17
October
2025

Advanced Networking Security

From Measurement to Mitigation: CAIDA and Internet2 Collaborate to Strengthen R&E Routing Security

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No detours, no delays, and no outages — that’s the goal for research and education (R&E) networks powering today’s data-intensive science. To reach that goal, network operators need robust tools that provide enhanced visibility and operational awareness, helping them detect and defend against threats like route leaks, hijacks, and misconfigurations.  

UC San Diego’s Center for Applied Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA) and Internet2 are collaborating to make that possible through a new project called ROOTBEER, or Routing Operations Observational Technology: Building to Enable Education and Research.

“For decades, the research community has lacked the operational visibility needed to truly secure scientific data flows across the internet. ROOTBEER is our effort to change that — by shining a light on routing anomalies in real time, we’re empowering network operators to protect the integrity of research traffic.” KC Claffy, Founder and Principal Investigator, CAIDA

Read the full story on the CAIDA website, CAIDA and Internet2 Collaborate for Internet Security Project to Benefit U.S. Education and Research Networks

The project is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF grant no. OAC-2530871). It is led by KC Claffy, CAIDA founder and principal investigator, with co-leads Steven Wallace, Internet2 director of routing integrity, and Matthew Luckie, consulting research scientist at CAIDA.

ROOTBEER will be a topic of discussion at the 2025 Internet2 Technology Exchange, Dec. 8-12 in Denver. The Dec. 10 session, Introducing Internet2’s Online RPKI-ROA Planning Tool, will include a demonstration of the new routing security tool in development as part of the project.

Access More Routing Integrity Resources

Explore the Internet2 Routing Integrity Initiative and the resources it provides to help the R&E community protect against common routing threats. Together, we’re strengthening the resilience and reliability of data movement across R&E networks.

  • Protect Your Network with RPKI-ROA — Find out why Resource Public Key Infrastructure – Route Origin Authorization is the easy button for routing security. Get step-by-step guidance to create one in under five minutes.
  • Access the BGP Route Report in Internet Insight Console — Gain visibility into the routes your organization announces to the Internet2 network. Identify rejected routes, troubleshoot issues, and assess your routing security posture.
“The nature of science today is distributed and data-intensive. We’re helping ensure that the very networks that enable groundbreaking research remain secure and resilient.” Steven Wallace, Director of Routing Integrity, Internet2

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