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MacID compared with ctlogs.dev
DetailMacID logo MacIDctlogs.dev logo ctlogs.dev
What it doesFace ID authentication for Mac Search billions of TLS certificates from all public Certificate Transparency logs by domain, wildcard, organization, serial number or SHA-256 fingerprint
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Key features
  • Face recognition with 99.5% accuracy on standard datasets
  • PAM module integration with macOS lock screen
  • Secure Enclave encryption of password
  • Automatic Keychain unlock after face authentication
  • Multi-pose facial enrollment for better recognition
  • Adjustable recognition threshold
  • Search by domain, wildcard, organization, serial number, SHA-256 fingerprint and public key (SPKI)
  • Index of 28.5 billion certificates across 88 active and 111 archived CT logs
  • 6.5 billion distinct hostnames with first-seen and last-seen dates, certificates back to 2013
  • Fast API: domain lookup 25-30 ms, subdomains 45-50 ms
  • Subdomain finder with certificate counts and first/last seen dates
  • BIMI brand logos from verified mark certificate logs
  • CAA record checker showing records as CAs see them and CAs that issued for a domain
  • Free JSON API with cursor pagination and anonymous use
  • Machine-readable documentation at llms.txt for AI agents
  • Continuous ingestion of all public CT logs with live coverage metrics
What makes it different
  • Face ID functionality on Macs without dedicated depth sensors
  • Preserves Keychain encryption and application functionality
  • Open source with readable code
  • Compact model at 6.6 MB download
  • Searches all public Certificate Transparency logs continuously ingested into a single index
  • Reveals subdomains hidden from DNS enumeration and web crawls through certificate search
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Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)1 −1 (down) since last check38 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)818
Citation Flow (Majestic)829
Referring domains (Majestic)176

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