symcd.com - dns.ninja
symcd.com
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| DNSSEC | 🔒 Signed (DS record present) | ||||||
| NS | a.gtld-servers.net ⭐ | ||||||
| NS | b.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | c.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | d.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | e.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | f.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | g.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | h.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | i.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | j.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | k.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | l.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| NS | m.gtld-servers.net | ||||||
| SOA | a.gtld-servers.netnstld@verisign-grs.com serial=1786434154 | ||||||
DigiCert PKI Infrastructure Domain
symcd.com is a critical Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) domain operated by DigiCert, one of the world's largest Certificate Authorities. The domain name derives from "Symantec Certificate Distribution" — a legacy from Symantec's Website Security business, which DigiCert acquired in 2017.
Purpose
This domain serves as infrastructure for SSL/TLS certificate validation services:
- OCSP Responders — Online Certificate Status Protocol endpoints (e.g., s.symcd.com) that allow browsers to verify if a certificate has been revoked in real-time
- CRL Distribution — Certificate Revocation List hosting for certificates that need offline revocation checking
- Certificate Chains — Intermediate certificate distribution for trust chain validation
The domain's high traffic rank (Tranco #3,681) reflects its role in billions of daily certificate validation requests from web browsers worldwide.
DNS Infrastructure
- Authoritative Nameservers: Redundant configuration using both UltraDNS (pdns196.ultradns.) and DigiCert's own DNS infrastructure (ns20-25.digicertdns.)
- Primary Contact: dns@digicertdns.com
- Subdomains: 52+ including s.symcd.com (OCSP), g.symcd.com, tc.symcd.com
- DNSSEC: Not enabled
- IPv4/IPv6: Dual-stack support on all nameservers
Technical Notes
The domain itself does not host a website — it exists purely for PKI operations. Subdomains like s.symcd.com resolve to DigiCert's OCSP infrastructure (pki-ocsp.digicert.com), handling certificate status queries for millions of Symantec-legacy and DigiCert-issued certificates still in use across the internet.
Subdomains
s.symcd.com |
g.symcd.com |
tc.symcd.com |
so.symcd.com |
rd.symcd.com |
rb.symcd.com |
tn.symcd.com |
sc.symcd.com |
gv.symcd.com |
tf.symcd.com |
sx.symcd.com |
ss.symcd.com |
tg.symcd.com |
sg.symcd.com |
sb.symcd.com |
gk.symcd.com |
st.symcd.com |
gj.symcd.com |
sv.symcd.com |
sy.symcd.com |
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rc.symcd.com |
fr.symcd.com |
sr.symcd.com |
sn.symcd.com |
sa.symcd.com |
ti.symcd.com |
rh.symcd.com |
sf.symcd.com |
rm.symcd.com |
se.symcd.com |
tb.symcd.com |
