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Domain Name Monitoring: DNS, IP and Security

DNS Utilities

Typical tools include dig, kdig, drill, and ldns utilities for queries. Zonemaster and Zonecheck validate zones. DNSViz visualizes DNS and DNSSEC. dnsperf and resperf generate traffic to benchmark. RIPE Atlas supplies distributed measurements.

See also: IDN Converters

viewdns.info - Exhaustive information tool for DNS, IPs, whois, etc.

DNSai provides AI-powered DNS lookups and DNS management tools. It delivers real-time DNS intelligence that helps IT teams and cybersecurity analysts investigate domains, troubleshoot DNS issues, and monitor DNS changes quickly. It also supports everyday DNS administration tasks by simplifying record analysis, configuration, and ongoing oversight.

Digwebinterface.com - DNS server queries, IPs, and other useful info

DNS Intelligence and History

Domain management services (displaying expiration dates, whois information, DNS, etc.) are features offered by all registrars, but they only allow tracking of one's own domain names. To monitor external domain name lists, specialized services or software are required.

CompleteDNS.com - Research domain nameserver changes and drops

Hosterstats.com/ - History of registrars, DNS, and other useful info

Securitytrails.com - History of whois, DNS, and other useful technical info

DnsCoffee - History of used nameservers