independent.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 09:16 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
24 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 5 info

Registration

info

.com generic · Network Solutions, LLC · expires 2028-11-09

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
Network Solutions, LLC
Registered
10 November 1994
Last changed
10 September 2023
Expires
9 November 2028
Status
client transfer prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com
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 2028-11-09 #3
    The registration is valid until 2028-11-09 (748 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

ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com
NS in the zone
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com208.94.148.4 2600:1800:10::1AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US208.94.148.4 2600:1800:10::1
ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com208.80.124.4 2600:1801:11::1AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US208.80.124.4 2600:1801:11::1
ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com208.80.126.4 2600:1802:12::1AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US208.80.126.4 2600:1802:12::1
ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com208.80.125.4 2600:1801:13::1AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US208.80.125.4 2600:1801:13::1
ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com208.80.127.4 2600:1802:14::1AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US208.80.127.4 2600:1802:14::1
ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com208.94.149.4 2600:1800:15::1AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US208.94.149.4 2600:1800:15::1

Checks

  • ✓ 6 nameservers #6
    Delegated to ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com.
  • ✓ 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 6 IPv4 /24s and 6 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS16552 (DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US): 12 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 .com
    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

12 of 12 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com 208.94.148.4NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com 2600:1800:10::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com 208.80.124.4NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com 2600:1801:11::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com 208.80.126.4NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com 2600:1802:12::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com 208.80.125.4NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com 2600:1801:13::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com 208.80.127.4NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com 2600:1802:14::1NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com 208.94.149.4NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com 2600:1800:15::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 12 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: ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com: "DNS Made Easy Anycast"; ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com: "DNS Made Easy Anycast"; ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com: "DNS Made Easy Anycast"; ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com: "DNS Made Easy Anycast"; ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com: "DNS Made Easy Anycast"; ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com: "DNS Made Easy Anycast".
    #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

warn

serial 2009010214 · primary ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com
Contact (RNAME)
dns.dnsmadeeasy.com
Serial
2009010214
Refresh / retry
43200 s / 3600 s
Expire
1209600 s
Negative TTL
180 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com (208.94.148.4)2009010214
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com (2600:1800:10::1)2009010214
ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com (208.80.124.4)2009010214
ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com (2600:1801:11::1)2009010214
ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com (208.80.126.4)2009010214
ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com (2600:1802:12::1)2009010214
ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com (208.80.125.4)2009010214
ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com (2600:1801:13::1)2009010214
ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com (208.80.127.4)2009010214
ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com (2600:1802:14::1)2009010214
ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com (208.94.149.4)2009010214
ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com (2600:1800:15::1)2009010214

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2009010214 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • !
    Unusual SOA timers
    negative caching TTL (minimum) 3m is outside 5m–1d (RFC 2308 recommends 1–3 hours). Current values: refresh 12h, retry 1h, expire 14d, negative TTL 3m.
    #23
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact dns@dnsmadeeasy.com #25
    The SOA RNAME dns.dnsmadeeasy.com means dns@dnsmadeeasy.com.
  • ✓ Date-based serial #26
    The serial 2009010214 follows the YYYYMMDDnn convention (2009-01-02).

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
208.94.148.4:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns10.dnsmadeeasy.com. dns.dnsmadeeasy.com. 2009010214 43200 3600 1209600 18086400
NSns14.dnsmadeeasy.com.86400
NSns15.dnsmadeeasy.com.86400
NSns10.dnsmadeeasy.com.86400
NSns12.dnsmadeeasy.com.86400
NSns13.dnsmadeeasy.com.86400
NSns11.dnsmadeeasy.com.86400
A192.0.66.23600
MX5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com.3600
MX10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com.3600
MX1 aspmx.l.google.com.3600
MX5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com.3600
MX10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com.3600
TXT"v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:emsd1.com include:amazonses.com include:_spf.wpvip.com ~all"1800
TXT"google-site-verification=vOd9lREMoxntDOFwtN02OgZz61G33j-ImvsbJI2M43s"1800

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 1h, 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