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thespruce.com

Observed Jul 18, 2026, 12:46 UTC (4d 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.

Guarded by a firewall
Runs onCloudflare
Email byGoogle Workspace
Secured byLet's Encrypt
Registered withMarkMonitor Inc.
Also usesAtlassianDocuSignGoogle Search ConsoleSlack
IPv6 · tranco_5k
Every line above is a signed observation. Check the math at the bottom of the page.
INFRASTRUCTURE MAPwhat thespruce.com actually stands on - every host below is a signed observation
thespruce.com
A / AAAA
172.66.1.220162.159.141.2242a06:98c1:58::1d82606:4700:7::1d8
Cloudflareserves the site
NS
blue.foundationdns.comblue.foundationdns.netblue.foundationdns.org
foundationdns.com + foundationdns.net + moreanswers 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
thespruce.com
Let's Encryptissued its certificate

DNS Records

A 2

  • 172.66.1.220
  • 162.159.141.224

AAAA 2

  • 2a06:98c1:58::1d8
  • 2606:4700:7::1d8

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 12

  • adobe-idp-site-verification=4d443bb146b2a60fc0c0216c899a6ef9baa971cc3c36ac4b3020b4719b5c2e82
  • atlassian-domain-verification=uUTQHYge655RxaiCqp-IAyc/Q7GgtoJziDouyp0rB7n8OUdp4q8WfSgllR1IaJVR
  • docusign=e2f9c90b-d9b4-4aa7-971e-ee1e7a6df4cb
  • google-site-verification=X2IrymczmUeqOEH8KVIumYXU8aaMg8CtQxPAOdqQ-LE
  • google-site-verification=bg_ccOnWDNxQ6l2teGTZ8B11AS8w0FrtZYIvEZP0ACs
  • google-site-verification=jG-RSgZX9uvFTxhovlrQGDf0Y7uwoJccZOdkxw8v5uQ
  • knowbe4-site-verification=fa92b9e4fa2fbe928824de444cebea5e
  • openai-domain-verification=dv-hi9o2mdtE69Paa4KsBVHEVRv
  • shopify-verification-code=vbli1fdTysiw5XS0tDdUgaIbio3vkD
  • slack-domain-verification=HS702akS4ePdWYZtjohQXrZz5mhLiB9aAUVPi0pL

NS 3

  • blue.foundationdns.com
  • blue.foundationdns.net
  • blue.foundationdns.org

SOA 1

  • blue.foundationdns.com dns.cloudflare.com

TLS Certificates (4)

Common NameIssuerExpires
thespruce.com C=US, O=Let's Encrypt, CN=YE2 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:30:12 +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_618778544eee6669
Output Hash
838cecbedeb3d5a67576af78a520457f2a4ad00c92c8953ee1b3e04f9da1810a
Signature
ed25519:fc76680429c55027b4f8d48d6fd862f28e43edaa7df888fec0cdedceba2a81f389c199d1a7395faf653d79b8a987b51f3b956d0f3165d085a43c9b38f1b2890d
Public Key
ed25519:178c3bd0f57d9d64b83cc4630753381e1a465005a2bbba3d032371f24af0bfd8
Parent
(genesis)
Plane
fast
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