Network · AS396973

AS396973 Department of Homeland Security

AS396973 (Department of Homeland Security) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS396973

OwnerDepartment of Homeland Security
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses1,792
IPv4 ranges3
IPv6 ranges0

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

208.73.188.0/22
208.73.186.0/23
208.73.184.0/24

Ranges and owner from DB-IP (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-21.

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Detect it in code

Spot AS396973 traffic at signup.

Send the visitor's IP. The response includes the ASN, the owner and flags.hosting.

curl https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $VEQEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"ip": "203.0.113.7"}'

import os, requests

r = requests.post(
    "https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['VEQEN_API_KEY']}"},
    json={"ip": "203.0.113.7"},
    timeout=10,
)
result = r.json()
print(result["risk"]["verdict"], result["risk"]["reasons"])

const res = await fetch("https://veqen-app.com/v1/ip/check", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.VEQEN_API_KEY}`,
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"ip": "203.0.113.7"}),
});
const result = await res.json();
console.log(result.risk.verdict, result.risk.reasons);

Questions

About AS396973

Is AS396973 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS396973 (Department of Homeland Security) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS396973?

AS396973 is registered to Department of Homeland Security. It announces about 1,792 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS396973?

Call the Veqen IP check with the visitor's address. The response includes the ASN, the owner and whether the network is a datacenter, VPN network, relay or ISP.