DNS Spy
Connectivity: 100%
The following nameservers are available and responding correctly for DNS queries for your domain apple.com.
| Nameserver | IP address(es) | SOA serial |
|---|---|---|
| a.ns.apple.com. |
17.253.200.1
2620:149:ae0::53 |
2010131285 |
| b.ns.apple.com. |
17.253.207.1
2620:149:ae7::53 |
2010131285 |
| c.ns.apple.com. |
204.19.119.1
2620:171:800:714::1 |
2010131285 |
| d.ns.apple.com. |
204.26.57.1
2620:171:801:714::1 |
2010131285 |
Good news, no warnings or errors were found.
We could not find any recommendations at this time.
Good news, we detected the following achievements in your DNS configuration. Each of these checks has increased your DNS Spy score.
- All nameservers reply with the same SOA serial number.
- The nameserver IPs are distributed across multiple subnets.
- All nameservers are online.
- Nameservers are available over IPv4.
- Nameservers are available over IPv6.
Performance: 100%
We tested each nameserver and measured the following response times.
| Nameserver | IP address(es) | Response time |
|---|---|---|
| a.ns.apple.com. |
17.253.200.1
2620:149:ae0::53 |
27ms
7ms |
| b.ns.apple.com. |
17.253.207.1
2620:149:ae7::53 |
19ms
11ms |
| c.ns.apple.com. |
204.19.119.1
2620:171:800:714::1 |
51ms
11ms |
| d.ns.apple.com. |
204.26.57.1
2620:171:801:714::1 |
55ms
7ms |
Good news, no warnings or errors were found.
We detected some possible recommendations for you to consider. No penalties were given for these, but resolving them can give you a higher DNS score.
- Nameserver c.ns.apple.com. (204.19.119.1) replied reasonably fast (< 150ms), but you should aim for < 50ms response times.
- Nameserver d.ns.apple.com. (204.26.57.1) replied reasonably fast (< 150ms), but you should aim for < 50ms response times.
Good news, we detected the following achievements in your DNS configuration. Each of these checks has increased your DNS Spy score.
- Nameserver a.ns.apple.com. (17.253.200.1) replied quickly (< 50ms).
- Nameserver a.ns.apple.com. (2620:149:ae0::53) replied in a reasonable time.
- Nameserver b.ns.apple.com. (17.253.207.1) replied quickly (< 50ms).
- Nameserver b.ns.apple.com. (2620:149:ae7::53) replied in a reasonable time.
- Nameserver c.ns.apple.com. (2620:171:800:714::1) replied in a reasonable time.
- Nameserver d.ns.apple.com. (2620:171:801:714::1) replied in a reasonable time.
Resilience & Security: 83%
These are the locations and providers of your nameservers.
| Nameserver | Location | ISP |
|---|---|---|
| a.ns.apple.com. |
IPv4: US
IPv6: US |
AS714 - APPLE-ENGINEERING, US
AS714 - APPLE-ENGINEERING, US |
| b.ns.apple.com. |
IPv4: US
IPv6: US |
AS714 - APPLE-ENGINEERING, US
AS714 - APPLE-ENGINEERING, US |
| c.ns.apple.com. |
IPv4: US
IPv6: US |
AS42 - WOODYNET-1, US
AS42 - WOODYNET-1, US |
| d.ns.apple.com. |
IPv4: US
IPv6: US |
AS42 - WOODYNET-1, US
AS42 - WOODYNET-1, US |
We detected the following errors or warnings about your DNS configuration. These caused your DNS rating to be lowered. Resolving these will grant a higher DNS Spy rating for your domain.
- No DNSSEC records found. Consider enabling DNSSEC, as it provides a way to validate DNS responses for data integrity.
We detected some possible recommendations for you to consider. No penalties were given for these, but resolving them can give you a higher DNS score.
- All IPv4 nameservers appear to be hosted in the same country (US). You might want to consider spreading the nameservers geographically.
- All IPv6 nameservers appear to be hosted in the same country (US). You might want to consider spreading the nameservers geographically.
Good news, we detected the following achievements in your DNS configuration. Each of these checks has increased your DNS Spy score.
- You have more than 1 nameserver.
- The IPv4 nameservers are distributed among multiple providers.
- The IPv6 nameservers are distributed among multiple providers.
- CAA records found.
- You are using glue records, this will speed up the initial DNS requests.
DNS records: 100%
Our scans detected the following publicly available DNS records.