to.symcd.com |
ea.symcd.com |
gn.symcd.com |
hd.symcd.com |
gq.symcd.com |
tj.symcd.com |
sd.symcd.com |
gm.symcd.com |
ro.symcd.com |
su.symcd.com |
sw.symcd.com |
gb.symcd.com |
th.symcd.com |
gt.symcd.com |
sh.symcd.com |
ga.symcd.com |
tk.symcd.com |
gs.symcd.com |
gp.symcd.com |
gu.symcd.com |
gl.symcd.com |
sm.symcd.com |
tl.symcd.com |
t.symcd.com |
gw.symcd.com |
gr.symcd.com |
hc.symcd.com |
ha.symcd.com |
gz.symcd.com |
ta.symcd.com |
Same first word
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Similar names
DNS History
26 records (10 active, 16 former)
○NSa1.verisigndns.com2015-05-19 → 2019-07-02 · 4 obs
● 2019-07-02 05:50:26
○ 2019-09-21 07:31:58
○ 2026-08-11 07:54:00
○NSa2.verisigndns.com2015-05-19 → 2019-07-02 · 4 obs
● 2019-07-02 05:50:26
○ 2019-09-21 07:31:58
○ 2026-08-11 07:54:00
○NSa3.verisigndns.com2015-05-19 → 2019-07-02 · 4 obs
● 2019-07-02 05:50:26
○ 2019-09-21 07:31:58
○ 2026-08-11 07:54:00
○NSns1.p03.dynect.net2019-09-21 → 2021-07-10 · 16 obs
● 2019-09-21 07:31:58
○ 2019-10-15 05:15:08
● 2019-10-29 16:26:46
● 2019-12-10 15:44:20
○ 2020-02-14 12:13:02
● 2020-03-18 11:48:34
○ 2020-03-26 13:22:14
○ 2020-03-27 20:26:44
● 2020-05-26 22:14:06
● 2020-11-09 10:14:38
○ 2020-12-15 19:39:12
● 2020-12-18 17:20:24
● 2021-07-10 04:07:12
○ 2026-02-16 16:36:28
○ 2026-08-11 07:54:00
○NSns10.dnsmadeeasy.com2019-09-21 → 2021-07-10 · 18 obs
● 2019-09-21 07:31:58
● 2019-10-29 16:26:46
○ 2019-12-10 15:44:20
● 2020-02-14 12:13:02
○ 2020-03-18 11:48:34
● 2020-03-26 13:22:14
● 2020-03-27 20:26:44
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● 2020-06-10 00:04:42
● 2020-10-14 19:19:58
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● 2020-12-15 19:39:12
● 2020-12-18 17:20:24
○ 2021-03-03 06:25:52
● 2021-07-10 04:07:12
○ 2026-02-16 16:36:28
○ 2026-08-11 07:54:00
○NSns11.dnsmadeeasy.com2019-10-15 → 2020-12-18 · 14 obs
● 2019-10-15 05:15:08
○ 2019-10-29 16:26:46
○ 2019-12-10 15:44:20
● 2020-02-14 12:13:02
● 2020-03-27 20:26:44
○ 2020-05-26 22:14:06
● 2020-06-10 00:04:42
○ 2020-10-14 19:19:58
○ 2020-11-09 10:14:38
● 2020-12-15 19:39:12
● 2020-12-18 17:20:24
○ 2021-03-03 06:25:52
○ 2026-08-11 07:54:00
○NSns12.dnsmadeeasy.com2019-10-15 → 2020-12-18 · 14 obs
● 2019-10-15 05:15:08
○ 2019-10-29 16:26:46
○ 2019-12-10 15:44:20
● 2020-02-14 12:13:02
● 2020-03-27 20:26:44
○ 2020-05-26 22:14:06
● 2020-06-10 00:04:42
○ 2020-10-14 19:19:58
○ 2020-11-09 10:14:38
● 2020-12-15 19:39:12
● 2020-12-18 17:20:24
○ 2021-03-03 06:25:52
○ 2026-08-11 07:54:00
○NSns13.dnsmadeeasy.com2019-10-15 → 2020-12-18 · 14 obs
● 2019-10-15 05:15:08
○ 2019-10-29 16:26:46
○ 2019-12-10 15:44:20
● 2020-02-14 12:13:02
● 2020-03-27 20:26:44
○ 2020-05-26 22:14:06
● 2020-06-10 00:04:42
○ 2020-10-14 19:19:58
○ 2020-11-09 10:14:38
● 2020-12-15 19:39:12
● 2020-12-18 17:20:24
○ 2021-03-03 06:25:52
○ 2026-08-11 07:54:00
○NSns14.dnsmadeeasy.com2019-10-15 → 2020-12-18 · 14 obs
● 2019-10-15 05:15:08
○ 2019-10-29 16:26:46
○ 2019-12-10 15:44:20
● 2020-02-14 12:13:02
● 2020-03-27 20:26:44
○ 2020-05-26 22:14:06
● 2020-06-10 00:04:42
○ 2020-10-14 19:19:58
