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Engineer's DNS Intelligence Report
Generated 9 Feb 2026, 05:45 UTC
Duration 28.2s
Version v26.10.80
Integrity 94bfa30d1be895779d5d53a17cde442ca087cca79d60f585623d6fdef31d23e3d42a786271645e3680a873987007f4ed64ec8ac188a588fc3ddee3ea42cdcadb
Subject Domain
apple.com

Engineer's DNS Intelligence Report

apple.com
9 Feb 2026, 05:45 UTC · 28.2s ·v26.10.80 · SHA-3-512: 94bf✱✱✱✱ Verify
Executive Methodology
Recon Mode Snapshot Re-analyze New Domain
Footprint Apple (Self-Hosted)
DNS Security & Trust Posture
Risk Level: STRONG (Monitoring)
3 protocols configured, 4 not configured Why we go beyond letter grades
1 monitoring
Suggested Scanner Configuration High Confidence
Based on 20 historical scans of this domain
Parameter Current Suggested Severity Rationale
timeout_seconds 5s 8s low Average scan duration is 34.4s, suggesting DNS responses are slow for this domain. Increasing timeout from 5s to 8s prevents premature resolution failures.
RFC 8767
Suggestions require explicit approval before applying. No automatic changes will be made.
Email Spoofing
Protected
Brand Impersonation
Protected
DNS Tampering
Enterprise
Certificate Control
Configured
Monitoring
DMARC quarantine (p=reject recommended for full enforcement)
Configured
DKIM (2 selector(s), 2048-bit), CAA (certificate issuance restricted), BIMI (brand logo configured)
Not Configured
DNSSEC (DNS response signing), DANE/TLSA (certificate pinning for mail transport), MTA-STS (email TLS policy), TLS-RPT (TLS delivery reporting)
Registrar (RDAP) LIVE
NOM-IQ Ltd dba Com Laude
Where domain was purchased
Email Service Provider
Apple.Com
Email: Enabled
Web Hosting
Apple (Self-Hosted)
Where website is hosted
DNS Hosting
Apple (Self-Hosted) Enterprise
Where DNS records are edited
Email Security Methodology Can this domain be impersonated by email? Mostly No
Verdict: DMARC policy is quarantine - spoofed messages will be flagged as spam. DKIM keys verified with strong cryptography.

SPF Record RFC 7208 §4 Verified

Does this domain declare who may send email on its behalf? Yes
Success ~all 2/10 lookups

SPF valid with industry-standard soft fail (~all), 2/10 lookups

v=spf1 include:_spf.apple.com include:_spf-txn.apple.com ~all
RFC 7208 Conformant — This SPF record conforms to the syntax and semantics defined in RFC 7208 §4.
RFC Failure Mode: Unlike DMARC (where unknown tags are silently ignored per RFC 7489 §6.3), SPF with unrecognized mechanisms produces a PermError per RFC 7208 §4.6 — the record fails loudly rather than silently.
Related CVEs: CVE-2024-7208 (multi-tenant domain spoofing), CVE-2024-7209 (shared SPF exploitation), CVE-2023-51764 (SMTP smuggling bypasses SPF)
~all is the industry standard. Google, Apple, and most providers default to soft fail. CISA (BOD 18-01) and RFC 7489 confirm that DMARC policy — not SPF alone — is the primary enforcement control. Using ~all allows DKIM to be evaluated before a DMARC decision is made. This domain uses ~all + DMARC quarantine — good protection. Moving to p=reject would achieve the strongest stance.

DMARC Policy RFC 7489 §6.3 Verified

Are spoofed emails rejected or quarantined? Quarantined, not rejected
Success p=quarantine

DMARC policy quarantine (100%) - good protection

v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; sp=reject; rua=mailto:d@rua.agari.com; ruf=mailto:d@ruf.agari.com;
Alignment: SPF relaxed DKIM relaxed sp=reject
Forensic reports (ruf) configured - many providers ignore these
Reported to Agari (Fortra (HelpSystems))
RFC 7489 Present — DMARC record published per RFC 7489 §6.3.
Monitoring Posture Note: Quarantine sequesters authentication failures while preserving full DMARC forensic telemetry (RFC 7489 §7). Some organizations maintain quarantine rather than reject as a deliberate monitoring strategy — failed messages are processed and reported but sequestered from the inbox. See NIST SP 800-177 Rev. 1 for enforcement tradeoffs.
DMARCbis (Pending): draft-ietf-dmarc-dmarcbis will elevate DMARC to Standards Track, obsolete RFC 7489, replace pct= with t= (testing flag), add np= (non-existent subdomain policy), and mandate DNS tree walk for policy discovery instead of the Public Suffix List.
Related CVEs: CVE-2024-49040 (Exchange sender spoofing), CVE-2024-7208 (multi-tenant DMARC bypass)

