[nsp-sec] Is www.ssa.gov gone?

[Chris Morrow]

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009, Joel Rosenblatt wrote:

> ----------- nsp-security Confidential --------
>
> Hi,
>
> We can no longer find www.ssa.gov - looks like it's missing from DNS also.
>
> Is anyone else seeing this, or is it just us

morrowc at u2:~$  dig NS ssa.gov @216.55.155.29

; <<>> DiG 9.4.0 <<>> NS ssa.gov @216.55.155.29
; (1 server found)
;; global options:  printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 64878
;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 4
;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;ssa.gov.                       IN      NS

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
ssa.gov.                86400   IN      NS      DNS2.ssa.gov.
ssa.gov.                86400   IN      NS      dns6.ssa.gov.
ssa.gov.                86400   IN      NS      dns1.ssa.gov.
ssa.gov.                86400   IN      NS      dns5.ssa.gov.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
dns1.ssa.gov.           86400   IN      A       199.173.231.82
DNS2.ssa.gov.           86400   IN      A       199.173.231.83
dns5.ssa.gov.           86400   IN      A       137.200.4.30
dns6.ssa.gov.           86400   IN      A       137.200.4.31

;; Query time: 83 msec
;; SERVER: 216.55.155.29#53(216.55.155.29)


;; QUESTION SECTION:
;www.ssa.gov.                   IN      A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
www.ssa.gov.            60      IN      A       199.173.225.5

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
ssa.gov.                36000   IN      NS      dns2.ssa.gov.
ssa.gov.                36000   IN      NS      dns6.ssa.gov.
ssa.gov.                36000   IN      NS      dns1.ssa.gov.
ssa.gov.                36000   IN      NS      dns5.ssa.gov.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
dns1.ssa.gov.           36000   IN      A       199.173.231.82
dns2.ssa.gov.           36000   IN      A       199.173.231.83
dns5.ssa.gov.           36000   IN      A       137.200.4.30
dns6.ssa.gov.           36000   IN      A       137.200.4.31

;; Query time: 15 msec
;; SERVER: 199.173.231.83#53(199.173.231.83)
;; WHEN: Wed Jul 15 19:23:00 2009
;; MSG SIZE  rcvd: 185



and: 
http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/www.ssa.gov

says: "It's just you. http://www.ssa.gov is up."