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The feedback period for the draft ‘Governance Document for the Recognition, Maintenance, and Derecognition of Regional Internet Registries’ (draft ‘RIR Governance Document’) has officially concluded. 

The consultation was open from 14 April to 27 May 2025, and allowed participants to share their opinions on the proposed text and requirements, as well as provide additional constructive comments.

Each RIR hosted at least one interactive informational session for their community during this period, where additional feedback may have been collected. Sessions were also hosted for ICANN communities, and an ICANN Public Comment process was held in parallel during the same period. The list of the sessions held and links to their archives are available on the NRO website.

This process focuses on reviewing and updating the fundamental principles of Internet Coordination Policy-2 (ICP-2), a key document that defines the criteria for recognizing and evaluating RIRs. The Number Resource Organization Number Council (NRO NC), which fulfils the role of the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC), will discuss the feedback received from the RIR communities as well as the ICANN Public Comment process and use it to inform the next draft.

The NRO NC will publish the next draft for review to the RIR and ICANN communities in the later months of 2025.We would like to thank everyone who participated and provided feedback during this critical process. Your contributions are essential to ensuring that these principles reflect the needs and expectations of our community.

Author: Hervé Clément

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You must have a second factor to login to PeeringDB from 1 July 2025. If you automate updates using our API, you'll need to use an API Key. But anonymous usage will not be going away. You can query the website or API without authenticating. This change will impact users who make updates or need access to contact information published in PeeringDB. To prepare for this we have simplified our user interface. We now have a single control page for second factors. You can still choose from: TOTP U2F tokens, and Passkeys.

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Fig: U2F Hardware Authentication Security Keys, Tony Webster, CC By 2.0

Users can have multiple second factors. For instance, TOTP in an app on a phone and a U2F token. And users can download and securely store backup codes in case other factors aren’t available. Some organizations might need to move users from role accounts to personal accounts. We don't limit the number of accounts affiliated with an organization. And we provide permissions to manage permissions for individual users.

 

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Authored by: Sofia Silva Berenguer, RPKI Program Manager, NRO

Earlier this year we launched the NRO RPKI Program and we shared information about the program’s purpose and the outcomes that were guiding our efforts. One of our main goals is to raise awareness among the technical community that we are committed to providing a more consistent and uniformly secure, resilient, and reliable RPKI service.

An important outcome from this year’s work is the documentation of a problem statement for the current Trust Anchor configuration and the exploration of potential solutions. We hope to share a proposal for discussion with the technical community soon.

 

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The ICP-2 created in 2001, identifies the criteria for an organisation seeking to become a new RIR. In October 2023, the Address Supporting Organization Address Council (ASO AC) was asked by the NRO Executive Council to update the ICP-2. As a next step, the ASO AC in consultation with its stakeholders worked on the proposed principles document which includes the core principles to be included in the next ICP-2 version and this was recently published. Additionally, on 8 October 2024, a survey was launched by the NRO seeking community feedback from all the RIR communities on those core principles.

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Government websites and online businesses commonly use country-code Top Level Domains (ccTLDs) to reach their citizens and target local customers. Like other TLDs, ccTLDs’ security relies on a resilient domain name system (DNS) infrastructure. A robust DNS ecosystem is essential to protect against cyberattacks such as Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks and to ensure continued access to online services during crises. It also boosts global trust by showcasing digital maturity.

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The Internet relies on a robust and future-proof addressing system – enter IPv6 - in its ever-expanding capacity. Understanding the critical need to equip individuals with this essential knowledge, AFRINIC recently concluded its highly successful Cohort 5 of the "Zero to Certified IPv6 in 21 Days" workshop. This online training program transcended borders, welcoming a diverse audience eager to delve into the world of IPv6. The response was nothing short of astounding. The workshop's landing page witnessed a surge of interest, recording 563 hits, reflecting the growing recognition of IPv6's importance.

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Authored by:Sofia Silva Berenguer, RPKI Program Manager, NRO

A few months ago we shared the outcomes that are guiding the work that we are doing as part of the NRO RPKI Program. We mentioned that we would like to know more about the community’s expectations with regard to consistency in RPKI implementation across the Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) with the end goal of defining what a single, global RPKI system would look like.

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  1. What Can Internet Standards Do About Centralization?
  2. Working towards a coordinated RPKI system
  3. Cyber Threat Information Sharing - An Important Component of Cyber Resilience
  4. RPKI Moving Parts: Exploring Components and Processes
  5. Cyber Insights: African Perspectives

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