Securing
Global Routing

The world needs a secure and resilient Internet.

Without taking steps to protect the global routing system, it’s prone to leaks and other errors, as well as hijacks from nefarious actors. These can lead to misdirection of traffic and denial of service, damaging reputations, causing lost revenue, and exposing sensitive data.

Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security (MANRS) is an industry-supported initiative that builds on well-established best practices by bringing together actions that can address the most common threats in the global routing system. By adopting MANRS, network operators and others can help make sure information—from email to streaming videos—arrives at its intended destination. We need MANRS for the global security of everything that travels via the Internet.

With Routing Security, No News Is Good News

Many things can disrupt the Internet, but most days, it’s business as usual. No headlines about widespread outages or picking up the pieces after a hacking incident. People are getting work done, sharing with loved ones, and connecting to life-changing opportunities thanks to those implementing MANRS and making the Internet more secure.

With Routing Security, No News Is Good News

Many things can disrupt the Internet, but most days, it’s business as usual. No headlines about widespread outages or picking up the pieces after a hacking incident. People are getting work done, sharing with loved ones, and connecting to life-changing opportunities thanks to those implementing MANRS and making the Internet more secure.

Defending the Internet

Because secure global routing is the bedrock of a trustworthy Internet, we’re:

  • Continuing to operate MANRS training programs.
  • Remaining active in the MANRS community and advocating for increased routing security.

Get Involved 

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Learn More about MANRS

Take our online course and learn about the importance of routing security.

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See Routing Security in Action

Explore the MANRS Observatory.

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Join our programs for network operators, IXPs, CDNs and cloud providers, and equipment vendors.

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