# IP Intelligence Briefing: 172.236.148.120
## Executive Summary
IP address 172.236.148.120 is classified as Low Risk with a risk score of 0. The address is associated with Linode cloud infrastructure (AKAMAI-LINODE-AP, ASN 63949) and shows no active threat indicators. No security actions are recommended at this time.
## Infrastructure Profile
- Provider: Linode
- Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute
- Connection Type: Cloud-hosted infrastructure
- Country: United States (US)
- ASN: 63949 (AKAMAI-LINODE-AP)
- CIDR Block: 172.236.128.0/19
- Service Status: Firewalled / No Services Detected
## Threat Assessment
- Risk Score: 0 (Low Risk)
- Abuse Confidence Score: Not applicable
- Blacklist Count: 0
- Is Tor Exit Node: False
- Is Known Attacker: False
- Is Spam Source: False
- Known Campaigns: None identified
- Total Incidents: 0
- WAF Violations: 0
## Network Observations
- Open Ports: None detected
- DNS Resolution: No PTR records; forward resolution not confirmed
- TLS Certificates: None
- HTTP Services: None detected
- Control Plane: Route stability flag false; DNSSEC validation status false
## Temporal Analysis
- Total Observations: 9
- Ownership Changes: 0
- Threat Persistence Days: 0
- Threat Observation Count: 0
- Is Persistently Malicious: False
## Neighborhood Analysis
- Subnet: 172.236.148.120/24
- Abuse Density: 0
- Neighbor Count: 0
- High/Medium/Low Risk Neighbors: 0/0/0
## Relationship Graph
- Related Entities: None detected
- Associated Hostnames: None
- Organizations: None
- Certificates: None
## Recommended Actions
No security actions required. The IP address shows no malicious activity or threat indicators.
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Classification: Low Risk
Assessment Date: 2026-07-30
Confidence: Data limited; standard cloud infrastructure profile
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Linode |
| ASN | AS63949 |
| Network Name | LINODE |
| CIDR Block | 172.232.0.0/13 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR | 172-236-148-120.ip.linodeusercontent.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes β FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | 172-236-148-120.ip.linodeusercontent.com |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 40% (Fair) |
| SPF | Not configured |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Tier 2 β Moderate operator sophistication with routing hygiene |
π 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 | β |
| HTTP Title | β |
π TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | β |
| Valid Until | β |
π― Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 36% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 36% | 3 | 4 |
| services | 37% | 2 | 3 |
| ownership | 32% | 3 | 4 |
| reputation | 17% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 27% | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 31% | 13 | 19 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | High (85%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-07-25 21:00:27 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-08-12 19:53:53 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-08-12 20:07:39 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 28 |
| Total Observations | 32 |
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