Intelligence Briefing: 3.17.221.228/32
The target IP address resolved to an EC2 instance hosted by Amazon Technologies Inc. (ASN 16509) within the US-East-2 region, located in Columbus, Ohio. The asset presented a risk score of 25 with a "Low Risk" reputation classification. Active network services identified included TCP ports 443 and 8443, both serving HTTPS traffic. The TLS certificate was issued by Amazon RSA 2048 M01 for the *.iot.us-east-2.amazonaws.com domain. A contradiction was detected between the claimed geolocation and RTT physics measurements, showing an observed RTT of 38.0ms against a minimum possible threshold of 131.6ms for the reported distance. Behavioral analysis recorded zero honeypot hits, enumeration strikes, or WAF violations. The immediate neighborhood was classified as "mostly_clean" with an abuse density of 1 and one threat sibling. During HTTP fingerprinting, the IP returned a 404 status code with HTTP version 1.1. Due to signal contradictions, the assessment recommended monitoring the address. No known threat campaigns or specific threat indicators were associated with the address in the observed profile.
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π’ Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Amazon Technologies Inc. |
| ASN | AS16509 |
| Network Name | AT-88-Z |
| CIDR Block | 3.0.0.0/9 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
π DNS Intelligence
| PTR | ec2-3-17-221-228.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes β FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | ec2-3-17-221-228.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com |
π DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 60% (Good) |
| SPF | 2/2 domains |
| DMARC | 2/2 domains |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
| Domains Checked | 2 domains |
βοΈ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Unknown |
| Service Purpose | Web Server |
| Network Tier | Tier 3 β Basic operator with some routing infrastructure |
π Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 443 | https | tcp | β |
| 8443 | https-alt | tcp | β |
| Server | β |
| HTTP Title | β |
π TLS Certificate
| SANs | *.iot.us-east-2.amazonaws.comiot.us-east-2.amazonaws.com |
| Valid From | 2026-08-13T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Valid Until | 2027-02-26T23:59:59+00:00 |
π― Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 40% | 2 | 5 |
| routing | 33% | 1 | 184 |
| services | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| reputation | 13% | 1 | 2 |
| geolocation | 28% | 1 | 3 |
| Overall | 23% | 7 | 196 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) β 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | High (85%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
π Observation Timeline π Live
| First Seen | 2026-08-29 05:31:25 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-27 11:39:47 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-27 11:53:16 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 33 |
| Total Observations | 302 |
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