KIK Application

The following page provides details on domains, networks, IPs, hosting services, and content delivery networks used by KIK.

Description

Kik Messenger, commonly called Kik, is a freeware instant messaging mobile app from the Canadian company Kik Interactive, available free of charge on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone operating systems

Category	Messaging
Web Link	KIK - Home Page

Application Domains

The application domains data shown here is available in our Netify Data Feeds solution. The data is accessible via our IP API as well as downloadable datasets.

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Domains

Primary Domains

kik.com

Primary Domains are owned and managed by the application vendor.

Platform Domains are often provided by hosting providers, content delivery networks, SaaS platforms and other third parties. It is important to identify these domains for DNS filters and hostname blocklists.

Platform Domains

Amazon AWS	{hidden}.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com	and 2 more
Amazon S3	{hidden}.amazonaws.com
Heroku	{hidden}.herokudns.com

Protocol and Port Statistics

Protocol	Port
HTTP	TCP 80
HTTPS	TCP 443
QUIC	UDP 443
XMPPS	TCP 5223

Netify DPI and Intelligence
This application uses a specialized protocol to establish peer-to-peer connections between two devices. The best way to properly identify KIK on the network is by using Netify DPI.

SaaS - Software-as-a-Service

Applications often use various third party platforms for providing authentication, advertising, cybersecurity, e-mail services and more. The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platforms used by KIK are summarized below.

SaaS	# of IPs
SendGrid	16

Service	Category	Sample IP	IP Count
SendGrid	Mail	167.89.123.54	16 IPs

Hosting

Cloud hosting vendors like AWS and Microsoft Azure provide cloud-based computing and network resources to deliver applications. The hosting platforms used by KIK are summarized below by geographical points-of-presence (PoP). Each PoP can host many IPs to deliver an application.

Cloud Hosts	# of IPs
Amazon S3	3711
AWS Global Accelerator	12
Amazon AWS	62
Google Cloud Platform	2

Host	PoP	Location	IPs
Google Cloud Platform	Anycast	Global	2 IPs
AWS Global Accelerator	Anycast	Global	12 IPs
Amazon AWS	Ashburn	United States	62 IPs
Amazon S3	Ashburn	United States	3711 IPs

Content Delivery Networks - CDNs

In order to get information to end users more quickly, many applications are distributed from multiple geographical points-of-presence (PoPs) using Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). Each PoP can host many IPs to deliver an application. A sample IP is provided.

CDNs	# of IPs
Amazon CloudFront	1408

PoP Locations

CDN	Network	PoP	Location	IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Dubai	United Arab Emirates	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Buenos Aires	Argentina	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Johannesburg	South Africa	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Marseille	France	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Milan	Italy	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Santiago de Queretaro	Mexico	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Muscat	Oman	19 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Vienna	Austria	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Paris	France	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Sao Paulo	Brazil	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Perth	Australia	22 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Kolkata	India	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Cape Town	South Africa	15 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Toronto	Canada	17 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Tokyo	Japan	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Helsinki	Finland	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Stockholm	Sweden	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Zurich	Switzerland	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Bangkok	Thailand	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Kansas City	United States	19 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Miami	United States	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Los Angeles	United States	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Dallas	United States	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Seoul	South Korea	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Istanbul	Turkey	19 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Taipei	Taiwan	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Chicago	United States	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Nairobi	Kenya	19 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Copenhagen	Denmark	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Sydney	Australia	27 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Hong Kong	Hong Kong	23 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Singapore	Singapore	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Tel Aviv	Israel	19 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Warsaw	Poland	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - New York	United States	12 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Melbourne	Australia	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Osaka	Japan	12 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Frankfurt	Germany	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Manama	Bahrain	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Chennai	India	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Madrid	Spain	19 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - London	United Kingdom	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Brisbane	Australia	18 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Lima	Peru	19 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Santiago	Chile	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Mumbai	India	24 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Barcelona	Spain	19 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Budapest	Hungary	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Munich	Germany	4 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Amsterdam	Netherlands	19 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Sofia	Bulgaria	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - San Francisco	United States	10 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Athens	Greece	23 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Montreal	Canada	18 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Hamburg	Germany	4 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Hyderabad	India	8 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Prague	Czechia	4 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Zagreb	Croatia	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	8 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Fortaleza	Brazil	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Manila	Philippines	15 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - New Delhi	India	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Lisbon	Portugal	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Atlanta	United States	8 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Manchester	United Kingdom	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Ashburn	United States	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Bogota	Colombia	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Houston	United States	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	8 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Philadelphia	United States	12 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Bengaluru	India	8 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Boston	United States	12 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Vancouver	Canada	12 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Brussels	Belgium	18 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Auckland	New Zealand	16 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Dusseldorf	Germany	4 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Lagos	Nigeria	20 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Oslo	Norway	4 IPs
Amazon CloudFront	Amazon CloudFront	Edge - Cairo	Egypt	19 IPs