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Checked 22 October 2026, 09:13 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
26 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 3 info

Registration

info

.com generic · eNom, LLC · expires 2030-07-10

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
eNom, LLC
Registered
11 July 1998
Last changed
9 June 2025
Expires
10 July 2030
Status
client transfer prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns-1026.awsdns-00.org, ns-1723.awsdns-23.co.uk, ns-230.awsdns-28.com, ns-514.awsdns-00.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 2030-07-10 #3
    The registration is valid until 2030-07-10 (1356 days).
  • ✓ Transfer locked #4
    Registry status: client transfer prohibited.
  • ✓ Registry and delegation match #5
    The nameservers registered at the registry are the ones published in DNS.

Delegation

info

ns-1026.awsdns-00.org, ns-1723.awsdns-23.co.uk, ns-230.awsdns-28.com, ns-514.awsdns-00.net

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
ns-1026.awsdns-00.org, ns-1723.awsdns-23.co.uk, ns-230.awsdns-28.com, ns-514.awsdns-00.net
NS in the zone
ns-1026.awsdns-00.org, ns-1723.awsdns-23.co.uk, ns-230.awsdns-28.com, ns-514.awsdns-00.net
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns-1026.awsdns-00.org205.251.196.2 2600:9000:5304:200::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US-
ns-1723.awsdns-23.co.uk205.251.198.187 2600:9000:5306:bb00::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US-
ns-230.awsdns-28.com205.251.192.230 2600:9000:5300:e600::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US205.251.192.230 2600:9000:5300:e600::1
ns-514.awsdns-00.net205.251.194.2 2600:9000:5302:200::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US-

Checks

  • ✓ 4 nameservers #6
    Delegated to ns-1026.awsdns-00.org, ns-1723.awsdns-23.co.uk, ns-230.awsdns-28.com, ns-514.awsdns-00.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 4 IPv4 /24s and 4 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US): 8 addresses). An outage or attack on that network affects all nameservers; large anycast providers mitigate this, but a secondary DNS provider adds independence.
    #11
  • ✓ Nameserver names under 4 TLDs #12
    Nameserver names use the TLDs .com, .net, .org, .uk.
  • ✓ All reachable over IPv6 #13
    Every nameserver has an IPv6 address.

Nameservers

pass

8 of 8 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns-1026.awsdns-00.org 205.251.196.2NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-1026.awsdns-00.org 2600:9000:5304:200::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-1723.awsdns-23.co.uk 205.251.198.187NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-1723.awsdns-23.co.uk 2600:9000:5306:bb00::1NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-230.awsdns-28.com 205.251.192.230NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-230.awsdns-28.com 2600:9000:5300:e600::1NOERROR, 13 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-514.awsdns-00.net 205.251.194.2NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-514.awsdns-00.net 2600:9000:5302:200::1NOERROR, 8 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 8 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.
  • ✓ No version disclosed #17
    The nameservers don't reveal their software version.
  • ✓ 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 1 · primary ns-230.awsdns-28.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns-230.awsdns-28.com
Contact (RNAME)
awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com
Serial
1
Refresh / retry
7200 s / 900 s
Expire
1209600 s
Negative TTL
86400 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns-1026.awsdns-00.org (205.251.196.2)1
ns-1026.awsdns-00.org (2600:9000:5304:200::1)1
ns-1723.awsdns-23.co.uk (205.251.198.187)1
ns-1723.awsdns-23.co.uk (2600:9000:5306:bb00::1)1
ns-230.awsdns-28.com (205.251.192.230)1
ns-230.awsdns-28.com (2600:9000:5300:e600::1)1
ns-514.awsdns-00.net (205.251.194.2)1
ns-514.awsdns-00.net (2600:9000:5302:200::1)1

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 1 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 2h, retry 15m, expire 14d, negative TTL 1d.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver ns-230.awsdns-28.com is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact awsdns-hostmaster@amazon.com #25
    The SOA RNAME awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com means awsdns-hostmaster@amazon.com.
  • ✓ Counter serial #26
    The serial 1 is a plain counter.

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

warn

38 records at the apex

Found

Read from
205.251.196.2:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns-230.awsdns-28.com. awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com. 1 7200 900 1209600 86400900
NSns-1026.awsdns-00.org.172800
NSns-1723.awsdns-23.co.uk.172800
NSns-230.awsdns-28.com.172800
NSns-514.awsdns-00.net.172800
A18.64.211.2860
A18.64.211.2760
A18.64.211.11060
A18.64.211.8460
MX1 aspmx.l.google.com.300
MX10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com.300
MX10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com.300
MX5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com.300
MX5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com.300
TXT"MS=ms51740217"300
TXT"MS=ms74645168"300
TXT"ahrefs-site-verification_e608251d484c28256d6e39259fb2d78c0971f422502addc2f3457561c55c3db7"300
TXT"atlassian-domain-verification=kpW93Gl0HucESn1XIuigK0EfPnA8gPRAkNY/HH6ej3NcfKLftxRcrx0fvla1iciX"300
TXT"citrix-verification-code=d409e05c-b335-425e-a215-204389a91206"300
TXT"cursor-domain-verification-8x16vk=nSAF8Y95RSKRSB5oIBt9seThK"300
TXT"d3vc9g5lfoexwz.cloudfront.net"300
TXT"docusign=f6ed7987-8396-476d-b76e-1251c0fa75ff"300
TXT"facebook-domain-verification=6fj5bqy5ypyad2lqfo7l56cnica6ka"300
TXT"fastly-domain-delegation-lHDS6yvr4CVHHKnr-#526123-2022-08-23"300
TXT"fastly-domain-delegation-lnYFR7XAspYWCDr-#518056-2022-07-19"300
TXT"fastly-domain-delegation-r4QqUNzN2Z5GPFvD-568289-2023-01-30"300
TXT"google-site-verification=2vj8liJykIp_twB7iqGJXSvu1gdjhj2WRtXlbv50hdE"300
TXT"google-site-verification=B4YiM1AMRmRxZokjTlp9fEsXeFgZ1dCK5FtD2gpb8ak"300
TXT"google-site-verification=KAUbQ2E7KXxBCMdp42KCmke3GHEejxhLW_WStVM6kfw"300
TXT"google-site-verification=q4m_Qtyp6r5s8NwvpLjzlAuj-7Hox7pigEAoTiLkWHs"300
TXT"google-site-verification=vVzzWl6hH3GlrYq6c7gH03Fle_YzB_VPK8J65ApD4Rw"300
TXT"mongodb-site-verification=DZabVN0N2nIFzrDovMKp6dmih13qM1il"300
TXT"onetrust-domain-verification=6a0f32b404ce44ab9f846a571b40db1e"300
TXT"onetrust-domain-verification=d381bc7429ba4303bc288952d3e2291b"300
TXT"r3l0yk16b9wf7xsx9qy94ktd9zmj0tvz"300
TXT"v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all"300
TXT"v=spf1 include:servers.mcsv.net ?all"300
TXT"zrtl4rb41l611631srp8b1c1klpphl31"300

Checks

  • !
    Very low TTLs
    These records have a TTL below 5m, causing extra queries and slower lookups: A (1m). Low TTLs are useful just before a planned change.
    #32
  • ✓ 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