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How does Adobe target obfuscates IPs?

I have a dataset containing obfuscated IPs. In order to do something, I would need to match IPs I know with this dataset.

If my dataset contains hashed IPs 1053617334, 1043615471

And I have IP 192.168.0.1, how can I hash it so I can verify if it is in the dataset or not?

Solution

  • IPv4 addresses are commonly represented as so-called "dotted quads", like 192.0.2.42 or 192.168.0.1.

    That's 32 bits of data. And, that same data can be represented as a single unsigned decimal number. Your numbers like 1053617334, 1043615471 are probably examples of those numbers. They aren't, strictly speaking, hashed or obfuscated. They're just represented differently.

    http://192.168.0.1 and http://3232235521 mean exactly the same thing.

    There are all sorts of online tools to convert back and forth between dotted quad and decimal representation. For example.

    Consult your AA documentation or support team to figure out how to handle this.