IP address 18.161.21.71 belonged to Amazon.com, Inc. (AS16509) within the AMAZON-CF block (18.160.0.0/15). Analysis identified this address as a CloudFront infrastructure component associated with cloudfront.net, operating web server services on ports 80 and 443. The IP carried a Low Risk reputation with a risk score of 20 and maintained zero blacklist associations. Operational analysis indicated minimal threat activity, with no observed campaign correlations or known attacker flags. However, a geolocation validation anomaly existed where claimed Seattle coordinates contradicted RTT physics measurements. The local subnet neighborhood (18.161.21.0/24) was classified as mostly_clean. Due to signal contradictions and low confidence metrics, the operational recommendation was to Monitor the address with low severity, as the data indicated potential classification inconsistencies.
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π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Amazon.com, Inc. |
| ASN | AS16509 |
| Network Name | AMAZON-CF |
| CIDR Block | 18.160.0.0/15 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR | server-18-161-21-71.bos50.r.cloudfront.net |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes β FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | server-18-161-21-71.bos50.r.cloudfront.net |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 80% (Excellent) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Present |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Present |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Web Server |
| Network Tier | Hosting β Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
π Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | http | tcp | β |
| 443 | https | tcp | β |
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 3389, 8080, 8443 (2 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | CloudFront |
| 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 | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 33% | 2 | 4 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 13% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 35% | 2 | 3 |
| Overall | 25% | 10 | 16 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) β 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Moderate (55%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-12 12:47:38 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-20 07:10:31 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-23 00:53:15 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 23 |
| Total Observations | 31 |
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