White House National Cyber Director Harry Coker said he expects more than 50 percent of all advertised federal internet protocol space will advance use of secure routing agreements by the end of 2024 as part of efforts to accelerate implementation of Resource Public Key Infrastructure, or RPKI, Federal News Network reported Thursday.
“We recognize that implementing RPKI is a first step in improving internet routing security,” Coker said Thursday during his address at an event.
“Collectively, we have much more to do to secure the technical foundations of the Internet going forward, and we look forward to the government and private sector working together to address these critical challenges,” he added.
RPKI offers security for internet routing to prevent hackers from compromising traffic.
Coker said several agencies within the Department of Commerce, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, signed contracts in early May to register their IP space and establish “route origin agreements,” which RPKI uses to verify the owners of IP addresses.
“These contracts … are models for other agencies across the government to follow,” Coker added.
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