RPKI validation speeds up despite 20% cache growth in 2025
With ASPA Customer ASIDs up 539%, we see a real shift from origin checks to path security, though fragmented signing strains the system.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
13 min readNetwork Infrastructure Intelligence
IPv4 transfer markets, BGP routing security, RPKI adoption, and ASN governance — analysis for network operators.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
13 min read
RPKI validation gaps: Why 54% route coverage isn't enough
ASPA records surged 539% in 2025, yet route coverage lags. Learn why fragmenting ROAs slows validation and hurts your network security today.
Alexander Timokhin
12 min read
Cloudflare Outage 2026: Why 1,100 Prefixes Failed
I analyze how a single bug withdrew 1,100 prefixes, causing a 6-hour outage that proves automated changes need human safeguards.
Vladislava Shadrina
11 min read
IPv6 scan surge: Why passive monitoring fails now
Scan traffic surged 100x in one year. I explain why passive listening is dead and how proactive telescopes catch modern attackers today.
Alexander Timokhin
12 min read
IPv6 complexity: Why 1994 design still matters
Discover why 1994 IETF mandates created IPv6 complexity. Learn why dual-stack remains vital as we approach 2026 infrastructure trends.
Vladislava Shadrina
13 min read
IPv6 complexity stems from a 1994 IETF choice
The 1994 Toronto decision rejected simple expansion, forcing dual stacks that double memory use and operational costs for networks today.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
15 min read
Forwarders Fuel DNS Attacks: The Hidden Risk
Despite 250k devices removed, transparent forwarders remain a stagnant threat, enabling attacks up to 320 Mb by bypassing standard limits.
Evgeny Sevastyanov
13 min read
RDAP shift: Handling 65B queries without WHOIS
With 374 gTLDs killing WHOIS by September 2025, I break down the urgent shift to RDAP and JSON for reliable registration data access.
Georgy Masterov
13 min read
ARIN 57 Strategy: Securing IPv4 in a Scarce Market
North America holds 39.5% of global IPv4. I break down ARIN 57 sponsorship tiers to show where your budget actually buys policy influence.
Alexander Timokhin
14 min read
Mapping queries faster by skipping octet reversals
I cut IP-to-ASN lookup time to under 100ms by ditching rigid zone files for flexible, database-driven DNS queries that skip octet reversal.
Vladislava Shadrina
13 min read
APRICOT 2026: Real Talk on Jakarta Governance
Join me in Jakarta for APRICOT 2026. We'll tackle Prop164 and prepare our networks for the 70% of enterprises adopting agentic AI soon.
Vladislava Shadrina
13 min read
Autonomous Systems: Run Your Own BGP on FreeBSD
Join 80,000 active systems by running your own BGP. Learn to decouple your network identity from providers using FreeBSD and FRRouting.
Alexei Krylov
15 min read