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Infrastructure Deep Dive

Comprehensive infrastructure analysis for security and architecture teams

Get complete visibility into domain infrastructure including WAF detection, load balancer identification, SSL/TLS cipher analysis, and certificate chain validation. Essential for security assessments and architecture reviews.

The Challenge

Understanding the full infrastructure stack behind a domain requires multiple tools and significant manual effort. Security architects need to assess WAF protection, identify load balancers, analyze SSL configurations, and validate certificate chains during assessments.

The Solution

Use EdgeDNS to perform comprehensive infrastructure analysis in a single API. Detect WAF vendors, identify load balancers and reverse proxies, analyze SSL/TLS cipher configurations, and validate complete certificate chains.

Endpoints Used

Combine these EdgeDNS endpoints to build this solution.

GET
/v1/domain/wafTry in Playground

WAF Detection: Identify Web Application Firewall vendors

GET
/v1/domain/load-balancerTry in Playground

Load Balancer: Detect load balancing technologies

GET
/v1/domain/reverse-proxyTry in Playground

Reverse Proxy: Identify reverse proxy configurations

GET
/v1/domain/ciphersTry in Playground

SSL Ciphers: Analyze supported cipher suites

GET
/v1/domain/cert-chainTry in Playground

Cert Chain: Validate complete certificate chain

GET
/v1/domain/serverTry in Playground

Server Detection: Identify web server software and version

Results You Can Achieve

Complete infrastructure visibility

Understand the full technology stack in minutes

Security posture assessment

Identify missing WAF protection or weak SSL configs

Architecture documentation

Generate infrastructure reports for documentation

Code Example

Infrastructure deep dive

javascript
async function infrastructureDeepDive(domain) {
  const headers = { 'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' };

  const [waf, lb, proxy, ciphers, certChain, server] = await Promise.all([
    fetch(`https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/domain/waf?domain=${domain}`, { headers }),
    fetch(`https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/domain/load-balancer?domain=${domain}`, { headers }),
    fetch(`https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/domain/reverse-proxy?domain=${domain}`, { headers }),
    fetch(`https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/domain/ciphers?domain=${domain}`, { headers }),
    fetch(`https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/domain/cert-chain?domain=${domain}`, { headers }),
    fetch(`https://api.edgedns.dev/v1/domain/server?domain=${domain}`, { headers }),
  ].map(p => p.then(r => r.json())));

  const findings = [];

  // Check WAF protection
  if (!waf.data.waf_detected) {
    findings.push({ severity: 'high', finding: 'No WAF protection detected' });
  }

  // Check for weak ciphers
  const weakCiphers = ciphers.data.ciphers.filter(c => c.strength === 'weak');
  if (weakCiphers.length > 0) {
    findings.push({ severity: 'medium', finding: `${weakCiphers.length} weak ciphers supported` });
  }

  // Check cert chain validity
  if (!certChain.data.chain_valid) {
    findings.push({ severity: 'high', finding: 'Certificate chain validation failed' });
  }

  return {
    domain,
    infrastructure: {
      waf: waf.data.waf_vendor,
      loadBalancer: lb.data.detected,
      reverseProxy: proxy.data.detected,
    },
    ssl: {
      strongCiphers: ciphers.data.ciphers.filter(c => c.strength === 'strong').length,
      weakCiphers: weakCiphers.length,
      certChainValid: certChain.data.chain_valid
    },
    findings
  };
}

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