# 173.255.214.23 — IP Intelligence Summary

173.255.214.23 is an IPv4 address operated by Linode (AS63949), geolocated to Fremont, United States. It belongs to datacenter or hosting infrastructure with reverse DNS name 173-255-214-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com. As of October 4, 2026, IPDebrief rates it Low Risk (25/100); no anonymizing service was detected.

- Canonical page: https://ipdebrief.com/173.255.214.23
- Last updated: 2026-10-04

## Ownership

- Organization: Linode
- Network name: LINODE
- Allocated block: 173.255.192.0/18
- ASN: AS63949 (https://ipdebrief.com/asn/63949)
- Regional registry: ARIN
- Cloud / hosting provider: Linode

## Location

- City: Fremont
- Region: California
- Country: United States
- Time zone: —

## Network classification

- Infrastructure type: CloudCompute
- Datacenter / hosting: yes
- Residential: no
- Mobile: no
- Anycast: no
- Tor exit node: no
- VPN: no
- Proxy: no

## Risk assessment

- Assessment: Low Risk (25/100)
- Blocklist listings: 0
- Suspicious activity indicators: no
- Spam source: no

## Reverse DNS

- 173-255-214-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com
- Forward-confirmed: yes

## Exposed services

- 22/tcp — ssh

## Analyst narrative

\# IP Intelligence Briefing: 173.255.214.23

\## Executive Summary

IP 173.255.214.23 is a low-risk cloud hosting address (Risk Score: 25) operated by Linode (ASN: 63949). The IP shows no active threat indicators and is classified as a legitimate web server infrastructure endpoint.

\## Risk Assessment

\- **Risk Score:** 25 (Low Risk)

\- **Abuse Confidence:** Not applicable

\- **Known Threats:** None detected

\- **Blacklist Count:** 0

\- **Status:** Clean classification

\## Infrastructure Profile

| Attribute | Value |

|-----------|-------|

| **Organization** | Linode |

| **Network** | 173.255.192.0/18 |

| **Location** | Fremont, California, US |

| **Infrastructure Type** | Cloud Compute |

| **Service Purpose** | Web Server |

\## Network Services

\- **Port 80/TCP:** HTTP

\- **Port 443/TCP:** HTTPS

\- **Port 22/TCP:** SSH (OpenSSH 10.2p1 Ubuntu-2ubuntu3.5)

\## DNS Information

\- **PTR Hostname:** 173-255-214-23.ip.linodeusercontent.com

\- **Domain:** linodeusercontent.com

\- **Forward Resolution:** Confirmed

\## Neighborhood Analysis

Subnet 173.255.214.23/24 exhibits clean characteristics with an abuse density of 0.0:

| Neighbor IP | Risk Score | Classification |

|-------------|------------|----------------|

| 173.255.214.44 | 25 | Low |

| 173.255.214.52 | 20 | Low |

| 173.255.214.136 | 25 | Low |

| 173.255.214.230 | 65 | Medium |

**Note:** One neighboring IP (173.255.214.230) shows elevated risk (Score: 65) and warrants independent monitoring.

\## Historical Observation

\- **Total Observations:** 26

\- **Threat Observation Count:** 0

\- **Persistence Status:** Not persistently malicious

\- **Recent Activity:** Connections observed on 2026-08-12, 2026-08-05

\## Threat Indicators

\- **Tor Exit Node:** No

\- **Known Attacker:** No

\- **Spam Source:** No

\- **Campaign Association:** None detected

\- **Control Plane Issues:** Route stability flagged as false

\## Recommended Actions

No specific blocking actions recommended. The IP presents a legitimate cloud hosting profile with no actionable threat indicators. SOC teams may monitor the neighboring IP 173.255.214.230 separately for potential correlation analysis.

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*Report generated: 2026-08-12*

*Data Source: IPDebrief Intelligence Platform*

## Nearby addresses

- 173.255.214.44 (https://ipdebrief.com/173.255.214.44)
- 173.255.214.52 (https://ipdebrief.com/173.255.214.52)
- 173.255.214.136 (https://ipdebrief.com/173.255.214.136)
- 173.255.214.230 (https://ipdebrief.com/173.255.214.230)

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Source: IPDebrief, "173.255.214.23 IP intelligence", https://ipdebrief.com/173.255.214.23, updated 2026-10-04. Assessments are probabilistic.