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PING

APNIC
APNIC
DNSSEC
DNS
Ipv6
Ipv6 Deployment
Quantum Computing
Post Quantum Cryptography
UDP
Ipv4
Fragmentation
National Institute Of Technology Karnataka
Subnetting
Powerdns
DNS Security Extensions
Packet Size
EDNS
IETF
Starlink
Mobile Technology
TLS

PING is a podcast for people who want to look behind the scenes into the workings of the Internet. Each fortnight we will chat with people who have built and are improving the health of the Internet. The views expressed by the featured speakers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views of APNIC.

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In this episode of PING, APNIC Chief Scientist Geoff Huston shares a story from the recent AusNOG in Melbourne and connects it to measurement work at APNIC Labs, exploring how modern IP flow control manages ‘fair shares’ of the network.

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In this episode of PING, Adli Wahid, APNIC's Security Specialist discusses the APNIC honeypot network, an investment in over 400 collectors distributed throughout the Asia Pacific, collecting data on who is trying to break into systems online and use... more

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In this episode of PING, APNIC’s Chief Scientist, Geoff Huston, discusses the economic inevitability of centrality, in the modern Internet. Despite our best intentions, and a lot of long standing belief amongst the IETF technologists, no amount of op... more

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In this episode of PING, Robert Kisteleki from the RIPE NCC discusses the RIPE Atlas system -a network of over 13,000 measurement devices deployed worldwide in homes, exchange points, stub and transit AS, densely connected regions and sparse island s... more

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Adli Wahid
Senior Internet Security Specialist at Apnic
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Leslie Daigle
Chief Technical Officer and Director of the Internet Integrity Program at the Global Cyber Alliance
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Beau Gieskens
Senior Software Engineer at APNIC focusing on network health dashboard improvements
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Episode: Pulse Internet Measurement Forum at APRICOT 2025: Part 2
Lia Hestina
Community Development Officer at RIPE NCC focusing on measurement tools
RIPE NCC
Episode: Pulse Internet Measurement Forum at APRICOT 2025: Part 2
Gautam Akiwate
Postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University, focusing on empirical security and complexities in network systems.
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Episode: RISKY BIZ-ness
Peter Thomassen
Expert in DNSSEC and founder of Desec.io, a managed DNS hosting platform.
Secure Systems Engineering, Desec.io
Episode: Measuring DNSSEC keying "drift" between parent and child
Vanessa Fernandez
Recent undergrad and part of the IPv6 migration team at NITK
National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Episode: A student-led IPv6 deployment at NITK Karnataka
Kavya Bhat
Recent undergrad involved in the IPv6 deployment team at NITK
National Institute of Technology Karnataka
Episode: A student-led IPv6 deployment at NITK Karnataka
Nowmay Opalinski
PhD candidate researching geopolitics of data spheres
French Institute of Geopolitics, Paris 8 University
Episode: Focusing purely on technology limits the understanding of Internet resilience

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George Michelson
Host focusing on the intricacies of Internet technology.

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    This is an excellent discussion of the fab failure.

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Rob Kisteleki on RIPE Atlas
Q: What's your vision of the future for this system?
We do want to stay on network measurements, enhancing capabilities like basic HTTP monitoring and TLS measurements.
Rob Kisteleki on RIPE Atlas
Q: How do its components fit together?
It consists of a central infrastructure, a big data backend, and a network of probes that perform measurements and report results.
Rob Kisteleki on RIPE Atlas
Q: What is Atlas?
RIPE Atlas is an active Internet measurement network that uses distributed nodes worldwide to conduct measurements.
Rob Kisteleki on RIPE Atlas
Q: Can you tell everyone a little bit about yourself?
I joined the RIPE NCC a long, long time ago as a system architect to work on RPKI and then moved on to the research team, working on measurement systems.
Global Cyber Alliance and measuring the bad traffic
Q: So Leslie, where next with this?
Leslie outlines that responses from communities will dictate how they proceed, inviting collaboration.

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Content focuses on the intricacies of Internet technology, particularly the Domain Name System (DNS) and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), among others. Episodes often feature experts discussing both theoretical concepts and practical solutions related to Internet health, cybersecurity, and measurement. The line-up of guests typically includes researchers, technical leads, and industry experts, making it a rich source of insights for tech professionals. Noteworthy is the podcast's interactive and conversational style, which helps demystify complex topics and engage a technically savvy audience.

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2. Leslie Daigle
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