DKIM Records RFC 6376 §3.6 Verified

Are outbound emails cryptographically signed? Yes — verified
Found 2048-bit

Found DKIM for 2 selector(s) with strong keys (2048-bit)

selector1._domainkey 2048-bit
v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDGh555cVTGrCFyGsKqZyAehAhyNLVzwSCNdtgBSol5e/KboxA6edyqdfl1EL279hNdHM9UWcXcgk/HhKPQdmgzMTA927ZXxrsHxMHjVl7Bid78qOIebr75prj3jxuH8KrZfNe14l/dh6TJZt/SkEncmhbVx/tNy9lrHkN5T7LXjQIDAQAB; n=1024,1483209771,1" "498848171
selector2._domainkey 2048-bit
v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQCw9ZicGGW3gn0iKQfcnOsMVy+uLl+YMFonHmEslnpniYxIZ8z0Fn5nY2Gx/m69EHq05WQ8zQ0hRP8d/B0lrPIm6O3c2hiO1sQrJUnwH3jo0/asN6kRFXjTiU/PdlmWhyLdYSv80zNlKpq7qWnsvtlTfJhatEJATM1gZOtspjqLzQIDAQAB; n=1024,1483209771,1
RFC 6376 Conformant — DKIM keys and signatures conform to RFC 6376 §3.6 (Internet Standard).
Known Vulnerabilities: DKIM l= tag body length vulnerability (attacker appends unsigned content to signed mail), weak key exploitation (keys below 1024-bit are cryptographically breakable per RFC 6376 §3.3.3), DKIM replay attacks (re-sending legitimately signed messages at scale)

MTA-STS RFC 8461 §3 Verified

Can attackers downgrade SMTP to intercept mail? Not prevented
Warning

No valid MTA-STS record found

MTA-STS policy enforcement is evaluated in Mail Transport Security below.

TLS-RPT RFC 8460 §3 Verified

Will failures in TLS delivery be reported? No reporting
Warning

No TLS-RPT record found

Email Security Management Actively Managed

Intelligence: This domain uses dedicated email security management — indicating continuous monitoring and professional oversight, not a "set and forget" configuration. Reporting destinations reveal the operational security partner network, and we extract that intelligence directly from DNS.
Agari by Fortra (HelpSystems)
DMARC
DMARC aggregate reports (rua)
DANE / TLSA Verified Recon Methodology Can mail servers establish identity without a public CA? No
RFC 7672 §3 RFC 6698 §2 Not Configured

No DANE/TLSA records found (checked 6 MX hosts)

DANE (RFC 7672) binds TLS certificates to DNSSEC-signed DNS records, protecting email transport against man-in-the-middle attacks and rogue CAs. It is the primary transport security standard — MTA-STS (RFC 8461) was created as the alternative for domains that cannot deploy DNSSEC. Over 1 million domains use DANE globally, including Microsoft Exchange Online, Proton Mail, and Fastmail. Best practice: deploy both for defense in depth.
Email Transport Security

Two mechanisms protect email in transit. DANE is the primary standard; MTA-STS is the alternative for domains that cannot deploy DNSSEC:

  • DNSSEC + DANE (RFC 7672) — Cryptographic chain of trust from DNS root to mail server certificate. Eliminates reliance on certificate authorities. No trust-on-first-use weakness. Requires DNSSEC.
  • MTA-STS (RFC 8461) — HTTPS-based policy requiring TLS for mail delivery. Works without DNSSEC but relies on CA trust and is vulnerable on first use (§10). Created for domains where “deploying DNSSEC is undesirable or impractical” (§2).
This domain has neither DANE nor MTA-STS. Mail transport relies on opportunistic TLS without policy enforcement, leaving it vulnerable to downgrade attacks. Deploy DANE (RFC 7672) with DNSSEC for the strongest protection, or MTA-STS (RFC 8461) if DNSSEC is not feasible.

Industry trend: Microsoft Exchange Online enforces inbound DANE with DNSSEC (GA October 2024), and providers like Proton Mail and Fastmail also support DANE. Google Workspace does not support DANE and relies on MTA-STS. Both mechanisms coexist because DANE is backward-compatible — senders skip the check if the domain isn't DNSSEC-signed (RFC 7672 §1.3).

Brand Security Can this brand be convincingly faked?
Verdict: Attackers cannot easily spoof your logo or obtain fraudulent TLS certificates.

