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Policy records

01Policy records
02Policy evolution
03Entities
04Sources and coverage

Coverage: Partial

Freshness: Stale · Last refresh: Oct 30, 2026, 9:57 AM

Earliest captured: Jun 30, 1992Known gaps: www.ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-address-policy-wg: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · www.ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-accountability-tf-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-agm-nominations-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-all-anchors-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-anti-abuse-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-atlas-sponsors-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-atlas-sw-probes-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-bcop-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-coc-tf-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-connect-bof-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-connect-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-cooperation-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-db-help-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-db-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-diversity-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-dns-resolver-tf-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-dns-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-dp-tf-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-eb-candidates-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-eix-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-election-cc-team-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-enum-announce-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-enum-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-green-tech-hackathon-orga-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-hackathon-list-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-icann-plan-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-iot-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ipmap-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ipmt-dev-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ipv6-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-irrtoolset-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-lir-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-mat-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-measure-voip-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-members-discuss-unmoderated-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-members-discuss-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-myasntesting-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ncc-announce-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ncc-services-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-nccdays-pc-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-opensource-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-persian-lir-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-policy-announce-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-raci-list-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-regional-russia-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-regional-ukraine-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ripe-atlas-ambassadors-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ripe-atlas-tools-maintainers-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ripe-atlas-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ripe-chair-discuss-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ripe-db-requirements-tf-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ripe-forum-test-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ripe-list-unmoderated-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ripe-list-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ripe-parents-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ripecast-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-rirs-lea-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ris-int-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-ris-users-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-routing-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-rpslng-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-security-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-see-regional-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-techsec-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-tld-wg-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached. · ripencc-tt-tf-ripe.net: Source coverage is incomplete. · The source boundary has not yet been reached.

Freshness: Stale · Last refresh: Oct 30, 2026, 9:57 AM

138Policies

53People with verified identities

102Source accounts awaiting identity resolution

35Participated in 2+ policies

4Participated in 5+ policies

33.2%Top-five discussion share

UnknownMedian effective participants

13People covering 50%

Participation concentration

Who actually shaped this RIR?

Discussion statistics are still being updated. Figures shown reflect the records processed so far.

Open a linked profile to follow that person or organisation across policies, messages and changing positions. Every figure remains tied to the stated source coverage.

Recurring people and organisations

Gert Doering18 Policies participated · 45 Discussion messages
Nick Hyrka9 Policies participated · 9 Discussion messages
Randy Bush7 Policies participated · 27 Discussion messages
Jordi Palet Martinez5 Policies participated · 4 Discussion messages
Sander Steffann4 Policies participated · 24 Discussion messages
Nick Hilliard4 Policies participated · 0 Discussion messages
Unknown3 Policies participated · 47 Discussion messages
Remco van Mook3 Policies participated · 15 Discussion messages
Nick Hilliard3 Policies participated · 11 Discussion messages
Filiz Yilmaz3 Policies participated · 8 Discussion messages

Policy

Policy records

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Policy records

Who actually shaped this RIR?

Policy records

Clarifying Audit and Policy Compliance Frameworks for IPv6 policies

Contractual Accountability Framework for Infrastructure-Level Network Abuse

Revised IPv6 PI Assignment Policy

Simplify assignment of first ASN

ASN assignment criteria revisited

IPv6 Initial Allocations /28 and extension to /28

Revocation of Persistently Non-functional Delegated RPKI CAs

Add AGGREGATED-BY-LIR status for IPv4 PA assignments

Voluntary Transfer Lock

Reducing IXP IPv4 assignment default size to a /26

Minimum Size for IPv4 Temporary Assignments

Remove mandatory IPv4 PA assignment registration in the RIPE Database

Personal Data in the RIPE Database

Anycasting Assignments for TLDs and Tier 0/1 ENUM

Validation of "abuse-mailbox"

SLURM file for Unallocated and Unassigned RIPE NCC Address Space

Multiple Editorial Changes in IPv6 Policy

Default assignment size for IXPs

RIPE NCC IRR Database Non-Authoritative Route Object Clean-up

Revised IPv4 assignment policy for IXPs