{"id":6912,"date":"2017-05-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-25T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources2\/tutorials\/what-is-isp-usage-type-validation\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T14:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T06:23:22","password":"","slug":"what-is-isp-usage-type-validation","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/tutorials\/what-is-isp-usage-type-validation\/","title":{"rendered":"What is ISP usage type validation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From an IP address, you can find out where the IP address is coming from, whether it&#8217;s from a fixed line, a mobile line, a military IP and so on. This is what we referred as ISP usage type in our fraud verification system. This information plays an important fraud indicator in telling you if any phishing activity behind the scene. For example, if you found out an IP address coming from <strong>Data Center\/Web Hosting\/Transit<\/strong>, chances are they may not be a legitimate buyers. You may want to flag this order for fraud review and manually calling them for further authentication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What are the ISP usage types supported?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Commercial<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Government<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Military<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>University\/College\/School<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Library<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Content Delivery Network<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fixed Line<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mobile Line<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Data center\/Web Hosting\/Transit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search Engine Spider<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Below are the steps on how to configure the usage type validation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Login to the <strong>FraudLabs Pro Merchant Control Panel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Click on the <strong>Rules<\/strong> then click <strong>Add Rule<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Select <strong>ISP Equal to Usage Type<\/strong> <strong>Below<\/strong> in the <strong>Rule<\/strong> field. Then, select the <strong>ISP usage types<\/strong> that you wish to validate in the <strong>Value<\/strong> field and choose the <strong>Action<\/strong> you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1435\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/flp-isp-usage-type-rule.png\" alt=\"ISP usage type validation rule configuration\" class=\"wp-image-3414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/flp-isp-usage-type-rule.png 1435w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/flp-isp-usage-type-rule-300x105.png 300w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/flp-isp-usage-type-rule-1024x360.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/flp-isp-usage-type-rule-768x270.png 768w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/flp-isp-usage-type-rule-50x18.png 50w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/flp-isp-usage-type-rule-920x323.png 920w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/flp-isp-usage-type-rule-600x211.png 600w, https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/flp-isp-usage-type-rule-320x112.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1435px) 100vw, 1435px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Lastly, don&#8217;t forget to click <strong>Save<\/strong> and you are done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:62px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Ready to start with FraudLabs Pro?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Get Micro plan for free, you can quickly explore and integrate with our fraud prevention solution in minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a class=\"maxbutton-1 maxbutton maxbutton-sign-up-micro\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Sign Up Micro Plan and get 500 validation for FREE\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fraudlabspro.com\/checkout-micro#fraudlabspro-freesignup\"><span class='mb-text'>Sign Up Free<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From an IP address, you can find out where the IP address is coming from, whether it&#8217;s from a fixed 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