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# IPDEBRIEF INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

Target: 104.22.24.81/32 | Classification: Cloudflare CDN Infrastructure | Date: Analysis Complete

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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IP 104.22.24.81 is a legitimate Cloudflare CDN infrastructure address with a risk score of 0. The IP represents normal cloud CDN operations and poses no threat to defensive security operations. No blocking or mitigation actions are recommended.

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## INFRASTRUCTURE PROFILE

Owner: Cloudflare, Inc. (ASN 13335)

Network: CLOUDFLARENET (104.16.0.0/12)

Geolocation: United States, Georgia (Atlanta)

Infrastructure Type: Content Delivery Network (CDN)

Network Role: Provider/CDN Infrastructure

Risk Assessment

• Overall Risk Score: 0 (Low Risk)
• Provider Risk Score: 0
• Authority Risk Score: 0
• Stability Score: 0
• Abuse Confidence Score: N/A
• Blacklist Count: 0

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## THREAT INTELLIGENCE

Threat Indicators: None detected

Known Campaigns: None

Is Tor Exit Node: False

Is Known Attacker: False

Is Spam Source: False

DNSBL Listed: 0 lists (out of 8 total DNSBLs)

Historical Observations: 18 total signals recorded

Threat Persistence: 0 days

Persistently Malicious: False

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## NETWORK BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

Open Ports: None detected

Active Services: None detected

TLS Certificates: None detected

HTTP Titles: None detected

Reverse DNS (PTR): None recorded

Forward DNS Resolution: 0 hosts

Traceroute Analysis:

• Hop Count: 11
• Transit Networks: Comcast
• RTT: 0.4ms (first hop) to 46.8ms (last hop)
• Timed Out Hops: 1

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## SUBNET NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS

Subnet: 104.22.24.81/24

Subnet Classification: Clean

Abuse Density: 0 (no abuse detected)

Total Sibling IPs: 3

Active Sibling IPs: 2

Threat Sibling IPs: 0

Neighbor Risk Distribution:

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## RELATIONSHIP GRAPH

Total Relationships: 5

Relationship Type: Same Network (CLOUDFLARENET)

All relationships indicate membership in the Cloudflare network infrastructure.

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## OBSERVATION HISTORY SUMMARY

Recent Activity: 18 observations recorded (most recent: 2026-08-06)

Signal Types Observed:

• Traceroute (11 hops, reached target)
• Geolocation (US, Atlanta)
• Service scanning (no open ports)
• TLS/HTTP fingerprinting (no active services)
• RTT validation (minor anomaly: 32ms observed vs 143.3ms minimum possible for claimed distance)

Notable: One observation showed RTT discrepancy suggesting potential geo-location reporting variance, but this is consistent with CDN infrastructure routing patterns.

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## SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS

Firewall Actions:

No blocking recommended. This is legitimate Cloudflare CDN infrastructure.

Permit Rules (if filtering):

```

# Allow Cloudflare CDN traffic (recommended for web services)

iptables -A INPUT -s 104.22.24.0/24 -j ACCEPT

# Or allow specific IP

iptables -A INPUT -s 104.22.24.81 -j ACCEPT

```

WAF/Cloudflare Actions:

• No WAF rules required
• No Cloudflare WAF challenges necessary
• This IP belongs to Cloudflare's own infrastructure

SOC Analyst Guidance:

1. Do not block this IP address

2. This is standard CDN infrastructure used for content delivery

3. Traffic from this IP should be permitted for web services

4. No threat intelligence flags or abuse indicators present

5. Subnet neighborhood shows 0% abuse density

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## CONCLUSION

IP 104.22.24.81 is a legitimate Cloudflare CDN edge server with no malicious indicators. The IP represents normal cloud infrastructure operations. No defensive security actions are required.

Status: CLEAR FOR OPERATION

Confidence: High (based on risk score 0, no threats, clean subnet)

Recommendation: Permit traffic from this IP

This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.