Infoblox Metric

Protected asset (Threat Defense Cloud)

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Unit: Protected asset (verified or unverified)
Aliases: Protected Asset
Definition: Any asset that sends DNS queries to Threat Defense Cloud. Verified assets have an IP address plus another unique identifier; unverified assets lack persistent identity.
Counting rules: Three Security Tokens per protected asset. Verified assets may send 3,500 DNS queries a day and unverified assets 2,000; above that an asset counts as two or more assets in query-limit increments. De-duplicated across sources.
Applies to products: Infoblox Threat Defense Cloud
Related metrics: Threat Defense Security Token
Product category: Network Security Software

Evidence 2

Heavy DNS-traffic assets count as multiple protected assets

"If an individual asset exceeds that limit, additional queries are evaluated in 3,500-query increments."

Threat Defense Token-Based Licensing, Token UsageThreat Defense Token-Based LicensingRetrieved 2026-10-12

Threat Defense Cloud uses three Security Tokens per protected asset

"These assets are licensed and are allowed up to 3,500 DNS queries per day."

Threat Defense Token-Based Licensing, Security Tokens for Threat Defense CloudThreat Defense Token-Based LicensingRetrieved 2026-10-12