database.windows.net - dns.ninja

database.windows.net

windows.net

DNSSEC⚠️ Not signed
A20.70.246.20πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Microsoft20.64.0.0/10
A20.76.201.171πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Microsoft20.64.0.0/10
A20.112.250.133πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Microsoft20.64.0.0/10
A20.231.239.246πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Microsoft20.192.0.0/10
A20.236.44.162πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Microsoft20.192.0.0/10
NSns1-39.azure-dns.com ⭐
NSns2-39.azure-dns.net
NSns3-39.azure-dns.org
NSns4-39.azure-dns.info
TXTv=spf1 ~all
TXTD-TRUST=TKAAE72D5GPTF5W
TXThp5z7j57tvmw14l2l2q75jbbgy0dt58r
TXTgoogle-site-verification=4M45IJpH1ORIVK_OCV3YRWrZYhlRwsI4fpgG__4oOYY
TXTgoogle-site-verification=l6n41xsudWccd_jj1bS5gpdlYm7D92MHDHT3jvwk-_E
SOAns1-39.azure-dns.comazuredns-hostmaster@microsoft.com serial=1
rank #419 globally
rank #11 in the tld

windows.net

windows.net is a domain owned by Microsoft Corporation, used as the backbone for many of its cloud service endpoints, especially within Microsoft Azure.

Key facts

  • Owner / operator: Microsoft Corporation
  • TLD:.netβ€” gTLD
  • Primary purpose: cloud services infrastructure (Azure storage and other service endpoints)
  • Status: active

Notable subdomains or services

  • *.blob.core.windows.net– Azure Blob Storage endpoints
  • *.dfs.core.windows.net– Azure Data Lake Storage endpoints
  • *.file.core.windows.net– Azure Files endpoints
  • *.queue.core.windows.net– Azure Queue Storage endpoints
  • *.web.core.windows.net– Azure Static Website hosting endpoints

Related domains

  • microsoft.com
  • azure.com
Semrush Rank:#103,315 Keywords:26,211 Traffic:18,209/mo
πŸ“ˆ Tranco rank: #68
windows.net - Tranco Rank (30d: ↓-1)6667686970Jul 5Jul 14Jul 23Aug 1Aug 10Rank#67#68

Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Domain

windows.net is a core infrastructure domain owned and operated by Microsoft Corporation. It serves as the primary namespace for Microsoft Azure cloud services, one of the world's largest cloud computing platforms launched in 2010.

Primary Uses

The domain provides standard endpoints for Azure services:

  • Azure Storage:.blob.core.windows.net,.file.core.windows.net
  • Azure SQL Database:.database.windows.net
  • Azure Service Bus:.servicebus.windows.net
  • Azure Cache for Redis:.redis.cache.windows.net
  • Azure Websites:.azurewebsites.net(via related namespace)

These endpoints serve 95% of Fortune 500 companies across 400+ datacenters in 70+ regions worldwide.

DNS Infrastructure

  • Nameservers: Azure DNS (ns1-39.azure-dns.com, ns2-39.azure-dns.net, ns3-39.azure-dns.org, ns4-39.azure-dns.info)
  • Hosting: Microsoft's global Azure infrastructure
  • IP Ranges: Distributed across Microsoft-owned address space (AS8075)
  • DNSSEC: Not signed

Technical Notes

Thecore.windows.netsubdomain is particularly significant as the standard endpoint for Azure Storage services. Azure is transitioning some services to newerstorage.azure.netendpoints, butwindows.netremains the default and most widely deployed namespace for Azure cloud infrastructure.

Subdomains

Same first word

Similar names

DNS History

13 records (5 active, 8 former)

