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RPKI Adoption Reaches 70% of Internet Routes, Improving Routing Security
Key points
- RPKI-valid routes increased from 54.0% to 70.3% in one year.
- China's RPKI adoption for IPv4 addresses rose from 3.7% to 83.0%.
- Invalid RPKI routes are seen by significantly fewer vantage points.
- RPKI activity accounts for under 1% of daily BGP updates.
RPKI Adoption Sees Significant Growth
The proportion of internet routes validated by Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) has grown from 54.0% in September 2025 to 70.3% in September 2026. This 16.4 percentage point increase represents a 30% gain within a single year, a much faster rate compared to the 3-4 point increases observed in the two preceding years.
China Drives Global RPKI Increase
A substantial portion of this global increase is attributed to China's rapid adoption of RPKI. China's IPv4 addresses in valid routes jumped from 3.7% to 83.0%, contributing almost 60% of the worldwide gain in RPKI-protected addresses.
How RPKI Secures Internet Routing
RPKI allows the holder of an IP address block to publish a signed record, known as a Route Origin Authorization (ROA). This record specifies which Autonomous Systems (ASes) are authorized to announce the IP addresses. Network operators checking RPKI can then reject route announcements that do not align with these authorized records, preventing incidents like the 2008 YouTube traffic redirection by Pakistan Telecom.
Effectiveness in Preventing Invalid Routes
Data shows that RPKI is fulfilling its intended purpose. While typical valid routes and routes without RPKI records are seen by a similar number of vantage points (596 and 595 respectively), invalid RPKI routes are seen by only two vantage points. This indicates that networks are actively dropping these invalid routes, with nearly half of all invalid routes reaching only a single vantage point.
Minimal Impact on BGP Update Volume
Despite its growing adoption and effectiveness, RPKI-related activity constitutes less than 1% of daily BGP update volume. This suggests that RPKI is not destabilizing routing operations, even as its usage continues to rise.
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Reporting from
The percentage of internet routes protected by RPKI (Resource Public Key Infrastructure) increased from 54.0% to 70.3% between September 2025 and September 2026. This significant rise, largely driven by China's adoption, indicates that RPKI is effectively preventing BGP hijacking by allowing network operators to reject invalid route announcements.