news18.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 10:02 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
24 passed 3 warnings 0 failed 4 info

Registration

info

.com generic · PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com · expires 2031-04-07

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Registered
7 April 1999
Last changed
21 April 2026
Expires
7 April 2031
Status
client transfer prohibited
Registry nameservers
a1-142.akam.net, a11-67.akam.net, a14-64.akam.net, a28-65.akam.net, a5-66.akam.net, a8-67.akam.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 2031-04-07 #3
    The registration is valid until 2031-04-07 (1627 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

a1-142.akam.net, a11-67.akam.net, a14-64.akam.net, a28-65.akam.net, a5-66.akam.net, a8-67.akam.net

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
a1-142.akam.net, a11-67.akam.net, a14-64.akam.net, a28-65.akam.net, a5-66.akam.net, a8-67.akam.net
NS in the zone
a1-142.akam.net, a11-67.akam.net, a14-64.akam.net, a28-65.akam.net, a5-66.akam.net, a8-67.akam.net
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
a1-142.akam.net193.108.91.142 2600:1401:2::8eAS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL-
a11-67.akam.net84.53.139.67 2600:1480:1::43AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL-
a14-64.akam.net184.26.161.64 2600:1480:1800::40AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL-
a28-65.akam.net95.100.173.65 2600:1480:d800::41AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL-
a5-66.akam.net95.100.168.66 2600:1480:b000::42AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL-
a8-67.akam.net2.16.40.67 2600:1403:a::43AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL-

Checks

  • ✓ 6 nameservers #6
    Delegated to a1-142.akam.net, a11-67.akam.net, a14-64.akam.net, a28-65.akam.net, a5-66.akam.net, a8-67.akam.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 6 IPv4 /24s and 6 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS21342 (AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL): 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 .net
    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

warn

12 of 12 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
a1-142.akam.net 193.108.91.142NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused41824.11
a1-142.akam.net 2600:1401:2::8eNOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused41824.8
a11-67.akam.net 84.53.139.67NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused41824.9
a11-67.akam.net 2600:1480:1::43NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused41824.6
a14-64.akam.net 184.26.161.64NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused48878.29
a14-64.akam.net 2600:1480:1800::40NOERROR, 8 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused48878.29
a28-65.akam.net 95.100.173.65NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused48878.27
a28-65.akam.net 2600:1480:d800::41NOERROR, 8 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused48878.27
a5-66.akam.net 95.100.168.66NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused41824.10
a5-66.akam.net 2600:1480:b000::42NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused41824.7
a8-67.akam.net 2.16.40.67NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused48878.27
a8-67.akam.net 2600:1403:a::43NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused48878.30

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.
  • !
    Software version disclosed
    These nameservers report their software version via version.bind/version.server, which helps attackers find known vulnerabilities: a1-142.akam.net: "41824.11"; a1-142.akam.net: "41824.8"; a11-67.akam.net: "41824.9"; a11-67.akam.net: "41824.6"; a14-64.akam.net: "48878.29"; a28-65.akam.net: "48878.27"; a5-66.akam.net: "41824.10"; a5-66.akam.net: "41824.7"; a8-67.akam.net: "48878.27"; a8-67.akam.net: "48878.30". 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 2020084744 · primary a1-142.akam.net

Found

Primary (MNAME)
a1-142.akam.net
Contact (RNAME)
hostmaster.news18.com
Serial
2020084744
Refresh / retry
3600 s / 600 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
300 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
a1-142.akam.net (193.108.91.142)2020084744
a1-142.akam.net (2600:1401:2::8e)2020084744
a11-67.akam.net (84.53.139.67)2020084744
a11-67.akam.net (2600:1480:1::43)2020084744
a14-64.akam.net (184.26.161.64)2020084744
a14-64.akam.net (2600:1480:1800::40)2020084744
a28-65.akam.net (95.100.173.65)2020084744
a28-65.akam.net (2600:1480:d800::41)2020084744
a5-66.akam.net (95.100.168.66)2020084744
a5-66.akam.net (2600:1480:b000::42)2020084744
a8-67.akam.net (2.16.40.67)2020084744
a8-67.akam.net (2600:1403:a::43)2020084744

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2020084744 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 1h, retry 10m, expire 7d, negative TTL 5m.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver a1-142.akam.net is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact hostmaster@news18.com #25
    The SOA RNAME hostmaster.news18.com means hostmaster@news18.com.
  • ✓ Timestamp serial #26
    The serial 2020084744 is a Unix timestamp (2034-01-05 14:39 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

warn

28 records at the apex

Found

Read from
193.108.91.142:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAa1-142.akam.net. hostmaster.news18.com. 2020084744 3600 600 604800 300300
NSa8-67.akam.net.300
NSa28-65.akam.net.300
NSa1-142.akam.net.300
NSa14-64.akam.net.300
NSa11-67.akam.net.300
NSa5-66.akam.net.300
A2.16.206.1720
A2.16.206.2720
AAAA2a02:26f0:b700:8::210:ce4d20
AAAA2a02:26f0:b700:8::210:ce4e20
MX5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com.300
MX5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com.300
MX1 aspmx.l.google.com.300
MX10 aspmx3.googlemail.com.300
MX10 aspmx2.googlemail.com.300
TXT"v=spf1 ip4:172.16.254.1 include:moneycontroltoday.com include:_spf.google.com ~all"30
TXT"google-site-verification=PuzqtWhDqmZjszON0bWeuQ9zz8hNUTOUFppjQR8XChs"30
TXT"_w1govba1k6jcpo04is71k58qchum2pe"30
TXT"su294bupf4dm1s36a906bt8af0"30
TXT"rvt8qjnc7gjhhv0r9llsuvn8j7"30
TXT"_xqrjxiiefqw091zv3ora8uutkwsasvv"30
TXT"tollbit-domain-verification=f7025241cf6cbec54f1f65fcaa51b390a95168d6a687a97d8b173ce9b6620c61"30
TXT"i41cbpomsa9uctf18tsr6q9rul"30
TXT"_lr11f83f52xc2mo1c7ozjzhdv1ummnq"30
TXT"6v9re00oskspn98649r70om24n"30
TXT"g59KMnKNylxzV_nx_nR7GEE7TI4mOp_utDQBuLptNYI"30
TXT"_hwu86ztv5dz9tpgh3lmoco1lw1twqtp"30

Checks

  • !
    Very low TTLs
    These records have a TTL below 5m, causing extra queries and slower lookups: A (20s), AAAA (20s). Low TTLs are useful just before a planned change. The NS TTL at the parent is 2d and in the zone 5m; resolvers may use either.
    #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