Deep Dive into NTP Pool's Popularity and Mapping

Time synchronization is of paramount importance on the Internet, with the Network Time Protocol (NTP) serving as the primary synchronization protocol. The NTP Pool, a volunteer-driven initiative launched two decades ago, facilitates connections between clients and NTP servers. Our analysis of root DNS queries reveals that the NTP Pool has...

Deep Dive into NTP Pool Popularity and Mapping

Time synchronization is crucial on the Internet, and the Network Time Protocol<br/>(NTP) serves as the primary synchronization protocol. The NTP Pool, a<br/>volunteer-driven project introduced 20 years ago, connects clients with NTP servers. Our analysis of Root DNS queries reveals the NTP Pool's widespread use as the most popular time service....

LogoMotive: Detecting Logos on Websites to Identify Online Scams - A TLD Case Study

Logos give a website a familiar feel and promote trust. Scammers take advantage of that by using well-known organizations’ logos on malicious websites. Unsuspecting Internet users see these logos and think they are looking at a government website or legitimate webshop, when it is a phishing site, a counterfeit webshop, or a site set up to...

Old but Gold: Prospecting TCP to Engineer and Live Monitor DNS Anycast

DNS latency is a concern for many service operators: CDNs exist to reduce service latency to end-users but must rely on global DNS for reachability and load-balancing. Today, DNS latency is monitored by active probing from distributed platforms like RIPE Atlas, with Verfploeter, or with commercial services. While Atlas coverage is wide, its...

A Responsible Internet to Increase Trust in the Digital World

Policy makers in regions such as Europe are increasingly concerned about the trustworthiness and sovereignty of the foundations of their digital economy, because it often depends on systems operated or manufactured elsewhere. To help curb this problem, we propose the novel notion of a responsible Internet, which provides higher degrees of...