ta.symcd.com - dns.ninja
ta.symcd.com
| CNAME | mpki-ocsp.digicert.com | ||||||
| DNSSEC | โ ๏ธ Not signed | ||||||
symcd.com
| DNSSEC | โ ๏ธ Not signed | ||||||
| NS | ns20.digicertdns.com โญ | ||||||
| NS | ns21.digicertdns.com | ||||||
| NS | ns22.digicertdns.com | ||||||
| NS | ns23.digicertdns.net | ||||||
| NS | ns24.digicertdns.net | ||||||
| NS | ns25.digicertdns.net | ||||||
| NS | pdns196.ultradns.biz | ||||||
| NS | pdns196.ultradns.com | ||||||
| NS | pdns196.ultradns.net | ||||||
| NS | pdns196.ultradns.org | ||||||
| SOA | ns20.digicertdns.comdns@digicertdns.com 2009-01-02 #76 | ||||||
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" โ 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 โ 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 โ Certificate Revocation List hosting for certificates that need offline revocation checking
- Certificate Chains โ 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 โ 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.
Same first word
Similar names
DNS History
26 records (1 active, 25 former)
โA2.22.139.272015-08-19 โ 2016-04-02 ยท 6 obs
โ 2015-12-16 22:58:46
โ 2016-01-12 03:50:14
โ 2016-04-02 03:09:20
โ 2016-04-23 18:10:56
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA2001:4de0:4103:180::201a2016-05-01 โ 2016-05-01 ยท 4 obs
โ 2016-05-01 20:19:28
โ 2016-06-02 21:15:32
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA2001:4de0:4103:181::201a2016-05-01 โ 2016-05-01 ยท 4 obs
โ 2016-05-01 20:19:28
โ 2016-06-02 21:15:32
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA2001:559:19:9a::201a2016-04-26 โ 2016-04-26 ยท 4 obs
โ 2016-04-26 22:19:56
โ 2016-05-01 20:19:28
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA2001:559:19:a0::201a2016-04-26 โ 2016-04-26 ยท 4 obs
โ 2016-04-26 22:19:56
โ 2016-05-01 20:19:28
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA23.13.171.272015-08-19 โ 2015-08-19 ยท 3 obs
โ 2018-08-22 13:14:14
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA23.4.187.272016-11-28 โ 2016-12-01 ยท 5 obs
โ 2016-11-28 03:51:18
โ 2016-12-01 05:30:20
โ 2016-12-02 08:05:42
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA23.41.75.272015-08-19 โ 2015-08-19 ยท 3 obs
โ 2018-08-22 13:14:14
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA23.43.75.272016-04-23 โ 2016-04-23 ยท 4 obs
โ 2016-04-23 18:10:56
โ 2016-04-26 22:19:56
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA23.47.27.272015-08-19 โ 2016-01-12 ยท 4 obs
โ 2016-01-12 03:50:14
โ 2016-04-02 03:09:20
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA23.49.139.272015-08-19 โ 2015-08-19 ยท 3 obs
โ 2018-08-22 13:14:14
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA23.5.251.272015-08-19 โ 2016-05-01 ยท 4 obs
โ 2016-05-01 20:19:28
โ 2016-06-02 21:15:32
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA23.52.91.272016-04-26 โ 2016-12-02 ยท 10 obs
โ 2016-04-26 22:19:56
โ 2016-05-01 20:19:28
โ 2016-06-02 21:15:32
โ 2016-08-17 14:13:16
โ 2016-11-28 03:51:18
โ 2016-12-01 05:30:20
โ 2016-12-02 08:05:42
โ 2018-08-22 13:14:14
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA23.53.155.272015-08-19 โ 2015-08-19 ยท 3 obs
โ 2018-08-22 13:14:14
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA2600:1408:10:183::201a2016-01-12 โ 2016-12-02 ยท 8 obs
โ 2016-01-12 03:50:14
โ 2016-04-02 03:09:20
โ 2016-06-06 12:44:44
โ 2016-08-17 14:13:16
โ 2016-12-02 08:05:42
โ 2018-08-22 13:14:14
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA2600:1408:10:184::201a2016-01-12 โ 2016-01-12 ยท 4 obs
โ 2016-01-12 03:50:14
โ 2016-04-02 03:09:20
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA2600:1408:10:191::201a2016-08-17 โ 2016-12-02 ยท 5 obs
โ 2016-08-17 14:13:16
โ 2016-12-02 08:05:42
โ 2018-08-22 13:14:14
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA2600:140a:0:184::201a2016-06-02 โ 2016-06-06 ยท 5 obs
โ 2016-06-02 21:15:32
โ 2016-06-06 12:44:44
โ 2016-08-17 14:13:16
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA2600:140a:0:18e::201a2016-06-02 โ 2016-06-06 ยท 5 obs
โ 2016-06-02 21:15:32
โ 2016-06-06 12:44:44
โ 2016-08-17 14:13:16
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA2a02:26f0:105:182::201a2015-12-16 โ 2015-12-16 ยท 4 obs
โ 2015-12-16 22:58:46
โ 2016-01-12 03:50:14
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA2a02:26f0:105:18d::201a2015-12-16 โ 2016-04-23 ยท 7 obs
โ 2015-12-16 22:58:46
โ 2016-01-12 03:50:14
โ 2016-04-02 03:09:20
โ 2016-04-23 18:10:56
โ 2016-04-26 22:19:56
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โA2a02:26f0:105:18e::201a2016-04-02 โ 2016-04-23 ยท 5 obs
โ 2016-04-02 03:09:20
โ 2016-04-23 18:10:56
โ 2016-04-26 22:19:56
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โCNAMEe8218.dscb1.akamaiedge.net2015-12-16 โ 2016-12-02 ยท 5 obs
โ 2015-12-16 22:58:46
โ 2016-12-02 08:05:42
โ 2018-08-22 13:14:14
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โCNAMEmpki-ocsp.digicert.com2026-08-11 โ 2026-08-11 ยท 2 obs
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โCNAMEocsp-ds.ws.symantec.com.edgekey.net2015-12-16 โ 2018-08-22 ยท 4 obs
โ 2015-12-16 22:58:46
โ 2018-08-22 13:14:14
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
โCNAMEocsp.ws.symantec.com.edgekey.net2015-08-19 โ 2015-08-19 ยท 3 obs
โ 2015-12-16 22:58:46
โ 2026-08-11 10:19:18
๐ DNS Trace
๐ Delegation Chain
| Zone | Nameservers | Glue |
|---|---|---|
| com | a.gtld-servers.net, b.gtld-servers.net, c.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net... | - |
| symcd.com | pdns196.ultradns.com, pdns196.ultradns.net, pdns196.ultradns.org, pdns196.ultradns.biz... | 8 records |
โ Authoritative Response
Server:156.154.64.196
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
๐ DNSSEC Status
โ ๏ธ Insecure (no DNSSEC)
No DS record for symcd.com (unsigned zone)
โฑ๏ธ Timing
Total: 347ms | Queries: -
๐ Records
| Type | Count | Sample Data |
|---|---|---|
| CNAME | 1 | mpki-ocsp.digicert.com |
๐ Glue Records Collected
Total: 8
Out-of-bailiwick: 8 (pdns196.ultradns.com, pdns196.ultradns.com, ns20.digicertdns.com...)