Network · AS8609

AS8609 Universidade Catolica Portuguesa

AS8609 (Universidade Catolica Portuguesa) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

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AS8609

  • OwnerUniversidade Catolica Portuguesa
  • KindInternet service provider
  • Servers, not peopleno
  • IPv4 addresses1,024
  • IPv4 ranges1
  • IPv6 ranges0
Risk score0

Nothing suspicious found.

Largest IPv4 ranges

  • 158.162.124.0/22

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

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Detect it in code

Spot AS8609 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 AS8609

Is AS8609 a datacenter or VPN network?

AS8609 (Universidade Catolica Portuguesa) looks like an internet service provider, so its addresses are mostly real home, business or mobile connections.

Who owns AS8609?

AS8609 is registered to Universidade Catolica Portuguesa. It announces about 1,024 IPv4 addresses.

How do I detect traffic from AS8609?

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.