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Observed and Registered Geolocation Consistency

It indicates that the observed geolocation of the IP matches its registered geolocation, suggesting a stable and expected geographic placement for the infrastructure at the time of observation.

Analyst Q&A

What this signal answers

The questions every analyst asks before acting on this signal.

What it detects01

What does 'Geolocation Consistency' indicate?

It indicates that the observed geolocation of the IP matches its registered geolocation, suggesting a stable and expected geographic placement for the infrastructure at the time of observation.

Why it matters02

How is this different from geolocation stability?

Geolocation consistency is a snapshot-based signal that reflects alignment at a single point in time, whereas geolocation stability requires historical observations over time.

How analysts use it03

How should analysts interpret this label?

This label provides a safe-bias contextual signal. On its own it does not indicate benign activity, but it helps reduce suspicion when no other geolocation anomalies are present.

Evidence shape

What Observed and Registered Geolocation Consistency 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": "geo_location_consistency",
  "name": "Observed and Registered Geolocation Consistency",
  "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 Alignment

It indicates that the geolocation of the domain’s currently active IP addresses is consistent with the geolocations obse…

Safe
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
Single DC Hub Footprint

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

Safe
Current and Historical Geolocation Divergence

It indicates that the geolocation of the domain’s currently active IP addresses significantly differs from the geolocati…

Malicious
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