Protecting Cloudflare Customers from BGP Insecurity with Route Leak Detection

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This post introduces 'Route Leak Detection,' a new network alerting feature for Cloudflare customers who have 'brought their own IP' (BYOIP) addresses. It explains the dangers of BGP route leaks and hijacks, how the detection feature works by monitoring global routing tables for unauthorized prefix advertisements, and how customers can configure it. The post also emphasizes the importance of RPKI for preventing such leaks and highlights Cloudflare's advocacy and ongoing efforts to improve internet routing security.