Autonomous system
AS203023 KNL-23-203023 - Kawaii Networks LLC
Hosting ARIN Educational/Research
Summary
Kawaii Networks LLC
research education network
The AS handle KNL-23-203023 is held by Kawaii Networks LLC.
What it's used for
- The address space carries a single IPv4 prefix, 131.143.240.0/24, and one IPv6 prefix, 2a13:a5c2::/32, with the netname
KAWAII-NETWORKS-IPV4-01. - The inventory consists of 256 IPv4 addresses and 1 observed neighbour, a ratio that indicates a small, self-contained network rather than a transit or large access provider.
- As an educational and research organization, the traffic from this AS consists of academic and research endpoints.
Notable
- The RDAP registrant for the announced prefix is Kawaii Networks LLC, which matches the AS holder.
- The address inventory is minimal, comprising one IPv4 /24 and one IPv6 /32, consistent with a small-scale research network.
This description is AI-generated, best-effort context — not authoritative, and provided without any guarantee of accuracy. Source, and how to suggest an edit.
Interconnection
Peering at a glance
Internet exchanges
Recorded at 1 exchange in 1 country, largest first.
| Exchange | Location | Their address |
|---|---|---|
| Student & Technology United Internet Exchanges | Taipei, Taiwan | 103.158.187.111 |
Transit providers
1 upstream, 0 downstream and 2 adjacent networks observed; most-used upstreams first.
| AS | Network | Paths seen |
|---|---|---|
| AS27523 | Kawaii Networks LLC | 157 |
Exchange presence is recorded rather than inferred: the directory collected by Packet Clearing House (https://www.pch.net/ixp/data) on 2026-11-02, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. Transit is inferred from observed BGP paths, never declared by either party.
Address space
Summary
IPv4 1 prefixes · 256 addresses IPv6 1 prefixes
| Country | Name | Prefixes |
|---|---|---|
| US | United States of America | 2 |
Registry
Allocation record
- Registry
- ARIN
- Handle
AS203023- Registry name
- KNL-23-203023
- Registrant
- Kawaii Networks LLC
- Abuse contact
- abuse@projectk.org
- Registered
- 2024-10-03
- Last changed
- 2024-10-03
- Allocation
- assigned
Declared
PeeringDB profile
- Name
- Kawaii IX Route Server
- Also known as
- Kawaii IX RS
- Network type
- Educational/Research
- Scope
- Global
- Traffic ratio
- Balanced
- Peering policy
- Open
- IRR as-set
AS203023:AS-KAWAIINETWORKS- Website
- https://kawaii-ix.net
PeeringDB records are maintained by the network operator and are not independently verified. Treat them as a statement of intent rather than of fact. For the observed and recorded view, see peering, which lists the exchanges Packet Clearing House has a port on file for.
Routing security
RPKI and IRR
- RPKI
- 100% valid · 3 valid, 0 with no ROA
- ROAs
- 5 authorising AS203023
- ASPA
- no ASPA record
- IRR
- 67% registered · 2 of 3 announcements 1 other origin
- Route objects
- 12 naming AS203023
Reputation
Classification and threat
Hosting Datacenter or cloud provider. Addresses are servers, not people.
Spamhaus DROP
Not on ASN-DROP The network as a whole is not listed.
No DROP prefixes None of its announced space is on the DROP prefix list.
Spamhaus DROP ("Don't Route Or Peer") lists space and networks run by, or hijacked for, spam and cybercrime operations: 448 networks and 1,851 prefixes, as published 2026-11-03. A short, high-confidence list, so a match is worth taking seriously, and absence from it says little on its own.
FBI IC3
No IC3 indicators Nothing from the FBI IC3 feed.
IC3 threat data is alpha. Absence of an indicator is not evidence of good behaviour, only of absence from this one feed.
Elsewhere