RPKI Now Protects 70% of Internet Routes, Up From 54% a Year Ago
- The Internet relies on networks telling each other which IP addresses they can deliver traffic to, using BGP (Border Gateway Protocol).
- These routing announcements have historically depended heavily on trust.
- When a network announces addresses it shouldn’t, accidentally or deliberately, traffic can be sent to the wrong place and services can become unreachable.
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- The Internet relies on networks telling each other which IP addresses they can deliver traffic to, using BGP (Border Gateway Protocol).
- These routing announcements have historically depended heavily on trust.
- When a network announces addresses it shouldn’t, accidentally or deliberately, traffic can be sent to the wrong place and services can become unreachable.
Sources: Ipinfo