Business Applications Quarterly Planning

We launched this initiative in Q4 2021, and we are open to improving what we publish here and how we do that. So let us know if there are ways we can better present our plans.

We will update this page as our activities progress and continue to share updates on RIPE Labs, on the RIPE NCC Membership Discussion and RIPE NCC Services Working Group (WG) mailing lists, and at RIPE Meetings and other events.

Q2 2025 Plans

Last Updated: 27 March 2025

Item 1: External API Keys

We want to improve the external API keys we provide to our members and end users. A fraction of this work requires building a solution to replace MD5 Passwords in the RIPE Database.

In January 2025, we rolled out the API keys authentication method for the RIPE Database. We are working on an OAuth 2.0 authentication method for the RIPE Database, and we will improve all remaining API keys in the LIR portal to be consistent with the method used in the RIPE Database.

Status: In progress

Item 2: Email Accuracy Project

Since last year, Yahoo and Google have introduced restrictions on sending emails. We proactively made changes to how we communicate with our members, and we intend to make further modifications to comply with these restrictions.

For this project, we are revising the nature and volume of our messaging and aligning the notifications of our services to be sure that all our emails are sent for the right purposes.

Status: In progress

Item 3: Data Warehouse Project

We are working on an internal project that brings several different data sources together and provides a continuous flow of data available in one place. In Q1 2025, we finalised the product selection for our Data Warehouse and have started the production phase. In Q2 2025, we expect to deliver the Data Warehouse to production, providing scheduled exports and ingests from the initially selected datasets and allowing reporting and analytics from existing tools.

Status: In progress

Item 4: Country Code in Transfer Statistics

Extending the transfer statistics with the Country Code published on our website was one of the major projects consuming development resources during Q1 2025. Tracking the Country Code across all registry systems and processes requires significant rework, which will continue into Q2 2025 and will be concluded.

Status: In progress

Community Input on Planning

We want the community to contribute to our plans and suggest additional work items. Please share your comments with us or post them on the RIPE NCC Membership Discussion or RIPE NCC Services WG mailing lists. We'll also monitor all the other channels where people talk about these services.

We also invite you to participate in our user research to help us with the development and improvement of the tools and services.

Archived Quarterly Plans

You can find our plans from the previous quarters on this page. The Q2 2025 plans will be archived once we publish the Q3 2025 planning.