○ 2020-11-09 10:14:38
● 2020-12-15 19:39:12
● 2020-12-18 17:20:24
○ 2021-03-03 06:25:52
○ 2026-08-11 07:54:00
○NSns15.dnsmadeeasy.com2019-10-15 → 2020-12-18 · 14 obs
● 2019-10-15 05:15:08
○ 2019-10-29 16:26:46
○ 2019-12-10 15:44:20
● 2020-02-14 12:13:02
● 2020-03-27 20:26:44
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● 2020-06-10 00:04:42
○ 2020-10-14 19:19:58
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● 2020-12-15 19:39:12
● 2020-12-18 17:20:24
○ 2021-03-03 06:25:52
○ 2026-08-11 07:54:00
○NSns2.p03.dynect.net2019-09-21 → 2021-07-10 · 17 obs
● 2019-09-21 07:31:58
○ 2019-10-15 05:15:08
● 2019-10-29 16:26:46
● 2019-12-10 15:44:20
○ 2020-02-14 12:13:02
○ 2020-03-27 20:26:44
● 2020-05-26 22:14:06
○ 2020-06-10 00:04:42
● 2020-10-14 19:19:58
● 2020-11-09 10:14:38
○ 2020-12-15 19:39:12
○ 2020-12-18 17:20:24
● 2021-03-03 06:25:52
● 2021-07-10 04:07:12
○ 2026-02-16 16:36:28
○ 2026-08-11 07:54:00
●NSns20.digicertdns.com2026-02-16 → 2026-08-11 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-16 16:36:28
● 2026-08-11 07:54:00
●NSns21.digicertdns.com2026-02-16 → 2026-08-11 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-16 16:36:28
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●NSns22.digicertdns.com2026-02-16 → 2026-08-11 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-16 16:36:28
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●NSns23.digicertdns.net2026-02-16 → 2026-08-11 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-16 16:36:28
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●NSns24.digicertdns.net2026-02-16 → 2026-08-11 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-16 16:36:28
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●NSns25.digicertdns.net2026-02-16 → 2026-08-11 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-16 16:36:28
● 2026-08-11 07:54:00
○NSns3.p03.dynect.net2019-09-21 → 2021-07-10 · 17 obs
● 2019-09-21 07:31:58
○ 2019-10-15 05:15:08
● 2019-10-29 16:26:46
● 2019-12-10 15:44:20
○ 2020-02-14 12:13:02
○ 2020-03-27 20:26:44
● 2020-05-26 22:14:06
○ 2020-06-10 00:04:42
● 2020-10-14 19:19:58
● 2020-11-09 10:14:38
○ 2020-12-15 19:39:12
○ 2020-12-18 17:20:24
● 2021-03-03 06:25:52
● 2021-07-10 04:07:12
○ 2026-02-16 16:36:28
○ 2026-08-11 07:54:00
○NSns4.p03.dynect.net2019-09-21 → 2021-07-10 · 17 obs
● 2019-09-21 07:31:58
○ 2019-10-15 05:15:08
● 2019-10-29 16:26:46
● 2019-12-10 15:44:20
○ 2020-02-14 12:13:02
○ 2020-03-27 20:26:44
● 2020-05-26 22:14:06
○ 2020-06-10 00:04:42
● 2020-10-14 19:19:58
● 2020-11-09 10:14:38
○ 2020-12-15 19:39:12
○ 2020-12-18 17:20:24
● 2021-03-03 06:25:52
● 2021-07-10 04:07:12
○ 2026-02-16 16:36:28
○ 2026-08-11 07:54:00
●NSpdns196.ultradns.biz2026-02-16 → 2026-08-11 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-16 16:36:28
● 2026-08-11 07:54:00
●NSpdns196.ultradns.com2026-02-16 → 2026-08-11 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-16 16:36:28
● 2026-08-11 07:54:00
●NSpdns196.ultradns.net2026-02-16 → 2026-08-11 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-16 16:36:28
● 2026-08-11 07:54:00
