What's the minimum length of an IP address in string representation?

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  •  12-06-2023
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Question

Just wondering about the minimum character count of an IPv4 / IPv6 address in string representation. What's the shortest valid IP address?

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Solution

1.1.1.1 would be a valid IP address, so the answer to your question is "7".

OTHER TIPS

Technically, you can omit the first three octects if the are 0, therefore shortest ipv4 address is one byte, it is "1", a shorthand for "0.0.0.1".

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