hoovers.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 09:12 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
27 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 2 info

Registration

info

.com generic · MarkMonitor Inc. · expires 2028-11-14

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
MarkMonitor Inc.
Registered
15 November 1994
Last changed
13 October 2026
Expires
14 November 2028
Status
client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
Registry nameservers
blue.foundationdns.com, blue.foundationdns.net, blue.foundationdns.org, dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net, dns4.p01.nsone.net
RDAP server
https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/

Checks

  • i
    .com is a generic TLD (gTLD)
    Generic TLD under an ICANN registry agreement: ICANN-accredited registrars, UDRP and RDAP apply.
    #1
  • ✓ TLD delegated and signed #2
    .com is delegated in the root zone and DNSSEC-signed.
  • ✓ Expires on 2028-11-14 #3
    The registration is valid until 2028-11-14 (753 days).
  • ✓ Transfer locked #4
    Registry status: client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited.
  • ✓ Registry and delegation match #5
    The nameservers registered at the registry are the ones published in DNS.

Delegation

pass

blue.foundationdns.com, blue.foundationdns.net, blue.foundationdns.org, dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net, dns4.p01.nsone.net

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
blue.foundationdns.com, blue.foundationdns.net, blue.foundationdns.org, dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net, dns4.p01.nsone.net
NS in the zone
blue.foundationdns.com, blue.foundationdns.net, blue.foundationdns.org, dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net, dns4.p01.nsone.net
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
blue.foundationdns.com162.159.60.1 172.64.40.1 108.162.198.1 2606:4700:57::6ca2:c601 2a06:98c1:56::ac40:2801 2803:f800:52::a29f:3c01AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US108.162.198.1 162.159.60.1 172.64.40.1 2606:4700:57::6ca2:c601 2803:f800:52::a29f:3c01 2a06:98c1:56::ac40:2801
blue.foundationdns.net172.64.40.31 108.162.198.31 162.159.60.31 2606:4700:57::6ca2:c61f 2803:f800:52::a29f:3c1f 2a06:98c1:56::ac40:281fAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US-
blue.foundationdns.org172.64.40.61 162.159.60.61 108.162.198.61 2a06:98c1:56::ac40:283d 2606:4700:57::6ca2:c63d 2803:f800:52::a29f:3c3dAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US-
dns1.p01.nsone.net198.51.44.1 2620:4d:4000:6259:7:1:0:1AS62597 NSONE - NSONE Inc, US AS62597 NSONE - NSONE Inc, US-
dns2.p01.nsone.net198.51.45.1 2a00:edc0:6259:7:1::2AS62597 NSONE - NSONE Inc, US AS62597 NSONE - NSONE Inc, US-
dns3.p01.nsone.net198.51.44.65 2620:4d:4000:6259:7:1:0:3AS62597 NSONE - NSONE Inc, US AS62597 NSONE - NSONE Inc, US-
dns4.p01.nsone.net198.51.45.65 2a00:edc0:6259:7:1::4AS62597 NSONE - NSONE Inc, US AS62597 NSONE - NSONE Inc, US-

Checks

  • ✓ 7 nameservers #6
    Delegated to blue.foundationdns.com, blue.foundationdns.net, blue.foundationdns.org, dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net, dns4.p01.nsone.net.
  • ✓ 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 5 IPv4 /24s and 5 IPv6 /48s.
  • ✓ 2 autonomous systems #11
    The nameservers are spread over: AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US): 18 addresses; AS62597 (NSONE - NSONE Inc, US): 8 addresses.
  • ✓ Nameserver names under 3 TLDs #12
    Nameserver names use the TLDs .com, .net, .org.
  • ✓ All reachable over IPv6 #13
    Every nameserver has an IPv6 address.

