www.ssa.gov is a separate zone according to the ssa.gov NS: bjorn@idefix:~$ dig ns www.ssa.gov @dns1.ssa.gov
; <<>> DiG 9.16.27-Debian <<>> ns www.ssa.gov @dns1.ssa.gov ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 56002 ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 9 ;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096 ; COOKIE: 3419fe2b41b19e86fd0d2330631122fd3a26a591e846d4b1 (good) ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;www.ssa.gov. IN NS ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: www.ssa.gov. 60 IN NS gtms2.ssa.gov. www.ssa.gov. 60 IN NS gtms1.ssa.gov. www.ssa.gov. 60 IN NS gtmu1.ssa.gov. www.ssa.gov. 60 IN NS gtmu2.ssa.gov. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: GTMS1.ssa.gov. 36000 IN AAAA 2001:1930:e03::13 GTMS2.ssa.gov. 36000 IN AAAA 2001:1930:e03::14 GTMU1.ssa.gov. 36000 IN AAAA 2001:1930:d07:1::10 GTMU2.ssa.gov. 36000 IN AAAA 2001:1930:d07:1::11 GTMS1.ssa.gov. 36000 IN A 137.200.4.203 GTMS2.ssa.gov. 36000 IN A 137.200.4.204 GTMU1.ssa.gov. 36000 IN A 137.200.43.16 GTMU2.ssa.gov. 36000 IN A 137.200.43.17 ;; Query time: 107 msec ;; SERVER: 2001:1930:d07:1::8#53(2001:1930:d07:1::8) ;; WHEN: Thu Sep 01 23:24:13 CEST 2022 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 348 But it's a CNAME according to the www.ssa.gov NS: bjorn@idefix:~$ dig a www.ssa.gov @gtms1.ssa.gov ; <<>> DiG 9.16.27-Debian <<>> a www.ssa.gov @gtms1.ssa.gov ;; global options: +cmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 43620 ;; flags: qr aa rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 1 ;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available ;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION: ; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 4096 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;www.ssa.gov. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: www.ssa.gov. 300 IN CNAME www.ssa.gov.edgekey.net. ;; Query time: 127 msec ;; SERVER: 2001:1930:e03::13#53(2001:1930:e03::13) ;; WHEN: Thu Sep 01 23:25:01 CEST 2022 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 77 CDNs playing tricks. This won't fly. Bjørn -- Visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list ISC funds the development of this software with paid support subscriptions. Contact us at https://www.isc.org/contact/ for more information. bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users