It’s not just let’s encrypt - the common names of any SSL cert issued by a public CA have to be recorded in a public certificate transparency log. You can use tools like crt.sh to search the logs
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keisatsu@infosec.pub 7 months ago
Probably not. It’s most likely automated scanning and the subdomains seem common enough to be included in wordlists. Another possibility is that the subdomains have leaked somehow, do you use LetsEncrypt? If so, the existence of your subdomains is public knowledge and can easily be picked up by bots.
RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Linguist@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Ahhhh thank you. Yes I use LetsEncrypt for all the homelab services which explains it then.
towerful@programming.dev 7 months ago
Its one reason i use DNS challenge wildcard domains.
I know security through obscurity is not security, and that a leaked wildcard cert is more damaging… However the likelihood of a leaked cert is slim, the convenience is huge, the attack window isn’t huge (well, 90 days) and less published information about internals feels more secure.pp99@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
maybe you issued one certificate with multiple domains, mixing internet facing ones with purely internal. It is very easy to discover hidden subdomains inspecting the certificate you get from a public service
foggy@lemmy.world 7 months ago
This is my thought as well.
Those services are running on some ports and someone was able to see that there are services running on those ports. Now they (or more likely, their script) is trying to find out what those services are to see if there are exploits.
So to OPs question should they be worried? No. This is par for the course today. But is a great example of why you need to be vigilant in updating your services and platforms, use strong passwords, MFA, etc.
lemann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
If anyone is interested in mitigation, the only way around this AFAIK is to start with a brand new domain, only use wildcard certs (with DNS validation), and don’t bundle multiple renewals into a single cert.
Also, don’t enter your domain or related IP address into dns reverse engineering tools (like dnsdumpster), and check certificate transparency logs (crt.sh) to see what information related to your cert renewals has been published.
This won’t stop automated bots from scanning your ip for domains, but should significantly reduce the amount of bots that discover them
NateNate60@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I think it is generally okay to bundle the root domain certificate and the wildcard for its subdomains into a single renewal.
So for example:
lemann@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Yepp sorry - what I meant was bundling multiple different root domains, e.g.
example.com&example1234567.orgin the same cert.I currently do as you mentioned above, renewing with just one root and its accompanying subdomain wildcard.