# \#dns

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## [Request for RIPE Atlas credits for network interference & anti-phishing research](https://forum.ripe.net/t/request-for-ripe-atlas-credits-for-network-interference-anti-phishing-research/1613)

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**Author:** [@Andrew\_CrushPhish](https://forum.ripe.net/u/Andrew_CrushPhish)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [18 March 2026 09:50 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/request-for-ripe-atlas-credits-for-network-interference-anti-phishing-research/1613 "2026-03-18T09:50:09Z")

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Hi everyone, my name is Andrew I’m currently working on an independent project focused on monitoring domain availability and detecting potential blocking across different countries and ISPs. The core idea is to build a…

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## [Controllers IPv6 reverse DNS name](https://forum.ripe.net/t/controllers-ipv6-reverse-dns-name/1592)

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**Author:** [@xsys](https://forum.ripe.net/u/xsys)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [16 March 2026 15:22 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/controllers-ipv6-reverse-dns-name/1592 "2026-03-16T15:22:37Z")

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Hi team, could you please create Reverse DNS Name for controllers’ IPv6 addresses, such as \[2a13:27c0:1c:d00:26d6:fe95:acb7:2e9a\] or \[2a13:27c0:1c:d00:2cef:d26c:6ad1:1993\] so that in traceroute or router logs it will sho…

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## [DNS or routing inconsistency affecting public utility sites in Pakistan?](https://forum.ripe.net/t/dns-or-routing-inconsistency-affecting-public-utility-sites-in-pakistan/1442)

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**Author:** [@maria4487](https://forum.ripe.net/u/maria4487)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [29 May 2025 17:15 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/dns-or-routing-inconsistency-affecting-public-utility-sites-in-pakistan/1442 "2025-05-29T17:15:45Z")

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I’ve noticed recurring accessibility issues when trying to reach regional utility sites from certain networks—particularly platforms like fesco bill checker. While the site resolves and loads normally on mobile networks …

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## [DNS measurement parameters: ECS-DNS and public resolver](https://forum.ripe.net/t/dns-measurement-parameters-ecs-dns-and-public-resolver/1333)

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**Author:** [@HugoRimlinger](https://forum.ripe.net/u/HugoRimlinger)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [20 February 2025 10:53 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/dns-measurement-parameters-ecs-dns-and-public-resolver/1333 "2025-02-20T10:53:47Z")

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Hello everyone, I come in search of information. As part of a research project, we would like to perform DNS measurements that require to use the Extended Client Subnet option of DNS (ECS-DNS) and Google Public DNS reso…

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## [Answers structure in DNS measurement response](https://forum.ripe.net/t/answers-structure-in-dns-measurement-response/1097)

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**Author:** [@jdlk](https://forum.ripe.net/u/jdlk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [20 August 2024 11:16 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/answers-structure-in-dns-measurement-response/1097 "2024-08-20T11:16:24Z")

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Hello, I have a question regarding DNS measurements and the current JSON results schema (\>5000). If I wanted to extract the DNS responses how would I be able to do that programatically through the API currently? I ask…

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## [Is DNS encryption harmful?](https://forum.ripe.net/t/is-dns-encryption-harmful/145)

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**Author:** [@bortzmeyer](https://forum.ripe.net/u/bortzmeyer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [21 May 2024 08:43 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/is-dns-encryption-harmful/145 "2024-05-21T08:43:57Z")

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There was an article on RIPE Labs Is It Possible for Encryption to Harm Cybersecurity? | RIPE Labs about DNS encryption. I could have written comments to it but I told myself it is a good opportunity to exercise the new …

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## [Knowledge base for Interenet Domains](https://forum.ripe.net/t/knowledge-base-for-interenet-domains/550)

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**Author:** [@Z.Blace](https://forum.ripe.net/u/Z.Blace)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [23 June 2023 05:20 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/knowledge-base-for-interenet-domains/550 "2023-06-23T05:20:48Z")

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Anyone interested in helping map the knowledge graph on history of internet domains? https://domains.wikibase.cloud It could be super useful and look spectacular as are many things from Wikidata.org and custom Wikibases…

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## [Issues in Atlas J-root instance stats page](https://forum.ripe.net/t/issues-in-atlas-j-root-instance-stats-page/430)

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**Author:** [@gaurav.kansal](https://forum.ripe.net/u/gaurav.kansal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [13 May 2023 07:47 UTC](https://forum.ripe.net/t/issues-in-atlas-j-root-instance-stats-page/430 "2023-05-13T07:47:22Z")

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In the following page, it is shown that majority of probes (located in India) going to unknown instances of J-root node (92 out of 93 going to unknown). https://atlas.ripe.net/results/maps/root-instances/?server=16&ques…