BIMI BIMI Spec Verified Success VMC SVG

Is the brand identity verified and displayed in inboxes? Yes

BIMI with VMC certificate (from Verified CA)

VMC certificate accessible (from Verified CA) - logo displays in Gmail, Apple Mail, and all major providers.
v=BIMI1;l=https://www.apple.com/bimi/v2/apple.svg;a=https://www.apple.com/bimi/v2/apple.pem;
BIMI Logo
Logo validated (SVG) View full logo

CAA RFC 8659 §4 Verified Success IODEF

Does this domain restrict who can issue TLS certificates? Yes

CAA configured - only pki.apple.com can issue certificates (including wildcards)

Authorized CAs: pki.apple.com
0 iodef "mailto:contact_pki@apple.com"
0 issuewild "pki.apple.com"
0 issue "pki.apple.com"
Since September 2025, all public CAs must verify domain control from multiple geographic locations (Multi-Perspective Issuance Corroboration, CA/B Forum Ballot SC-067). CAA records are now checked from multiple network perspectives before certificate issuance.
Domain Security Methodology Can DNS responses be tampered with in transit?
Verdict: Delegation is verified but DNS responses are unsigned and could be spoofed.

DNSSEC RFC 4033 §2 Verified Unsigned

DNSSEC not configured - DNS responses are unsigned

Alternative Security: Apple (Self-Hosted) provides enterprise-grade DNS with DDoS protection and monitoring.
Apple (Self-Hosted) (enterprise DNS with DDoS protection), CAA records (certificate issuance control)

NS Delegation Verified

4 nameserver(s) configured

Nameservers: a.ns.apple.com b.ns.apple.com c.ns.apple.com d.ns.apple.com
Multi-Resolver Verification Recon: Consensus reached - 4 resolvers (Cloudflare, Google, Quad9, OpenDNS, DNS4EU) agree on DNS records
Traffic & Routing Where does this domain's traffic actually terminate?

AIPv4 Address

17.253.144.10
Where the domain points for web traffic

AAAAIPv6 Address

2620:149:af0::10
IPv6 ready

MXMail Servers

10 mx-in.g.apple.com.
20 mx-in-rn.apple.com.
20 mx-in-sg.apple.com.
20 mx-in-hfd.apple.com.
20 mx-in-vib.apple.com.
20 mx-in-ma.apple.com.
Priority + mail server for email delivery
Apple.Com

