Network · AS44971

AS44971 University of Kent

AS44971 (University of Kent) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS44971

OwnerUniversity of Kent
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses2,048
IPv4 ranges1
IPv6 ranges1

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

78.24.112.0/21

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

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Detect it in code

Spot AS44971 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 AS44971

Is AS44971 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS44971 (University of Kent) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS44971?

AS44971 is registered to University of Kent. It announces about 2,048 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS44971?

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.