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lemmy.ca

Observed Aug 2, 2026, 21:05 UTC (4d ago). Every field below was attested with an Ed25519 signature at scan time.

This reading of lemmy.ca was taken 4d ago

lemmy.ca is on the survey sweep, which works its way across the whole catalog rather than returning to one name on a schedule. Putting lemmy.ca under watch moves it to the fast lane, where DomainDrift re-checks it about every 5 minutes and signs each reading, so a change becomes a dated event within minutes instead of waiting for the sweep to come round.

Watch lemmy.ca Watching a domain needs a DRM3 account. The reading above stays free and public either way.
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Email byGoogle Workspace
Secured byLet's Encrypt
Also usesGoogle Search Console
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Every line above is a signed observation. Check the math at the bottom of the page.
EVIDENCE OF WILDCARD DNSobserved 2026-08-07 01:08 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 lemmy.ca actually stands on - every host below is a signed observation
lemmy.ca
A / AAAA
199.167.16.62
unattributedserves the site
NS
ns1.desec.ions2.desec.org
desec.io + desec.organswers its DNS
MX
smtp.google.com
Google Workspacereceives its email
TLS
lemmy.ca
Let's Encryptissued its certificate

DNS Records

A 1

  • 199.167.16.62

MX 1

  • 1smtp.google.com

TXT 4

  • v=spf1 mx include:_spf.google.com -all
  • canva-site-verification=Y_tPeviR1Bcyns7WOA57TA
  • lemmy-federate-verification=927ae29fd39c4e450f0ef1fa429fa8f6
  • google-site-verification=R40Izoi6YUE-PVL13cnFiByX6rhN-pPs1wNF4ixFmek

NS 2

  • ns1.desec.io
  • ns2.desec.org

SOA 1

  • get.desec.io get.desec.io

CAA 1

  • issue "letsencrypt.org"

MCP_RECORDS 4

  • v=spf1 mx include:_spf.google.com -all
  • canva-site-verification=Y_tPeviR1Bcyns7WOA57TA
  • lemmy-federate-verification=927ae29fd39c4e450f0ef1fa429fa8f6
  • google-site-verification=R40Izoi6YUE-PVL13cnFiByX6rhN-pPs1wNF4ixFmek

DMARC_RECORDS 1

  • v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:dmarc@lemmy.ca

BIMI_RECORDS 4

  • v=spf1 mx include:_spf.google.com -all
  • canva-site-verification=Y_tPeviR1Bcyns7WOA57TA
  • lemmy-federate-verification=927ae29fd39c4e450f0ef1fa429fa8f6
  • google-site-verification=R40Izoi6YUE-PVL13cnFiByX6rhN-pPs1wNF4ixFmek

MTA_STS_RECORDS 4

  • v=spf1 mx include:_spf.google.com -all
  • canva-site-verification=Y_tPeviR1Bcyns7WOA57TA
  • lemmy-federate-verification=927ae29fd39c4e450f0ef1fa429fa8f6
  • google-site-verification=R40Izoi6YUE-PVL13cnFiByX6rhN-pPs1wNF4ixFmek

TLS Certificates (4)

Common NameIssuerExpires
lemmy.ca C=US, O=Let's Encrypt, CN=YE1 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:34:33 +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_2ac75979a2983fb5
Output Hash
1fee27a7cb579db3cf4f23939d80bd7be584e1a573555bee583199d75b8e37c2
Signature
ed25519:4cf56ff5bb008e5e27681bf0e45dc28ef58999e4e6f8f577d2ab6b8986078934b45eb32b71ab4ec3bfdd92d7bd13fb0e134e687e97748f461ab48160a57e2d02
Public Key
ed25519:4859bb613d650e12dd7478cc307c73a8712fabc115a9dc59f65534ed3c09a8f9
Parent
(genesis)
Plane
fast
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