# IP Intelligence Briefing: 51.68.231.247/32
## Executive Summary
IP address 51.68.231.247 is a low-risk (risk score: 25) residential cloud compute endpoint hosted by OVH SAS in Roubaix, France. The IP demonstrates stable ownership patterns with no persistent malicious activity observed. No active threat indicators or blacklist associations were identified.
## Technical Profile
Ownership:
- Provider: OVH SAS (ASN: 16276)
- Network: VPS-GRA6 (51.68.224.0/21)
- Registration: ARIN registry
- Geolocation: Roubaix, France (Europe/Paris timezone)
Network Role:
- Infrastructure Type: CloudCompute
- Classification: Cloud hosting environment
- Service Status: Firewalled / No services exposed
DNS Resolution:
- PTR Record: 247.ip-51-68-231.eu
- Forward Resolution: Confirmed
- Hosted Domain Count: 0
## Threat Assessment
Risk Indicators:
- Risk Score: 25/100 (Low Risk)
- Abuse Confidence: Not elevated
- Blacklist Count: 0
- Known Campaigns: None detected
- Tor Exit Node: False
- Known Attacker: False
- Spam Source: False
Control Plane:
- BGP Prefix: 51.68.0.0/16
- Route Stability: False (route changes detected)
- DNSBL Listed: 1 of 8 total lists (minor listing)
- Operator Score: 0.2609 (Basic)
## Neighborhood Analysis
Subnet: 51.68.231.247/24
- Abuse Density: 1 (minimal)
- Classification: Mostly clean
- Total Siblings: 2
- Active Siblings: 1
- Threat Siblings: 2
- Inherited Risk: 5
Neighbor IP 51.68.231.68 shares the same risk score (25) and authority score (60), indicating similar risk posture within the subnet.
## Observation History
Signal Count: 22 observations
- Ownership Changes: 0 (stable ownership)
- Threat Persistence Days: 0 (not persistently malicious)
- Threat Observation Count: 1
- Recent Classification: Mostly clean with inherited risk of 5
- Geolocation Confidence: 0.52 (multi-signal inference from France)
- Network Type: Cloud (OVH), not residential/mobile/proxy/tor
## Relationship Graph
Key Associations:
- 28 relationships identified
- Primary DNS Association: 247.ip-51-68-231.eu
- Network Association: VPS-GRA6 (repeated)
- No organizational or certificate relationships detected
## Security Actions
Recommendation Status: No automated recommendations generated
- Risk score below action threshold
- No specific firewall rules required at this time
- Standard monitoring recommended
## Intelligence Assessment
The IP address represents a standard cloud compute endpoint with no evidence of malicious activity. The low risk score (25), absence of blacklist entries, and "mostly clean" classification indicate this is a benign host within OVH's infrastructure. The subnet shows minimal abuse density, and the IP has demonstrated stable ownership characteristics with no threat persistence indicators.
SOC Analyst Guidance:
- Monitor for service changes if ports open
- No immediate blocking required
- Continue passive observation for behavioral anomalies
- Reference: OVH VPS-GRA6 network segment
This summary was generated by AI and may contain inaccuracies. Verify critical details independently.
๐ข Ownership & Registration
| Organization | OVH SAS |
| ASN | AS16276 |
| Network Name | VPS-GRA6 |
| CIDR Block | 51.68.224.0/21 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | FR |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
๐ DNS Intelligence
| PTR | 247.ip-51-68-231.eu |
| Forward Confirmed | Yes โ FCrDNS verified |
| Forward Hostnames | 247.ip-51-68-231.eu |
๐ DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 60% (Good) |
| SPF | Present |
| DMARC | Not configured |
| FCrDNS | Verified |
| DNSSEC | Valid |
| CAA | Not configured |
โ๏ธ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Firewalled / No Services |
| Network Tier | Hosting โ Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
๐ Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| No open ports detected | |||
| Server | โ |
| HTTP Title | โ |
๐ TLS Certificate
| SANs | None |
| Valid From | โ |
| Valid Until | โ |
๐ฏ Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| routing | 8% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 8% | 1 | 1 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 22% | 1 | 3 |
| geolocation | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 18% | 9 | 13 |
| Data Coherence | Consistent (100%) |
| Attribution | Moderate (70%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
๐ Observation Timeline ๐ Live
| First Seen | 2026-05-27 13:17:57 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-06-29 04:29:00 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-06-29 04:32:50 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 22 |
| Total Observations | 23 |
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