owasp-modsecurity / owasp-modsecurity/ModSecurity-nginx

Feature request: Using IPinfo IP to Country ASN database

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Description

I am requesting to add support for IPinfo's IP to Country database to the project. The database has the following features:

  • It includes country and ASN information in the same database.
  • It is updated daily, with zero compromise to accuracy. There is no range clustering, and the database provides full accuracy.
  • The data granularity reaches individual IP level.
  • The database comes in MMDB database format.
  • It is licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0, permitting commercial usage.
  • Available file formats include: CSV, MMDB, JSON
  • The data is tabular and unnested, making it very easy to use. The dataset includes both IPv4 and IPv6 in a single file.

Database schema

Field Name Example Data Type Description
start_ip 1.0.16.0 TEXT Starting IP address of an IP address range
end_ip 1.0.31.255 TEXT Ending IP address of an IP address range
country JP TEXT ISO 3166 country code of the location
country_name Japan TEXT Name of the country
continent AS TEXT Continent code of the country
continent_name Asia TEXT Name of the continent
asn AS2519 TEXT Autonomous System Number
as_name ARTERIA Networks Corporation TEXT Name of the AS (Autonomous System) organization
as_domain arteria-net.com TEXT Official domain or website of the AS organization

Documentation: https://ipinfo.io/developers/ip-to-country-asn-database

Samples are available here: https://github.com/ipinfo/sample-database/tree/main/IP%20to%20Country%20ASN

The database can be downloaded simply by accessing the storage URI with an access token.

curl -L https://ipinfo.io/data/free/country_asn.mmdb?token=<YOUR_TOKEN> -o country_asn.mmdb

Let me know what you think. Thanks!

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Research direction

No project files, tests, or implementation entry points are identified in the issue. Start by reading the IPinfo database documentation and sample database, then inspect the repository to determine where geolocation or ASN data sources are integrated. Done would mean a defined, tested way for the project to use the IPinfo database.

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Assessment

Tech stack
nginx
Domain
databases, security
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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