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ASN Allocated Long Time Ago

It means that the ASN was allocated many years ago and has a long operational history. Older ASNs tend to be more stable, traceable, and well-established compared to newly created or frequently reallocated ASNs.

Analyst Q&A

What this signal answers

The questions every analyst asks before acting on this signal.

What it detects01

What does 'ASN Allocated Long Time Ago' indicate?

It means that the ASN was allocated many years ago and has a long operational history. Older ASNs tend to be more stable, traceable, and well-established compared to newly created or frequently reallocated ASNs.

Why it matters02

Why is historical ASN allocation considered a safe indicator?

Long-standing ASNs are usually associated with reputable organizations, regulated infrastructure, or stable network operators. Threat actors rarely operate from very old ASNs because such networks have stronger governance and abuse monitoring.

How analysts use it03

How should SOC analysts interpret this signal?

It is a supportive safe-bias context indicator. While it does not guarantee the absence of malicious activity, it increases confidence in the ASN's legitimacy when combined with other positive infrastructure signals.

Evidence shape

What ASN Allocated Long Time Ago looks like in the response

A realistic shape of the entry the engine appends to the risk_signals array when this signal fires. Evidence keys are subgroup-default; per-signal overrides documented in the API reference.

json
{
  "slug": "asn_historical_allocation",
  "name": "ASN Allocated Long Time Ago",
  "group": "dns_history",
  "subgroup": "asn_infrastructure_profile",
  "direction": "safe",
  "evidence": {
    "asn": "AS13335",
    "asn_org": "Cloudflare, Inc.",
    "asn_allocation_year": 2010,
    "asn_geo_risk": "low",
    "hosted_domain_count": 18420315
  }
}
See in API reference
Siblings

Peers in ASN Infrastructure Profile

13 other signals share the same subgroup. They detect related behaviors and often co-fire on the same IOC.

Newly Allocated ASN Lifecycle

It indicates that the ASN has been allocated recently in the RIR system. Newly allocated ASNs often represent early-stag…

Malicious
Low-Control General Hosting Network

It indicates that the ASN belongs to hosting environments statistically associated with higher abuse rates, weak onboard…

MaliciousCore
Malicious Infrastructure Observed in ASN

It indicates that domains hosted under this ASN have been involved in malware distribution, payload hosting, or command-…

MaliciousCore
Geolocation Mismatch or High-Risk Region

It indicates that the ASN shows geolocation anomalies, such as a mismatch between registry country and observed country …

Malicious
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