Network · AS8253

AS8253 Democritus University of Thrace

AS8253 (Democritus University of Thrace) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS8253

OwnerDemocritus University of Thrace
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses10,496
IPv4 ranges3
IPv6 ranges1

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

83.212.128.0/19
83.212.160.0/21
192.108.114.0/24

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

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Detect it in code

Spot AS8253 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 AS8253

Is AS8253 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS8253 (Democritus University of Thrace) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS8253?

AS8253 is registered to Democritus University of Thrace. It announces about 10,496 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS8253?

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.