Show HN: 4B+ DNS Records Dataset

(merklemap.com)

24 points | by Eikon 13 hours ago ago

4 comments

  • genmud 8 hours ago

    Neat! How is this different than domaintools/farsight [1]?

    Passive DNS [2] has been in my toolbox for 15+ years, and is invaluable for security research / threat intelligence. Knowing historical resolutions to something are so helpful in investigations.

    For anyone interested, they should check out the talk by one of the DomainTools people [3] on how it can be utilized for investigation.

    Are you passively collecting this data, or actively querying for these records?

    [1] - https://www.domaintools.com/products/threat-intelligence-fee...

    [2] - https://www.circl.lu/services/passive-dns/

    [3] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXmapqLkZd0

    • Eikon 4 hours ago

      From what I understand [1] is just tlds, not subdomains?

      • genmud 4 hours ago

        That would be incorrect, they get subdomains for passive dns feeds.

  • 35mm 3 hours ago

    How often is it updated?

    Does it include expired domains?