| Record | TTL | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | apple.com | 900s | 17.253.144.10 |
| AAAA | apple.com | 900s | 2620:149:af0::10 |
| CAA | apple.com | 299s |
0 iodef "mailto:[email protected]" 0 issue "entrust.net" 0 issue "pki.apple.com" |
| MX | apple.com | 1h |
10 mx-in.g.apple.com. 20 mx-in-hfd.apple.com. 20 mx-in-mdn.apple.com. 20 mx-in-rno.apple.com. 20 mx-in-vib.apple.com. |
| NS | apple.com | 12h |
a.ns.apple.com. b.ns.apple.com. c.ns.apple.com. d.ns.apple.com. |
| SOA | apple.com | 12h | usmsc2-extxfr-001.dns.apple.com. hostmaster.apple.com. 2010131285 900 900 2016000 14400 |
| TXT | apple.com | 1h |
"77a4a6de-da14-449c-83c4-85366e0f55f9" "Dynatrace-site-verification=7d881a7c-c13f-4146-9d27-2731459e2509__iqls0105tagglcsaul0m16ibrf" "ValidationTokenValue=77a4a6de-da14-449c-83c4-85366e0f55f9" "adobe-idp-site-verification=6bd5e74c-a3a0-4781-b2e1-e95399b5e11c" "apple-domain-verification=X5Jt76bn3Dnmgzjj" "atlassian-domain-verification=mLabq99iaT8kquJechF6l31FAYoNUe3WB7tLpLFUiUYVJCse9SKq83hOJzFkwqrh" "cerner-client-id=22dd1d8a-5e8b-4e1e-80ef-39bcdfd42798" "cerner-client-id=ce3abf18-ee87-43b9-9927-9eb24b4bac4a" "cisco-ci-domain-verification=6f3bfb849796a518061f8e8c4356f687a138502d86db742791685059176547dd" "facebook-domain-verification=n6cqjfucq6plswmtfbwnbbeu1qiq3v" "google-site-verification=8M6XjQCzydT62jk8HY3VXPAG-nKDllTRV-JpA3-Ktyw" "google-site-verification=L5kkMdiFI8npvb6KlHui84fJaCw5G64DWhaDRIAT4_c" "google-site-verification=zBSq1mG5ssu2If-C17UAz_MzSZDcx03MVxmeDwMNc5w" "json:eyJ3aHkiOiJUaGlzIGlzIHRvIHRydW5jYXRlIFVEUCByZXNwb25zZXMgZm9yIFRYVCBxdWVyaWVzIHRvIGFwcGxlLmNvbSIsInBhZGRpbmciOiJpZW4wYWVHaGF0aG9oNmhhaHZpZWphaTNlYXkwYWh2YWhjaGFocXVhZWxlZTBZdWw0cGhpZXRoMHNvNXZpZXllZWNvaDRpZThzaGVlcGllVDNwYWVjaGVpVjZqb2h3aWVwaG82In0K" "json:eyJ3aHkiOiJUaGlzIGlzIHRvIHRydW5jYXRlIFVEUCByZXNwb25zZXMgZm9yIFRYVCBxdWVyaWVzIHRvIGFwcGxlLmNvbSIsInBhZGRpbmciOiJxdWFoMGVpamFhNGVlajh0aWVkYWlnaG9jZWljaGFlOGVUb3ppZTVmdTVhaFRoMldlaU00aWsyaHVxdThpZXBoaWVxdW9oc2hlaXBhZWdoOUthZWw3b2NoaWVuZ2llem9lc2g1In0K" "miro-verification=2494d255c4c50b1e521650a0659cbf3fa08b0072" "v=spf1 include:_spf.apple.com include:_spf-txn.apple.com ~all" "webexdomainverification.8C462=b728ec3f-dfc9-42f9-92cb-9ba8853cbee8" |
| TXT | _dmarc.apple.com | 1h | "v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; sp=reject; rua=mailto:[email protected]; ruf=mailto:[email protected];" |
| SRV | _h323cs._tcp.apple.com | 12h | 0 0 1720 nwk-tberg-exp.apple.com. |
| SRV | _h323ls._udp.apple.com | 12h | 0 0 1719 nwk-tberg-exp.apple.com. |
| SRV | _sip._tcp.apple.com | 1h | 5 5 5060 gslb-b2b-ext.v.aaplimg.com. |
| SRV | _sip._tls.apple.com | 1h | 5 5 5060 gslb-b2b-ext.v.aaplimg.com. |
| SRV | _sip._udp.apple.com | 12h | 0 0 5060 gslb-b2b-ext.v.aaplimg.com. |
| SRV | _sips._tcp.apple.com | 12h | 0 0 5061 gslb-b2b-ext.v.aaplimg.com. |
| CNAME | ads.apple.com | 12h | ads.apple.com.akadns.net. |
| A | app.apple.com | 12h | 17.167.225.11 |
| CNAME | apps.apple.com | 5m | itunes-cdn.itunes-apple.com.akadns.net. |
| CNAME | autodiscover.apple.com | 12h | mailpex.apple.com. |
| CNAME | beta.apple.com | 5m | beta.v.aaplimg.com. |
| CNAME | erp.apple.com | 5m | erp-prz.apple.com. |
| CNAME | help.apple.com | 1h | help.origin-apple.com.akadns.net. |
| CNAME | images.apple.com | 1h | images.apple.com.akadns.net. |
| A | manage.apple.com | 5m | 17.32.214.150 |
| CNAME | mobile.apple.com | 1h | mobile.apple.com.akadns.net. |
| CNAME | news.apple.com | 5m | prod-domep-news-apple.v.aaplimg.com. |
| CNAME | shop.apple.com | 5m | shop.lb-apple.com.akadns.net. |
| CNAME | support.apple.com | 5m | prod-support.apple-support.akadns.net. |
| CNAME | upload.apple.com | 5m | rn-upload-ext-prod.apple.com. |
| CNAME | www.apple.com | 1800s | www.apple.com.edgekey.net. |
| CNAME | xml.apple.com | 24h | xml.apple.com.edgesuite.net. |
Good news, no warnings or errors were found.
We could not find any recommendations at this time.
Good news, we detected the following achievements in your DNS configuration. Each of these checks has increased your DNS Spy score.
- Multiple MX records found.
- MX records with different priorities found (main + fall-back mailservers).
- The MX record for "apple.com" has a long TTL (1h+).
- The MX records points to multiple mailservers.
- The NS records have a long TTL (1h+).
- Your SOA serial number follows the best practice YYYYMMDDxx format.
- SPF records have been found.
- SPF records are set up restrictively.
- DMARC records have been found.
- DMARC records are set up restrictively.
- Found a root (apex) DNS record.
- Found a www DNS record.
- Found an IPv6 root DNS record.
- The active nameservers match the NS records.
- The DNS records appear to be RFC compliant.
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