nog.fi meeting 2026.06

The transition to post‑quantum cryptography (PQC) is no longer a theoretical concern but an inevitable and time‑critical transformation driven by the approaching quantum threat and externally defined transition timelines. Despite repeated evidence that cryptographic primitives offer temporary rather than permanent protection as a result of scientific breakthroughs and increased computational...

In this talk we will talk about the magic of IPv4-with-IPv6 next-hops, and what this enables:

• IXPs without IPv4 peering LAN growth pain
• Completely seamless IPv4 routing at /32 granularity
• IPv4-free transport links (safe all the /31s!)
• A completely ARP free network infrastructure
• Full, ECMP enabled L3 underlays for 100G+ fabrics without LACP

Comes with a free invite to peer...

Tony O’Sullivan will challenge the industry to rethink what it means to build serious infrastructure in an innovative, scalable, and sustainable way. In a world defined by geopolitical tension, climate shocks, and cable cuts, how can we meet customer expectations that don’t tolerate downtime? Tony will share his experiences by operating under fire, literally, and by scaling a lean, 44-country...

ASPA (AS Provider Authorization) is a new RPKI object type that AS holders can use to authorize their upstream providers in BGP. This allows providers to verify the paths they receive from customers and reject invalid AS paths. Furthermore, it helps to detect routing 'valleys' and reject such leaks.

This presentation focuses on the following:

• Introduction into the ASPA verification...

NLNOG maintains multiple tools for network operators. From sharing shell access via the NLNOG RING to checking IRR and RPKI via the IRRexplorer. And that is not even all.

We will go over what the tools do, what they're useful for, and what challenges we run into maintaining them.

In this talk, Daniel Wagner, Researcher at DE-CIX, reports on the latest progress made in the RIPE labs article series about the IRR landscape. This talk will include insights not yet released on the influence of AS-SET heterogeneity, their lookup order and lastly, the actual traffic impact at a very large IXP.
IRR DBs are used for Route Server prefix filter generation. Their data correctness...

Experiences on virtualizing different type of GPUs on multiple different hardware and some ways to provide them to actually paying customers.

In October 2026, ICANN will conduct the next root zone KSK rollover, the first since the 2018 DNS root KSK rollover. For network operators running validating resolvers, this should now be a routine event, provided that root trust anchors are correctly managed using RFC 5011, or operated using RFC 9718

This talk is a practical, no-nonsense walkthrough of how to confirm your infrastructure is...

Most network engineers pick a vendor and learn its tools. This session takes a different angle. Starting from a real ISP and IXP lab built on EVE-NG, I'll show how the same Python automation skills, querying live state, provisioning BGP peers, and pushing wide config changes work across both MikroTik RouterOS and Cisco IOS-XE, using their native APIs. No Ansible, no heavy frameworks. Just...

This presentation introduces new and enhanced features in PeeringDB that make it easier for the interconnection community to discover opportunities and collaborate. You’ll learn how to compare facilities and networks directly on the website to quickly find mutual peering locations, explore the KMZ export for geographic visualization, and understand new Carrier and Campus objects that enrich...

The network engineering and interconnection industry is facing a critical challenge: the decline of experienced engineers and a growing shortage of new talent. In this presentation, I will share our project aimed at making it easier for new entrants to find the right resources and streamline their career paths in interconnection and peering. Recognizing that we cannot tackle this alone, we are...