SRVServices

_sip._tls: 5 5 5060 gslb-b2b-ext.v.aaplimg.com.
SIP, XMPP, or other service endpoints
Web: Reachable (1 IPv4, 1 IPv6) Mail: 6 servers Services: 1 endpoint
Subdomain Discovery RFC 6962 Recon LIVE What subdomains and infrastructure are exposed in certificate logs? Showing 0 of 2641 discovered
How did we find these?
Certificate Transparency Logs Unavailable The results below are from DNS probing only and may be significantly incomplete. CT logs typically reveal hundreds or thousands of additional subdomains via certificate issuance history (RFC 6962).
Re-Analyze to Retry CT Lookup
2561 certificates analyzed 32 current 2609 expired 20 CNAMEs 7 discovered via CNAME 1 provider identified Source: Certificate Transparency Logs + DNS Probing
Combines CT log certificates (RFC 6962) with DNS probing of common service names. Does not include internal-only names or uncommon subdomain prefixes.
Third-party services detected via CNAME:
Akamai (CDN)
Subdomain Source Status Provider / CNAME Certificates First Seen Issuer(s)
oauth.apple.com DNS Current Akamai CDN 0 — —
pay.apple.com DNS Current Akamai CDN 0 — —
shop.apple.com DNS Current Akamai CDN 0 — —
ads.apple.com DNS Current Akamai CDN 0 — —
community.apple.com DNS Current Akamai CDN 0 — —
maps.apple.com DNS Current Akamai CDN 0 — —
relay.g.apple.com CNAME Current — 0 — —
accounts.apple.com DNS Current — 0 — —
app.apple.com DNS Current — 0 — —
beta.apple.com DNS Current beta.v.aaplimg.com 0 — —
relay.apple.com DNS Current relay.g.apple.com 0 — —
security.apple.com DNS Current rn-security-prod.apple.com 0 — —
beyond.apple.com CNAME Current — 0 — —
careers-usw2.apple.com CNAME Current — 0 — —
communities.apple.com CNAME Current — 0 — —
myevents-msc.apple.com CNAME Current — 0 — —
rn-security-prod.apple.com CNAME Current — 0 — —
rn-upload-ext-prod.apple.com CNAME Current — 0 — —
careers.apple.com DNS Current careers-usw2.apple.com 0 — —
events.apple.com DNS Current myevents-msc.apple.com 0 — —
files.apple.com DNS Current world-gen.g.aaplimg.com 0 — —
forms.apple.com DNS Current forms.v.aaplimg.com 0 — —
link.apple.com DNS Current link.g.aaplimg.com 0 — —
manage.apple.com DNS Current — 0 — —
marketing.apple.com DNS Current world-gen.g.aaplimg.com 0 — —
news.apple.com DNS Current prod-domep-news-apple.v.aaplimg.com 0 — —
notifications.apple.com DNS Current beyond.apple.com 0 — —
payments.apple.com DNS Current — 0 — —
reviews.apple.com DNS Current — 0 — —
training.apple.com DNS Current trainingcms.v.aaplimg.com 0 — —
upload.apple.com DNS Current rn-upload-ext-prod.apple.com 0 — —
video.apple.com DNS Current video.v.aaplimg.com 0 — —
www.apple.com CT Log Expired — 50 2006-08-22 Akamai Subordinate CA 3, COMODO SSL CA 2, Cybertrust Public SureServer SV CA
static.itunes.apple.com CT Log Expired — 29 2012-07-28 Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3, VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
api.itunes.apple.com CT Log Expired — 26 2012-11-30 Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3, VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
support.apple.com CT Log Expired — 19 2006-02-02 Akamai Subordinate CA 3, Cybertrust Public SureServer SV CA, Entrust Certification Authority - L1B
help.apple.com CT Log Expired — 11 2009-11-05 Akamai Subordinate CA 3, Cybertrust Public SureServer SV CA, Entrust Certification Authority - L1B
store.apple.com CT Log Expired — 11 2007-03-07 Akamai Subordinate CA 3, Cybertrust Public SureServer SV CA, Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3
autodiscover.apple.com CT Log Expired — 10 2015-03-06 Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3, Symantec Class 3 EV SSL SGC CA - G2
autodiscover.tex.exch.apple.com CT Log Expired — 7 2015-03-06 Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3, Symantec Class 3 EV SSL SGC CA - G2
www.selfsolve.apple.com CT Log Expired — 7 2011-02-02 COMODO High-Assurance Secure Server CA, COMODO SSL CA 2, Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3
autodiscover.pex.exch.apple.com CT Log Expired — 6 2015-03-19 Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3, Symantec Class 3 EV SSL SGC CA - G2
static.gc.apple.com CT Log Expired — 6 2012-05-01 Akamai Subordinate CA 3, Cybertrust Public SureServer SV CA, Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3
ftp.euro.apple.com CT Log Expired — 5 2009-08-27 Entrust Certification Authority - L1B, Entrust Certification Authority - L1C, Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3
secure.nwk-epp.apple.com CT Log Expired — 4 2009-05-27 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.nwk-store.apple.com CT Log Expired — 4 2009-05-13 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.store.apple.com CT Log Expired — 4 2009-05-13 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
www.iadsdk.apple.com CT Log Expired — 4 2011-01-07 COMODO High-Assurance Secure Server CA, COMODO SSL CA 2
auth.apple.com CT Log Expired — 3 2008-01-05 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
beta.itunes.apple.com CT Log Expired — 3 2014-05-22 Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3
identity.apple.com CT Log Expired — 3 2010-09-24 Entrust Certification Authority - L1C, Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3
portal.apple.com CT Log Expired — 3 2010-07-01 Entrust Certification Authority - L1C
secure.downloads.apple.com CT Log Expired — 3 2009-05-27 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.eg-store.apple.com CT Log Expired — 3 2009-05-13 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.epp.apple.com CT Log Expired — 3 2009-05-27 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.nc-epp.apple.com CT Log Expired — 3 2011-05-07 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.nwk-downloads.apple.com CT Log Expired — 3 2009-05-27 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
webmail.euro.apple.com CT Log Expired — 3 2010-06-30 Entrust Certification Authority - L1C, VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
calendar.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2011-10-05 Entrust Certification Authority - L1C
erp.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2012-10-18 Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3, VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
gateway.push.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2010-04-13 Entrust Certification Authority - L1C
id.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2011-07-16 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
mobile.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2012-11-01 Entrust Certification Authority - L1C, Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3
secure.cup-downloads.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2009-05-27 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.cup-epp.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2009-05-27 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.cup-store.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2009-05-13 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.eg-downloads.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2009-05-27 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.eg-epp.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2009-05-27 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.nc-downloads.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2011-05-07 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.nc-store.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2010-04-23 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.pv-epp.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2013-04-15 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.rno-epp.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2013-04-15 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
static.ess.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2013-08-14 Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3, VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
webmail.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2009-12-17 Entrust Certification Authority - L1C, VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
