RPKI has become a crucial tool in enhancing routing security for the Internet community. It serves as a vital defense against route leaks, mitigating the risks associated with misconfigurations or malicious activities that disrupt network traffic. These disruptions can lead to severe consequences, including revenue loss, data breaches, or widespread network service disruptions.
At ARIN, we recently conducted a simulation involving the total loss of access to our RPKI repository. Our goal was to assess the impact of such a catastrophic event on the various components of the RPKI ecosystem. The results were enlightening. The majority of RPKI users, both within and outside the ARIN service region, continued to operate without noticeable impact. However, we also observed a minority of participants in the RPKI community who are not adhering to best practices, potentially posing risks to Internet traffic and highlighting areas for improvement.
Join us to explore our findings, both the positive aspects and areas for improvement. Let's collectively determine how we can harness RPKI's potential to its fullest today and foster its broader adoption as an evolving tool for enhancing routing security.
Brad Gorman: Brad Gorman is the Senior Product Owner, Routing Security at the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN) and is the community resource for Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI), Internet Routing Registries (IRRs), and other similar topics that impact routing security within the ARIN region and the greater Internet ecosystem. He has worked in the Internet community since the mid-1990s, as a network engineer at service providers like America Online, Time Warner Cable and Charter Communications. He also spent three years as the peering coordinator for Verisign. Brad represents ARIN at the other Regional Internet Registries (RIRs) in the RPKI community, at the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), and at industry conferences and meetings.
Speaker: Brad Gorman - American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)