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Who is security-research.org ?
I noticed them in my DNS logs, trying to do AXFRs of random zones I host. The probes
are coming from Hetzner, a low-cost German hosting provider with a history of tolerating
dodgy customer behavior.

Their website, which is hosted at Vultr, airly assures us it's nothing personal, they
scan everyone to make the Internet better, just filter us, but if you insist, you can
send objections to noc@m-d.net.

Any idea who they are? I expect it's more likely that they're self-important than
evil. but still, sigh.

R's,
John
Re: Who is security-research.org ? [ In reply to ]
It’s not me and I don’t know about the specific project, but I think I can introduce you off-list (I know them as helpful-to-the-internet people).


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> On Mar 24, 2024, at 11:34, John Levine <johnl@iecc.com> wrote:
>
> I noticed them in my DNS logs, trying to do AXFRs of random zones I host. The probes
> are coming from Hetzner, a low-cost German hosting provider with a history of tolerating
> dodgy customer behavior.
>
> Their website, which is hosted at Vultr, airly assures us it's nothing personal, they
> scan everyone to make the Internet better, just filter us, but if you insist, you can
> send objections to noc@m-d.net.
>
> Any idea who they are? I expect it's more likely that they're self-important than
> evil. but still, sigh.
>
> R's,
> John