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Changes to RIPE Atlas API auth status codes on 2 Oct
by Chris Amin 02 Oct '23

02 Oct '23

Dear colleagues, Currently the RIPE Atlas REST API (https://atlas.ripe.net/api/v2/) returns a 403 Forbidden status code in two cases: * When a request requires authentication but the user has not provided any credentials, or has provided incorrect credentials * When a user has authenticated correctly, but they or their API key lacks the permissions needed for a particular request Distinguishing between these two cases is important because in the first case the client can potentially get access by authenticating, and in the second case there is no point in retrying authentication with the same credentials. In order to enable this distinction, and to generally conform to web standards and best practices, on Monday, 2nd October we will change the REST API so that a completely unauthenticated request will receive a response with a 401 Unauthorized status code. The 403 Forbidden status code will still be returned for users and API keys that are authenticated but lack the necessary permissions for the request. As a temporary migration measure, the API will keep the same behaviour (always return 403) if either: * The "Referer" header contains "RIPE Atlas Tools" and a version string <= 3.1.1, or * An "X-Compat" header is set and contains the string "auth-2022" This temporary measure is guaranteed to work for the rest of 2022, after which it will be removed and the API will always make the 401/403 distinction. Kind regards, Chris Amin RIPE Atlas team

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Will probes catch up?
by Ernst J. Oud 21 Sep '23

21 Sep '23

Hi, Some of my probes, all on different providers, (for instance: https://atlas.ripe.net/probes/1005104/#tab-builtins) have not catched up after the recent disruption. Will this happen automatically? They are connected, streaming results are ok., so I guess I don’t need to restart them? Regards, Ernst J. Oud

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Atlas fully down..
by Ernst J. Oud 20 Sep '23

20 Sep '23

Considering the fact that all of Atlas is completely down for more than 24 hrs., I find the silence a bit deafening. No status updates, nothing. Weird. Not up to RIPE standards. Regards, Ernst J. Oud

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One-off measurements stopped after 5-6 minutes without results
by Gerdriaan Mulder 20 Sep '23

20 Sep '23

Hi list, A few hours ago (around 15:00Z), I launched some one-off measurements[1][2][3] on the platform for a select number of probes (based on ASN and region). The target in all three cases was 2a02:1807:1020:700::1 (no hostname, purely the address). Although the number of requested and participating probes varied a bit, it seems none of the measurements yielded any results. At the time I didn't look at recent posts on this mailing list, nor was I aware of this ongoing incident[4] on the Atlas backend. It seems like that incident might be the cause of the (current) unavailability of these results. It would be great if anyone can confirm that (viewing results of) user-defined measurements are affected as well. Aside, I suppose the following messages on "My RIPE Atlas Dashboard" are also caused by the mentioned incident[4]? --->8--- 2023-09-18 16:40 UTC Your probe #11nnn was automatically untagged as "system: Resolves AAAA Correctly" 2023-09-18 16:40 UTC Your probe #11nnn was automatically untagged as "system: Resolves A Correctly" 2023-09-18 16:20 UTC Your probe #11nnn was automatically untagged as "system: IPv6 Works" 2023-09-18 16:20 UTC Your probe #11nnn was automatically untagged as "system: IPv4 Works" ---8<--- Perhaps the incident page[4] can include a few lines of the current (estimated) impact, as well. Best regards, Gerdriaan Mulder [1] https://atlas.ripe.net/frames/measurements/60161706/ (default IPv6 traceroute) [2] https://atlas.ripe.net/frames/measurements/60162230/ (IPv6 traceroute, paris=0) [3] https://atlas.ripe.net/frames/measurements/60162753/ (default IPv6 ping) [4] https://status.ripe.net/incidents/wfd7qywz3v68

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Issues with Atlas back-end
by Ernst J. Oud 19 Sep '23

19 Sep '23

Hi, From September 18th there is an issue with the Atlas back-end, already 9 hours delay. Built-ins show data until around 14:00 UTC. It is now midnight. I am confused, the status page (https://status.ripe.net/) at the bottom says: “Resolved - The backend team could restore the service level and with that issues in RIPEstat stopped as well. Sep 18, 15:11 UTC” It clearly is not resolved. On the top of that status page it says: “Investigating - We are experiencing issues with the RIPE Atlas backend and currently are investigating this issue. Sep 18, 2023 - 14:07 UTC” So what is the status? Regards, Ernst J. Oud

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New Atlas Measurement Creation Form (BETA)
by Stephen Suess 18 Sep '23

18 Sep '23

Hello Atlas fans, As part of our ongoing User Interface renewal activity we've been working on a redesign of the measurement creation form. Today, we're excited to announce the release of this new form in beta, and we would love your feedback and suggestions as we continue to develop it. Notable improvements include: - A simplified and cleaner user interface. - Client-side functionality, eliminating the need for external libraries, websites, or APIs (except for cost calculations and final submit). - Enhanced performance. - Mobile-friendly design. - Clearer probe selection information. - Presentation of API specification with and without the cURL command. You can find the new form at https://atlas.ripe.net/mform or in the menu under "Measurements -> Create Measurement (BETA)". Your input and feedback is highly appreciated, you can reply to this message or directly to me or in the forum at https://forum.ripe.net/t/new-measurement-form-beta/678 Thanks! Stephen RIPE Atlas UI

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Built-ins tab in Atlas web interface does not respond
by Ernst J. Oud 11 Sep '23

11 Sep '23

Hi, In the web interface clicking the tab “Built-ins” does not work, it shows “loading” and nothing happens. Tried different browsers. Regards, Ernst J. Oud

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Fwd: Questions with regard to the measurement status and running time
by Ernst J. Oud 08 Sep '23

08 Sep '23

> From: "Ernst J. Oud" <ernstoud(a)gmail.com> > Date: 7 September 2023 at 20:46:53 CEST > To: Jerome Mao <jxm959(a)case.edu> > Subject: Re: [atlas] Questions with regard to the measurement status and running time > > My 0.02 euro; did you get the results of all 15 probes in that short period? I use Magellan to get results and after a minute sometimes not all results are in. Magellan has two options in the latest version; a timeout to stop streaming results after for instance 30 seconds or stop after a specified number of results have been received. > > I believe probes get instructions from controllers and ofcourse they don’t receive those all at the same time. Also probes might be busy I guess doing their default measurements (every 4 minutes). So it might take a while, I have seen results coming in after a couple of minutes. > > Not sure the above is correct, just my thoughts. > > Regards, > > Ernst J. Oud

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Verdien 3.0.3
by Ernst J. Oud 07 Sep '23

07 Sep '23

Hi, @Chris Amin: Yes, commit c999953, version 3.0.3 completely solves this. My gratitude is larger than the losses Mr. Musk is making now that Twitter is going down the drain :-) Thanks! Regards, Ernst J. Oud

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Probe issues - now recovered
by Nigel Metheringham 04 Sep '23

04 Sep '23

Probe Id 22680 This v3 probe started playing up a couple of months back but I had not had a chance to properly investigate until this weekend. Symptoms were that it disconnected and reconnected every minute or so - my August availability report was nearly 14K lines long! Packet trace showed that it was connecting to the RIPE atlas hosts on port 433 (but talking ssh), and after a minute or so was sent a FIN from the RIPE end. Tried a few things without success, so replaced the USB stick this morning, and so far (only a few hours in) that appears to have fixed the issue... The replaced USB stick was the original I got with the hardware something over 8 years back. Nigel.

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