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lichess.dev

Observed Aug 2, 2026, 15:56 UTC (6d ago). Every field below was attested with an Ed25519 signature at scan time.

This reading of lichess.dev was taken 6d ago

lichess.dev is on the survey sweep, which works its way across the whole catalog rather than returning to one name on a schedule. Putting lichess.dev 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 lichess.dev 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
IPv6 · 3 subdomains · tranco
Every line above is a signed observation. Check the math at the bottom of the page.
EVIDENCE OF WILDCARD DNSobserved 2026-08-07 16:55 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 lichess.dev actually stands on - every host below is a signed observation
lichess.dev
A / AAAA
141.94.96.1412001:41d0:403:478d::
2001serves the site
NS
max.ns.cloudflare.comgail.ns.cloudflare.com
cloudflare.comanswers its DNS
MX
aspmx.l.google.comalt1.aspmx.l.google.comalt2.aspmx.l.google.comalt3.aspmx.l.google.com+1 more
Google Workspacereceives its email
TLS
lichess.dev
Let's Encryptissued its certificate

DNS Records

A 1

  • 141.94.96.141

AAAA 1

  • 2001:41d0:403:478d::

MX 5

  • 1aspmx.l.google.com
  • 5alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
  • 5alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
  • 10alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
  • 10alt4.aspmx.l.google.com

TXT 1

  • google-site-verification=OmIjsK64XCWNmtJb6rH7IVzySzpHzTeyrkJmv-1su6s

NS 2

  • max.ns.cloudflare.com
  • gail.ns.cloudflare.com

SOA 1

  • gail.ns.cloudflare.com dns.cloudflare.com

MCP_RECORDS 1

  • google-site-verification=OmIjsK64XCWNmtJb6rH7IVzySzpHzTeyrkJmv-1su6s

DMARC_RECORDS 1

  • v=DMARC1; p=reject; sp=reject; adkim=s; aspf=s

BIMI_RECORDS 1

  • google-site-verification=OmIjsK64XCWNmtJb6rH7IVzySzpHzTeyrkJmv-1su6s

MTA_STS_RECORDS 1

  • google-site-verification=OmIjsK64XCWNmtJb6rH7IVzySzpHzTeyrkJmv-1su6s

TLS Certificates (4)

Common NameIssuerExpires
lichess.dev C=US, O=Let's Encrypt, CN=YE2 Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:43:58 +0000
YE2 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 (3)

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_d7ca12626f597a43
Output Hash
790e23e107b3fa9c720068ecc7b33341b5b1daca2f9dc11786f4ca9db7a8b9d9
Signature
ed25519:627771af705101c2413529a0e775064cd3eed649bdea58d6156324deb084ea293983eab508f8a9e8732275d09b3d6389a39f2a42ea46d5b7bed993a675b3dc0f
Public Key
ed25519:4859bb613d650e12dd7478cc307c73a8712fabc115a9dc59f65534ed3c09a8f9
Parent
(genesis)
Plane
fast
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