dig +trace +nodnssec cloud.ormi.dev ns
; <<>> DiG 9.10.6 <<>> +trace +nodnssec cloud.ormi.dev ns
;; global options: +cmd
. 516849 IN NS a.root-servers.net.
....
. 516849 IN NS m.root-servers.net.
;; Received 239 bytes from 127.0.2.2#53(127.0.2.2) in 23 ms
dev. 172800 IN NS ns-tld1.charlestonroadregistry.com.
dev. 172800 IN NS ns-tld2.charlestonroadregistry.com.
dev. 172800 IN NS ns-tld3.charlestonroadregistry.com.
dev. 172800 IN NS ns-tld4.charlestonroadregistry.com.
dev. 172800 IN NS ns-tld5.charlestonroadregistry.com.
;; Received 399 bytes from 198.97.190.53#53(h.root-servers.net) in 49 ms
ormi.dev. 10800 IN NS adel.ns.cloudflare.com.
ormi.dev. 10800 IN NS venkat.ns.cloudflare.com.
;; Received 100 bytes from 216.239.38.105#53(ns-tld4.charlestonroadregistry.com) in 27 ms
cloud.ormi.dev. 60 IN NS ns-1206.awsdns-22.org.
cloud.ormi.dev. 60 IN NS ns-1619.awsdns-10.co.uk.
cloud.ormi.dev. 60 IN NS ns-225.awsdns-28.com.
cloud.ormi.dev. 60 IN NS ns-743.awsdns-28.net.
;; Received 183 bytes from 173.245.58.55#53(adel.ns.cloudflare.com) in 17 ms
cloud.ormi.dev. 172800 IN NS ns-1206.awsdns-22.org.
cloud.ormi.dev. 172800 IN NS ns-1619.awsdns-10.co.uk.
cloud.ormi.dev. 172800 IN NS ns-225.awsdns-28.com.
cloud.ormi.dev. 172800 IN NS ns-743.awsdns-28.net.
;; Received 183 bytes from 205.251.196.182#53(ns-1206.awsdns-22.org) in 43 ms
…so the Cloudflare DNS servers themselves don’t resolve requests for NS (or A, AAAA, CNAME, etc) records, the request is passed down to the AWS DNS…
dig cloud.ormi.dev @adel.ns.cloudflare.com +additional
; <<>> DiG 9.10.6 <<>> cloud.ormi.dev @adel.ns.cloudflare.com +additional
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 56568
;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 1
;; WARNING: recursion requested but not available
;; OPT PSEUDOSECTION:
; EDNS: version: 0, flags:; udp: 1232
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;cloud.ormi.dev. IN A
;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
cloud.ormi.dev. 60 IN NS ns-1206.awsdns-22.org.
cloud.ormi.dev. 60 IN NS ns-1619.awsdns-10.co.uk.
cloud.ormi.dev. 60 IN NS ns-225.awsdns-28.com.
cloud.ormi.dev. 60 IN NS ns-743.awsdns-28.net.