NIST Application

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

Description

NIST promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.

Category	Technology
Web Link	NIST - 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

nist.gov

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
Salesforce	{hidden}.siteforce.com

Network Ranges

129.6.0.0/16
132.163.96.0/23
2610:20:6000::/36

Network Ranges
Some applications are deployed across network blocks. Only networks that are dedicated to an application are provided.

NIST Network

Some organizations deploy all or parts of an application solution through their own infrastructure instead of third party hosting providers like AWS or Google Cloud Platform. The following is a sample of active IP addresses on the NIST Network.

ASN Description	ASN	Route	Location	IP
US National Institude of St...	AS49	129.6.12.0/23	United States	129.6.13.8
US National Institude of St...	AS49	129.6.12.0/23	United States	129.6.13.9
US National Institude of St...	AS49	129.6.12.0/23	United States	129.6.13.16
US National Institude of St...	AS49	129.6.12.0/23	United States	129.6.13.19
US National Institude of St...	AS49	129.6.12.0/23	United States	129.6.13.49
and 35 more

Core Networks

Applications are sometimes deployed on partner networks, parent company networks, or regional hosting providers. The following is a sample of NIST IP addresses deployed on this type of network.

Network	PoP	Category	Location	IP	Shared
Microsoft	Core Network	Business	United States	131.107.13.100

Other Networks

There are tens of thousands of Internet network providers and we make an effort to track as many as we can, but we have less coverage for niche and local providers. The following is a sample of NIST IP addresses on this type of network.

ASN Description	ASN	Route	Location	IP
University of Colorado at B...	AS104	128.138.0.0/16	United States	128.138.140.44
University of Colorado at B...	AS104	128.138.0.0/16	United States	128.138.141.172
National Oceanic and Atmosp...	AS2648	132.163.0.0/18	United States	132.163.3.10
National Oceanic and Atmosp...	AS2648	132.163.0.0/18	United States	132.163.4.22
National Oceanic and Atmosp...	AS2648	132.163.0.0/18	United States	132.163.4.64
and 8 more

Hosting

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

Cloud Hosts	# of IPs
Amazon AWS	25

Host	PoP	Location	IPs
Amazon AWS	Ashburn	United States	22 IPs
Amazon AWS	Columbus	United States	3 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.

Take special note of CDNs that use Anycast technology. Anycast makes it possible to route a single IP address to a variety of different geographic locations. In other words, one global Anycast IP is hosted in multiple geographic locations.