RIR
Regional Internet Registry: one of five regional bodies (ARIN, RIPE, APNIC, LACNIC, AFRINIC) that allocate IP address blocks and ASNs.
There are five RIRs (Regional Internet Registries) that divide the world between them and allocate IPv4, IPv6, and AS numbers to ISPs, hosting providers, and enterprises within their region. ARIN covers North America, RIPE NCC covers Europe and parts of Asia, APNIC covers Asia-Pacific, LACNIC covers Latin America, and AFRINIC covers Africa. Each RIR runs its own WHOIS/RDAP service exposing who owns each IP block. When dnschkr looks up an IP, the RIR data is the source of truth for the assignment, abuse contact, and country.
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- DNS Checker Bot & Scanner Documentation
- How to Report Brute Force SSH and RDP Attacks: Log Evidence and Abuse Report Templates
- How to Report IP Address Abuse: The Complete Guide to Filing Reports That Get Results
- IP Address Lookup, IP Location & Geolocation
- IPv6 in Historical DNS Data: AAAA Records from 2017 to 2020
- Reverse IP Lookup: Find All Domains Hosted on an IP Address
- What Is My IP Address? IP Location Check