Nameservers

warn

26 of 26 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
blue.foundationdns.com 162.159.60.1NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.com 172.64.40.1NOERROR, 16 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.com 108.162.198.1NOERROR, 11 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.com 2606:4700:57::6ca2:c601NOERROR, 13 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.com 2a06:98c1:56::ac40:2801NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.com 2803:f800:52::a29f:3c01NOERROR, 18 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.net 172.64.40.31NOERROR, 18 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.net 108.162.198.31NOERROR, 10 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.net 162.159.60.31NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.net 2606:4700:57::6ca2:c61fNOERROR, 16 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.net 2803:f800:52::a29f:3c1fNOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.net 2a06:98c1:56::ac40:281fNOERROR, 18 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.org 172.64.40.61NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.org 162.159.60.61NOERROR, 16 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.org 108.162.198.61NOERROR, 11 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.org 2a06:98c1:56::ac40:283dNOERROR, 19 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.org 2606:4700:57::6ca2:c63dNOERROR, 11 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
blue.foundationdns.org 2803:f800:52::a29f:3c3dNOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.0
dns1.p01.nsone.net 198.51.44.1NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9
dns1.p01.nsone.net 2620:4d:4000:6259:7:1:0:1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9
dns2.p01.nsone.net 198.51.45.1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9
dns2.p01.nsone.net 2a00:edc0:6259:7:1::2NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9
dns3.p01.nsone.net 198.51.44.65NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9
dns3.p01.nsone.net 2620:4d:4000:6259:7:1:0:3NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9
dns4.p01.nsone.net 198.51.45.65NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9
dns4.p01.nsone.net 2a00:edc0:6259:7:1::4NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 26 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.
  • !
    Software version disclosed
    These nameservers report their software version via version.bind/version.server, which helps attackers find known vulnerabilities: blue.foundationdns.com: "2026.10.0"; blue.foundationdns.net: "2026.10.0"; blue.foundationdns.org: "2026.10.0". Hide or replace the version string.
    #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

pass

serial 2417402283 · primary blue.foundationdns.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
blue.foundationdns.com
Contact (RNAME)
dns.cloudflare.com
Serial
2417402283
Refresh / retry
10000 s / 2400 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
1800 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
blue.foundationdns.com (162.159.60.1)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.com (172.64.40.1)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.com (108.162.198.1)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.com (2606:4700:57::6ca2:c601)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.com (2a06:98c1:56::ac40:2801)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.com (2803:f800:52::a29f:3c01)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.net (172.64.40.31)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.net (108.162.198.31)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.net (162.159.60.31)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.net (2606:4700:57::6ca2:c61f)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.net (2803:f800:52::a29f:3c1f)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.net (2a06:98c1:56::ac40:281f)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.org (172.64.40.61)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.org (162.159.60.61)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.org (108.162.198.61)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.org (2a06:98c1:56::ac40:283d)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.org (2606:4700:57::6ca2:c63d)2417402283
blue.foundationdns.org (2803:f800:52::a29f:3c3d)2417402283
dns1.p01.nsone.net (198.51.44.1)2417402283
dns1.p01.nsone.net (2620:4d:4000:6259:7:1:0:1)2417402283
dns2.p01.nsone.net (198.51.45.1)2417402283
dns2.p01.nsone.net (2a00:edc0:6259:7:1::2)2417402283
dns3.p01.nsone.net (198.51.44.65)2417402283
dns3.p01.nsone.net (2620:4d:4000:6259:7:1:0:3)2417402283
dns4.p01.nsone.net (198.51.45.65)2417402283
dns4.p01.nsone.net (2a00:edc0:6259:7:1::4)2417402283

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2417402283 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 2h46m40s, retry 40m, expire 7d, negative TTL 30m.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver blue.foundationdns.com is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact dns@cloudflare.com #25
    The SOA RNAME dns.cloudflare.com means dns@cloudflare.com.
  • ✓ Timestamp serial #26
    The serial 2417402283 is a Unix timestamp (2046-08-09 04:38 UTC).

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

15 records at the apex

Found

Read from
162.159.60.1:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAblue.foundationdns.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2417402283 10000 2400 604800 18001800
NSdns2.p01.nsone.net.86400
NSdns1.p01.nsone.net.86400
NSdns4.p01.nsone.net.86400
NSblue.foundationdns.com.86400
NSblue.foundationdns.net.86400
NSblue.foundationdns.org.86400
NSdns3.p01.nsone.net.86400
A159.137.225.175600
A159.137.249.105600
MX10 hoovers-com.mail.protection.outlook.com.3600
TXT"G7GrgB9WUzxA+YfEqQaAac6h8HRy67oRXI1r9jM4jb5igb9VYXhFc0TrvVibEsRaJZrwE72qstq8OFnbnIWKQg=="3600
TXT"_t087nr0s8p25d17ouy1ln8ppt98veob"3600
TXT"adobe-sign-verification=f3d426be4e06a9c8113bf18a25519618"3600
TXT"v=spf1 ip4:66.179.38.0/23 ip4:66.45.81.128/26 ip4:67.217.234.0/25 ip4:159.137.248.0/22 ip4:158.151.208.120/31 ip4:158.151.214.66/28 ip4:216.234.248.64/26 ip4:159.137.80.91 ip4:208.226.214.236" " ip4:216.52.49.43/32 ip4:66.162.217.59 ip4:66.231.91.28 include:authsmtp.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com ip4:34.181.234.240 ip4:34.169.182.202 -all"3600

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 10m, MX 1h, NS 1d. The NS TTL at the parent is 2d and in the zone 1d; 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