ASPA: making Internet routing more secure
2026-02-27
ASPA is the cryptographic upgrade for BGP that helps prevent route leaks by verifying the path network traffic takes. New features in Cloudflare Radar make tracking its adoption easy....
Mingwei Zhang
Posts by Mingwei Zhang
Bringing more transparency to post-quantum usage, encrypted messaging, and routing security
2026-02-27
Cloudflare Radar has added new tools for monitoring PQ adoption, KT logs for messaging, and ASPA routing records to track the Internet's migration toward more secure encryption and routing standards. ...
BGP zombies and excessive path hunting
2025-10-31
A BGP “zombie” is essentially a route that has become stuck in the Default-Free Zone (DFZ) of the Internet, potentially due to a missed or lost prefix withdrawal. We’ll walk through some situations where BGP zombies are more likely to rise from the dead and wreak havoc. ...
Monitoring AS-SETs and why they matter
2025-09-26
We will cover some of the reasons why operators need to monitor the AS-SET memberships for their ASN, and now Cloudflare Radar can help. ...
Bringing connections into view: real-time BGP route visibility on Cloudflare Radar
2025-05-21
Real-time BGP route visualization is now available on Cloudflare Radar, providing immediate insights into global Internet routing....