The RIPE Labs Podcast

Internet users, the companies who sell us our devices, and governments are all caught up in the struggle to protect our privacy. In this episode, Bert Hubert explains how outsourcing and other market forces determine the flow of control over online data and why we need to understand the consequences.Show notes:01:00 - PowerDNS01:04 - I highly recommend Bert’s excellent blog berthub.eu!!02:42 - Bert on joining TIB (oversight board for the Dutch intelligence and security services)02:58 - Bert on leaving TIB03:30 - Reverse Engineering the source code of the BioNTech/Pfizer SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine03:40 - George Orwell’s Why I Write05:31 - RIPE NCC’s response to the NIS2 directive10:00 - Bert talking about End to End Encryption for the European Internet Forum at the European Parliament14:27 - Trinity college research on scale of data sharing from Android devices32:31 - More on the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) on RIPE Labs here and here34:00 - Incidentally, Bert was co-author of RFC 545234:50 - Bert and Corrine Cath on SIDN’s decision to outsource some of its services to AWS (in Dutch)41:10 - Read about recent developments with the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act48:00 - Bert on climate change (again, highly recommended!)54:30 - Business for geeks at NLNOG

Starlink's megaconstellations deliver broadband Internet to customers around the globe. But while the tech promises to democratise Internet access, it's not always clear how existing protocols and regulations apply beyond the clouds. In this episode, Geoff Huston talks about the future of low-orbit Internet.Show notes:02:20 - APNIC Labs Starlink measurements and Geoff’s podcast on LEOs and TCP08:50 - Geostationary orbit09:48 - Project Iridium14:40 - Starlink29:50 - See more from Geoff on measuring Starlink performance from his talk at RIPE 8735:45 - Research on Starlink using RIPE Atlas44:30 - Atmospheric nuclear testing in the 60s45:00 - NORAD Database of satellites

The Internet is hardly foolproof in its design, and whether by accident or on purpose, the people who use and operate it sometimes don't do things they should or do do things they shouldn't. Qasim Lone talks about strange goings on he's investigated and how RIPE Atlas can help researchers in the field.01:00 - RIPE Atlas01:53 - SLAC02:59 - Read Qasim on Why SAV is Still a Problem04:37 - Other research from Qasim and colleagues on SAV06:02 - RFCs 2827 and 3704 describe SAV implementation06:35 - IPv4 lease time article07:48 - The DNS Root Manipulation article09:10 - Manu Bretelle's email to DNS-operations mailing list18:17 - Qasim on 240/423:15 - RFC 3330 describes specialised IPv4 address blocks assigned by IANA29:00 - Listen to our episode on bias in Internet measurements36:30 - SEE 12 takes place in Athens this April37:45 - ...and CAPIF 3 is coming up this September!

Quantum technologies promise all kinds of fascinating possibilities, but they also come with risks. In this episode of the RIPE Labs podcast, André Grilo, founder and CEO of QuantumNova, talks about why we need to start investing in post-quantum cryptography to protect ourselves against post-quantum threats.01:17 - QuantumNova05:08 - Shor’s algorithm11:07 - Post-quantum cryptography14:02 - NIST selected 4 post-quantum security algorithms16:00 - EU’s programme to support companies to transition to post-quantum23:26 - Quantum repeaters to overcome overcome entanglement distribution over long distances25:10 - Quantum Internet Hackathon29:28 - AI and Quantum

Understanding outages and shutdowns and how the Internet as a whole came to be vulnerable to, and also resilient against, these kinds of events requires more than a snapshot of the current state affairs. In this episode, Jim Cowie talks about how historical measurement data can help us acquire a better understanding of the Internet.01:40 - There's a nice, short introduction to Jim and his background right here.03:11 - RIPE RIS04:50 - Jim on the 2011 outage in Egypt07:05 - Jim has since confirmed that the Renesys team was indeed using RIS BGP data since September 2001, though Routeviews remains another invaluable source of BGP data.12:35 - Jim's presentation at CAPIF113:42 - Resilience of the Internet in Ukraine on RIPE Labs15:30 - Jim on the Rogers Outage over on the Pulse blog21:43 - Doug Madory on Cuba and the Geopolitics of Submarine Cables31:30 - GEODE on the RIPE Labs podcast33:30 - RIPE Atlas

Mapping the dialectical relationship between the Internet and rivalries of power and influence across territories calls on expertise from a variety of disciplines. On the RIPE Labs Podcast, Louis Pétiniaud discusses how he and colleagues at GEODE are investigating the geopolitical Internet.01:14 - The GEODE website where you can also find a list of researchers at the GEODE center     01:24 – Here's the most recent article from the GEODE team on RIPE Labs (runner up in the RIPE Labs article competition for RIPE 86) 01:29 – Louis’ presentation at RIPE 86 (video; slides) 01:48 – RIPE Atlas and RIPE RIS 07:23 – Article by Louis and colleagues on mapping the routes of the Internet in Eastern Ukraine 09:53 – Article Louis co-authored on digital routes and borders in the Middle East 14:12 – You can see the visualisations referred to in Louis’s slides from RIPE 86 18:08 – ITU infrastructure connectivity map 21: 54 – Emile Aben, Romain Fontugne, Ksenia Ermoshina on the Internet in Crimea

What it means to serve as a RIPE NCC Executive Board member has changed dramatically in the twelve years since Christian Kaufmann first took on the role. Gone are the days of quick board meetings over an afternoon cup of coffee. Now – with recent years having seen organisational change, the pandemic, sanctions regulations, and war - the board is increasingly called upon to make decisions that impact not only the future of the RIPE NCC, but people's access to the Internet in countries across the organisation's service region.In this episode, Anastasiya Pak talks to Christian Kaufmann - who stepped down from the board at RIPE 86 - to find out how he first got involved, what changes he's seen since then, and what it takes to serve on the board today. 01:15 – Watch Christian’s presentation at RIPE 86 where he talks about his time on the board and his decision to step down 05:47 – RIPE NCC Strategy 2022-2026 and RIPE NCC Activity Plan and Budget 202206:40 – Axel Pawlik stepped down as RIPE NCC Managing Director in 201907:32 – Read more about how sanctions affect the RIPE NCC along with lots of other articles about sanctions on RIPE Labs08:40 – The RIPE NCC Executive Board approved a resolution on provision of critical services at its meeting on 28 February 202211:08 – Hans Petter Holen took on the role of Managing Director of the RIPE NCC on 1 May 202011:43 – Ondřej Filip became the new RIPE NCC Executive Board Chair in September 202212:36 – RIPE NCC membership mailing lists13:10 – At the time of publishing, you can still take the RIPE NCC survey 202314:35 – RIPE NCC Executive Board functions and expectations18:54 – RIPE Atlas20:45 – Sponsor RIPE Atlas22:08 – Christian joined the ICANN Board of Directors in 2022

In this episode of the RIPE Labs podcast, we talk about how the war has changed the way the Internet community in Ukraine works, the pressure companies and individuals are under to keep this absolutely vital resource running, and the practices that have been adopted to make sure people stay connected.16:32 - Voluntary transfer lock policy proposal20:40 - BCOP TF session at RIPE 86