52.96.223.2
Intelligence Briefing: 52.96.223.2
Analysis identified the IP address 52.96.223.2 as legitimate infrastructure belonging to Microsoft Corporation under ASN 8075. Reputation metrics recorded a Low Risk status with a risk score of 0. Geolocation data placed the asset in Chicago, Illinois, US.
Network role classification showed CloudCompute and Hosting functions. The asset presented services on TCP ports 80 and 443. The HTTPS certificate was issued by DigiCert for the subject CN=outlook.com, covering subject alternative names including *.live.com and *.office365.com. Server banners returned Microsoft-HTTPAPI/2.0.
Threat intelligence feeds reported no blacklists, known attacker indicators, or spam source flags. Behavioral analysis showed zero honeypot hits, enumeration strikes, or WAF violations. The intent classification was Legitimate Infrastructure.
The recommendation was to Allow traffic with Information severity due to the absence of significant risk indicators.
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🏢 Ownership & Registration
| Organization | Microsoft Corporation |
| ASN | AS8075 |
| Network Name | MSFT |
| CIDR Block | 52.96.0.0/12 |
| RIR | ARIN |
| Country | United States |
| Abuse Contact | Available via RDAP |
🌐 DNS Intelligence
| PTR Record | No PTR |
| Forward Confirmed | No — PTR hostname does not resolve back to this IP (weak signal) |
🔐 DNS Hygiene
| Hygiene Score | 40% (Fair) |
| SPF | 5/7 domains |
| DMARC | 6/7 domains |
| FCrDNS | Not verified |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| CAA | Not configured |
| Domains Checked | 7 domains |
☁️ Network Classification
| Infrastructure | Infrastructure / Datacenter |
| Service Purpose | Web Server |
| Network Tier | Hosting — Infrastructure provider without advanced routing |
🔌 Services & Open Ports
| Port | Service | Protocol | Banner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | http | tcp | — |
| 443 | https | tcp | — |
| Closed Ports | 22, 25, 3389, 8080, 8443 (2 open / 7 scanned) | ||
| Server | Microsoft-HTTPAPI/2.0 |
| HTTP Title | — |
🔐 TLS Certificate
| SANs | outlook.com*.hotmail.com*.internal.outlook.com*.live.com*.office.com*.office365.com*.outlook.com*.outlook.office365.comattachment.outlook.live.netattachment.outlook.office.net |
| Valid From | 2026-06-26T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Valid Until | 2027-01-10T23:59:59+00:00 |
| TLS Protocol | Tls13 |
| Cipher Suite | TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 |
| Signature Algorithm | sha256RSA |
| Validity Period | 198 days |
| Serial Number | 0E371D2766FD365DADDCF4004297839E |
| Thumbprint | C7C19E04464D744D810EF31A24C54FC22A7909C5 |
🎯 Confidence Breakdown
Per-dimension confidence scores based on source diversity and data freshness
| Dimension | Score | Sources | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|
| threat | 19% | 1 | 2 |
| routing | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| services | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| ownership | 27% | 2 | 3 |
| reputation | 13% | 1 | 1 |
| geolocation | 19% | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 20% | 9 | 12 |
| Data Coherence | Mostly Consistent (80%) — 1 contradiction(s) |
| Attribution | Low (35%) |
| OwnershipFCrDNSGeo ConsensusGeo PlausibleIRR MatchRPKI Valid |
📅 Observation Timeline 🔄 Live
| First Seen | 2026-09-14 09:18:59 UTC |
| Last Seen | 2026-09-23 15:33:01 UTC |
| Profile Built | 2026-09-23 15:40:59 UTC |
| Data Freshness | Live |
| Signal Types | 20 |
| Total Observations | 33 |
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