a.ns1.apple.com - robtex.com
a.ns1.apple.com
| DNSSEC | ⚠️ Not signed | ||||||
| MX | mx-in.g.apple.com ⭐ | ||||||
| A | 17.171.208.6🇺🇸 Apple17.168.0.0/14 | ||||||
| PTR | mx-in-ma.apple.com | ||||||
| MX | mx-in-hfd.apple.com(20) | ||||||
| A | 17.57.165.2🇺🇸 Apple17.57.164.0/23 | ||||||
| PTR | mx-in-hfd.apple.com | ||||||
| MX | mx-in-ma.apple.com(20) | ||||||
| A | 17.171.208.6🇺🇸 Apple17.168.0.0/14 | ||||||
| PTR | mx-in-ma.apple.com | ||||||
| MX | mx-in-rn.apple.com(20) | ||||||
| A | 17.56.176.6🇺🇸 Apple17.56.128.0/17 | ||||||
| PTR | mx-in-rn.apple.com | ||||||
| MX | mx-in-sg.apple.com(20) | ||||||
| A | 17.23.14.18🇺🇸 Apple17.23.14.0/23 | ||||||
| PTR | mx-in-sg.apple.com | ||||||
| MX | mx-in-vib.apple.com(20) | ||||||
| A | 17.57.170.2🇺🇸 Apple17.0.0.0/9 | ||||||
| PTR | mx-in-vib.apple.com | ||||||
| TXT | v=spf1 redirect=_spf.apple.com | ||||||
ns1.apple.com
| DNSSEC | ⚠️ Not signed | ||||||
| MX | mx-in.g.apple.com ⭐ | ||||||
| MX | mx-in-hfd.apple.com(20) | ||||||
| MX | mx-in-ma.apple.com(20) | ||||||
| MX | mx-in-rn.apple.com(20) | ||||||
| MX | mx-in-sg.apple.com(20) | ||||||
| MX | mx-in-vib.apple.com(20) | ||||||
| TXT | v=spf1 redirect=_spf.apple.com | ||||||
WOT: SAFE (94/100)
Same first word
Similar names
Previous names
Next names
DNS History
6 records (6 active, 0 former)
●MXmx-in-hfd.apple.com2026-08-18 → 2026-10-15 · 2 obs
● 2026-10-15 23:59:56
●MXmx-in-vib.apple.com2026-08-18 → 2026-10-15 · 2 obs
● 2026-10-15 23:59:56
●MXmx-in.g.apple.com2026-08-18 → 2026-10-15 · 2 obs
● 2026-10-15 23:59:56
🔍 DNS Trace
📋 Delegation Chain
| Zone | Nameservers | Glue |
|---|---|---|
| com | e.gtld-servers.net, f.gtld-servers.net, g.gtld-servers.net, h.gtld-servers.net... | - |
| apple.com | a.ns.apple.com, b.ns.apple.com, c.ns.apple.com, d.ns.apple.com | 8 records |
✅ Authoritative Response
Server:17.253.200.1
NS records: a.ns.apple.com, b.ns.apple.com, c.ns.apple.com, d.ns.apple.com
🔒 DNSSEC Status
⚠️ Insecure (no DNSSEC)
No DS record for apple.com (unsigned zone)
⏱️ Timing
Total: 233ms | Queries: -
📄 Records
| Type | Count | Sample Data |
|---|---|---|
| MX | 6 | mx-in.g.apple.com (pri: 10), mx-in-ma.apple.com (pri: 20)... |
| TXT | 1 | v=spf1 redirect=_spf.apple.com |
📌 Glue Records Collected
Total: 8
In-bailiwick: 8 (a.ns.apple.com, a.ns.apple.com, b.ns.apple.com...)
Analysis
Mail Servers
The MX records for a.ns1.apple.com point to 6 mail servers — mx-in-hfd.apple.com, mx-in-ma.apple.com, mx-in-rn.apple.com and 3 other.
a.ns1.apple.com shares mail servers — at least in part — with other domains, including faspex-prod.apple.com.apple.com, cnsha-pclient-vpn.apple.com, a17-64-67-8.apple.com and two others.
These mail servers are frequently used alongside the mail servers mx-in.g.apple.com, mx-in-vib.apple.com and mx-in-sg.apple.com, plus two others.
Host names pointing to a single IP address:
mx-in-hfd.apple.com directs to 17.57.165.2.
mx-in-ma.apple.com directs to 17.171.208.6.
mx-in-rn.apple.com directs to 17.56.176.6.
mx-in-sg.apple.com directs to 17.23.14.18.
mx-in-vib.apple.com directs to 17.57.170.2.
mx-in.g.apple.com directs to 17.171.208.6.
Host names pointing to 17.171.208.6 IP addresses: mx-in-ma.apple.com and mx-in.g.apple.com.