●NSpdns196.ultradns.org2026-02-16 → 2026-08-11 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-16 16:36:28
● 2026-08-11 07:54:00
○NSu1.verisigndns.com2015-05-19 → 2019-07-02 · 4 obs
● 2019-07-02 05:50:26
○ 2019-09-21 07:31:58
○ 2026-08-11 07:54:00
○NSu2.verisigndns.com2015-05-19 → 2019-07-02 · 4 obs
● 2019-07-02 05:50:26
○ 2019-09-21 07:31:58
○ 2026-08-11 07:54:00
○NSu3.verisigndns.com2015-05-19 → 2019-07-02 · 4 obs
● 2019-07-02 05:50:26
○ 2019-09-21 07:31:58
○ 2026-08-11 07:54:00
🔍 DNS Trace
📋 Delegation Chain
| Zone | Nameservers | Glue |
|---|---|---|
| com | b.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net, c.gtld-servers.net, m.gtld-servers.net... | - |
| symcd.com | pdns196.ultradns.com, pdns196.ultradns.net, pdns196.ultradns.org, pdns196.ultradns.biz... | 8 records |
✅ Authoritative Response
Server:208.80.126.223
NS records: pdns196.ultradns.com, pdns196.ultradns.net, pdns196.ultradns.org, pdns196.ultradns.biz, ns20.digicertdns.com, ns21.digicertdns.com, ns22.digicertdns.com, ns24.digicertdns.net, ns25.digicertdns.net, ns23.digicertdns.net
🔒 DNSSEC Status
⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)
No DS record for symcd.com (unsigned zone)
⏱️ Timing
Total: 2167ms | Queries: -
📄 Records
| Type | Count | Sample Data |
|---|---|---|
| NS | 10 | ns20.digicertdns.com, ns21.digicertdns.com... |
| SOA | 1 | ns20.digicertdns.com dns.digicertdns.com |
📌 Glue Records Collected
Total: 8
Out-of-bailiwick: 8 (pdns196.ultradns.com, pdns196.ultradns.com, ns20.digicertdns.com...)
Analysis
Hierarchy
The host names s.symcd.com, g.symcd.com, tc.symcd.com, so.symcd.com and rd.symcd.com — among a few others — fall under the parent domain symcd.com.
Name Servers
The DNS delegation for symcd.com covers 10 name servers: pdns196.ultradns.biz, ns20.digicertdns.com, ns21.digicertdns.com and 7 more.
At least some of symcd.com's name servers are shared with other domains, for example ns1.cyberspacedesign.com, fleetfeetcincy.com, alrc.gov.au and two more.
These name servers tend to co-occur with ns22.digicertdns.com, ns23.digicertdns.net, ns24.digicertdns.net and 7 other name servers in the same DNS delegations.
Hostnames that resolve to two IP addresses:
pdns196.ultradns.biz maps to two IP addresses — 156.154.66.196 and 2610:a1:1015::e8.
ns20.digicertdns.com maps to two IP addresses — 208.94.148.223 and 2600:1800:10::1:1f.
ns21.digicertdns.com maps to two IP addresses — 208.80.124.223 and 2600:1801:11::1:1f.
ns22.digicertdns.com maps to two IP addresses — 208.80.126.223 and 2600:1802:12::1:1f.
pdns196.ultradns.com maps to two IP addresses — 156.154.64.196 and 2001:502:f3ff::e8.
ns23.digicertdns.net maps to two IP addresses — 208.80.125.223 and 2600:1801:13::1:1f.
ns24.digicertdns.net maps to two IP addresses — 208.80.127.223 and 2600:1802:14::1:1f.
ns25.digicertdns.net maps to two IP addresses — 208.94.149.223 and 2600:1800:15::1:1f.
pdns196.ultradns.net maps to two IP addresses — 156.154.65.196 and 2610:a1:1014::e8.
pdns196.ultradns.org maps to two IP addresses — 156.154.67.196 and 2001:502:4612::e8.