ACSP Suggestion 2026.11: Send ICMP Replies in Response to ICMP Echo Requests
Suggestion
Author: Job Snijders
Submitted On: 06 October 2026
Description:
On rpki.arin.net and rrdp.arin.net send ICMP replies in response to ICMP echo requests.
Already today other ARIN services (ftp.arin.net, whois.arin.net, rr.arin.net) respond to ICMP echo requests.
Value to Community:
The ARIN RPKI repository services responding to ICMP echo requests will help operators when diagnose potential connectivity issues. ICMP service will also facilitate operators to monitor reachability of the ARIN services and work towards optimising network paths.
Situation in other regions: all other RIRs made their public Rsync and RRDP endpoints pingable, in the RIPE region there was explicit mandate from the community to do so.
Timeframe: Not specified
Status: Confirmed Updated: 06 October 2026