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stackexchange.com

Observed Jul 21, 2026, 19:59 UTC (2d 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 onCloudflare
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.
INFRASTRUCTURE MAPwhat stackexchange.com actually stands on - every host below is a signed observation
stackexchange.com
A / AAAA
198.252.206.1
Cloudflareserves the site
NS
damian.ns.cloudflare.comsureena.ns.cloudflare.com
cloudflare.comanswers its DNS
MX
aspmx.l.google.comalt3.aspmx.l.google.comalt4.aspmx.l.google.comalt1.aspmx.l.google.com+1 more
Google Workspacereceives its email
TLS
stackexchange.com
Let's Encryptissued its certificate

DNS Records

A 1

  • 198.252.206.1

MX 5

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

TXT 5

  • OSGRXZDHB
  • google-site-verification=PbDz-gjfB8Zt-6fgjpPjyh5-Qo2HsJp95qHdq4E0Gvk
  • lucid-verify-Ru9jD4dmh4XuV3h
  • v=spf1 ip4:52.38.191.241 include:_spf1.stackexchange.com ~all
  • v=DMARC1; p=reject; pct=100; rua=mailto:dmarc-aggregates@stackoverflow.com; ruf=mailto:dmarc-forensics@stackoverflow.com; fo=1

NS 2

  • damian.ns.cloudflare.com
  • sureena.ns.cloudflare.com

SOA 1

  • damian.ns.cloudflare.com dns.cloudflare.com

CAA 13

  • issue "comodoca.com"
  • issue "digicert.com; cansignhttpexchanges=yes"
  • issue "letsencrypt.org"
  • issue "pki.goog; cansignhttpexchanges=yes"
  • issue "sectigo.com"
  • issue "ssl.com"
  • issuewild "comodoca.com"
  • issuewild "digicert.com; cansignhttpexchanges=yes"
  • issuewild "letsencrypt.org"
  • issuewild "pki.goog; cansignhttpexchanges=yes"

TLS Certificates (4)

Common NameIssuerExpires
stackexchange.com C=US, O=Let's Encrypt, CN=YE2 Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:02:09 +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 (0)

None observed.

The proof

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Ed25519 Receipt

Receipt ID
rcpt_6428451269160c73
Output Hash
dddfdadcd230cc83571dde66daf42f98acfb26aea3a8117020cea3d462ac7b1f
Signature
ed25519:a060de9ab6a6562e6ff2249826bd84b28939ce18c75768cb6724bb414373d25a8e91dece508a7f5f5cb9e4d2bc2ad417177d3c2d2b8d0d571b7e25b3c3193108
Public Key
ed25519:178c3bd0f57d9d64b83cc4630753381e1a465005a2bbba3d032371f24af0bfd8
Parent
(genesis)
Plane
fast
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