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Is Verisign Public DNS down right now? Live status and outage tracker

No, Verisign Public DNS is up.

No outage detected, and no user reports in the last hour.

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User reports, last 24 hours, 15 minutes a segment: 96 flowing, 0 slow (elevated), 0 jammed (outage)

User reports, last 24 hours

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No problem reports came in for Verisign Public DNS in the last hour, and at this time of day there are usually almost none. There has been no spike in reports since 5 October.

Around the world right now: normal in 72 other countries. By country

No user reports came in for Verisign Public DNS in the past 24 hours, and its uptime over that window is 100.00%. No 15-minute window had any reports at all, so the chart above stays flat.
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Uptime, 24 h
100.00%
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Last outage
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In the last 24 hours
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Last 24 hours

Verisign Public DNS outages and problems

No user reports came in for Verisign Public DNS in the past 24 hours, and its uptime over that window is 100.00%.

No 15-minute window had any reports at all, so the chart above stays flat.

No problems detected in the last 24 hoursReports for Verisign Public DNS stayed at their usual level the whole time.
Report categories

What people can report about Verisign Public DNS

People who report a problem with Verisign Public DNS to the outage-report feed behind this page can tag what is affected. These are the categories they can pick; the feed shows no counts per category:

  • Website
  • Hosting
  • Login
  • Server connection
  • File access
  • Domains
  • DNS
  • API
  • Dashboard
  • Storage and backup
  • Databases
World map

Verisign Public DNS reports around the world

In the last 24 hours, 3 problem reports about Verisign Public DNS came in from 2 countries. Right now reports are at the usual level in every country.

  • Outage now
  • Problems now
  • Normal
Each dot is a group of recent reports, coloured by how its country is doing now; bigger dots, more reports.
CountryNowLast hour24 hours
Algeria Normal 02
Brazil Normal 01
The US Normal 00
The UK Normal 00
Mexico Normal 00
The Netherlands Normal 00
Germany Normal 00
Belgium Normal 00
France Normal 00
Russia Normal 00
Italy Normal 00
India Normal 00

Each country's status compares its reports with the usual level there. 60 more countries had 0 reports in the last 24 hours. Map outlines: Natural Earth.

Last 30 days

Verisign Public DNS problem spikes, last 30 days

Since 5 October, Verisign Public DNS had no outage spikes or periods of elevated reports.

  • Sat 3 Oct: no data
  • Sun 4 Oct: no data
  • Mon 5 Oct: 0 reports
  • Tue 6 Oct: 0 reports
  • Wed 7 Oct: 0 reports
  • Thu 8 Oct: 0 reports
  • Fri 9 Oct: 0 reports
  • Sat 10 Oct: 0 reports
  • Sun 11 Oct: 0 reports
  • Mon 12 Oct: 0 reports
  • Tue 13 Oct: 0 reports
  • Wed 14 Oct: 0 reports
  • Thu 15 Oct: 0 reports
  • Fri 16 Oct: 0 reports
  • Sat 17 Oct: 0 reports
  • Sun 18 Oct: 0 reports
  • Mon 19 Oct: 0 reports
  • Tue 20 Oct: 0 reports
  • Wed 21 Oct: no data
  • Thu 22 Oct: 0 reports
  • Fri 23 Oct: 0 reports
  • Sat 24 Oct: 0 reports
  • Sun 25 Oct: 0 reports
  • Mon 26 Oct: 0 reports
  • Tue 27 Oct: 0 reports
  • Wed 28 Oct: 0 reports
  • Thu 29 Oct: 0 reports
  • Fri 30 Oct: 0 reports
  • Sat 31 Oct: 0 reports
  • Sun 1 Nov: no data

By country

Each square is one day in the countries with the most reports: red when reports stayed at outage level for half an hour or more, amber when they stayed above the usual level for an hour or more, grey otherwise.

  • Algeria2
  • Poland2
  • Brazil1
  • Colombia1
  • Nigeria1
  • Pakistan1
  • The US1
  • The UAE0

Country history starts on 28 October 2026. Days run from midnight to midnight, Central European time.

A spike is a sharp rise in problem reports from users, kept exactly as this page showed it at the time. This history starts on 5 October 2026. Monthly reports for all services

Troubleshooting

How to fix Verisign Public DNS not working

Verisign Public DNS is up on our end, so if it won't work for you, the problem is most likely on your side. Work through these in order:

Your browser tries to reach verisign.com over your own connection, right now. Nothing is sent to us or stored.

