Season 2 · Episode 187
BGP: The Secret Glue Holding the Global Internet Together
Discover how BGP acts as the internet's postal service, managing data across thousands of networks through economics, policy, and trust.
My Weird Prompts · Daniel Rosehill
January 8, 202623m 33s
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Show Notes
Have you ever wondered how an email finds its way across the globe through a chaotic web of competing companies? In this episode, Herman and Corn break down the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), the "glue" that connects tens of thousands of Autonomous Systems into a single global internet. From the high-stakes politics of peering agreements to the dangers of BGP hijacking and the evolution of security through RPKI, learn why the internet is less of a single machine and more of a delicate, decentralized conversation between networks.