webmail.asia.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2009-10-20 Entrust Certification Authority - L1B, VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
www.itunesconnect.apple.com CT Log Expired — 2 2010-11-09 COMODO Extended Validation Secure Server CA 2
admin.qa.splunk.iso.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2014-08-07 Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3
admin.splunk.iso.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2014-08-07 Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3
api.ash.smoot.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2014-05-16 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
api.sjc.smoot.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2014-05-16 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
api.smoot.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2014-05-16 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
beta.ireporter.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2015-03-20 Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3
cdn.hydra.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2015-06-10 Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3
dashboard.iso.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2014-06-18 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
dev.siri.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2014-05-08 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
identity.ess.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2011-03-28 Entrust Certification Authority - L1C
mail.applepay.ireporter.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2015-03-20 Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3
mail.dashboard.iso.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2014-06-18 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
relay.asia.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2015-02-13 Symantec Class 3 EV SSL CA - G3
secure.concierget.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2011-12-09 Entrust Certification Authority - L1C
secure.mobileapp.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2013-09-26 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.nc-storeint.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2013-04-26 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.nc1-store.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2012-04-16 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.nwk-storeint.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2013-04-26 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.pv-downloads.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2013-04-26 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.pv-storeint.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2013-04-26 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.rno-downloads.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2013-04-26 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.rno-storeint.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2013-04-26 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
secure.storeint.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2013-04-26 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
security.dashboard.iso.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2014-06-18 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
signin.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2013-08-20 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
sso.corp.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2014-07-24 Entrust Certification Authority - L1C
www.dashboard.iso.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2014-06-18 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
www.extbet.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2013-06-10 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
www.opensource.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2013-09-09 VeriSign Class 3 Extended Validation SSL SGC CA
www.se.itunes.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2012-08-02 COMODO Extended Validation Secure Server CA 2
www.swdist.apple.com CT Log Expired — 1 2012-05-25 COMODO Extended Validation Secure Server CA 2
Showing 107 of 2641 discovered subdomains, curated by security relevance. Multiple cooperative discovery methods — including CT logs (RFC 6962), DNS probing, and CNAME chain traversal — feed into a unified view. Well-known service names (mail, vpn, api, sso, admin, etc.), DNS-resolving hosts, and subdomains with the most certificate activity are prioritized. 2609 expired-certificate-only subdomains included where relevant. Export Full Recon (CSV)
Δ No Propagation Issues: All DNS records are synchronized between resolver and authoritative nameserver.
DNS Intelligence What does DNS look like right now — and what changed over time?
DNS Evidence Diff Side-by-side comparison
Resolver Records (Public DNS cache)
Authoritative Records (Source of truth)
A 1 / 0 records
17.253.144.10
—
AAAA 1 / 0 records
2620:149:af0::10
—
CAA RFC 8659 §4 3 / 0 records
0 iodef "mailto:contact_pki@apple.com"
—
0 issuewild "pki.apple.com"
—
0 issue "pki.apple.com"
—
DMARC _dmarc.apple.com RFC 7489 §6.3 1 / 0 records
v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; sp=reject; rua=mailto:d@rua.agari.com; ruf=mailto:d@ruf.agari.com;
—
MTA-STS _mta-sts.apple.com RFC 8461 §3 0 / 0 records
No records
No records
MX RFC 5321 6 / 0 records
10 mx-in.g.apple.com.
—
20 mx-in-rn.apple.com.
—
20 mx-in-sg.apple.com.
—
20 mx-in-hfd.apple.com.
—
20 mx-in-vib.apple.com.
—
20 mx-in-ma.apple.com.
—
NS RFC 1035 4 / 0 records
d.ns.apple.com.
—
c.ns.apple.com.
—
b.ns.apple.com.
—
a.ns.apple.com.
—
SOA RFC 1035 1 / 0 records
ns-ext-prod.jackfruit.apple.com. dnscontact.apple.com. 2026020801 300 300 3628800 300
—
TLS-RPT _smtp._tls.apple.com RFC 8460 §3 0 / 0 records
No records
No records
TXT RFC 7208 §4 19 / 0 records
json:eyJ3aHkiOiJUaGlzIGlzIHRvIHRydW5jYXRlIFVEUCByZXNwb25zZXMgZm9yIFRYVCBxdWVyaWVzIHRvIGFwcGxlLmNvbSIsInBhZGRpbmciOiJxdWFoMGVpamFhNGVlajh0aWVkYWlnaG9jZWljaGFlOGVUb3ppZTVmdTVhaFRoMldlaU00aWsyaHVxdThpZXBoaWVxdW9oc2hlaXBhZWdoOUthZWw3b2NoaWVuZ2llem9lc2g1In0K
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json:eyJ3aHkiOiJUaGlzIGlzIHRvIHRydW5jYXRlIFVEUCByZXNwb25zZXMgZm9yIFRYVCBxdWVyaWVzIHRvIGFwcGxlLmNvbSIsInBhZGRpbmciOiJpZW4wYWVHaGF0aG9oNmhhaHZpZWphaTNlYXkwYWh2YWhjaGFocXVhZWxlZTBZdWw0cGhpZXRoMHNvNXZpZXllZWNvaDRpZThzaGVlcGllVDNwYWVjaGVpVjZqb2h3aWVwaG82In0K
—
77a4a6de-da14-449c-83c4-85366e0f55f9
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v=spf1 include:_spf.apple.com include:_spf-txn.apple.com ~all
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yahoo-verification-key=Ay+djyw0qWQgXKWGA/jstjYryTMrKb+PBXI5l8u5/jw=
—
facebook-domain-verification=n6cqjfucq6plswmtfbwnbbeu1qiq3v
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cerner-client-id=ce3abf18-ee87-43b9-9927-9eb24b4bac4a
—
adobe-idp-site-verification=6bd5e74c-a3a0-4781-b2e1-e95399b5e11c
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atlassian-domain-verification=mLabq99iaT8kquJechF6l31FAYoNUe3WB7tLpLFUiUYVJCse9SKq83hOJzFkwqrh
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google-site-verification=zBSq1mG5ssu2If-C17UAz_MzSZDcx03MVxmeDwMNc5w
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google-site-verification=L5kkMdiFI8npvb6KlHui84fJaCw5G64DWhaDRIAT4_c
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google-site-verification=8M6XjQCzydT62jk8HY3VXPAG-nKDllTRV-JpA3-Ktyw
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miro-verification=2494d255c4c50b1e521650a0659cbf3fa08b0072
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apple-domain-verification=X5Jt76bn3Dnmgzjj
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Registrar data (RDAP) is cached for up to 24 hours because domain ownership and registration details change infrequently. Certificate Transparency logs (subdomain discovery via RFC 6962) are cached for 1 hour because CT entries are append-only historical records. Sections using cached data are marked with a CACHED badge; live queries show LIVE.

