Becky has been hired by a client from Dubai to perform a penetration test against one of their remote offices. Working from her location in Columbus, Ohio, Becky runs her usual reconnaissance scans to

ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers) manages IP allocations for the United States, Canada, and many Caribbean and North Atlantic territories, not European regions.

APNIC (Asia-Pacific Network Information Centre) covers the Asia-Pacific region, which does not include France or any part of Western Europe.

RIPE NCC (Reseaux IP Europeens Network Coordination Centre) is the Regional Internet Registry that manages IP address allocation for Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia. Since the IP was allocated to Le Havre, France, RIPE NCC is the authoritative registry to query for detailed allocation and ownership information.

LACNIC (Latin America and Caribbean Network Information Centre) manages IP resources for Latin America and parts of the Caribbean, not for European countries like France.