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AS542 Alberta Research Council

AS542 (Alberta Research Council) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

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AS542

  • OwnerAlberta Research Council
  • KindInternet service provider
  • Servers, not peopleno
  • IPv4 addresses4,096
  • IPv4 ranges1
  • IPv6 ranges0
Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

  • 128.144.0.0/20

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

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Detect it in code

Spot AS542 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 AS542

Is AS542 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS542 (Alberta Research Council) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS542?

AS542 is registered to Alberta Research Council. It announces about 4,096 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS542?

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.