Network · AS6966

AS6966 U.S. Department of State

AS6966 (U.S. Department of State) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

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AS6966

  • OwnerU.S. Department of State
  • KindInternet service provider
  • Servers, not peopleno
  • IPv4 addresses131,072
  • IPv4 ranges1
  • IPv6 ranges0
Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

  • 169.252.0.0/15

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

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Detect it in code

Spot AS6966 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 AS6966

Is AS6966 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS6966 (U.S. Department of State) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS6966?

AS6966 is registered to U.S. Department of State. It announces about 131,072 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS6966?

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.