Subdomain curation: 2641 subdomains were discovered — the most security-relevant are displayed, prioritized by: well-known service names (mail, vpn, api, sso, admin, etc.), DNS-resolving hosts, and subdomains with the most certificate activity. CNAME chain resolution and provider identification run on the curated set for accuracy. The complete list is available via CSV export.

Intelligence Sources

This analysis used 4 DNS resolvers (consensus), reverse DNS (PTR), Team Cymru (ASN attribution), IANA RDAP (registrar), crt.sh (CT logs), and SMTP probing (transport). All using open-standard protocols.

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Evaluations reference 12 RFCs. Methods are reproducible using the verification commands provided. Results reflect DNS state at 9 Feb 2026, 05:45 UTC.
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OpenSSL + Sidecar (macOS, Linux, WSL) 
cat dns-intelligence-apple.com.json.sha3 && echo '---' && openssl dgst -sha3-512 dns-intelligence-apple.com.json
Python 3 (cross-platform) 
python3 -c "import hashlib; print(hashlib.sha3_512(open('dns-intelligence-apple.com.json','rb').read()).hexdigest())"
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sha3sum -a 512 dns-intelligence-apple.com.json
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Every finding in this report is backed by DNS queries you can run yourself. These vetted one-liners reproduce the exact checks used to build this report for apple.com. Our analysis adds multi-resolver consensus, RFC-based evaluation, and cross-referencing — but the underlying data is always independently verifiable. We are intelligence analysts, not gatekeepers.

DNS Records

Query A records (IPv4) RFC 1035 
dig +noall +answer apple.com A
Query AAAA records (IPv6) RFC 1035 
dig +noall +answer apple.com AAAA
Query MX records (mail servers) RFC 1035 
dig +noall +answer apple.com MX
Query NS records (nameservers) RFC 1035 
dig +noall +answer apple.com NS
Query TXT records RFC 1035 
dig +noall +answer apple.com TXT

Email Authentication

Check SPF record RFC 7208 
dig +short apple.com TXT | grep -i spf
Check DMARC policy RFC 7489 
dig +short _dmarc.apple.com TXT
Check DKIM key for selector 'selector1' RFC 6376 
dig +short selector1._domainkey.apple.com TXT
Check DKIM key for selector 'selector2' RFC 6376 
dig +short selector2._domainkey.apple.com TXT

