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DNSDumpster

22 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

What it is — DNSDumpster is a free web-based DNS reconnaissance tool. Give it a domain and it returns its known subdomains, MX records (mail), TXT records, the hosting provider behind each IP found, and in many cases a visual map of how that infrastructure relates to itself.

TypeFree web service
CostFree (optional account for more results)
URLdnsdumpster.com

How to use it

Simply enter the domain in the site's search box:

target.com

The results table shows, for every subdomain found, its IP and the provider/ASN it belongs to — useful for telling apart an organisation's own infrastructure from third-party cloud infrastructure (CDN, shared hosting).

Like crt.sh, it's passive reconnaissance: the data comes from already-indexed public sources, no direct traffic is sent to the target during the query.

What I use it for

  • Quick infrastructure overview: in the first minutes of recon on a bug bounty program, it gives me a general picture of how many subdomains exist and where they're hosted, before deciding where to dig deeper.
  • Identifying who hosts what: telling apart which parts of the infrastructure sit on the organisation's own AWS/Azure/GCP versus third-party services (sometimes out of the program's scope).
  • Pairs well with crt.sh: I use it alongside crt.sh — sometimes one finds subdomains the other doesn't, so I combine both before moving to active brute-forcing.

Link

dnsdumpster.com →