IP addresses
Device network labels
IP addresses are numerical labels that identify devices on a computer network—essentially the digital equivalent of mailing addresses.
Each device connected to the internet has an IP address that allows data to find its destination: The website logged visitors' IP addresses.
Static IP addresses remain constant; dynamic ones change with each connection.
Because IP addresses reveal approximate location, they're relevant to privacy, security, and geo-restricted content.
- serversMachines providing network resources
- IPv432-bit internet protocol
- static IPPermanent device network address
- dynamic IPTemporarily assigned network address
- DNSInternet naming protocol
routers · subnet · public IP · private network · traceroute · identifier · DHCP · firewalls · IP ban · websites · hosts · connectivity · VPN · gateways · network · packet · ping · port
- private dataSSN, passwords, password, PII, PHI
- IT NetworksLAN, WAN, routers, switches, firewalls
- IT operationssysadmin, reboot, server, install, database
- Internet GovernanceICANN, DNS, domain names, TLDs, registrars
- internetinternet, websites, web, browsers, web browsers
- digital assetscryptocurrency, websites, Bitcoin, apps, mobile app
IP addressesstreet addresses
Building identification numbers
GPS coordinates · geographic coordinates · postal addresses · postal codes · latitude and longitude
IP addressesdomain names
Unique website identifiers