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Current and Historical Geolocation Alignment

It indicates that the geolocation of the domain’s currently active IP addresses is consistent with the geolocations observed in its historical IP usage, suggesting continuity in infrastructure location.

Also surfaces as:
Complete Geolocation Continuity with Historical Footprint
Analyst Q&A

What this signal answers

The questions every analyst asks before acting on this signal.

What it detects01

What does 'IP Geo Historical Alignment' indicate?

It indicates that the geolocation of the domain’s currently active IP addresses is consistent with the geolocations observed in its historical IP usage, suggesting continuity in infrastructure location.

Why it matters02

How is this alignment determined without timestamps?

Alignment is determined by comparing the set of geolocations derived from current IPs with those derived from historically observed IPs. If the current geolocations fall largely within the historical geolocation set, the infrastructure is considered aligned.

How analysts use it03

How should analysts interpret this label?

This is a safe-bias contextual label. It does not indicate benign behavior on its own, but it suggests that the domain’s current infrastructure location is not a significant departure from its historical footprint.

Evidence shape

What Current and Historical Geolocation Alignment 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": "ip_geo_historical_alignment",
  "name": "Current and Historical Geolocation Alignment",
  "group": "dns_history",
  "subgroup": "ip_geolocation_profile",
  "direction": "safe",
  "evidence": {
    "current_countries": [
      "US"
    ],
    "historical_countries": [
      "US",
      "DE",
      "TR"
    ],
    "geo_consistency_score": 0.92,
    "eu_false_flag_risk": false
  }
}
See in API reference
Siblings

Peers in IP Geolocation Profile

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

Current and Historical Geolocation Divergence

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Malicious
Country-Level IP Geolocation Centralization

It indicates that all currently active IP addresses of a domain are geographically concentrated in a single location sco…

Safe
Observed and Registered Geolocation Consistency

It indicates that the observed geolocation of the IP matches its registered geolocation, suggesting a stable and expecte…

Safe
Single DC Hub Footprint

It indicates that the IP address belongs to data center or hosting infrastructure and describes the current geographic f…

Safe
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