ROA + RPKI

This page covers guidance and examples on using RPKI and ROA within DN42.

What is ROA?

A Route Origination Authorization details which AS is authorised to advertise which originating IP prefixes. A ROA may also include prefix length information.

What is RPKI?

Resource Public Key Infrastructure is basically a framework for securing the routing infrastructure.
It provides a way to connect number resource information to a trust anchor.

What is RTR?

The Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) to Router Protocol provides a way for a router to access RPKI validation information.
It provides the router with validity information regarding prefix origination:

  • VALID
    The route announcement is covered by a ROA and the announcing AS is validated
  • INVALID
    The route announcement is covered by a ROA and the announcing AS is invalid (possibly hijacking)
  • UNKNOWN
    There exists no ROA for the route announcement

How can I implement ROA on dn42?

On dn42 we generate ROA information from the dn42 registry.

Generators:

It is also possible to integrate the ROA files with a RTR cache server as shown below.

ROA

Using public ROA tables

ROA files generated by dn42regsrv are available from burble.dn42:

URL  IPv4/IPv6  Description
https://dn42.burble.com/roa/dn42_roa_46.json    Both  JSON format for use with RPKI
https://dn42.burble.com/roa/dn42_roa_bird1_46.conf    Both  Bird1 format
https://dn42.burble.com/roa/dn42_roa_bird1_4.conf    IPv4 Only  Bird1 format
https://dn42.burble.com/roa/dn42_roa_bird1_6.conf    IPv6 Only  Bird1 format
https://dn42.burble.com/roa/dn42_roa_bird2_46.conf    Both  Bird2 format
https://dn42.burble.com/roa/dn42_roa_bird2_4.conf    IPv4 Only  Bird2 format
https://dn42.burble.com/roa/dn42_roa_bird2_6.conf    IPv6 Only  Bird2 format

ROA files generated by roa_wizard are available from kioubit.dn42:

URL  IPv4/IPv6  Description
https://kioubit-roa.dn42.dev/?type=v4    IPv4 Only  Bird2 format
https://kioubit-roa.dn42.dev/?type=v6    IPv6 Only  Bird2 format
https://kioubit-roa.dn42.dev/?type=json    Both  JSON format for use with RPKI

RPKI

It is recommended to run your own RPKI validator, as this provides you with the most security and control over your routing decisions. However, to get started, or if running your own validator isn’t desirable, a public RPKI RTR server is available. The service supports full RPKI validation for all relevant DN42 and affiliated networks’ prefixes.

Using Public RPKI Services

DN42’s RPKI RTR service endpoints are hosted by multiple operators. By configuring multiple RTR servers in your BGP daemon, you gain additional resiliency and improved validation coverage.

Server Port IPv4/IPv6
rpki.akae.re 8082 both
rpki.dn42.launchpadx.top 8082 both
rpki.dn42.milu.moe 8082 both
rpki.dn42.6700.cc 8282 both
rpki.nia.dn42 8082 both
rpki.routedbits.dn42 8082 both

FlapAlerted RPKI RTR Servers

These services will publish a ROA pointing to AS0 when a prefix flapping. This can be used to prevent flap from spreading further in the network.

Server Port IPv4/IPv6 FlapAlerted Instance Provider
rpki.dn42.launchpadx.top 8084 both https://flaps.lpnet0.dn42/, https://dn42-flaps.launchpadx.top/ AS4242423702
rpki.nia.dn42 8084 both flap.nia.dn42, flap42.strexp.net AS4242421331
rpki.nia.dn42 8083 both Multiple Sources (2-Votes Policy) (see flap-data.nia.dn42) AS4242421331
rpki.dn42.6700.cc 8280 both Flap data source: https://flap42-data.strexp.net AS4242423088

To configure the service, connect your BGP software’s RPKI client to one or more of these RTR servers.

Example Configuration (Bird 2)

protocol rpki roa_dn42_1 {
        roa4 { table dn42_roa; };
        roa6 { table dn42_roa_v6; };
        remote "rpki1.example.com";
        port 8082;
        refresh 600;
        retry 300;
        expire 7200;
}

protocol rpki roa_dn42_2 {
        roa4 { table dn42_roa; };
        roa6 { table dn42_roa_v6; };
        remote "rpki2.example.com";
        port 8082;
        refresh 600;
        retry 300;
        expire 7200;
}

Running Your Own RPKI Server

With Docker

docker run --name dn42rpki -p 8082:8282 --restart=always -d rpki/stayrtr -verify=false -checktime=false -cache=https://dn42.burble.com/roa/dn42_roa_46.json

With Docker Compose

services:
  stayrtr:
    image: rpki/stayrtr:latest
    ports:
      - "8082:8282"
    command: >
      -cache https://dn42.burble.com/roa/dn42_roa_46.json

Using Kioubit's DN42 Registry Wizard

DN42 Registry Wizard is a comprehensive tool for DN42 registry interactions. Unlike other solutions, it can parse the registry and host an RTR server all-in-one without requiring separate components.

All-in-One RTR Server

# Clone the DN42 registry
git clone https://git.dn42.dev/dn42/registry.git

# Start RTR server directly from registry
./registry_wizard <path to registry> rtr 

# Setup a cronjob to continously update the registry and notify registry_wizard
git fetch --all
git reset --hard origin/master
kill -SIGUSR1 "$(pidof 'registry_wizard')"
Usage: registry_wizard <registry_root> rtr [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -p, --port <port>        Port to listen on [default: 9323]
      --refresh <refresh>  RTR refresh timing [default: 3600]
      --expire <expire>    RTR expire timing [default: 7200]
      --retry <retry>      RTR retry timing [default: 600]
  -h, --help               Print help