bfs.de

Checked 21 October 2026, 21:40 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
19 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 8 info

Registration

info

.de country-code

Found

TLD
.de (country-code)
ICANN policies apply
no

Checks

  • i
    .de is a country-code TLD (ccTLD)
    Country-code TLD: governed by its local registry under national policy, not by an ICANN contract. Registrar accreditation, dispute resolution and RDAP/WHOIS rules are set by the registry.
    #1
  • ✓ TLD delegated and signed #2
    .de is delegated in the root zone and DNSSEC-signed.
  • i
    Registration data not available
    No registration data via RDAP: the registry of .de offers no RDAP service. Many ccTLD registries don't offer RDAP; check the registry's WHOIS instead.
    #3

Delegation

warn

dns-1.dfn.de, dns-3.dfn.de

Found

Parent zone
de
Delegation from
a.nic.de (194.0.0.53)
NS at the parent
dns-1.dfn.de, dns-3.dfn.de
NS in the zone
dns-1.dfn.de, dns-3.dfn.de
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
dns-1.dfn.de193.174.75.50 2001:638:d:b101::1AS680 DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE AS680 DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE-
dns-3.dfn.de193.174.75.58 2001:638:d:b103::1AS680 DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE AS680 DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE-

Checks

  • i
    2 nameservers
    Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: dns-1.dfn.de, dns-3.dfn.de.
    #6
  • ✓ Parent and zone agree #7
    The parent delegation and the zone's NS records list the same nameservers.
  • ✓ No glue needed #8
    All nameservers are outside the zone, so no glue records are needed.
  • ✓ All names resolve #9
    Every nameserver name has an address and is not an alias.
  • !
    Nameservers in one network
    all IPv4 addresses are in 193.174.75.0/24; all IPv6 addresses are in 2001:638:d::/48. A single network failure takes all nameservers down; RFC 2182 recommends topologically separate networks (anycast setups are an exception).
    #10
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS680 (DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE): 4 addresses). An outage or attack on that network affects all nameservers; large anycast providers mitigate this, but a secondary DNS provider adds independence.
    #11
  • i
    All nameserver names under .de
    All nameserver names are under one TLD, so a problem with that TLD also makes the nameservers unreachable. Some operators use names under two TLDs for extra resilience.
    #12
  • ✓ All reachable over IPv6 #13
    Every nameserver has an IPv6 address.

Nameservers

info

4 of 4 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
dns-1.dfn.de 193.174.75.50NOERROR, 12 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused0
dns-1.dfn.de 2001:638:d:b101::1NOERROR, 12 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused0
dns-3.dfn.de 193.174.75.58NOERROR, 10 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused0
dns-3.dfn.de 2001:638:d:b103::1NOERROR, 10 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused0

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 4 nameserver addresses answered.
  • ✓ All authoritative #15
    Every responding nameserver answers authoritatively for the zone.
  • ✓ No recursion #16
    The nameservers do not answer recursive queries for other domains.
  • i
    Identifying string disclosed
    These nameservers answer version queries with a string that is not a version number: dns-1.dfn.de: "0"; dns-3.dfn.de: "0".
    #17
  • ✓ Zone transfers refused #18
    No nameserver allows a zone transfer to the public.
  • ✓ TCP supported #19
    All nameservers answer over TCP.
  • ✓ EDNS supported #20
    All nameservers support EDNS(0).
  • ✓ Public addresses #21
    All nameserver addresses are publicly routable.

SOA

info

serial 2026102102 · primary dns01-sz.bfs.de

Found

Primary (MNAME)
dns01-sz.bfs.de
Contact (RNAME)
admin.bfs.de
Serial
2026102102
Refresh / retry
10800 s / 3600 s
Expire
1209600 s
Negative TTL
3600 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
dns-1.dfn.de (193.174.75.50)2026102102
dns-1.dfn.de (2001:638:d:b101::1)2026102102
dns-3.dfn.de (193.174.75.58)2026102102
dns-3.dfn.de (2001:638:d:b103::1)2026102102

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2026102102 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 3h, retry 1h, expire 14d, negative TTL 1h.
  • i
    Hidden master (not resolvable)
    The primary nameserver dns01-sz.bfs.de is not listed as a nameserver and does not resolve publicly: a hidden master, or a placeholder name. Some tools (e.g. dynamic updates) use MNAME to find the primary.
    #24
  • ✓ Contact admin@bfs.de #25
    The SOA RNAME admin.bfs.de means admin@bfs.de.
  • ✓ Date-based serial #26
    The serial 2026102102 follows the YYYYMMDDnn convention (2026-10-21).

DNSSEC

warn

Not signed

Found

Validated by resolver
no

Checks

  • !
    Not signed
    The zone is not signed with DNSSEC, so answers can be spoofed. Enable DNSSEC at your DNS provider and publish the DS record at your registrar.
    #27

Records

info

10 records at the apex

Found

Read from
193.174.75.50:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAdns01-sz.bfs.de. admin.bfs.de. 2026102102 10800 3600 1209600 36003600
NSdns-1.dfn.de.3600
NSdns-3.dfn.de.3600
A80.245.144.1553600
MX10 mx1.bund.de.3600
MX10 mx2.bund.de.3600
TXT"apple-domain-verification=kw6WjuBIP2qAMeFo"3600
TXT"v=spf1 include:_spf1.bund.de ~all"3600
TXT"D-TRUST=5MLL5HZMB9DLWO9C2KWJW7F"3600
TXT"MS=0355E404D3EE64386391EC83DF2DE1DF1E1BC6F0"3600

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 1h, MX 1h, NS 1h. The NS TTL at the parent is 1d and in the zone 1h; resolvers may use either.
  • ✓ No CNAME at the apex #33
    The zone apex has no CNAME record.
  • ✓ No wildcard #34
    Names that don't exist return NXDOMAIN.
  • i
    No CAA records
    Without CAA records any certificate authority may issue certificates for this domain. A CAA record limits issuance to the CAs you use.
    #35