# 23.221.236.168 — IP Intelligence Summary

23.221.236.168 is an IPv4 address operated by Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AS20940), geolocated to Cambridge, United States. It belongs to datacenter or hosting infrastructure with reverse DNS name a23-221-236-168.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com. As of October 30, 2026, IPDebrief rates it Low Risk (20/100); no anonymizing service was detected.

- Canonical page: https://ipdebrief.com/23.221.236.168
- Last updated: 2026-10-30

## 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: Cambridge
- Region: MA
- Country: United States
- Time zone: America/New_York

## 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: Low Risk (20/100)
- Blocklist listings: 0
- Suspicious activity indicators: no
- Spam source: no

## Reverse DNS

- a23-221-236-168.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com
- Forward-confirmed: yes

## Exposed services

- 80/tcp — http
- 443/tcp — https

## Analyst narrative

\# IP INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: 23.221.236.168/32

**Classification:** Low-Risk CDN Infrastructure

**Date of Analysis:** Current

**Prepared For:** SOC Operations

**Risk Score:** 20/100

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\## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

IP 23.221.236.168 is a low-risk Content Delivery Network (CDN) endpoint operated by Akamai Technologies. The address belongs to Akamai's enterprise cloud infrastructure and demonstrates no malicious activity indicators. No security actions are recommended; this IP represents legitimate CDN infrastructure commonly used for web traffic acceleration, DDoS mitigation, and content distribution.

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\## INFRASTRUCTURE PROFILE

| Attribute | Value |

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

| **IP Address** | 23.221.236.168/32 |

| **Organization** | Akamai Technologies, Inc. |

| **ASN** | 20940 (AKAMAI) |

| **CIDR Block** | 23.192.0.0/11 |

| **Infrastructure Type** | CDN (Content Delivery Network) |

| **Country/Region** | United States (Massachusetts, Boston) |

| **Risk Score** | 20 (Low) |

| **Provider Score** | 0 |

| **Authority Score** | 0 |

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\## NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS

**DNS Resolution:**

\- PTR Hostname: \`a23-221-236-168.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com\`

\- Forward Resolution: Confirmed

\- Domain: \`akamaitechnologies.com\`

\- Forward Hostnames: 1 active

**Service Exposure:**

\- Open Ports: None detected

\- TLS Certificate: Not present

\- HTTP Service: Not exposed

\- Service Purpose: Firewalled / No Services

**Control Plane:**

\- Origin ASN: 20940

\- BGP Prefix: 23.221.236.0/24

\- Route Stability: Inconsistent

\- DNSSEC Valid: Yes

\- DNSBL Listed: 0/8 lists

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\## THREAT INDICATOR ANALYSIS

| Indicator Type | Status | Details |

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

| Tor Exit Node | No | Not classified |

| Known Attacker | No | No associations |

| Spam Source | No | Not flagged |

| Blacklist Count | 0 | Clean |

| Threat Feeds | None | No matches |

| Known Campaigns | None | No associations |

| Abuse Confidence | N/A | Not applicable |

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\## OBSERVATION HISTORY (18 Signals)

**Temporal Analysis:**

\- **Most Recent:** 2026-07-27

\- **Signal Count:** 18 observations

\- **Risk Trend:** Stable (no escalation detected)

**Key Historical Signals:**

1. **2026-07-27:** CDN classification confirmed (confidence 0.85)

2. **2026-07-27:** Operator score "Basic" (confidence 0.60)

3. **2026-07-14:** Geolocation signal (US, confidence 0.35)

4. **2026-07-14:** RTT validation anomaly detected (13ms RTT vs 113.3ms minimum for 5,663km distance from claimed Boston coordinates)

**Threat Persistence:** 0 days observed

**Ownership Changes:** 0

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\## GEOLOCATION VALIDATION

| Metric | Value | Status |

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

| Claimed Location | Boston, MA, US | Flagged |

| Distance (km) | 5,663 | RTT Anomaly |

| Minimum Possible RTT | 113.3ms | Violation |

| Observed RTT | 13ms | \< Minimum (113.3ms) |

| Probe Count | 5 | Sufficient |

| Geo Plausible | False | Invalidated |

| Geo Consensus | True | Multiple sources agree |

*Note: RTT violation suggests geolocation data may be stale or derived from cached routing information rather than live probing.*

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\## SUBNET NEIGHBORHOOD ANALYSIS (23.221.236.0/24)

| Metric | Value |

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

| Subnet Classification | Clean |

| Abuse Density | 0.0 |

| Total Siblings | 2 |

| Active Siblings | 0 |

| Threat Siblings | 0 |

**Notable Neighbor:**

\- IP: 23.221.236.100

\- Risk Score: 20 (Low)

\- Authority Score: 60

**Inherited Risk:** 0

**Abuse Density:** 0

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\## RELATIONSHIP GRAPH (7 Relationships)

\- **DNS Associations:** 4 entries

\- \`a23-221-236-168.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com\` (repeated)

\- **Network Associations:** 2 entries

\- AKAMAI (23.221.236.0/24)

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\## SECURITY ACTIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS

**Recommended Actions:** None

**Firewall Rules:** Not applicable

**Rationale:** This IP represents legitimate CDN infrastructure with no threat indicators. No blocking or filtering actions are recommended. Standard network policies for CDN traffic apply.

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\## INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT

**Primary Finding:** 23.221.236.168 is a standard Akamai CDN endpoint with no malicious associations. The low risk score (20), clean blacklist status, and CDN network role confirm legitimate infrastructure usage.

**Secondary Finding:** Geolocation data shows RTT validation anomalies, suggesting the Boston coordinate claim may be outdated or derived from historical routing data. This does not impact threat assessment but warrants awareness for forensic accuracy.

**Risk Profile:** Low

**Confidence:** High

**Action Required:** None

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**END OF BRIEFING**

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Source: IPDebrief, "23.221.236.168 IP intelligence", https://ipdebrief.com/23.221.236.168, updated 2026-10-30. Assessments are probabilistic.