IP Intelligence Briefing: 20.60.88.36/32
Overview
The IP address 20.60.88.36 was analyzed as a Microsoft Corporation asset (ASN 8075, MSFT) located in Boston, MA, US. Network role identification classified the address as CloudCompute infrastructure hosting. The observed reputation was Low Risk with a risk score of 30.
Technical Profile
Scanning revealed open ports 80 (HTTP), 443 (HTTPS), 22 (SSH), 8080, and 8443. Service banners identified Windows-Azure-Blob/1.0 and AzureSSH 1.0.0. TLS certificates were issued by Microsoft TLS G2 RSA CA. The address resolved to blob.core.windows.net and associated Azure storage subdomains.
Threat Assessment
Threat actor classification labeled the host as "Suspicious Host" with moderate attribution confidence. The address was listed on one DNS blacklist out of eight total checks. Behavioral analysis recorded zero honeypot hits, zero enumeration strikes, and zero WAF violations. Overall confidence in the assessment was Very Low (0.2083), and intent remained unknown due to insufficient data.
Recommendations
A rate-limit action was recommended with medium severity. The following rules were generated for deployment:
- iptables: `iptables -A INPUT -s 20.60.88.36 -m limit --limit 5/min -j ACCEPT`
- nginx: `limit_req zone=ipdebrief burst=5;`
- pf: `pass in on egress from 20.60.88.36 max-pkt-rate 5/1`
Observation Window
Data signals ranged from 2026-09-14 to 2026-09-23.
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π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Microsoft Corporation |
| ASN | AS8075 |
| Network Name | MSFT |
| CIDR Block | 20.33.0.0/16 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No β PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 40% (Fair) |
| SPF | 1/2 domains |
| DMARC | 2/2 domains |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
| Domains Checked | 2 domains |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| 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 |
| 22 | ssh | tcp | |
| 8080 | http-alt | tcp | β |
| 8443 | https-alt | tcp | β |
| Closed Ports | 25, 3389 (5 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | Windows-Azure-Blob/1.0 Microsoft-HTTPAPI/2.0 |
| HTTP Title | β |
| SSH Version | SSH-2.0-AzureSSH_1.0.0 |
π TLS Certificate
| SANs | *.blob.core.windows.net*.bn9prdstr11a.store.core.windows.net*.blob.storage.azure.net*.z1.blob.storage.azure.net*.z2.blob.storage.azure.net*.z3.blob.storage.azure.net*.z4.blob.storage.azure.net*.z5.blob.storage.azure.net*.z6.blob.storage.azure.net*.z7.blob.storage.azure.net |
| Valid From | 2026-07-21T23:02:43+00:00 |
| Valid Until | 2027-01-17T23:02:43+00:00 |
| TLS Protocol | Tls13 |
| Cipher Suite | TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 |
| Signature Algorithm | sha384RSA |
| Validity Period | 180 days |
| Serial Number | 430095DAA59E40706EBD9198A500000095DAA5 |
| Thumbprint | 3EB67E5E525B8E1D0B7512C6FA7FAF83ABF69526 |
π― Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 33% | 2 | 4 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 33% | 2 | 4 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 13% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 23% | 10 | 16 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (50%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-14 21:21:09 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-23 13:45:58 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-23 13:57:21 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 22 |
| Total Observations | 28 |
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