africa, working under the supervision of Prof. Theophilus Benson. >>> >>> We are conducting large-scale traceroute measurements using RIPE Atlas to analyze the Internet ecosystem in Africa, with a particular focus on AS peering growth and IXP utilization. This research aims to quantify interconnection trends, detect inefficiencies in routing, and assess the impact of IXPs on regional traffic exchange. >>> >>> Given the scale of our study, we require a substantial number of credits (approximately 500,000,000) to sustain our measurements over an extended period of at least 4 months. These credits will allow us to: >>> >>> Capture peak and off-peak Internet behavior by running measurements at different times of the day. >>> Measure interconnectivity across African ASes and IXPs to analyze how traffic is exchanged regionally. >>> Ensure statistically meaningful results by collecting data over multiple weeks. >>> We truly appreciate any additional credits the community can share, as this will significantly enhance the depth and accuracy of our findings. We are happy to share insights from our research with the RIPE community. >>> >>> Thank you in advance for your time and support. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or require further details about our study. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Semebia Wurah >>> Research Associate >>> Carnegie Mellon University Africa >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Semebia Yaa Wurah >>> Research Associate >>> Pronouns: she/her/hers >>> Carnegie Mellon University Africa >>> >>> Regional ICT Center of Excellence Bldg >>> Plot No A8, Kigali Special Economic Zone Phase, Rwanda >>> Phone: +250 798945462 | Email: swurah(a)andrew.cmu.edu >>> >>> ----- >>> To unsubscribe from this mailing list or change your subscription options, please visit: https://mailman.ripe.net/mailman3/lists/ripe-atlas.ripe.net/ >>> As we have migrated to Mailman 3, you will need to create an account with the email matching your subscription before you can change your settings. >>> More details at: https://www.ripe.net/membership/mail/mailman-3-migration/ > > > > -- > Semebia Yaa Wurah > Research Associate > Pronouns: she/her/hers > Carnegie Mellon University Africa > > Regional ICT Center of Excellence Bldg > Plot No A8, Kigali Special Economic Zone Phase, Rwanda > Phone: +250 798945462 | Email: swurah(a)andrew.cmu.edu >

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How to contact probe operator
by Peter Thomassen 03 Mar '25

03 Mar '25

Hi, I'd like to dig a little deeper into some of the results we've seen last year [1] during our PQC DNSSEC measurements [2]. Questions are around the resolver software used etc. Is there a way to directly contact the operator a probe? Or do I have to resort to abuse email addresses from IP whois and the like? Thanks, Peter [1]: https://iepg.org/2024-07-21-ietf120/slides-120-iepg-sessa-field-experiments… slides 12/13: the curious Flacon AD bit via UDP (to right, turquoise histogram boxes) [2]: https://pq-dnssec.dedyn.io/ -- Like our community service? 💛 Please consider donating at https://desec.io/ deSEC e.V. Möckernstraße 74 10965 Berlin Germany Vorstandsvorsitz: Nils Wisiol Registergericht: AG Berlin (Charlottenburg) VR 37525

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Re: Changes to RIPE Atlas API keys
by Ponikierski, Grzegorz 26 Feb '25

26 Feb '25

Hi! > * We'll deprecate and remove the ability to use the URL form in about a > year (around October 2024). > * We plan to send further reminders about this change over time, as well > as reaching out to heavy users of the to-be-removed format. It’s October 2024. Is this plan still valid? I admit that I have a bunch of tools which use URL form which I would have to update to use "Authorization" header. Regards, Grzegorz From: Robert Kisteleki <robert(a)ripe.net> Organisation: RIPE NCC Date: Tuesday, 19 September 2023 at 12:11 To: "ripe-atlas(a)ripe.net" <ripe-atlas(a)ripe.net> Subject: [atlas] Changes to RIPE Atlas API keys Dear RIPE Atlas users, We'd like to update you on some upcoming changes regarding API keys in RIPE Atlas. TL;DR nothing changes regarding how you can use your API keys in the short term - as long as you're actually using them. However, we'll change how unused or forgotten keys are handled as well as remove the less secure in-URL use of them. At the moment RIPE Atlas users can query their existing API keys via the UI and API, including the possibility to retrieve old keys. In order to improve the security of how we handle these, we'll introduce the following changes in October 2023: * The listing (retrieval) of keys will only reveal parts of the keys (enough to identify them) in the API as well as in the UI. * We'll add the ability to "regenerate" an API key, which will replace the secret UUID of the key while keeping exactly the same permissions. * Unused API keys will automatically be frozen after 1 year of not being used. Active keys (i.e. the ones that have been used at least once) will not be frozen. You still have the ability to save your keys until these changes are done and, as written above, you will be able to regenerate them later. We'll notify this list when the changes are about to be done. In addition, in order to further increase the security of our system, in the long run we'll make changes about how these API keys are communicated to the API: * At the moment the API accepts these either in HTTP headers ("Authorization" header) or in the URL (?key=xyz), although the Authorization header version has been documented as the preferred version for some time. * We'll deprecate and remove the ability to use the URL form in about a year (around October 2024). * We plan to send further reminders about this change over time, as well as reaching out to heavy users of the to-be-removed format. Regards, Robert Kisteleki RIPE Atlas team -- ripe-atlas mailing list ripe-atlas(a)ripe.net<mailto:ripe-atlas@ripe.net> https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ripe-at…<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/lists.ripe.net/mailman/listinfo/ripe-atl…>

