Ongoing Projects

In addition to developing Kathará and its educational resources, the Association is actively engaged in the following projects:

IXP Digital Twin

Emulation-based Digital Twin for IXPs

IXP Digital Twin

Active

A comprehensive tool for generating an emulation-based digital twin for Internet Exchange Points (IXPs), enabling IXPs to test and validate route server configurations, policies, and operations in a safe, controlled environment before deploying changes to production systems.

Features
  • IXP Replica
  • Configuration Testing
  • Automated Testing Suite
  • Quarantine Dashboard
  • Customer Onboarding
  • RPKI Support
IXP Emulation BGP Testing Policy Validation Python

ROSE-T

ROuting SEcurity Tool

ROSE-T Project

In Development

ROSE-T (ROuting SEcurity Tool) is a collaborative research initiative between the Kathará Development Association and OpenAccess Italia.
This project focuses on developing a tool able to automatically verify that a certain router configuration is MANRS-compliant to the Network Operator Guidelines.

Partnership with OpenAccess Italia

This collaboration leverages OpenAccess Italia's expertise in digital culture promotion and network infrastructure, combined with Kathará's network emulation capabilities to create comprehensive security solutions.

Features
  • BGP Configuration Testing
  • Vendor-agnostic
  • No Data Disclosure
  • MANRS-compliance Testing
  • Automated Pipeline
  • Testing Platform
Routing Security Network Security BGP Security

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