162.159.142.9
Intelligence Briefing: IP 162.159.142.9
Summary
The IP address 162.159.142.9 was owned by Cloudflare, Inc. (AS13335) and operated as a Content Delivery Network (CDN) infrastructure. The system was active from 2026-08-29 to 2026-09-21. Overall risk assessment returned a low risk score of 30, categorized as "Low Risk." However, the profile was classified as a "Suspicious Host" with a medium severity recommendation for rate-limiting actions.
Network Role and Services
The infrastructure functioned as a Web Server and CDN. The following ports were identified as open:
- TCP/80 (HTTP)
- TCP/443 (HTTPS)
- TCP/8080 (HTTP-Alt)
- TCP/8443 (HTTPS-Alt)
The server banner indicated "cloudflare."
Threat Assessment
Threat indicators were present but lacked specific classification. The system was not flagged as a known attacker or spam source. While the blacklist count was recorded at zero within the threat section, one DNSBL listing was noted in the control plane data. No specific campaigns or correlated IPs were detected.
Recommendations
The analysis recommended rate-limiting to mitigate moderate risk. The following firewall configurations were suggested for implementation:
- iptables: `-A INPUT -s 162.159.142.9 -m limit --limit 5/min -j ACCEPT`
- nginx: `limit_req zone=ipdebrief burst=5;`
- pf: `pass in on egress from 162.159.142.9 max-pkt-rate 5/1`
Confidence and Metadata
The data confidence level was rated as "Very Low" (0.1521) with high data sufficiency (0.8333). Attribution confidence was moderate (65%). No email reputation data was available. The profile is marked consistent with no contradictions.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Cloudflare, Inc. |
| ASN | AS13335 |
| Network Name | CLOUDFLARENET |
| CIDR Block | 162.158.0.0/15 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 0% (None) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Web Server |
| Network Tier | Tier 3 — Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
🔌 Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | http | tcp | — |
| 443 | https | tcp | — |
| 8080 | http-alt | tcp | — |
| 8443 | https-alt | tcp | — |
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 3389 (4 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | cloudflare |
| HTTP Title | — |
🔐 TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | — |
| Valid Until | — |
🎯 Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 4 |
| reputation | 13% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 27% | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 22% | 10 | 15 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | High (80%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-08-29 22:35:45 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-21 07:46:17 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-21 07:55:46 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 25 |
| Total Observations | 32 |
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