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upgrading 5080 swprobe to 5100 on Debian loses config?
by Alexander Bochmann 26 Feb '25

26 Feb '25

Hi - I tried upgrading a software probe that runs on Debian from version 5080 to the 5100 binaries provided by the project, and while the old atlasswprobe package is being removed, it seems there is no attempt to migrate the existing probe key or other configuration? What's the recommended path here, back up the key and copy it into the new configuration directory, or just start a new probe from scratch? Alex.

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Call for presentations for LACNIC's Internet Measurments WG (IMWG) in Sao Paulo
by Elisa 24 Feb '25

24 Feb '25

Hi all, Call for presentations is now open! Seeking presentations on Internet Measurements (including, but not limited to, Atlas). The Internet Measurements Working Group session will be held at the LACNIC43 meeting in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 5-9. Presentations can be remote or in-person. Submission deadline April 18. Instructions: https://listas.nog.lat/archives/list/imwg@listas.nog.lat/thread/3NZZPT3PWRP… Kind regards, -- Elisa Peirano *Analista de Datos I+D* R&D Data Analyst /www.lacnic.net <http://www.lacnic.net> Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry/

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Porting RIPE Atlas to Microcontrollers
by Urban Suhadolnik 19 Feb '25

19 Feb '25

Hi, I would like to port RIPE Atlas probes to ESP32 as part of my Master's project at TU Graz. Usage of microcontrollers could be an interesting approach to increase the physical availability of probes and to decrease the cost and energy usage. Would it be possible to get some support in this endeavour from the Atlas dev team? I would need some help with the communication with Atlas servers. Best, Urban Suhadolnik

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I don't receive a one-time code when I'm trying to log in
by Vasileios Giotsas 08 Feb '25

08 Feb '25

Hi folks, When I'm trying to login, after entering my email address and password, I'm being asked to enter a one-time code. However, I don't receive any such email with a one-time code. I've tried multiple times, different browsers and also checked spam folder but it seems it's not sent. I managed to log in using the recovery codes (miraculously I didn't lose them :) ) but there seems to be a bug with send the one-time code. Best, Vasilis

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Ask For Credit for Traceroute Measurements
by Semebia Wurah 06 Feb '25

06 Feb '25

Hello everyone, I hope this finds you well. My name is Semebia Wurah, and I am a Research Associate at Carnegie Mellon University Africa, working under the supervision of Prof. Theophilus Benson. We are conducting traceroute measurements using RIPE Atlas to analyze the Internet ecosystem in Africa, focusing on the growth of AS peering and IXP utilization. Our research aims to provide insights into the region’s interconnection landscape and help identify opportunities for improving local traffic exchange. We would greatly appreciate any credits you can share to continue our measurements. These credits will enable us to perform additional traceroutes and expand our analysis. Please let me know if you need any further information. Thank you in advance for your time and support! Best regards, Semebia Wurah -- Semebia Yaa Wurah Research Associate Pronouns: she/her/hers Carnegie Mellon University Africa Regional ICT Center of Excellence Bldg Plot No A8, Kigali Special Economic Zone Phase, Rwanda Phone: +250 798945462 | Email: swurah(a)andrew.cmu.edu

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Credits Available
by Daryl Morse 06 Feb '25

06 Feb '25

Hello, I have credits available. Let me know who you are, how many you need and what you will do with them. Regards.

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