ns2.securityfocus.com - dns.ninja
ns2.securityfocus.com
| DNSSEC | ⚠️ Not signed | ||||||
| A | 13.248.169.48🇺🇸 Amazon13.248.160.0/20 | ||||||
| PTR | a904c694c05102f30.awsglobalaccelerator.com | ||||||
| A | 76.223.54.146🇺🇸 Amazon76.223.48.0/20 | ||||||
| NS | ns1.afternic.com ⭐ ⚠️ Not in parent delegation | ||||||
| A | 2603:5:2126::45🇺🇸 GODADDY-DNS2603:5:2120::/44 | ||||||
| PTR | ns1.afternic.com | ||||||
| A | 97.74.98.69🇺🇸 GODADDY-DNS97.74.98.0/23 | ||||||
| PTR | ns1.afternic.com | ||||||
| NS | ns2.afternic.com ⚠️ Not in parent delegation | ||||||
| A | 2603:5:2226::45🇺🇸 GODADDY-DNS2603:5:2220::/44 | ||||||
| PTR | ns2.afternic.com | ||||||
| A | 173.201.66.69🇺🇸 GODADDY-DNS173.201.66.0/23 | ||||||
| PTR | ns2.afternic.com | ||||||
| TXT | v=spf1 -all | ||||||
| SOA | ns1.afternic.comdns@jomax.net serial=1 | ||||||
securityfocus.com
| DNSSEC | ⚠️ Not signed | ||||||
| A | 13.248.169.48🇺🇸 Amazon13.248.160.0/20 | ||||||
| A | 76.223.54.146🇺🇸 Amazon76.223.48.0/20 | ||||||
| NS | ns2.afternic.com ⭐ | ||||||
| NS | ns1.afternic.com | ||||||
| TXT | v=spf1 -all | ||||||
| SOA | ns2.afternic.comdns@jomax.net serial=1 | ||||||
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securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus was a computer security information portal known for hosting the BugTraq mailing list and a widely-used vulnerability database. It was a major reference point for security researchers and IT professionals in the late 1990s and 2000s.
Key facts
- Owner / operator: Originally an independent company (SecurityFocus, founded by Arthur Wong, Jerry Dixon and others); acquired by Symantec in 2002; the site was later shut down by Symantec.
- TLD:
.com— gTLD - Primary purpose: Security news, vulnerability database (BID - Bugtraq ID), and mailing lists (BugTraq, among others)
- Status: legacy / defunct — the original service was discontinued; the domain no longer hosts the original content
History
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1999 | SecurityFocus.com launched as an independent security information site, hosting the BugTraq mailing list |
| 2002 | Symantec acquired SecurityFocus |
| 2010s | Symantec progressively wound down SecurityFocus services, including the vulnerability database and mailing lists |
Related domains
symantec.com— parent company that acquired SecurityFocus- BugTraq mailing list archives were historically hosted and referenced via SecurityFocus
📈 Tranco rank: #3,753
Previously NS for
Same first word
Similar names
DNS History
4 records (4 active, 0 former)
●NSns1.afternic.com2026-05-09 → 2026-07-24 · 2 obs
● 2026-07-24 01:25:52
●NSns2.afternic.com2026-05-09 → 2026-07-24 · 2 obs
● 2026-07-24 01:25:52
●A13.248.169.482026-05-09 → 2026-07-24 · 2 obs
● 2026-07-24 01:25:52
●A76.223.54.1462026-05-09 → 2026-07-24 · 2 obs
● 2026-07-24 01:25:52
🔍 DNS Trace
📋 Delegation Chain
| Zone | Nameservers | Glue |
|---|---|---|
| com | d.gtld-servers.net, a.gtld-servers.net, i.gtld-servers.net, j.gtld-servers.net... | - |
| securityfocus.com | ns1.afternic.com, ns2.afternic.com | 4 records |
✅ Authoritative Response
Server:97.74.98.69
NS records: ns1.afternic.com, ns2.afternic.com
🔒 DNSSEC Status
❌ Bogus (DNSSEC validation failed)
No DNSKEY for securityfocus.com
⏱️ Timing
Total: 163ms | Queries: -
📄 Records
| Type | Count | Sample Data |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | 76.223.54.146, 13.248.169.48 |
| NS | 2 | ns1.afternic.com, ns2.afternic.com |
| MX | 1 | . (pri: 0) |
| TXT | 1 | v=spf1 -all |
| SOA | 1 | ns1.afternic.com dns.jomax.net |
📌 Glue Records Collected
Total: 4
Out-of-bailiwick: 4 (ns1.afternic.com, ns1.afternic.com, ns2.afternic.com...)
Analysis
IP Addresses
ns2.securityfocus.com has two IP addresses: 13.248.169.48 and 76.223.54.146
Additional host names — verification-ed0rkm7r.ns3.dan.hosting, helloworld.ella.oahoo.com, hbz.xyz and two others — share IP numbers with ns2.securityfocus.com.
Name Servers
DNS delegation for ns2.securityfocus.com points to two name servers: ns1.afternic.com and ns2.afternic.com.
ns2.securityfocus.com shares its name server setup with other domains, including www.k9jym.com, _dc-mx.71ca13fde9b4.designfordiversity.com, myminerva.com and two others.
There is at least partial name server overlap between ns2.securityfocus.com and other domains — zxt.co, 9654.net, odeonfinancial.com and two more among them.
These name servers frequently co-occur with the name servers verification-d3jclucsp89ganyqbydeny.ns101.verify.hn and verification-f6mwz3yrfbsrgianrkzsq6.ns101.verify.hn.
ns1.afternic.com directs to 97.74.98.69 and 2603:5:2126::45. ns2.afternic.com directs to 173.201.66.69 and 2603:5:2226::45. Each host name carries two IP addresses.