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Subdomain Explorer — Certificate Transparency OSINT

August 24, 2026 · DevTools

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The Subdomain Explorer searches Certificate Transparency logs through crt.sh. It lists hostnames that appeared on publicly logged certificates — passive recon, not port scanning.

How to use

  1. Enter a root domain you are authorized to assess
  2. Review the deduplicated hostname list
  3. Validate live names with DNS Lookup

Limits

  • Internal hostnames never certificated will not appear
  • Historical certs may list retired hosts
  • When crt.sh is down (HTTP 502), retry later — this is an upstream outage, not your domain

Ethics

Use only for domains you own or have written permission to investigate.

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