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026NSns1-225.azure-dns.comns2-225.azure-dns.netns3-225.azure-dns.orgns4-225.azure-dns.infons1prod.24.azuredns-prd.infons1prod.24.azuredns-prd.orgns2prod.24.azuredns-prd.infons2prod.24.azuredns-prd.orgprd1.azuredns-cloud.netprd2.azuredns-cloud.netprd3.azuredns-cloud.netprd4.azuredns-cloud.netA65.55.23.107
●NSns1-225.azure-dns.com2018-11-13 β†’ 2026-08-12 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2018-09-16 10:06:52
● 2018-11-13 17:24:58
● 2026-08-12 23:37:08
β—‹NSns1prod.24.azuredns-prd.info2018-09-16 β†’ 2020-12-31 Β· 5 obs
β—‹ 2018-08-05 11:12:50
● 2018-09-16 10:06:52
● 2020-12-31 01:03:28
β—‹ 2026-02-15 17:45:04
β—‹ 2026-08-12 23:37:08
β—‹NSns1prod.24.azuredns-prd.org2018-09-16 β†’ 2020-12-31 Β· 5 obs
β—‹ 2018-08-05 11:12:50
● 2018-09-16 10:06:52
● 2020-12-31 01:03:28
β—‹ 2026-02-15 17:45:04
β—‹ 2026-08-12 23:37:08
●NSns2-225.azure-dns.net2018-11-13 β†’ 2026-08-12 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2018-09-16 10:06:52
● 2018-11-13 17:24:58
● 2026-08-12 23:37:08
β—‹NSns2prod.24.azuredns-prd.info2018-09-16 β†’ 2020-12-31 Β· 5 obs
β—‹ 2018-08-05 11:12:50
● 2018-09-16 10:06:52
● 2020-12-31 01:03:28
β—‹ 2026-02-15 17:45:04
β—‹ 2026-08-12 23:37:08
β—‹NSns2prod.24.azuredns-prd.org2018-09-16 β†’ 2020-12-31 Β· 5 obs
β—‹ 2018-08-05 11:12:50
● 2018-09-16 10:06:52
● 2020-12-31 01:03:28
β—‹ 2026-02-15 17:45:04
β—‹ 2026-08-12 23:37:08
●NSns3-225.azure-dns.org2018-11-13 β†’ 2026-08-12 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2018-09-16 10:06:52
● 2018-11-13 17:24:58
● 2026-08-12 23:37:08
●NSns4-225.azure-dns.info2018-11-13 β†’ 2026-08-12 Β· 3 obs
β—‹ 2018-09-16 10:06:52
● 2018-11-13 17:24:58
● 2026-08-12 23:37:08
β—‹NSprd1.azuredns-cloud.net2015-06-26 β†’ 2020-12-31 Β· 6 obs
● 2015-06-26 16:10:24
● 2018-08-05 11:12:50
β—‹ 2018-09-16 10:06:52
● 2020-12-31 01:03:28
β—‹ 2026-02-15 17:45:04
β—‹ 2026-08-12 23:37:08
β—‹NSprd2.azuredns-cloud.net2015-06-26 β†’ 2018-08-05 Β· 4 obs
● 2015-06-26 16:10:24
● 2018-08-05 11:12:50
β—‹ 2018-09-16 10:06:52
β—‹ 2026-08-12 23:37:08
β—‹NSprd3.azuredns-cloud.net2015-06-26 β†’ 2018-08-05 Β· 4 obs
● 2015-06-26 16:10:24
● 2018-08-05 11:12:50
β—‹ 2018-09-16 10:06:52
β—‹ 2026-08-12 23:37:08
β—‹NSprd4.azuredns-cloud.net2015-06-26 β†’ 2018-08-05 Β· 4 obs
● 2015-06-26 16:10:24
● 2018-08-05 11:12:50
β—‹ 2018-09-16 10:06:52
β—‹ 2026-08-12 23:37:08
●A65.55.23.1072015-06-26 β†’ 2026-08-12 Β· 2 obs
● 2015-06-26 16:10:24
● 2026-08-12 23:37:08

πŸ” DNS Trace

πŸ“‹ Delegation Chain

ZoneNameserversGlue
neta.gtld-servers.net, b.gtld-servers.net, c.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net...-
windows.netns1-39.azure-dns.com, ns2-39.azure-dns.net, ns3-39.azure-dns.org, ns4-39.azure-dns.info1 record
database.windows.netns1-225.azure-dns.com, ns2-225.azure-dns.net, ns3-225.azure-dns.org, ns4-225.azure-dns.info-

βœ… Authoritative Response

Server:208.84.5.225

NS records: ns1-225.azure-dns.com, ns2-225.azure-dns.net, ns3-225.azure-dns.org, ns4-225.azure-dns.info

πŸ”’ DNSSEC Status

⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)

No DS record for windows.net (unsigned zone)

⏱️ Timing

Total: 482ms | Queries: -

πŸ“„ Records

TypeCountSample Data
A165.55.23.107
NS8ns1-225.azure-dns.com, ns1-225.azure-dns.com...
SOA1ns1-225.azure-dns.com msnhst.microsoft.c

πŸ“Œ Glue Records Collected

Total: 1

Out-of-bailiwick: 1 (ns2-39.azure-dns.net)

Analysis

Hierarchy

database.windows.net acts as a parent domain for prdisrsql-bkp.database.windows.net, feiaztkmmsdb001.database.windows.net, eastus.database.windows.net, sp1-eu-d.database.windows.net, prolead.database.windows.net and hundreds of other host names beneath it.

IP Addresses

database.windows.net has exactly one IP address β€” 65.55.23.107.

Name Servers

Four name servers handle the delegation for database.windows.net: ns1-225.azure-dns.com, ns4-225.azure-dns.info, ns2-225.azure-dns.net and ns3-225.azure-dns.org.

database.windows.net has overlapping name servers with several other domains β€” among them storeindex.core.windows.net, azure-apim.net, azure-mobile.net and storage.azure.com.

Each of the four hosts ns1-225.azure-dns.com, ns4-225.azure-dns.info, ns2-225.azure-dns.net and ns3-225.azure-dns.org has two IP addresses. ns1-225.azure-dns.com points to 13.107.236.225 and 2603:1061:0:700::e1. ns4-225.azure-dns.info points to 208.84.5.225 and 2620:1ec:bda:700::e1. ns2-225.azure-dns.net points to 150.171.21.225 and 2620:1ec:8ec:700::e1. ns3-225.azure-dns.org points to 204.14.183.225 and 2a01:111:4000:700::e1.