  1. Remove Verisign Public DNS from your device

    Open your network adapter's DNS settings and clear the addresses for this service; on Windows, go to Settings > Network & Internet > Wi-Fi or Ethernet > Hardware properties > DNS server assignment and set it to Automatic (DHCP), and on macOS, open System Settings > Network > Wi-Fi or Ethernet > Details > DNS and delete the custom entries. Save, then reconnect to the network.

  2. Flush DNS for Verisign Public DNS

    If one device still fails to resolve sites, clear the local cache: on Windows, open Command Prompt as administrator and run ipconfig /flushdns, and on macOS, run sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder in Terminal. Then load a site you have not visited recently.

  3. Query the resolver directly

    Open Command Prompt or Terminal and run nslookup, then type server followed by the resolver address you configured and type a domain you know. If the query times out, your device cannot reach the service, so try a different network or turn off any VPN.

  4. Override Verisign Public DNS on the router

    Log in to your router's admin page and open the DHCP or Internet settings. Replace the DNS servers there with a different provider, then reboot the router and reconnect your device. This catches devices that ignore the DNS you set on the computer.

While Verisign Public DNS is down: what to use instead

  • Google Public DNS Switch your device or router to it when you want a large public resolver and your DNS resolver has stopped answering.
  • Cloudflare DNS Try this one if you prefer a public resolver that you can set on a single computer first, then on the router after it works.
  • OpenDNS Use it on a home network when you want optional filtering for the devices connected to that network.
  • Quad9 Pick it if you want a resolver that blocks known malicious domains, which can help when a site resolves to the wrong place.
Your device

Fix Verisign Public DNS on Windows, Mac, Android and iPhone

Verisign Public DNS on Windows

Fix
If Verisign Public DNS is failing on Windows, open your Network Connections, access your adapter properties, and temporarily revert your IPv4 DNS settings to automatic. You can also flush your DNS resolver cache through system settings to clear corrupted routing.
Check
To see if Verisign Public DNS is down on Windows, use network diagnostic tools to query a website using Verisign's specific server address. If the query times out but direct IP connections work, the DNS service is offline.
Command Prompt
ping verisign.comTest whether Verisign Public DNS's servers reply
nslookup verisign.comCheck that Verisign Public DNS's DNS resolves
tracert verisign.comTrace where the connection drops
ipconfig /flushdnsClear the DNS cache, then reload

Verisign Public DNS on Mac

Fix
To fix Verisign Public DNS issues on macOS, go to System Settings, select Network, and modify your active connection's DNS settings to use automatic DHCP or an alternative provider. Applying these changes will route your traffic away from the unresponsive Verisign servers.
Check
Check if Verisign Public DNS is down on a Mac by testing domain resolution using diagnostic utility tools pointed at Verisign's IP address. If the lookup fails while your physical internet connection is active, the service is experiencing an outage.
Terminal
ping -c 4 verisign.comTest whether Verisign Public DNS's servers reply
nslookup verisign.comCheck that Verisign Public DNS's DNS resolves
traceroute verisign.comTrace where the connection drops
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponderFlush the macOS DNS cache, then reload

Verisign Public DNS on Android

Fix
To resolve Verisign Public DNS issues on Android, open your Wi-Fi settings, select your network, and change the IP settings from static back to DHCP. Alternatively, disable any custom Private DNS settings to stop routing traffic through Verisign.
Check
Determine if Verisign Public DNS is down on Android by checking if web pages load only when you disable your custom DNS settings. If internet access restores immediately after removing Verisign's IPs, the DNS servers are down.

Verisign Public DNS on iPhone and iPad

Fix
Fix Verisign Public DNS on an iPhone or iPad by navigating to iOS Wi-Fi settings, tapping the information icon on your network, and changing Configure DNS to Automatic. This removes the Verisign IPs and restores your default carrier or router DNS.
Check
To verify if Verisign Public DNS is down on iOS, try loading a standard webpage while connected to a Wi-Fi network configured with Verisign's DNS. If the connection fails but works when switching to cellular data, Verisign is likely down.
About

What happens when Verisign Public DNS goes down

Verisign Public DNS is a public recursive resolver. If your router or phone uses it instead of your ISP's resolver, an outage interrupts name lookups for every site you have not already cached, so browsers and apps stall when they need a fresh address.

