avain.app

Observed Aug 16, 2026, 18:33 UTC (3h ago). Every field below was attested with an Ed25519 signature at scan time. Catalog observation, re-checked on rotation - watch it for 5-minute checks.

Up right now
Runs onUpCloud
Email byGoogle Workspace
Secured byLet's Encrypt
Registered withCloudFlare, Inc.
DNSSEC on · domcop
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EVIDENCE OF WILDCARD DNSobserved 2026-08-16 18:33 UTC

DomainDrift asked this domain for a TXT record at a name nobody registers, and got an answer back. A domain that answers a name that was never created is answering names in general, and that is wildcard DNS.

Wildcard DNS clusters around domain parking, dynamic DNS and catch-all hosting. It is also a real attack surface: if every invented hostname resolves, then a hostname an attacker invents resolves too, which is the ground state for subdomain takeover and for phishing hosted under a name that looks legitimate.

This is evidence of wildcard behaviour, not a proven fact. It rests on one control name: a domain could legitimately serve a TXT record at exactly that name for an unrelated reason, and a wildcard that answers address records but not TXT records would not be caught here at all. What this reading is and is not.

INFRASTRUCTURE MAPwhat avain.app actually stands on - every host below is a signed observation
avain.app
A / AAAA
185.20.137.1881.27.99.187
UpCloudserves the site
NS
dora.ns.cloudflare.compaul.ns.cloudflare.com
cloudflare.comanswers its DNS
MX
aspmx.l.google.comaspmx2.googlemail.comaspmx3.googlemail.comalt1.aspmx.l.google.com+1 more
Google Workspacereceives its email
TLS
avain.app
Let's Encryptissued its certificate

DNS Records

A 2

  • 185.20.137.18
  • 81.27.99.187

MX 5

  • 1aspmx.l.google.com
  • 10aspmx2.googlemail.com
  • 10aspmx3.googlemail.com
  • 5alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
  • 5alt2.aspmx.l.google.com

TXT 1

  • v=spf1 a:avain.app ip4:94.130.184.197 ip4:78.46.205.141 ip4:95.216.198.53 ip6:2a01:4f8:1c0c:44bc::/64 ip6:2a01:4f8:1c17:4169::/64 ip6:2a01:4f9:c010:365f::/64 ~all

NS 2

  • dora.ns.cloudflare.com
  • paul.ns.cloudflare.com

SOA 1

  • dora.ns.cloudflare.com dns.cloudflare.com

MCP_RECORDS 1

  • v=spf1 a:avain.app ip4:94.130.184.197 ip4:78.46.205.141 ip4:95.216.198.53 ip6:2a01:4f8:1c0c:44bc::/64 ip6:2a01:4f8:1c17:4169::/64 ip6:2a01:4f9:c010:365f::/64 ~all

DMARC_RECORDS 1

  • v=spf1 a:avain.app ip4:94.130.184.197 ip4:78.46.205.141 ip4:95.216.198.53 ip6:2a01:4f8:1c0c:44bc::/64 ip6:2a01:4f8:1c17:4169::/64 ip6:2a01:4f9:c010:365f::/64 ~all

BIMI_RECORDS 1

  • v=spf1 a:avain.app ip4:94.130.184.197 ip4:78.46.205.141 ip4:95.216.198.53 ip6:2a01:4f8:1c0c:44bc::/64 ip6:2a01:4f8:1c17:4169::/64 ip6:2a01:4f9:c010:365f::/64 ~all

MTA_STS_RECORDS 1

  • v=spf1 a:avain.app ip4:94.130.184.197 ip4:78.46.205.141 ip4:95.216.198.53 ip6:2a01:4f8:1c0c:44bc::/64 ip6:2a01:4f8:1c17:4169::/64 ip6:2a01:4f9:c010:365f::/64 ~all

TLS Certificates (4)

Common NameIssuerExpires
avain.app C=US, O=Let's Encrypt, CN=YE1 Sat, 14 Nov 2026 06:27:08 +0000
YE1 C=US, O=ISRG, CN=Root YE Sat, 02 Sep 2028 23:59:59 +0000
Root YE C=US, O=Internet Security Research Group, CN=ISRG Root X2 Thu, 02 Sep 2032 23:59:59 +0000
ISRG Root X2 C=US, O=Internet Security Research Group, CN=ISRG Root X1 Thu, 02 Sep 2032 23:59:59 +0000

Subdomains (0)

None observed.

The proof

Signed at scan time. Check the math yourself. Every line above is part of one signed observation. Re-hash it and check the Ed25519 signature in your own browser; the only network request the check makes is for the published public keys.

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Ed25519 Receipt

Receipt ID
rcpt_da70a16f2a18c48a
Output Hash
429d867814411a3cb674e885fc78432940e49c51b164f12422eff56355930d9b
Signature
ed25519:9096074223fb9ebbf00de566dbbdb96280c31aa1486e3c8338fcfc67aa97a1d30fce581fb9659ef25484bb935132dbfd592090f45127c25a78e406b2546dcf04
Public Key
ed25519:4859bb613d650e12dd7478cc307c73a8712fabc115a9dc59f65534ed3c09a8f9
Parent
(genesis)
Plane
fast
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