There has been significant work to optimise the I/O performance of the SCIONproto router and to allow it to be run utilizing eBPF and XDP in future. Dependencies have also been updated to remove reliance on some outdated libraries, and optimisation of MTUs is being undertaken to limit and prevent packet fragmentation.

The SCION virtual lab that allows test ASes and a CA to be set-up and run within an ISD, can now be automatically created within a Docker environment thereby allowing users to experiment with SCION. In addition, the development environment has been updated and fully documented so that it’s now easier to build code as well as run on Apple M-series hardware.

See the 2025 open source roadmap.

If you’d like to explore open source firsthand, we invite you to join the first-ever SCION hackathon. Register now.