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DomainIntel API reveals company security and tools via DNS

A developer has created DomainIntel, a free API that analyzes a company's domain name system (DNS) records, SSL certificates, and HTTP headers to reveal their email provider, hiring tools, and overall security posture. By comparing Stripe and GitHub, the tool highlights differing security philosophies: Stripe uses a lean stack with a strict 'reject' DMARC policy, while GitHub employs a broader set of services with a more lenient 'quarantine' policy. This analysis can provide a clearer picture of a company's operational hygiene and security practices than traditional vendor evaluation methods. AI

IMPACT Provides a new method for evaluating vendor security and operational posture by analyzing publicly available domain data.

RANK_REASON New product release (API) providing a novel method for analyzing company infrastructure.

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DomainIntel API reveals company security and tools via DNS

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  1. dev.to — MCP tag TIER_1 English(EN) · John Leslie ·

    I analyzed stripe.com and github.com — their DNS reveals their email provider, hiring tools, and security posture

    <p>I can tell you Stripe uses Greenhouse for hiring before they have posted a job listing. I can tell you GitHub runs Zendesk for support and Marketo for marketing automation. All from a single DNS query.</p> <p>Every domain broadcasts its infrastructure to the world through DNS …