Domain Security

Check DNSSEC DNSKEY records RFC 4035 
dig +dnssec +noall +answer apple.com DNSKEY
Check DNSSEC DS records RFC 4035 
dig +noall +answer apple.com DS
Validate DNSSEC chain (requires DNSSEC-validating resolver) RFC 4035 
dig +dnssec +cd apple.com A @1.1.1.1

Transport Security

Check TLSA record for mx-in.g.apple.com RFC 7672 
dig +noall +answer _25._tcp.mx-in.g.apple.com TLSA
Check TLSA record for mx-in-rn.apple.com RFC 7672 
dig +noall +answer _25._tcp.mx-in-rn.apple.com TLSA
Check TLSA record for mx-in-sg.apple.com RFC 7672 
dig +noall +answer _25._tcp.mx-in-sg.apple.com TLSA
Check TLSA record for mx-in-hfd.apple.com RFC 7672 
dig +noall +answer _25._tcp.mx-in-hfd.apple.com TLSA
Check TLSA record for mx-in-vib.apple.com RFC 7672 
dig +noall +answer _25._tcp.mx-in-vib.apple.com TLSA
Check TLSA record for mx-in-ma.apple.com RFC 7672 
dig +noall +answer _25._tcp.mx-in-ma.apple.com TLSA
Verify TLS certificate on primary MX (mx-in.g.apple.com) RFC 6698 
openssl s_client -starttls smtp -connect mx-in.g.apple.com:25 -servername mx-in.g.apple.com 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -noout -subject -dates
Check MTA-STS DNS record RFC 8461 
dig +short _mta-sts.apple.com TXT
Fetch MTA-STS policy file RFC 8461 
curl -sL https://mta-sts.apple.com/.well-known/mta-sts.txt
Check TLS-RPT record RFC 8460 
dig +short _smtp._tls.apple.com TXT

Brand & Trust

Check BIMI record BIMI Draft 
dig +short default._bimi.apple.com TXT
Check CAA records (certificate authority authorization) RFC 8659 
dig +noall +answer apple.com CAA

DNS Records

Check HTTPS/SVCB records RFC 9460 
dig +noall +answer apple.com HTTPS

Domain Security

Check CDS/CDNSKEY automation records RFC 7344 
dig +noall +answer apple.com CDS

Infrastructure Intelligence

RDAP domain registration lookup RFC 9083 
curl -sL 'https://rdap.org/domain/apple.com' | python3 -m json.tool | head -50

Transport Security

Test STARTTLS on primary MX (mx-in.g.apple.com) RFC 3207 
openssl s_client -starttls smtp -connect mx-in.g.apple.com:25 -servername mx-in.g.apple.com </dev/null 2>/dev/null | head -5

Infrastructure Intelligence

Search Certificate Transparency logs RFC 6962 
curl -s 'https://crt.sh/?q=%25.apple.com&output=json' | python3 -c "import json,sys; [print(e['name_value']) for e in json.load(sys.stdin)]" | sort -u | head -20
Check security.txt RFC 9116 
curl -sL https://apple.com/.well-known/security.txt | head -20

AI Surface

Check for llms.txt 
curl -sI https://apple.com/llms.txt | head -5
Check robots.txt for AI crawler rules 
curl -s https://apple.com/robots.txt | grep -i -E 'GPTBot|ChatGPT|Claude|Anthropic|Google-Extended|CCBot|PerplexityBot'

Infrastructure Intelligence

ASN lookup for 17.253.144.10 (Team Cymru) 
dig +short 10.144.253.17.origin.asn.cymru.com TXT
Commands use dig, openssl, and curl — standard tools available on macOS, Linux, and WSL. Results may vary slightly due to DNS propagation timing and resolver caching.
Intelligence Confidence Audit Engine Verified · 9/9 Evaluated
How confident are these results? Each protocol is independently verified against RFC standards. No self-awarded badges.
SPF
Verified 4841 runs
DKIM
Verified 4660 runs
DMARC
Verified 4825 runs
DANE/TLSA
Verified 4644 runs
DNSSEC
Verified 4822 runs
BIMI
Verified 4659 runs
MTA-STS
Verified 4662 runs
TLS-RPT
Verified 4664 runs
CAA
Verified 4656 runs
Maturity: Development → Verified → Consistent → Gold → Gold Master

Appendix: Verification Commands

The core DNS queries behind this report can be independently verified using these standard terminal commands (dig, openssl, curl). DNS Tool adds multi-resolver consensus, RFC-based evaluation, and cross-referencing on top of the raw data shown here.

