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gov.uk

Observed Aug 3, 2026, 02:56 UTC (3d ago). Every field below was attested with an Ed25519 signature at scan time.

This reading of gov.uk was taken 3d ago

gov.uk is on the survey sweep, which works its way across the whole catalog rather than returning to one name on a schedule. Putting gov.uk 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.

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Runs onFastly
Secured byGlobalSign
Registered withNominet UK
IPv6 · 8 subdomains · government
Every line above is a signed observation. Check the math at the bottom of the page.
EVIDENCE OF WILDCARD DNSobserved 2026-08-05 15:18 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 gov.uk actually stands on - every host below is a signed observation
gov.uk
A / AAAA
151.101.0.144151.101.64.144151.101.128.144151.101.192.144+8 more
Fastlyserves the site
NS
nsa.nic.uknsb.nic.uknsc.nic.uknsd.nic.uk+4 more
nic.ukanswers its DNS
TLS
www.gov.uk
GlobalSign nv-saissued its certificate

DNS Records

A 4

  • 151.101.0.144
  • 151.101.64.144
  • 151.101.128.144
  • 151.101.192.144

AAAA 8

  • 2a04:4e42::144
  • 2a04:4e42:200::144
  • 2a04:4e42:400::144
  • 2a04:4e42:600::144
  • 2a04:4e42:800::144
  • 2a04:4e42:a00::144
  • 2a04:4e42:c00::144
  • 2a04:4e42:e00::144

TXT 4

  • v=spf1 -all
  • d1v9gv6rnax070.cloudfront.net
  • security_contact=https://vulnerability-reporting.service.security.gov.uk
  • _globalsign-domain-verification=a5p69EoJN9T_qv6CU2Y_FkAocR4FJpRN84165hHR25

NS 8

  • nsa.nic.uk
  • nsb.nic.uk
  • nsc.nic.uk
  • nsd.nic.uk
  • dns1.nic.uk
  • dns2.nic.uk
  • dns3.nic.uk
  • dns4.nic.uk

SOA 1

  • dns1.nic.uk hostmaster.nominet.org.uk

MCP_RECORDS 2

  • v=spf1 ?all
  • v=DMARC1;p=reject;rua=mailto:govuk-rua@dmarc.service.gov.uk

DMARC_RECORDS 1

  • v=DMARC1;p=reject;sp=none;np=reject;adkim=s;aspf=s;fo=1;rua=mailto:dmarc-rua@dmarc.service.gov.uk

BIMI_RECORDS 2

  • v=spf1 ?all
  • v=DMARC1;p=reject;rua=mailto:govuk-rua@dmarc.service.gov.uk

MTA_STS_RECORDS 2

  • v=spf1 ?all
  • v=DMARC1;p=reject;rua=mailto:govuk-rua@dmarc.service.gov.uk

TLS Certificates (2)

Common NameIssuerExpires
www.gov.uk C=BE, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, CN=GlobalSign RSA OV SSL CA 2018 Mon, 28 Dec 2026 22:06:14 +0000
GlobalSign RSA OV SSL CA 2018 2.5.4.11=GlobalSign Root CA - R3, O=GlobalSign, CN=GlobalSign Tue, 21 Nov 2028 00:00:00 +0000

Subdomains (8)

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_309b6e1deaf77797
Output Hash
ac49f72994dcdb522f18d59b53f624ca3a5298f83233ecc0bb46383f66f69eba
Signature
ed25519:a1a66a97bac9fc0359973caeb82bb8996adc26fe7ad8ab237180c4e6244f31bc42779d6747b991876be4e4e166a5df3e69908630da5906cd7f391b2a69b19308
Public Key
ed25519:4859bb613d650e12dd7478cc307c73a8712fabc115a9dc59f65534ed3c09a8f9
Parent
(genesis)
Plane
fast
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