From 112245d2df858f7425d2ad2d7c3b508cf0f0a4fb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: trick77 Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2021 09:49:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- README.md | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 46dbdd5a3f65..2204d48f5255 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,13 @@ # ipverse-announced-routes A collection of IPv4 and IPv6 routes grouped by the announcing autonomous systems. The routes are aggregated to save space. -This repository is updated once a day. +This repository is updated daily. + +## Potential Use cases +- Firewalling, e.g. to ban all IP addresses from that annoying, Spam-friendly network provider +- Route advertisment check, see if/how the routes of a specific autonomous system are seen (even over time, thanks to git's changelog) +- Statistical analysis purposes, e.g. the number of public IPv4 addresses currently announced vs unused/unassigned +- Find out more about a specific ASN using the provided lookup table (currently .csv format only) or use it in your own software project for offline use ## How to use