DNS Records

Query A records (IPv4) (RFC 1035) 
dig +noall +answer apple.com A
Query AAAA records (IPv6) (RFC 1035) 
dig +noall +answer apple.com AAAA
Query MX records (mail servers) (RFC 1035) 
dig +noall +answer apple.com MX
Query NS records (nameservers) (RFC 1035) 
dig +noall +answer apple.com NS
Query TXT records (RFC 1035) 
dig +noall +answer apple.com TXT

Email Authentication

Check SPF record (RFC 7208) 
dig +short apple.com TXT | grep -i spf
Check DMARC policy (RFC 7489) 
dig +short _dmarc.apple.com TXT
Check DKIM key for selector 'selector1' (RFC 6376) 
dig +short selector1._domainkey.apple.com TXT
Check DKIM key for selector 'selector2' (RFC 6376) 
dig +short selector2._domainkey.apple.com TXT

Domain Security

Check DNSSEC DNSKEY records (RFC 4035) 
dig +dnssec +noall +answer apple.com DNSKEY
Check DNSSEC DS records (RFC 4035) 
dig +noall +answer apple.com DS
Validate DNSSEC chain (requires DNSSEC-validating resolver) (RFC 4035) 
dig +dnssec +cd apple.com A @1.1.1.1

Transport Security

Check TLSA record for mx-in.g.apple.com (RFC 7672) 
dig +noall +answer _25._tcp.mx-in.g.apple.com TLSA
Check TLSA record for mx-in-rn.apple.com (RFC 7672) 
dig +noall +answer _25._tcp.mx-in-rn.apple.com TLSA
Check TLSA record for mx-in-sg.apple.com (RFC 7672) 
dig +noall +answer _25._tcp.mx-in-sg.apple.com TLSA
Check TLSA record for mx-in-hfd.apple.com (RFC 7672) 
dig +noall +answer _25._tcp.mx-in-hfd.apple.com TLSA
Check TLSA record for mx-in-vib.apple.com (RFC 7672) 
dig +noall +answer _25._tcp.mx-in-vib.apple.com TLSA
Check TLSA record for mx-in-ma.apple.com (RFC 7672) 
dig +noall +answer _25._tcp.mx-in-ma.apple.com TLSA
Verify TLS certificate on primary MX (mx-in.g.apple.com) (RFC 6698) 
openssl s_client -starttls smtp -connect mx-in.g.apple.com:25 -servername mx-in.g.apple.com 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -noout -subject -dates
Check MTA-STS DNS record (RFC 8461) 
dig +short _mta-sts.apple.com TXT
Fetch MTA-STS policy file (RFC 8461) 
curl -sL https://mta-sts.apple.com/.well-known/mta-sts.txt
Check TLS-RPT record (RFC 8460) 
dig +short _smtp._tls.apple.com TXT

Brand & Trust

Check BIMI record (BIMI Draft) 
dig +short default._bimi.apple.com TXT
Check CAA records (certificate authority authorization) (RFC 8659) 
dig +noall +answer apple.com CAA

DNS Records

Check HTTPS/SVCB records (RFC 9460) 
dig +noall +answer apple.com HTTPS

Domain Security

Check CDS/CDNSKEY automation records (RFC 7344) 
dig +noall +answer apple.com CDS

Infrastructure Intelligence

RDAP domain registration lookup (RFC 9083) 
curl -sL 'https://rdap.org/domain/apple.com' | python3 -m json.tool | head -50

Transport Security

Test STARTTLS on primary MX (mx-in.g.apple.com) (RFC 3207) 
openssl s_client -starttls smtp -connect mx-in.g.apple.com:25 -servername mx-in.g.apple.com </dev/null 2>/dev/null | head -5

Infrastructure Intelligence

Search Certificate Transparency logs (RFC 6962) 
curl -s 'https://crt.sh/?q=%25.apple.com&output=json' | python3 -c "import json,sys; [print(e['name_value']) for e in json.load(sys.stdin)]" | sort -u | head -20
Check security.txt (RFC 9116) 
curl -sL https://apple.com/.well-known/security.txt | head -20

AI Surface

Check for llms.txt 
curl -sI https://apple.com/llms.txt | head -5
Check robots.txt for AI crawler rules 
curl -s https://apple.com/robots.txt | grep -i -E 'GPTBot|ChatGPT|Claude|Anthropic|Google-Extended|CCBot|PerplexityBot'

Infrastructure Intelligence

ASN lookup for 17.253.144.10 (Team Cymru) 
dig +short 10.144.253.17.origin.asn.cymru.com TXT
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DNS records — Cloudflare, Google, Quad9, OpenDNS, DNS4EU
Email auth — SPF, DMARC, DKIM selectors
DNSSEC chain of trust & DANE/TLSA
Certificate Transparency & subdomain discovery
SMTP transport & STARTTLS verification
MTA-STS, TLS-RPT, BIMI, CAA
Registrar & infrastructure analysis
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