diff --git a/pkg/rings/encode.go b/pkg/rings/encode.go
index 7a083eb..86b7404 100644
--- a/pkg/rings/encode.go
+++ b/pkg/rings/encode.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func RingZeroPrefix(region RegionID, zone ZoneID) (cidr netip.Prefix, err error)
 	case !zone.Valid():
 		err = ErrOutOfRange(zone, "zone")
 	default:
-		addr := unsafeRingZeroAddress(region, zone, 0)
+		addr := UnsafeRingZeroAddress(region, zone, 0)
 		cidr = netip.PrefixFrom(addr, RingZeroBits)
 	}
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func RingZeroAddress(region RegionID, zone ZoneID, node NodeID) (addr netip.Addr
 	case !node.ValidZero():
 		err = ErrOutOfRange(node, "node")
 	default:
-		addr = unsafeRingZeroAddress(region, zone, node)
+		addr = UnsafeRingZeroAddress(region, zone, node)
 	}
 
 	return addr, err
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func RingOnePrefix(region RegionID, zone ZoneID) (cidr netip.Prefix, err error)
 	case !zone.Valid():
 		err = ErrOutOfRange(zone, "zone")
 	default:
-		addr := unsafeRingOneAddress(region, zone, 0)
+		addr := UnsafeRingOneAddress(region, zone, 0)
 		cidr = netip.PrefixFrom(addr, RingOneBits)
 	}
 	return cidr, err
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func RingOneAddress(region RegionID, zone ZoneID, node NodeID) (addr netip.Addr,
 	case !node.Valid():
 		err = ErrOutOfRange(node, "node")
 	default:
-		addr = unsafeRingOneAddress(region, zone, node)
+		addr = UnsafeRingOneAddress(region, zone, node)
 	}
 	return addr, err
 }
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func RingTwoPrefix(region RegionID) (cidr netip.Prefix, err error) {
 	case !region.Valid():
 		err = ErrOutOfRange(region, "region")
 	default:
-		addr := unsafeRingTwoAddress(region, 0)
+		addr := UnsafeRingTwoAddress(region, 0)
 		cidr = netip.PrefixFrom(addr, RingTwoBits)
 	}
 	return cidr, err
@@ -101,20 +101,25 @@ func RingThreePrefix(region RegionID) (subnet netip.Prefix, err error) {
 	case !region.Valid():
 		err = ErrOutOfRange(region, "region")
 	default:
-		addr := unsafeRingThreeAddress(region, 0)
+		addr := UnsafeRingThreeAddress(region, 0)
 		subnet = netip.PrefixFrom(addr, RingThreeBits)
 	}
 	return subnet, err
 }
 
-func unsafeRingZeroAddress(region RegionID, zone ZoneID, node NodeID) netip.Addr {
+// UnsafeRingZeroAddress is equivalent ot RingZeroAddress but without validating
+// the input.
+func UnsafeRingZeroAddress(region RegionID, zone ZoneID, node NodeID) netip.Addr {
 	r := uint(region)
 	z := uint(zone)
 	n := uint(node)
 
 	return AddrFrom4(10, 0, r<<4+z, n)
 }
-func unsafeRingOneAddress(region RegionID, zone ZoneID, node NodeID) netip.Addr {
+
+// UnsafeRingOneAddress is equivalent ot RingOneAddress but without validating
+// the input.
+func UnsafeRingOneAddress(region RegionID, zone ZoneID, node NodeID) netip.Addr {
 	r := uint(region)
 	z := uint(zone)
 	n := uint(node)
@@ -125,7 +130,9 @@ func unsafeRingOneAddress(region RegionID, zone ZoneID, node NodeID) netip.Addr
 	return AddrFrom4(10, r, z<<4+n1, n0)
 }
 
-func unsafeRingTwoAddress(region RegionID, n uint) netip.Addr {
+// UnsafeRingTwoAddress is equivalent ot RingTwoAddress but without validating
+// the input.
+func UnsafeRingTwoAddress(region RegionID, n uint) netip.Addr {
 	r := uint(region)
 
 	n1 := n >> 8
@@ -134,7 +141,9 @@ func unsafeRingTwoAddress(region RegionID, n uint) netip.Addr {
 	return AddrFrom4(10, r, n1, n0)
 }
 
-func unsafeRingThreeAddress(region RegionID, n uint) netip.Addr {
+// UnsafeRingThreeAddress is equivalent ot RingThreeAddress but without validating
+// the input.
+func UnsafeRingThreeAddress(region RegionID, n uint) netip.Addr {
 	r := uint(region)
 
 	n2 := n >> 16