mega.nu - dns.ninja
mega.nu
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| DNSSEC | 🔒 Signed (DS record present) | ||||||
| NS | catcher-in-the-rye.nic.nu ⭐ | ||||||
| NS | a.ns.nu | ||||||
| NS | c.ns.nu | ||||||
| NS | d.ns.nu | ||||||
| NS | m.ns.nu | ||||||
| NS | y.ns.nu | ||||||
| NS | z.ns.nu | ||||||
| TXT | id:13f0f8ca-713c-4dc1-82ae-d14620aa5036 | ||||||
| TXT | NU zone update: 2026-07-10 19:04:35 +0000 (EPOCH 1783710275) (auto) | ||||||
| SOA | catcher-in-the-rye.nic.nuhostmaster@nic.nu serial=1783710336 | ||||||
rank #100 in the tld
mega.nu
Optionsmega.nuis a domain under Niue's country-code TLD that became known chiefly as an alternate address (often cited asmega.nu:8080) for reaching Fyodor'sinsecure.orgsite — home of the Nmap security scanner and related security resources — at a time when some corporate web filters blocked URLs containing the word "insecure". Its current operational status is unclear.
Key facts
- Owner / operator: unknown (historically associated with Fyodor / Insecure.Org community)
- TLD:
.nu— ccTLD for Niue, also popularly used as a generic-sounding domain ("now" in Swedish/Dutch) for commercial branding - Primary purpose: historically, an alternate mirror/access point for security-research content (Nmap, Phrack archives, etc.)
- Status: unknown — no confirmed current active use
Related domains
insecure.org— the canonical domain for Fyodor's Nmap project and security resources, for whichmega.nuserved as an alternate access point
📈 Tranco rank: #981,266
PTR for
MX for
Subdomains
mail2.mega.nu |
ns4.mega.nu |
ns1.mega.nu |
triceps.mega.nu |
colo.mega.nu |
ns0.mega.nu |
mega.mega.nu |
ns3.mega.nu |
mail1.mega.nu |
mail.mega.nu |
ns2.mega.nu |
Same first word
Similar names
DNS History
10 records (8 active, 2 former)
●NSns0.mega.nu2015-08-16 → 2026-07-10 · 2 obs
● 2026-07-10 19:17:30
●NSns1.mega.nu2015-08-16 → 2026-07-10 · 2 obs
● 2026-07-10 19:17:30
●NSns2.mega.nu2018-12-22 → 2026-07-10 · 3 obs
● 2018-12-22 16:51:26
● 2026-07-10 19:17:30
●NSns3.mega.nu2018-12-22 → 2026-07-10 · 3 obs
● 2018-12-22 16:51:26
● 2026-07-10 19:17:30
●NSns4.mega.nu2018-12-22 → 2026-07-10 · 3 obs
● 2018-12-22 16:51:26
● 2026-07-10 19:17:30
●MXmail1.mega.nu2015-08-16 → 2026-07-10 · 2 obs
● 2026-07-10 19:17:30
○MXmail2.mega.nu2015-08-16 → 2018-12-22 · 4 obs
● 2018-12-22 16:51:26
○ 2026-02-15 14:41:22
○ 2026-07-10 19:17:30
●MXmega.nu2026-02-15 → 2026-07-10 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-15 14:41:22
● 2026-07-10 19:17:30
●A108.65.49.102026-02-15 → 2026-07-10 · 3 obs
● 2026-02-15 14:41:22
● 2026-07-10 19:17:30
○A204.8.45.522015-08-16 → 2018-12-22 · 4 obs
● 2018-12-22 16:51:26
○ 2026-02-15 14:41:22
○ 2026-07-10 19:17:30
🔍 DNS Trace
📋 Delegation Chain
| Zone | Nameservers | Glue |
|---|---|---|
| nu | a.ns.nu, c.ns.nu, d.ns.nu, m.ns.nu... | 12 records |
| mega.nu | ns1.mega.nu, ns2.mega.nu, ns3.mega.nu, ns4.mega.nu | 8 records |
✅ Authoritative Response
Server:185.136.99.66
NS records: ns1.mega.nu, ns2.mega.nu, ns3.mega.nu, ns4.mega.nu
🔒 DNSSEC Status
🔐 Secure (DNSSEC validated)
Chain of trust verified from root to domain
⏱️ Timing
Total: 982ms | Queries: -
📄 Records
| Type | Count | Sample Data |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 108.65.49.10 |
| NS | 4 | ns2.mega.nu, ns4.mega.nu... |
| MX | 2 | mail1.mega.nu (pri: 10), mega.nu (pri: 5) |
| TXT | 2 | google-site-verification=Io-sWtJOA6TwvUc, v=spf1 include:_spf.mega.nu -all |
| SOA | 1 | ns0.mega.nu douzzer.mega.nu |
📌 Glue Records Collected
Total: 20
In-bailiwick: 20 (a.ns.nu, c.ns.nu, d.ns.nu...)
Analysis
Hierarchy
mega.nu is a parent domain; its children include mail2.mega.nu, ns4.mega.nu, ns1.mega.nu, triceps.mega.nu, colo.mega.nu and a few other host names.
Mail Server Role
audonex.com, triceps.mega.nu, colo.mega.nu and two other domains all use mega.nu as their mail server.
mail1.mega.nu and mega.nu tend to appear jointly as mail servers.
IP Addresses
mega.nu directs to one IP number, which is 108.65.49.10.
Additional host names such as mail2.mega.nu, ns0.mega.nu, ns0.audonex.com and mega.mega.nu share IP numbers with mega.nu.
Name Servers
The authoritative name servers for mega.nu are ns0.mega.nu, ns1.mega.nu, ns2.mega.nu and two others.
mega.nu partially shares its NS delegation with several other domains, including 48-55.45.8.204.in-addr.arpa, highfidelityradio.com, piscataqua-club.org and two others.
These name servers often co-occur with the name servers ns3.mega.nu.
Hosts with two IP numbers each:
ns1.mega.nu maps to two IP addresses — 185.136.96.66 and 2a06:fb00:1::1:66.
ns2.mega.nu maps to two IP addresses — 185.136.97.66 and 2a06:fb00:1::2:66.
ns3.mega.nu maps to two IP addresses — 185.136.98.66 and 2a06:fb00:1::3:66.
ns4.mega.nu maps to two IP addresses — 185.136.99.66 and 2a06:fb00:1::4:66.
Hosts that resolve to one IP address:
ns0.mega.nu points to the IP address 108.65.49.10.
Mail Servers
Two mail servers handle mega.nu: mega.nu and mail1.mega.nu.
mega.nu's MX records match those of several other domains — for example audonex.com, triceps.mega.nu, colo.mega.nu and mega.mega.nu.
mega.nu partially shares its mail servers with other domains, www.piscataqua-club.org and piscataqua-club.org being examples.
mega.nu resolves to 108.65.49.10. mail1.mega.nu resolves to 204.8.45.52. Both host names point to a single IP number.