government.nl

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Registration

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.nl country-code · Rijksoverheid

Found

TLD
.nl (country-code)
ICANN policies apply
no
Registrar
Rijksoverheid
Registered
10 August 1999
Last changed
29 September 2021
Status
active
Registry nameservers
ns0.rijksoverheidnl.com, ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl, ns2.rijksoverheidnl.eu, ns3.rijksoverheidnl.org
RDAP server
https://rdap.sidn.nl/

Checks

  • i
    .nl 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
    .nl is delegated in the root zone and DNSSEC-signed.
  • i
    Expiry date not published
    The registry does not publish the expiry date in RDAP. Check it with your registrar.
    #3
  • i
    No transfer lock
    The domain has no transfer lock (status: active). A registrar lock protects against unauthorized transfers.
    #4
  • ✓ Registry and delegation match #5
    The nameservers registered at the registry are the ones published in DNS.

Delegation

info

ns0.rijksoverheidnl.com, ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl, ns2.rijksoverheidnl.eu, ns3.rijksoverheidnl.org

Found

Parent zone
nl
Delegation from
ns1.dns.nl (194.0.28.53)
NS at the parent
ns0.rijksoverheidnl.com, ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl, ns2.rijksoverheidnl.eu, ns3.rijksoverheidnl.org
NS in the zone
ns0.rijksoverheidnl.com, ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl, ns2.rijksoverheidnl.eu, ns3.rijksoverheidnl.org
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns0.rijksoverheidnl.com185.136.96.82AS203391 CLOUDNSNET - Cloud DNS Ltd, BG-
ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl178.22.85.27 2a00:d00:3:6::130AS41887 PROLOCATION - Prolocation B.V., NL AS41887 PROLOCATION - Prolocation B.V., NL178.22.85.27 2a00:d00:3:6::130
ns2.rijksoverheidnl.eu94.228.142.136 2a00:d01:3:1::20AS41887 PROLOCATION - Prolocation B.V., NL AS41887 PROLOCATION - Prolocation B.V., NL-
ns3.rijksoverheidnl.org145.100.177.67 2001:610:188:203:3:1:0:67AS1103 SURFNET-NL - SURF B.V., NL AS1103 SURFNET-NL - SURF B.V., NL-

Checks

  • ✓ 4 nameservers #6
    Delegated to ns0.rijksoverheidnl.com, ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl, ns2.rijksoverheidnl.eu, ns3.rijksoverheidnl.org.
  • ✓ 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 different networks #10
    The nameservers are spread over 4 IPv4 /24s and 3 IPv6 /48s.
  • ✓ 3 autonomous systems #11
    The nameservers are spread over: AS1103 (SURFNET-NL - SURF B.V., NL): 2 addresses; AS203391 (CLOUDNSNET - Cloud DNS Ltd, BG): 1 address; AS41887 (PROLOCATION - Prolocation B.V., NL): 4 addresses.
  • ✓ Nameserver names under 4 TLDs #12
    Nameserver names use the TLDs .com, .eu, .nl, .org.
  • i
    Partly IPv6
    These nameservers have no IPv6 address: ns0.rijksoverheidnl.com.
    #13

Nameservers

info

7 of 7 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns0.rijksoverheidnl.com 185.136.96.82NOERROR, 8 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedde3-3
ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl 178.22.85.27NOERROR, 10 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedNot disclosed - unix@prolocation.net
ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl 2a00:d00:3:6::130NOERROR, 10 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedNot disclosed - unix@prolocation.net
ns2.rijksoverheidnl.eu 94.228.142.136NOERROR, 12 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedNot disclosed - unix@prolocation.net
ns2.rijksoverheidnl.eu 2a00:d01:3:1::20NOERROR, 12 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedNot disclosed - unix@prolocation.net
ns3.rijksoverheidnl.org 145.100.177.67NOERROR, 10 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedNot disclosed - unix@prolocation.net
ns3.rijksoverheidnl.org 2001:610:188:203:3:1:0:67NOERROR, 10 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedNot disclosed - unix@prolocation.net

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 7 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: ns0.rijksoverheidnl.com: "de3-3"; ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl: "Not disclosed - unix@prolocation.net"; ns2.rijksoverheidnl.eu: "Not disclosed - unix@prolocation.net"; ns3.rijksoverheidnl.org: "Not disclosed - unix@prolocation.net".
    #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

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serial 2026101501 · primary ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl
Contact (RNAME)
domeinnaam.minaz.nl
Serial
2026101501
Refresh / retry
14400 s / 7200 s
Expire
1209600 s
Negative TTL
86400 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns0.rijksoverheidnl.com (185.136.96.82)2026101501
ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl (178.22.85.27)2026101501
ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl (2a00:d00:3:6::130)2026101501
ns2.rijksoverheidnl.eu (94.228.142.136)2026101501
ns2.rijksoverheidnl.eu (2a00:d01:3:1::20)2026101501
ns3.rijksoverheidnl.org (145.100.177.67)2026101501
ns3.rijksoverheidnl.org (2001:610:188:203:3:1:0:67)2026101501

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2026101501 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 4h, retry 2h, expire 14d, negative TTL 1d.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact domeinnaam@minaz.nl #25
    The SOA RNAME domeinnaam.minaz.nl means domeinnaam@minaz.nl.
  • ✓ Date-based serial #26
    The serial 2026101501 follows the YYYYMMDDnn convention (2026-10-15).

DNSSEC

pass

Signed, DS published at parent

Found

Validated by resolver
yes
Denial of existence
NSEC3
NSEC3
0 iterations, 0-byte salt
Signatures valid until
29 October 2026

DS at the parent

Key tagAlgorithmDigestMatches a key
54207ECDSAP256SHA256 (13)SHA256 2BB6C65BE7AF75B0…yes

DNSKEY in the zone

Key tagRoleAlgorithm
54207KSK (257)ECDSAP256SHA256 (13)

Checks

  • ✓ Signed and validated #27
    The zone is signed, the parent publishes a DS record, and the resolver validates the answers.
  • ✓ DS matches a key #28
    The DS record at the parent matches a key in the zone: key tag 54207 (SHA256).
  • ✓ Modern algorithms #29
    Key algorithms: ECDSAP256SHA256 (13).
  • ✓ Signatures valid until 2026-10-29 #30
    The earliest DNSKEY/SOA signature expires at 2026-10-29 00:00 UTC.
  • ✓ NSEC3 as recommended #31
    The zone uses NSEC3 with 0 iterations and no salt (RFC 9276).

Records

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19 records at the apex

Found

Read from
185.136.96.82:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl. domeinnaam.minaz.nl. 2026101501 14400 7200 1209600 8640014400
NSns3.rijksoverheidnl.org.14400
NSns0.rijksoverheidnl.com.14400
NSns2.rijksoverheidnl.eu.14400
NSns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl.14400
A178.22.85.1114400
A178.22.85.1014400
A178.22.85.914400
A178.22.85.814400
AAAA2a00:d00:3:2::314400
AAAA2a00:d00:3:2::414400
AAAA2a00:d00:3:2::514400
AAAA2a00:d00:3:2::614400
MX0 .14400
TXT"v=spf1 -all"14400
CAA0 iodef "mailto:domeinnaam@minaz.nl"14400
CAA0 issuemail ";"14400
CAA0 issuewild ";"14400
CAA0 issue "digicert.com"14400

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 4h, AAAA 4h, MX 4h, NS 4h. The NS TTL at the parent is 1h and in the zone 4h; 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.
  • ✓ CAA restricts issuance #35
    Certificates may be issued by: none (issuance forbidden), digicert.com.