xp.apple.com - required for installing, restoring, and updating Apple OS

[hagezi]

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Lists in use:

• mini
• Lite
• Pro
• Xtra

Client:
NextDNS

Domains:

xp.apple.com

Details:
Network access to xp.apple.com is required for installing, restoring, and updating macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS.
See: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT210060

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[badmojr]

Any screenshots of the said domain interfering with the said operations?
'Coz if it aint broken, don't fix it.

[hagezi]

No, no screenshots. That's why I linked to Apple's technical documentation which describes what the domain is needed for. I don't have anything more official.
In our corporate network it was released by corporate security with the note: "Needed for Appstore and iOS updates".

While testing the Pro, I stumbled across this domain,

If that's not enough for you, that's ok too. Let's wait and see if it causes problems for any Pro users at some point.

I have whitelisted xp.apple.com in the home network in NextDNS.

[RouterCFW]

xp.apple.com is fine blocked it doesn’t effect anything

[hagezi]

@RouterCFW Thanks for the clarification.

[Quorum75]

In fact blocking it seems to prevent macOS XProtect to update.