recursion.es
Observed Aug 16, 2026, 09:15 UTC (2h 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.
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.
DNS Records
A 2
76.223.54.14613.248.169.48
MX 1
0
TXT 1
v=spf1 -all
NS 2
ns1.afternic.comns2.afternic.com
SOA 1
ns2.afternic.com dns.jomax.net
MCP_RECORDS 1
v=spf1 -all
DMARC_RECORDS 1
v=spf1 -all
BIMI_RECORDS 1
v=spf1 -all
MTA_STS_RECORDS 1
v=spf1 -all
TLS Certificates (4)
| Common Name | Issuer | Expires |
|---|---|---|
recursion.es |
C=US, O=GoDaddy.com, CN=GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1 | Wed, 20 Jan 2027 09:59:03 +0000 |
GoDaddy TLS Intermediate CA DV - R1v1 |
C=US, O=GoDaddy.com, CN=GoDaddy TLS Root CA - R1 | Fri, 24 Aug 2040 11:59:59 +0000 |
GoDaddy TLS Root CA - R1 |
C=US, ST=Arizona, L=Scottsdale, O=GoDaddy.com, Inc., CN=Go Daddy Root Certificate Authority - G2 | Thu, 31 Dec 2037 23:59:59 +0000 |
Go Daddy Root Certificate Authority - G2 |
C=US, ST=Arizona, L=Scottsdale, O=GoDaddy.com, Inc., CN=Go Daddy Root Certificate Authority - G2 | Thu, 31 Dec 2037 23:59:59 +0000 |
Subdomains (0)
None observed.
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.
Verify this receiptEd25519 Receipt
- Receipt ID
rcpt_4992c30f1fab782d- Output Hash
a52200e57ce06b7145d04167a6118fb1523ea34fb7c7d5d6bb631f007484b635- Signature
ed25519:ee813dfb0e22644c912f4aae066a7e000c4d6a5b37956f5dce7539c7de92e6e60e843692de73186de6d692cf2b21f8111cc936aedba704449c82372133218706- Public Key
ed25519:4859bb613d650e12dd7478cc307c73a8712fabc115a9dc59f65534ed3c09a8f9- Parent
(genesis)- Plane
- fast