Routing issues might not make headlines but when things go wrong, they can take down chunks of the internet. In episode 2, Trent Blakely is joined by Paul Gampe, CTO of PCCW Global, and George Michaelson, recently retired Senior Research Scientist at APNIC, to dig into the fundamentals of routing security. They break down the risks of today’s global routing infrastructure, how initiatives like MANRS help clean things up, and why securing BGP matters more than ever.
Episode chapters:
(00:00) Start
(01:37) Intro
(04:24) Why routing security matters more than ever today
(08:38) Real world problems that MANRS is designed to prevent
(11:11) What RPKI is
(16:56) Real world problems that MANRS is designed to prevent (network operator perspective)
(21:43) How tools like PeeringDB or the Observatory fit impact routing policy
(25:33) What it looks like when a network operator implements MANRS, including practical steps
(32:11) Final thoughts - Advice for peers on implementing routing security
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