With this release, a new visualization that helps to understand where a domain has been hosted has been released. Additionally, we make a new version of associated domains available to interested customers. The last big change of this release is that visitors are now required to login to see additional data. 

API

announcement We are happy to announce that we are able to release the next version of our associated domains algorithm as a preview to interested customers. If you are interested in trying out the next version, please contact support.

improvement The IP search endpoint now also returns the ports attribute even if we have not detected an open port.

SurfaceBrowser

announcement We have introduced a new visualization on the host DNS history page to better understand where a domain has been hosted.

improvement We added the tags, we introduced in the last release, to the activity page.

improvement We added the possibility to download the results to the SSL certificates page and to the Domains Modal on the IP blocks page.

Improvement: On the IP page we now show if we have detected that an IP is anycast.

improvement On multiple pages we have changed the sorting algorithm so that more popular hostnames and domains are shown first.

improvement In the preview SQL explorer feature we improved usability. It is now possible to send the query by pressing CTRL+Enter. Also, an anycast flag and open page rank has been added to the queriable data.

improvement It is now possible to see the latest release notes on the homepage of SurfaceBrowser.

fix Multiple issues with our 2-Factor Authentication implementation have been resolved.

Website

announcement The website now requires you to login to view more data.

An issue was resolved where the response of the domain details API endpoint returned an array instead of a string.

With this release, we introduce tags for hostnames. Tags describe that hostname. E.g., it might show that a hostname is using a certain SaaS. Also, a filter has been introduced which allows searching for hostnames that are hosted on a certain Autonomous System (AS).

SurfaceBrowser

announcement We added tags to the host pages. Tags describe the hostname.

announcement In the domain search it is now possible to add AS number (ASN) filters.

improvement Search boxes have been introduced on the Redirects, Reverse DNS, and Associated Domains page to filter current results easily.

improvement New improvements and bug fixes have been added to the preview user interface of the SQL-like language: Improved documentation, better date representation, improved navigation, the possibility to download the results, fixed some attributes (is_bogon, is_local).

fix A bug has been fixed that showed too many redirects on the Redirects page.

API

announcement For the domain search API endpoint a new asn keyword has been introduced.

fix Inconsistencies for port data in different API endpoints have been removed.

We are excited to release the first preview version of the new query language which is currently available at request for our SurfaceBrowser customers. The language allows querying our data with an SQL similar syntax. 

SurfaceBrowser

announcement A new preview user interface has been added which allows querying our data with a SQL similar syntax. (This feature is available on request)

improvement Downloads have been made available for the redirects page.

fix A problem has been resolved that prevented users from downloading the results when a registrar filter has been set.

fix A bug was fixed that showed wrong last seen dates in the DNS history

Today we released the API IP Whitelisting feature which we already announced earlier this week. This feature makes it possible to restrict API key usage to certain IP addresses.

announcement IP whitelisting on a per API key basis 

Today, we have launched a new functionality to allow you to have multiple API keys in the same account, keep a memo for each key as well as delete API keys.  This will allow you to regenerate an API key any time. We published step-by-step instructions how to re-generate your API keys here.

Console

announcement Multiple API key support has been added.

After the last release which introduced Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), the implementation has been improved with this release. Also, a new API endpoint has been added which returns details about companies.

API

announcement A new API endpoint has been added. As a first step the endpoint returns the name of the company. Further information about the company will be added.

SurfaceBrowser

improvement The homepage now also displays the latest blog posts.

announcement A new query language is currently being developed. This language allows easier access to our data. We are looking for curious people who want to take part in a prerelease test and give us feedback on this feature. If you are interested please contact support.

Console

improvement The Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) implementation has been improved by e.g., adding the possibility to bypass 2FA checks at login for 30 days.

After many customer requests Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) has been a focus of this release. We are happy to announce that 2FA is available to all our customers. Currently we support TOTP (e.g., Google Authenticator) as the second factor.

Console

announcement Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) has been implemented to better secure your accounts. 2FA can be activated on the User Details page.

SurfaceBrowser

improvement The summary page for IP Blocks/Prefixes has been changed, so that it shows more relevant information (organization name, ports and hostnames).

Surface Browser

announcement A new page has been added that shows P2P downloads of an IP address 

announcement A new page has been introduced which shows all hostnames which redirect to a company domain

improvement The search bar in SurfaceBrowser has been updated for a more fine-grained search experience

improvement  The Host page in SurfaceBrowser has been updated to provide more navigation options

fix  An issue with the width of table columns where ports are displayed has been resolved for a smoother user-experience

Console

improvement  A wizard to generate URLs has been added to the Subdomains feed page

API

announcement A new call has been introduced to return associated IPs of a company

improvement  A flag (children_only) was added to the subdomains API call, which allows to filter for children subdomains only.

SurfaceBrowser

announcement New Company Acquisitions page

For each company you search for, there is a new section under "Associations" which includes and acquisitions that the company has completed and the date they completed it.

To get there in SurfaceBrowser, search for a company in the top search bar and select "Mergers & Acquisitions" in the bottom left of the side navigation bar under "Associations".

announcement  New “Suborganizations” page

announcement New Activity page for a company 

See new subdomains created in order of creation date.  This is a great view to understand what recent changes a company is making to the technologies they use. 

To get there, inside of SurfaceBrowser, search for a company in the top search bar and then click "Activity" under the "Domain" section of the side navigation.

improvement Better Company Searching

Search for a partial keyword to see all companies that match using our custom ranking algorithm.

To see it in action, search for a partial keyword - like "safe" in SurfaceBrowser, and then select the "More Results" link

improvement  SSL box added to the IP summary page with more detailed information on certs

improvement   Improved performance of the SSL tab on the company page when the number of certificates is huge

improvement  The definitions of colors for WHOIS History on the company page are clarified

improvement  New and improved downloads! Rebuilt from the ground up with improved performance, stability, and you can now download most filtered results

fix  The Historical DNS table now has a sharable URL

fix Improved the accuracy of the Stats page on the SecurityTrails website

fix The Company page sidebar now correctly shows the count of SSL certs

fix The Company summary page now hides cards with information that is currently unavailable

API

fix  Improved the consistency of empty records for the Domain Details endpoint. Null values are returned now, instead of empty JSON objects.

Console

fix The domain feed page would sometimes crash when selecting the historical feed, this bug is now fixed