RPKI Validator Terms

These terms apply when you use the free public RPKI validator run by Stacklayer Communications Ltd ("we", "us"). That includes the website at https://rpki.stacklayer.host/ and the RPKI-to-Router (RTR) server at 222.167.221.69, TCP port 3323. We run it on our network, AS218805, as a service for the internet community. It is not a paid service and it is not part of any hosting plan.

By connecting to it or using it, you agree to these terms and to the RPKI Validator Acceptable Use Policy. If you do not agree, do not use the service.

What the service is

The validator collects public RPKI data from the registries, checks it, and makes the result available. Routers use it to decide whether a route is valid, invalid or not found, and the website shows the same data. The data comes from other organisations and we do not create it or control it.

Best effort, no promises

The service is provided on a best-effort basis. That means we will run it sensibly, but we make no promise about how it behaves:

• it has no uptime or availability commitment, no response time and no support commitment
• it may be slow, unavailable or interrupted at any time, for example for maintenance, upgrades, faults or reasons outside our control
• the data may be out of date, incomplete or wrong, for example because a registry or another source has a problem, or because it takes time for changes to arrive
• no service credits, refunds or compensation are available, because the service is free
• the Service Level Agreement for our paid services does not apply to it

You use it at your own risk

You are responsible for your own routing and for what your network does with the results. We strongly advise that you:

• use at least two RPKI validators from different operators, and not just ours
• decide in advance what your routers do if no validator can be reached
• test any change to your routing policy before you apply it to your live network
• keep your own ROAs and route objects accurate

If you use the validator to drop or change routes, you do so at your own risk. We are not responsible for traffic that is dropped, rerouted, delayed or lost because of a result, or because the service was unavailable or wrong.

Acceptable use

You must follow the RPKI Validator Acceptable Use Policy. We may block an address or range, limit or close connections, or stop you using the service at any time, without notice, if we believe you are breaking it or harming the service.

Changes and ending the service

We may change, limit, move or withdraw the service, or any part of it, at any time and without notice. That includes changing its address, port, software or features. We are not obliged to keep it running or to tell you before we stop it.

Our liability

We are not responsible for any loss or damage you suffer from using, or being unable to use, the service, including loss of traffic, income, data or business, or any indirect or knock-on loss. The service is provided "as is" and "as available", and we give no warranty that it is accurate, complete, secure or fit for any particular purpose, to the extent the law allows.

Nothing in these terms limits or excludes liability that cannot be limited or excluded by law, such as liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, or for fraud.

Data and logs

We may keep logs of connections to the service, such as the IP address, the time and the amount of data, so that we can run the service, keep it secure and deal with abuse. Our Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal data. The validation data itself is public.

Third parties

The service runs on Routinator, free open-source software from NLnet Labs, and uses data from the registries and other parties. We do not control them and we are not responsible for them. Those parties have their own terms.

Changes to these terms

We may change these terms. The date above shows when they last changed, and using the service after that means you accept the new version.

Governing law and contact

These terms are governed by the laws of England and Wales, and the courts there have jurisdiction. To report abuse or misuse, email abuse@stacklayer.host or submit a support ticket through our client area. For anything else, open a ticket from the client area.