# 23.197.79.96 — IP Intelligence Summary

23.197.79.96 is an IPv4 address operated by Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AS20940), geolocated to New York, United States. It belongs to datacenter or hosting infrastructure with reverse DNS name ae8.r21.fra03.mag.netarch.akamai.com. As of November 3, 2026, IPDebrief rates it Moderate Risk (40/100); no anonymizing service was detected.

- Canonical page: https://ipdebrief.com/23.197.79.96
- Last updated: 2026-11-03

## Ownership

- Organization: Akamai Technologies, Inc.
- Network name: AKAMAI
- Allocated block: 23.192.0.0/11
- ASN: AS20940 (https://ipdebrief.com/asn/20940)
- Regional registry: ARIN
- Cloud / hosting provider: Akamai

## Location

- City: New York
- Region: US-NY
- Country: United States
- Time zone: —

## Network classification

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

## Risk assessment

- Assessment: Moderate Risk (40/100)
- Blocklist listings: 0
- Suspicious activity indicators: no
- Spam source: no

## Reverse DNS

- ae8.r21.fra03.mag.netarch.akamai.com
- Forward-confirmed: no

## Analyst narrative

Intelligence assessment identified IP 23.197.79.96/32 as infrastructure belonging to Akamai Technologies, Inc. (ASN 20940) within the 23.192.0.0/11 block. The profile assigned a Moderate Risk reputation with a risk score of 40. Network role classification confirmed the address functioned as a CDN node with no open ports or active services.

Neighborhood analysis for the 23.197.79.96/24 subnet indicated a high_abuse classification with an abuse density of 0.5455 and an inherited risk of 14. Control plane verification showed one DNSBL listing across eight lists. A contradiction was recorded between claimed geolocation in New York and RTT physics measurements, suggesting a distance of 7625.7km against a minimum possible RTT of 152.5ms.

No specific threat indicators or known campaigns were associated with the address. Behavioral data showed zero honeypot hits and zero enumeration strikes. DNS hygiene was rated Fair with valid SPF and DMARC records present. Recommendations prioritized rate-limiting actions due to medium severity risks. Data freshness confirmed live observation signals as of November 2, 2026.

## Nearby addresses

- 23.197.79.66 (https://ipdebrief.com/23.197.79.66)
- 23.197.79.75 (https://ipdebrief.com/23.197.79.75)
- 23.197.79.77 (https://ipdebrief.com/23.197.79.77)
- 23.197.79.80 (https://ipdebrief.com/23.197.79.80)
- 23.197.79.82 (https://ipdebrief.com/23.197.79.82)
- 23.197.79.89 (https://ipdebrief.com/23.197.79.89)
- 23.197.79.91 (https://ipdebrief.com/23.197.79.91)
- 23.197.79.92 (https://ipdebrief.com/23.197.79.92)
- 23.197.79.97 (https://ipdebrief.com/23.197.79.97)
- 23.197.79.98 (https://ipdebrief.com/23.197.79.98)

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Source: IPDebrief, "23.197.79.96 IP intelligence", https://ipdebrief.com/23.197.79.96, updated 2026-11-03. Assessments are probabilistic.