172.225.189.204
IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 172.225.189.204/32
Executive Summary
IP 172.225.189.204 is a low-risk address associated with Akamai Technologies' CDN infrastructure. The IP shows no malicious indicators, no blacklist listings, and operates as a firewalled endpoint with no active services.
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1. OWNERSHIP AND CLASSIFICATION
- Organization: Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AS36183)
- Network Name: AKAMAI
- CIDR Block: 172.224.0.0/12
- Infrastructure Type: Content Delivery Network (CDN)
- Network Role: Provider
- Geolocation: Strasbourg, Grand Est, France (FR)
2. RISK ASSESSMENT
- Risk Score: 0 (Low Risk)
- Abuse Confidence Score: Null
- Blacklist Count: 0
- Known Attacker: No
- Spam Source: No
- Tor Exit Node: No
3. THREAT INDICATORS
- Threat Feeds: None detected
- Known Campaigns: None
- Campaign Likelihood: None
- Certificate Matches: 0
- Banner Matches: 0
- Correlated IPs: 0
4. NETWORK BEHAVIOR
- Services: Firewalled / No Services
- Open Ports: None detected
- DNS Record: a172-225-189-204.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com
- Forward Resolution: 1 hostname
- PTR Hostname: a172-225-189-204.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com
5. NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS (172.225.189.0/24)
- Subnet Classification: Clean
- Abuse Density: 0
- Total Siblings: 4 (4 active)
- Threat Siblings: 0
- Neighbor Risk Distribution: 3 low-risk neighbors identified
- 172.225.189.205 (Risk: 25, Authority: 50)
- 172.225.189.224 (Risk: 25, Authority: 50)
- 172.225.189.226 (Risk: 25, Authority: 50)
6. OBSERVATION HISTORY
- Total Signals: 26 observations
- Recent Operator Score: 0.1304 (Minimal)
- Threat Persistence: 0 days
- Ownership Changes: 0
- Observation Period: August 2026
7. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
No specific firewall rules or mitigation actions recommended. The IP is classified as benign CDN infrastructure with no actionable threat indicators. Standard egress/ingress rules for CDN traffic apply.
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SOC ANALYST NOTES
This IP represents legitimate Akamai CDN infrastructure. Traffic from this source should be permitted as standard CDN content delivery. No blocking or monitoring actions are warranted at this time.
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Akamai Technologies, Inc. |
| ASN | AS36183 |
| Network Name | AKAMAI |
| CIDR Block | 172.224.0.0/12 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | a172-225-189-204.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
| Forward Hostnames | a172-225-189-204.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 20% (Poor) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting — Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
🔌 Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| No open ports detected | |||
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 80, 443, 3389, 8080, 8443 (0 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | — |
| HTTP Title | — |
🔐 TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | — |
| Valid Until | — |
🛡️ Public Network Snapshot
| Origin ASN | AS36183 |
| Network Prefix | 172.225.189.0/24 |
| Route mapping | Found |
🎯 Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 31% | 2 | 6 |
| routing | 8% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 12% | 2 | 2 |
| ownership | 20% | 2 | 4 |
| reputation | 16% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 17% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 17% | 10 | 19 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) — 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Low (35%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-07-13 15:24:25 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-25 20:29:08 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-20 14:59:43 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 25 |
| Total Observations | 37 |
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions About 172.225.189.204
Who owns the IP address 172.225.189.204?
172.225.189.204 is registered to Akamai Technologies, Inc.. The address falls within the 172.224.0.0/12 network block. Registration is held at ARIN.
Where is 172.225.189.204 located?
Geolocation data places 172.225.189.204 in Strasbourg, Grand Est, France. The local time zone is Europe/Paris. IP geolocation is approximate and indicates the network's registered or routed location rather than a precise physical address.
Is 172.225.189.204 malicious or safe?
172.225.189.204 currently carries a moderate risk assessment, meaning some indicators warrant caution, but the evidence is mixed. This assessment is generated from continuously collected signals and can change over time.
What is the hostname for 172.225.189.204?
The reverse DNS (PTR) record for 172.225.189.204 is a172-225-189-204.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com. This hostname is not forward-confirmed, so it should be treated as a weak signal.