AS250

AS250 is a low-numbered, two-byte autonomous system number held in the RIPE NCC database by the AS250.net Foundation, a self-described non-profit network operator that powers open-source and community projects with IP connectivity, telephony, colocation, and managed services. Its RIPE handle is SACREDCHAO-AS and its tagline — "We are the . in .org" — recurs throughout the WHOIS/RDAP remarks. The Foundation runs an unusually open routing policy: free and open peering with any party, no local-preference set on import, and a published note that AS174 (Cogent) will always be reached via AS3320 (Deutsche Telekom). Despite the small allocation, AS250 is fully visible in the global routing system — RIPE RIS reports 100% peer visibility for both IPv4 (327/327) and IPv6 (324/324). It announces four IPv4 prefixes totalling roughly 1,792 addresses plus a single IPv6 /32 (2001:4ce8::/32), and CAIDA records 86 peers and 4 providers (degree 90) with a singleton customer cone. Primary infrastructure sits in Germany (Frankfurt, Berlin) within the RIPE European region, though the registered NOC and admin phone numbers carry an Israeli (+972) prefix. Operationally the network is clean: no notable public abuse signal was found across Spamhaus ASN-DROP, AbuseIPDB, NANOG archives, or threat-intel feeds as of 2026-06-20. The one routing-hygiene caveat is that bgp.tools flags AS250 as announcing bogons — common for small community networks and distinct from any malicious activity.

Operator

AS250.net Foundation (non-profit network operator; RIPE handle SACREDCHAO-AS; tagline "the . in .org") [Confirmed] — rdap.db.ripe.net/autnum/250, peeringdb.com/net/942, bgp.he.net/AS250

Country / RIR

RIPE NCC (European region); primary infrastructure in Germany (Frankfurt, Berlin); registered NOC/admin phones carry +972 (Israel) prefix [Confirmed] — rdap.db.ripe.net/autnum/250, RIPEstat abuse-contact-finder (authoritative_rir: ripe)

Allocated

2002-08-21 (RIPE RDAP autnum top-level registration event; a first-party RIR fact, NOT an IEEE date); last changed 2022-09-06 [Confirmed] — rdap.db.ripe.net/autnum/250 (events[] eventAction=registration / last changed)

Org status

active non-profit network operator (AS250.net Foundation) [Confirmed] — peeringdb.com/net/942, bgp.he.net/AS250

Website

https://as250.net/ — redirects to the operator's PeeringDB record; no standalone operator site found [Confirmed] — as250.net, peeringdb.com/net/942

Contacts

abuse@as250.net; peering@as250.net; 24/7 NOC +972-7-2216-2216 (organisation NOC line); admin/tech POC Michael Horn (MH250-RIPE) — the POC's direct line is withheld here, consult the RIPE RDAP record directly [Confirmed] — rdap.db.ripe.net/autnum/250, bgp.he.net/AS250

Security/abuse context (NEUTRAL, DATED)

no notable public abuse signal found as of 2026-06-20 — not in Spamhaus ASN-DROP (2026-05-29 edition), AbuseIPDB ASN-level, NANOG archives, community blocklists, or threat-intel feeds; one routing-hygiene caveat — bgp.tools flags AS250 as announcing bogons

Network & routing

Network type

small non-profit / community network providing connectivity, telephony, colocation, and managed services to open-source and community projects [Confirmed] — peeringdb.com/net/942, bgp.he.net/AS250

Size

4 announced IPv4 prefixes (193.227.234.0/23, 194.150.168.0/23, 195.85.254.0/24, 195.245.114.0/23) ≈ 1,792 addresses; 1 IPv6 prefix (2001:4ce8::/32); customer cone = 1 ASN (itself), 4 prefixes, 1,792 addresses [Confirmed] — RIPEstat routing-status / announced-prefixes, CAIDA AS Rank

Routing/peering

fully visible — 100% RIS v4 (327/327) and v6 (324/324); 106 observed BGP neighbours; CAIDA degree total 90 (peers 86, providers 4, customers 0); first seen routing 2004-10-27 [Confirmed] — RIPEstat routing-status, CAIDA AS Rank

Upstreams

AS701, AS1273, AS1836, AS3320 (Deutsche Telekom), AS6939 (Hurricane Electric), AS8495, AS9002 (RETN), AS12732, AS25291, AS29670, AS50629 [Confirmed] — bgp.he.net/AS250

Peering policy

Open — free and open peering with any party; no ratio or contract requirement; no local-preference on import; AS174 reachable only via AS3320; IRR as-set AS250:AS-CUMULATIVE [Confirmed] — peeringdb.com/net/942, rdap.db.ripe.net/autnum/250

IX presence

DE-CIX (Frankfurt/Düsseldorf/Hamburg/Munich), BCIX Berlin, NL-ix, FIXO Oslo, SOLIX Stockholm (8 IXP connections per PeeringDB) [Likely] — peeringdb.com/net/942 (A5 additionally cites KleyReX/TREX; exact IXP roster varies by source)

RPKI

not assessable in this fetch — rpki-validation endpoint requires a per-prefix query that was not supplied; no per-prefix ROA validation run [Unknown] — RIPEstat rpki-validation (skipped)

Notable usage

infrastructure provider for open-source and community projects (A4 notes hosting of OpenBSD-related resources at openbsd.as250.net); operates a public looking glass at lg.as250.net [Confirmed for usage/looking-glass; Likely for the OpenBSD detail] — bgp.he.net/AS250, peeringdb.com/net/942, ipinfo.io/AS250

Analyst note

small but fully routed RIPE-region community/non-profit ASN with a playful house culture (SACREDCHAO / "the . in .org"). Allocation date read directly from RIPE RDAP autnum top-level registration event. Clean abuse profile; only caveat is bogon announcements noted by bgp.tools.