elsevier.demdex.net - robtex.com
elsevier.demdex.net
| CNAME | gslb-2.demdex.net | ||||||
| CNAME | edge-va6.demdex.net | ||||||
| CNAME | dcs-public-edge-va6-158015560.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com | ||||||
| DNSSEC | β οΈ Not signed | ||||||
| A | 18.208.67.251πΊπΈ Amazon18.208.0.0/13 EC2 IAD prefix | ||||||
| PTR | ec2-18-208-67-251.compute-1.amazonaws.com | ||||||
| A | 32.196.207.120 | ||||||
| A | 52.21.172.244πΊπΈ Amazon52.20.0.0/14 EC2 IAD prefix | ||||||
| A | 52.72.195.14πΊπΈ Amazon52.72.0.0/15 EC2 IAD prefix | ||||||
| A | 54.157.251.204πΊπΈ Amazon54.156.0.0/14 EC2 IAD prefix | ||||||
| A | 54.208.98.155πΊπΈ Amazon54.208.0.0/15 EC2 IAD prefix | ||||||
| A | 98.82.229.179πΊπΈ Amazon98.80.0.0/13 EC2 IAD Prefix | ||||||
| A | 100.26.39.156πΊπΈ Amazon100.24.0.0/13 EC2 IAD prefix | ||||||
demdex.net
| DNSSEC | β οΈ Not signed | ||||||
| NS | ns301.adobe.net β | ||||||
| NS | ns302.adobe.net | ||||||
| NS | ns303.adobe.net | ||||||
| NS | ns304.adobe.net | ||||||
| NS | ns305.adobe.net | ||||||
| NS | ns306.adobe.net | ||||||
| TXT | v=spf1 -all | ||||||
| TXT | google-site-verification=Psb_wEr4STVfkh3fjmAlpkV2WcZ96Op5ZKYo9i55ADY | ||||||
| SOA | ns301.adobe.netzarioiu@adobe.com serial=2018275668 | ||||||
WOT: SAFE (50/100)
rank #344992 globally
rank #9282 in the tld
β οΈ On DNS blocklist: pro, pro.plus, ultimate
WOT: SAFE (36/100)
π Tranco rank: #354
Adobe Audience Manager Infrastructure Domain
demdex.net is a legacy domain owned and operated by Adobe Inc. that serves as the core infrastructure for Adobe Audience Manager, a Data Management Platform (DMP) within the Adobe Experience Cloud ecosystem.
History and Purpose
Adobe acquired Demdex in 2011 and integrated its technology into what became Adobe Audience Manager. Despite the rebranding, Adobe retained the demdex.net domain because it remains deeply integrated with:
- Adobe Audience Manager - Enterprise data management platform for audience segmentation
- Adobe Experience Cloud ID Service - Cross-platform visitor identification
- Data Provider Match (DPM) calls - Customer data synchronization and ID requests
Technical Function
The domain handles data collection operations connecting websites to Adobe's infrastructure including Data Collection Servers and Profile Cache Servers. Subdomains likedcs.demdex.netandfast.demdex.netare used for tracking pixels and audience data collection across thousands of enterprise websites.
DNS Infrastructure
- Nameservers: Hosted on Adobe's authoritative nameservers (ns301-ns306.adobe.net)
- Mail: SPF record explicitly rejects all mail (
v=spf1 -all) - DNSSEC: Not signed
- Ranking: Tranco #220 (extremely high-traffic domain)
Privacy Note
The domain appears on several ad-blocking and privacy blocklists due to its tracking functionality, though it represents legitimate Adobe infrastructure used for enterprise marketing analytics.
Same first word
Similar names
DNS History
62 records (1 active, 61 former)
βA13.113.136.312017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA13.55.101.372017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA177.71.203.272017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA35.161.35.1682017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA35.166.31.1082017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA35.167.226.1332017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.18.163.1102017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.19.210.42017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.197.147.1472017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.198.78.952017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.211.21.1952017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.211.54.2442017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.221.155.2032017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.24.219.1322017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.26.112.1592017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.26.195.872017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.27.10.2132017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.30.191.1332017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.31.67.1652017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.32.174.1542017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.33.53.322017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.48.142.1332017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.49.214.492017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.63.6.1702017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.65.135.672017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.65.245.2092017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.67.154.2182017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.69.95.2522017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.76.6.482017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.86.68.2492017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA52.87.102.1922017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA54.152.215.302017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA54.154.66.2002017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA54.164.70.2462017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA54.173.119.1672017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA54.175.106.662017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA54.175.120.332017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA54.175.121.1252017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA54.207.101.2402017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA54.207.22.72017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA54.233.86.2292017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA54.254.255.2342017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA54.255.228.442017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA54.76.155.132017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA54.77.223.602017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βA54.94.150.1112017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βCNAMEdcs-edge-apse-231350507.ap-southeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com2017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βCNAMEdcs-edge-apse2-246104331.ap-southeast-2.elb.amazonaws.com2017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βCNAMEdcs-edge-irl1-876252164.eu-west-1.elb.amazonaws.com2017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βCNAMEdcs-edge-sae-678302718.sa-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com2017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βCNAMEdcs-edge-tyo3-624150721.ap-northeast-1.elb.amazonaws.com2017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βCNAMEdcs-edge-usw2-620097651.us-west-2.elb.amazonaws.com2017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βCNAMEdcs-edge-va6-802167536.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com2017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βCNAMEedge-apse.demdex.net2017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βCNAMEedge-apse2.demdex.net2017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βCNAMEedge-sae.demdex.net2017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βCNAMEedge-tyo3.demdex.net2017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βCNAMEedge-usw2.demdex.net2017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βCNAMEedge-va6.demdex.net2017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βCNAMEgslb-2.demdex.net2026-05-03 β 2026-05-13 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βCNAMEgslb.demdex.net2017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
βCNAMEirl1.demdex.net2017-05-07 β 2017-05-07 Β· 3 obs
β 2026-05-03 21:16:40
β 2026-05-13 19:29:40
π DNS Trace
π Delegation Chain
| Zone | Nameservers | Glue |
|---|---|---|
| net | a.gtld-servers.net, b.gtld-servers.net, c.gtld-servers.net, d.gtld-servers.net... | - |
| demdex.net | ns301.adobe.net, ns302.adobe.net, ns303.adobe.net, ns304.adobe.net... | 6 records |
β Authoritative Response
Server:199.7.69.252
NS records: ns301.adobe.net, ns302.adobe.net, ns303.adobe.net, ns304.adobe.net, ns305.adobe.net, ns306.adobe.net
π DNSSEC Status
β οΈ Insecure (no DNSSEC)
No DS record for demdex.net (unsigned zone)
β±οΈ Timing
Total: 468ms | Queries: -
π Records
| Type | Count | Sample Data |
|---|---|---|
| CNAME | 1 | gslb-2.demdex.net |
π Glue Records Collected
Total: 6
Out-of-bailiwick: 6 (ns301.adobe.net, ns302.adobe.net, ns303.adobe.net...)
Analysis
IP Addresses
Eight IP numbers are pointed to by elsevier.demdex.net: 18.208.67.251, 32.196.207.120, 52.21.172.244, 52.72.195.14, 54.157.251.204, 54.208.98.155, 98.82.229.179 and 100.26.39.156.
other host names include ec2-54-208-98-155.compute-1.amazonaws.com, ec2-100-26-39-156.compute-1.amazonaws.com, ec2-52-72-195-14.compute-1.amazonaws.com, dcs-public-edge-va6-158015560.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com and ec2-54-157-251-204.compute-1.amazonaws.com; they share IP numbers with elsevier.demdex.net.