Address records

Address records show the public IP destinations returned for a domain where A or AAAA records are observed.

DNS signal Infrastructure movement Observed over time

Observed evidence

Observed by .auDO

These fields describe the public evidence .auDO records for this signal where available.

a_recordsaaaa_recordsdns_raw.a_recordsdns_raw.aaaa_recordscurrent_posture.fields.a_recordscurrent_posture.fields.aaaa_records

Interpretation

How to read this signal

This signal is useful as public evidence of visible posture or change, not as a conclusion on its own.

Why it matters

Address records provide visible evidence of where a domain resolved at collection time. They can help contextualise hosting movement, CDN behaviour and routine infrastructure churn.

What change may indicate

Address record movement may indicate hosting changes, CDN behaviour, failover, load balancing, provider migration, operational maintenance or routine cloud infrastructure change.

Limits

What it cannot tell us

Address records alone do not identify the operator or prove where a service is hosted without context. Frequent address changes may be routine and do not prove risk, safety, compromise or intent.

Observations are descriptive records, not risk scores, allegations or evidence of compromise.

Observed patterns

Common observations

A record changeAAAA record change

Report surface

Where it appears

This signal can appear in daily reports, the observation panel, methodology notes, derived report artefacts and preserved raw snapshot evidence when the relevant fields are present.

Nearby signals

Use alongside

Explore this signal in context

This signal is most useful when read alongside related State views, explainers, reports and methodology notes.