Rattlesnakes By Mail

Claim 124

Microsoft verifies Bingbot traffic through reverse DNS lookups that resolve to hostnames ending in search.msn.com.

entity
Bingbot
field
verifiable_by_rdns
value
yes
statement
Microsoft verifies Bingbot traffic through reverse DNS lookups that resolve to hostnames ending in search.msn.com.
evidence_url
https://www.bing.com/webmasters/help/how-to-verify-bingbot-3905dc26
evidence_quote
"Perform a reverse DNS lookup using the IP address from the logs to verify that it resolves to a name that end with search.msn.com"
method
vendor_doc
verified_at
2026-09-14
confidence
high
status
current
supersedes
none

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