Name lookups fail first: pages you have not already cached stop opening, while sites you visited recently may still load for a short time. Browser warnings that a site's address cannot be found appear, and apps that call new domains hang or time out. Email servers and game clients that need fresh lookups can drop connections. Trouble often hits one region or network path while another keeps answering.

Servers and network

Verisign Public DNS IP address, servers and network

IPv4 addresses
3.173.21.153
Show all 3
  • 3.173.22.153
  • 3.173.23.153
IPv6 addresses
2600:9000:2715::9700:c8:4:9d02
Show all 3
  • 2600:9000:2716::9700:c8:4:9d02
  • 2600:9000:2717::9700:c8:4:9d02
Network
AS16509 · Amazon.com, Inc., registered in the United States
Served through
Amazon CloudFront · our check was answered by its Frankfurt (FRA) data centre
DNS hosted by
its own name servers (nstld.com)
HTTPS certificate
Issued by DigiCert Inc, valid until 26 Nov 2026 (25 days)
HTTP/3
Not advertised
Our check
Answered in 325 ms

Checked from our server in Frankfurt, Germany, 2 days ago, for www.verisign.com. A service behind a CDN answers from many data centres, usually the one nearest to you, so these addresses are where its traffic enters, not where its own servers stand. Visitors elsewhere may see different addresses.

Checked from 11 places around the world

All 11 locations got an answer from www.verisign.com. Fastest from Milan (12 ms), slowest from Tokyo (546 ms). Every location connected through Amazon.com, Inc. (AS16509), using 3 different addresses.

LocationResultTimeAddress reached
FrankfurtGermanyUp25 ms3.173.21.153
ViennaAustriaUp19 ms3.173.21.153
MilanItalyUp12 ms3.173.23.153
ParisFranceUp53 ms3.173.21.153
AmsterdamNetherlandsUp37 ms3.173.22.153
MadridSpainUp26 ms3.173.23.153
WarsawPolandUp93 ms3.173.21.153
Los AngelesUSAUp43 ms3.173.22.153
São PauloBrazilUp40 ms3.173.22.153
SingaporeSingaporeUp33 ms3.173.22.153
TokyoJapanUp546 ms3.173.23.153

Checked with check-host.net from its servers in these cities 2 days ago, for www.verisign.com. Time is how long each server took to load the page.

Questions

Verisign Public DNS FAQ

Is Verisign Public DNS down right now?
The status at the top of this page shows whether problem reports for Verisign Public DNS are above their usual level, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. This site does not ping or probe the service. To see if the trouble is only on your side, switch to a phone hotspot or another Wi-Fi network and try a working DNS resolver; if pages load there, your device and router are fine, and the old resolver is the issue. If pages still fail, the fault sits with your device or router.

Did Verisign Public DNS support DNSSEC?
Yes, it validated DNSSEC for domains that publish signed records. The service is retired, so those lookups no longer work. If you need validation, choose a resolver that supports it.

Why does my router still send queries to Verisign Public DNS?
Old setup pages and saved router profiles can keep retired DNS addresses. Log in to the router and replace those addresses with a working resolver. Save the change and reboot the router so devices pick up the new setting.

Does Verisign Public DNS block malware or adult sites?
Content filtering comes from another resolver or a router that enforces it. This service resolves domain names. If you need blocking, use a filtering DNS provider or a router blocklist.

Can I use Verisign Public DNS on a PlayStation or Xbox?
You can enter custom DNS addresses in the network settings on many consoles, but those addresses no longer answer queries. Set DNS back to automatic or choose a working resolver. Some home routers and mobile carriers also block third-party DNS, so test on another network.
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How we track Verisign Public DNS

The status on this page comes from user-submitted problem reports for Verisign Public DNS, counted in 15-minute windows over the last 24 hours. Each window is compared with the normal level for Verisign Public DNS, so a few complaints on a quiet day don't trigger anything, but a sudden jump well above normal does.

When reports climb well above normal, the status here changes to partial outage or major outage and the chart moves with it. Verisign Public DNS doesn't publish a public status page that we know of, so user reports are often the quickest sign that something is wrong on their side.

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Strips: user reports, last 6 hours, 15 minutes a segment.