Network · AS8517

AS8517 National Academic Network and Information Center

AS8517 (National Academic Network and Information Center) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Network check ASN

AS8517

OwnerNational Academic Network and Informat
KindInternet service provider
Servers, not peopleno
IPv4 addresses230,400
IPv4 ranges118
IPv6 ranges37

Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

79.123.192.0/18
161.9.192.0/18
95.183.160.0/19
79.123.128.0/19
193.255.128.0/19
95.183.240.0/20
95.183.144.0/20
79.123.160.0/20
194.27.32.0/20
194.27.128.0/20
194.27.112.0/20
194.27.0.0/20

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

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Detect it in code

Spot AS8517 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 AS8517

Is AS8517 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS8517 (National Academic Network and Information Center) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS8517?

AS8517 is registered to National Academic Network and Information Center. It announces about 230,400 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS8517?

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.