RIPE Database Overview

The RIPE Database is a public database maintained by RIPE NCC that contains registration information for IP addresses, AS numbers, and routing policies in the RIPE NCC service region (Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia).

What is covered in this documentation

Getting Started

• Creating a RIPE NCC Access Account — Register and set up your personal RIPE NCC identity with two-factor authentication.
• Creating a Maintainer (mntner) Object — Set up authorization to protect your database objects from unauthorized changes.
• Creating a Role Object — Create contact objects for your organization's NOC and abuse teams.

Resources & Routing

• Getting an ASN Allocation — Full process of obtaining an Autonomous System Number: requirements, application, compliance, and contract.
• Creating ROA Objects — Create Route Origin Authorization objects to authorize specific ASes to originate your prefixes.
• RPKI Synchronization — Set up and verify RPKI to protect your routes from hijacking. Includes validator setup and router configuration for Cisco, Juniper, BIRD, and MikroTik.

Prerequisites

Before working with RIPE Database objects, make sure you have:

• An active RIPE NCC account
• A maintainer (mntner) object associated with your account
• Allocated or assigned IP resources (IPv4/IPv6 prefixes or AS numbers)
• Access to the RIPE Database web interface or knowledge of the RESTful API