RPKI protection for Internet routes jumps from 54% to 70% in one year, driven by China's adoption; invalid routes now blocked by most networks, dropping visibility from 596 to 2 vantage points.

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.On February 24, 2008, Pakistan Telecom (AS17557) tried to block YouTube inside Pakistan by announcing a more specific route for YouTube's...