startconfserver.taboola.com - dns.ninja

`startconfserver.taboola.com`

CNAME	`tfstart-startserver-prod-prod-1060299289.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com`
DNSSEC	⚠️ Not signed
A	13.219.26.235^{🇺🇸 Amazon13.216.0.0/13 EC2 IAD prefix}
		PTR	`ec2-13-219-26-235.compute-1.amazonaws.com`
A	18.208.38.8^{🇺🇸 Amazon18.208.0.0/13 EC2 IAD prefix}
A	34.224.130.209^{🇺🇸 Amazon34.224.0.0/12 EC2 Region prefix}

`taboola.com`

	DNSSEC	🔒 Signed (DS record present)
	A	151.101.2.132^{🇺🇸 Fastly151.101.0.0/22}
	A	151.101.66.132^{🇺🇸 Fastly151.101.64.0/22}
	A	151.101.130.132^{🇺🇸 Fastly151.101.128.0/22}
	A	151.101.194.132^{🇺🇸 Fastly151.101.192.0/22}
	NS	`dns1.p05.nsone.net` ⭐
	NS	`dns2.p05.nsone.net`
	NS	`dns3.p05.nsone.net`
	NS	`dns4.p05.nsone.net`
	NS	`ns01.dnsfaster.com`
	NS	`ns02.dnsfaster.com`
	NS	`ns03.dnsfaster.com`
	NS	`ns04.dnsfaster.com`
	MX	`aspmx.l.google.com` ⭐
	MX	`alt1.aspmx.l.google.com`⁽⁵⁾
	MX	`alt2.aspmx.l.google.com`⁽⁵⁾
	MX	`aspmx2.googlemail.com`⁽¹⁰⁾
	MX	`aspmx3.googlemail.com`⁽¹⁰⁾
	MX	`aspmx4.googlemail.com`⁽¹⁰⁾
	MX	`aspmx5.googlemail.com`⁽¹⁰⁾
	TXT	`anthropic-domain-verification-1zbekh=lJFJALlYr77IEwETZNf4Bb2Bj`
	TXT	`atlassian-sending-domain-verification=0a85057d-574b-4719-b1e0-2a8933fb47f7`
	TXT	`c1a74638-2510-480f-ae6e-fa1ecd1f5650`
	TXT	`canva-site-verification=GpjIk35KwRWnY8jVajXblw`
	TXT	`google-site-verification=N60gm5YnA_5ibrU2k9tH-TJqaVwp-P3sB44ZzWbzxAc`
	TXT	`google-site-verification=k1dQX_v14MN8Mq34nd3RU2QJx_e7Emv7PeDmP_GPcbE`
	TXT	`v=spf1 ip4:0.0.0.6 ip4:103.28.42.0/24 ip4:104.130.122.0/23 ip4:104.130.96.0/2...`
	SOA	`dns1.p05.nsone.net`hostmaster@nsone.net serial=1658209882

⚠️ On DNS blocklist: light, multi, pro, pro.plus, ultimate
WOT: SAFE (35/100)
rank #5111 globally
rank #2547 in the tld
⚠️ On DNS blocklist: light, multi, pro, pro.plus, ultimate
Semrush Rank:#95,592 Keywords:18,623 Traffic:19,859/mo
WOT: SUSPICIOUS (33/100)
📈 Tranco rank: #189

Overview

Taboola is a performance advertising and content discovery platform founded in 2007 by Adam Singolda. The company operates the world's largest discovery platform, connecting advertisers with audiences across publisher websites. Taboola reaches over 600 million daily active users through partnerships with 9,000+ publishers and serves 15,000+ advertisers globally. The company employs more than 1,700 people.

Products and Services

Realize Platform - Core advertising product focused on conversion and action-stage marketing
Native advertising - Content recommendation widgets appearing on publisher websites
AI-powered optimization - Targeting and campaign management tools including "Abby" AI Ad Assistant
First-party audience targeting - Privacy-compliant targeting solutions
Skimlinks - Commerce-focused subsidiary for affiliate marketing
Connexity - Related commerce advertising business

Publisher Network

Major media partners include ABC News, Business Insider, USA Today, and many other prominent publishers. The company also works with major advertising holding companies including WPP, Dentsu, IPG, and Havas.

Infrastructure

Web hosting: Fastly CDN (AS54113) with anycast IPs 151.101.2.132, 151.101.66.132, 151.101.130.132, 151.101.194.132
DNS: Split between NSONE (dns1-4.p05.nsone.net) and DNSFaster (ns01-04.dnsfaster.com) - 8 nameservers total
Email: Google Workspace (aspmx.l.google.com and alternates)
Security: DNSSEC enabled with validated chain of trust
Ranking: Tranco #192, global rank #5,072

DNS History

1 record (1 active, 0 former)

●CNAMEtfstart-startserver-prod-prod-1060299289.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com2026-02-20 → 2026-07-04 · 2 obs

● 2026-02-20 02:14:34
● 2026-07-04 23:31:24

🔍 DNS Trace

📋 Delegation Chain

Zone	Nameservers	Glue
com	l.gtld-servers.net, c.gtld-servers.net, e.gtld-servers.net, i.gtld-servers.net...	-
taboola.com	dns1.p05.nsone.net, dns2.p05.nsone.net, dns3.p05.nsone.net, dns4.p05.nsone.net...	4 records

✅ Authoritative Response

Server:45.54.46.193

NS records: dns1.p05.nsone.net, dns2.p05.nsone.net, dns3.p05.nsone.net, dns4.p05.nsone.net, ns03.dnsfaster.com, ns01.dnsfaster.com, ns04.dnsfaster.com, ns02.dnsfaster.com

🔒 DNSSEC Status

🔐 Secure (DNSSEC validated)

Chain of trust verified from root to domain

⏱️ Timing

Total: 295ms | Queries: -

📄 Records

Type	Count	Sample Data
CNAME	1	`tfstart-startserver-prod-prod-1060299289`

📌 Glue Records Collected

Total: 4

Out-of-bailiwick: 4 (ns03.dnsfaster.com, ns01.dnsfaster.com, ns04.dnsfaster.com...)

Analysis

IP Addresses

startconfserver.taboola.com maps to three IP numbers — 13.219.26.235, 18.208.38.8 and 34.224.130.209.