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 obtain basic information about their network. When analyzing the results of her Whois search, Becky notices that the IP was allocated to a location in Le Havre, France. Which regional Internet registry should Becky go to for detailed information?

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C. RIPE RIPE NCC is the Regional Internet Registry (RIR) responsible for allocating and registering IP addresses and autonomous system numbers (ASNs) in Europe, the Middle East, and parts of Central Asia. Since Le Havre is in France (Europe), RIPE NCC is the correct authority for this information.

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A. ARIN ARIN (American Registry for Internet Numbers) covers Canada, the United States, and many Caribbean islands, not France.

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B. APNIC APNIC (Asia Pacific Network Information Centre) is responsible for the Asia-Pacific region, not Europe.

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D. LACNIC LACNIC (Latin American and Caribbean Internet Addresses Registry) covers Latin America and parts of the Caribbean, not France.

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