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What is Bogon IP Address and Bogus Space?

Bogon IP Addresses are the set of IP Addresses not assigned to any entity by Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and RIR (Regional Internet Resgistry). This unallocated address space is called the bogus space. Bogons also include reserved private address and the link local address ranges (Martian Packets). IANA might assign Bogon IP addresses to an entity or RIR with the passage of time.

Here are the bogon IP address ranges:

IPv4 Bogon Ranges

NetblockDescription
0.0.0.0/8"This" network
10.0.0.0/8Private-use networks
100.64.0.0/10Carrier-grade NAT
127.0.0.0/8Loopback
127.0.53.53Name collision occurrence
169.254.0.0/16Link local
172.16.0.0/12Private-use networks
192.0.0.0/24IETF protocol assignments
192.0.2.0/24TEST-NET-1
192.168.0.0/16Private-use networks
198.18.0.0/15Network interconnect device benchmark testing
198.51.100.0/24TEST-NET-2
203.0.113.0/24TEST-NET-3
224.0.0.0/4Multicast
240.0.0.0/4Reserved for future use
255.255.255.255/32Limited broadcast

IPv6 Bogon Ranges

NetblockDescription
::/128Node-scope unicast unspecified address
::1/128Node-scope unicast loopback address
::ffff:0:0/96IPv4-mapped addresses
::/96IPv4-compatible addresses
100::/64Remotely triggered black hole addresses
2001:10::/28Overlay routable cryptographic hash identifiers (ORCHID)
2001:db8::/32Documentation prefix
fc00::/7Unique local addresses (ULA)
fe80::/10Link-local unicast
fec0::/10Site-local unicast (deprecated)
ff00::/8Multicast (Note: ff0e:/16 is global scope and may appear on the global internet.)

IPv6 Additional Bogon Ranges

NetblockDescription
2002::/246to4 bogon (0.0.0.0/8)
2002:a00::/246to4 bogon (10.0.0.0/8)
2002:7f00::/246to4 bogon (127.0.0.0/8)
2002:a9fe::/326to4 bogon (169.254.0.0/16)
2002:ac10::/286to4 bogon (172.16.0.0/12)
2002:c000::/406to4 bogon (192.0.0.0/24)
2002:c000:200::/406to4 bogon (192.0.2.0/24)
2002:c0a8::/326to4 bogon (192.168.0.0/16)
2002:c612::/316to4 bogon (198.18.0.0/15)
2002:c633:6400::/406to4 bogon (198.51.100.0/24)
2002:cb00:7100::/406to4 bogon (203.0.113.0/24)
2002:e000::/206to4 bogon (224.0.0.0/4)
2002:f000::/206to4 bogon (240.0.0.0/4)
2002:ffff:ffff::/486to4 bogon (255.255.255.255/32)
2001::/40Teredo bogon (0.0.0.0/8)
2001:0:a00::/40Teredo bogon (10.0.0.0/8)
2001:0:7f00::/40Teredo bogon (127.0.0.0/8)
2001:0:a9fe::/48Teredo bogon (169.254.0.0/16)
2001:0:ac10::/44Teredo bogon (172.16.0.0/12)
2001:0:c000::/56Teredo bogon (192.0.0.0/24)
2001:0:c000:200::/56Teredo bogon (192.0.2.0/24)
2001:0:c0a8::/48Teredo bogon (192.168.0.0/16)
2001:0:c612::/47Teredo bogon (198.18.0.0/15)
2001:0:c633:6400::/56Teredo bogon (198.51.100.0/24)
2001:0:cb00:7100::/56Teredo bogon (203.0.113.0/24)
2001:0:e000::/36Teredo bogon (224.0.0.0/4)
2001:0:f000::/36Teredo bogon (240.0.0.0/4)
2001:0:ffff:ffff::/64Teredo bogon (255.255.255.255/32)