Google owned TLDs don't have A records any more ⚓
02 Jun 2018A little while ago (Jan 2018), I ran a scan to see which all TLDs have an A record set (on the TLD). This is what lets you visit http://ai/ as a valid website on your browser, for eg.
I ran the same scan as http://blog.towo.eu/a-records-on-top-level-domains/ (link is down, archived) and the results are at https://captnemo.in/blog/2018/02/09/tld-a-records/.
Decided to re-run the scan today, and noticed a stark difference: A lot of Google-owned TLD’s which were earlier pointing to 127.0.53.53 don’t have a A record anymore.
Scan run from AS45609.
Results:
| TLD | IP | Web |
|---|---|---|
| ai | 209.59.119.34 | [http], [https] |
| arab | 127.0.53.53 | Private IP |
| cm | 195.24.205.60 | [http], [https] |
| dk | 193.163.102.58 | [http], [https] |
| etisalat | 127.0.53.53 | Private IP |
| gg | 87.117.196.80 | [http], [https] |
| je | 87.117.196.80 | [http], [https] |
| pa | 168.77.8.43 | [http], [https] |
| pn | 80.68.93.100 | [http], [https] |
| politie | 127.0.53.53 | Private IP |
| tk | 217.119.57.22 | [http], [https] |
| uz | 91.212.89.8 | [http], [https] |
| ws | 64.70.19.33 | [http], [https] |
| мон | 218.100.84.27 | [http], [https] |
| мон | 202.170.80.40 | [http], [https] |
| мон | 180.149.98.78 | [http], [https] |
| اتصالات | 127.0.53.53 | Private IP |
| 政府 | 127.0.53.53 | Private IP |
| عرب | 127.0.53.53 | Private IP |
| 招聘 | 127.0.53.53 | Private IP |
Comparing with the previous scan, these TLDs no longer have an A record with them:
-android
-cal
-chrome
-dclk
-drive
-gle
-guge
-hangout
-nexus
-play
-sport
-谷歌
-グーグル
The majority of these are owned by Google. Not claiming it means anything, just a nice observation.
Update: An automatically updated version of this is available at https://captnemo.in/tld-a-record/
Published on June 02, 2018