173.222.168.12
Target: 173.222.168.12/32
Ownership and Role: The address operated within the Akamai Technologies, Inc. network (ASN 16625), classified as a Content Delivery Network (CDN) infrastructure provider. Registration data indicated ownership by Microsoft Corporation for the domain `akamaitechnologies.com`.
Risk Assessment: The system maintained a Low Risk reputation with an overall risk score of 25. Behavioral analysis recorded zero honeypot hits, WAF violations, or known threat indicators. No specific known campaigns were associated with the IP.
Technical Observations: Open ports included TCP 80 (HTTP) and TCP 443 (HTTPS). The server banner identified as `AkamaiGHost`. The TLS certificate subject matched `*.xboxlive.com` issued by Microsoft Corporation. DNS resolution confirmed the static Akamaitechnologies hostname.
Anomalies and Contradictions: Geolocation validation flagged a contradiction between the claimed Virginia location and RTT physics measurements (observed 31.0ms RTT against a minimum possible 126.2ms for the stated distance). One DNSBL listing was recorded out of eight total checks.
Recommendation: Monitoring is recommended due to signal contradictions present. Severity was assessed as low.
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🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Akamai Technologies, Inc. |
| ASN | AS16625 |
| Network Name | AKAMAI |
| CIDR Block | 173.222.0.0/15 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR | a173-222-168-12.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes — FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | a173-222-168-12.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 60% (Good) |
| SPF | 1/3 domains |
| DMARC | 1/3 domains |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
| Domains Checked | 3 domains |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Web Server |
| Network Tier | Hosting — Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
🔌 Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | http | tcp | — |
| 443 | https | tcp | — |
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 3389, 8080, 8443 (2 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | AkamaiGHost |
| HTTP Title | — |
🔐 TLS Certificate
| SANs | *.xboxlive.com |
| Valid From | 2026-08-13T17:59:38+00:00 |
| Valid Until | 2027-02-27T17:59:38+00:00 |
| TLS Protocol | Tls13 |
| Cipher Suite | TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 |
| Signature Algorithm | sha384ECDSA |
| Validity Period | 198 days |
| Serial Number | 61000610F8B858980B6DB6D9530000000610F8 |
| Thumbprint | 8E37367459F5A35440C70F6E01453390D6ED0251 |
🎯 Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 35% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 43% | 2 | 5 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 33% | 2 | 4 |
| Overall | 30% | 10 | 19 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) — 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Moderate (55%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-08-29 22:45:03 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-28 02:26:15 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-28 02:35:13 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 23 |
| Total Observations | 33 |
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