newscientist.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 · Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE · expires 2027-07-28

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE
Registered
29 July 1995
Last changed
5 June 2026
Expires
28 July 2027
Status
client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns1.associated.co.uk, ns2.anlremote.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 2027-07-28 #3
    The registration is valid until 2027-07-28 (278 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

warn

ns1.associated.co.uk, ns2.anlremote.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
ns1.associated.co.uk, ns2.anlremote.com
NS in the zone
ns1.associated.co.uk, ns2.anlremote.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns1.associated.co.uk35.176.188.79AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US-
ns2.anlremote.com52.48.62.105AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US52.48.62.105

Checks

  • i
    2 nameservers
    Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: ns1.associated.co.uk, ns2.anlremote.com.
    #6
  • ✓ 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 2 IPv4 /24s and 0 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US): 2 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 2 TLDs #12
    Nameserver names use the TLDs .com, .uk.
  • !
    No IPv6
    None of the nameservers has an IPv6 address, so IPv6-only resolvers can't reach them.
    #13

Nameservers

pass

2 of 2 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns1.associated.co.uk 35.176.188.79NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns2.anlremote.com 52.48.62.105NOERROR, 23 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 2 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 445 · primary ns1.associated.co.uk

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns1.associated.co.uk
Contact (RNAME)
hostmaster.associated.co.uk
Serial
445
Refresh / retry
3600 s / 1800 s
Expire
864000 s
Negative TTL
900 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns1.associated.co.uk (35.176.188.79)445
ns2.anlremote.com (52.48.62.105)445

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 445 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 1h, retry 30m, expire 10d, negative TTL 15m.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver ns1.associated.co.uk is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact hostmaster@associated.co.uk #25
    The SOA RNAME hostmaster.associated.co.uk means hostmaster@associated.co.uk.
  • ✓ Counter serial #26
    The serial 445 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

39 records at the apex

Found

Read from
35.176.188.79:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns1.associated.co.uk. hostmaster.associated.co.uk. 445 3600 1800 864000 9003600
NSns1.associated.co.uk.3600
NSns2.anlremote.com.3600
A199.232.58.21740
MX10 newscientist-com.mail.protection.outlook.com.3600
TXT"airtable-verification=21f08445d3c56642dc465f311797c229"300
TXT"google-site-verification=JtAA8XZVp8oeG8rs35HVo1pzD6tvLDeJV3aHNb6nCQQ"300
TXT"notion-domain-verification=kM6uRfjyrQZsgKNknURuuUSR6peXpbtqicEqv2fC8AX"300
TXT"google-site-verification=ui55QjTzfWso2clbVxMSL3bECD3HogYskijFhOg04NM"300
TXT"google-gws-recovery-domain-verification=68616798"300
TXT"5l5j62uqfj591ttb9d6q5n8joe"300
TXT"LCnzrCqMcLihvaRvLtuceCx37wKu8++XCE77tQlRszognh9+Siwt+Ny7cU02FeF64USKJ32MRldQXKWrZ9Qiig=="300
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=tbSMDFlrpwhJjhDyfcpLbArvIgDLEbbsGhK8ad0MxB"300
TXT"ahrefs-site-verification_7855c7d34098ee8080fff526a03fcc20b0b0123925e2a9d35fc75b692aac8b95"300
TXT"b8b12fc8-c437-4842-af0f-73f86c025038"300
TXT"fastly-domain-delegation-scienceisgreat-88437-2018-08-01"300
TXT"google-site-verification=af4VnWe8c0B6-zshdHCD5vKNrH-EMXVxt_eX0C_8hW0"300
TXT"zUT8K/xUQp44jsCm1g25xe4aJ3Rq8B5MOFSwe/O7k08eQgvPRK2MDB6hK5Z9zHNcGW0EPkuMq2TUXQODYqXXrQ=="300
TXT"adobe-idp-site-verification=5b900fc919ad0f64ceeecd23484f7a358346a646570f970b340479ab68c92798"300
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=Gg8ljFFzlje8eE-nSjWOBOBPfWfbwfAERCCdFnmCjd"300
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=klUJkI4MZw-0elRtIBbVGs7d-e1CPM16mbnrVrKORw"300
TXT"0ed1fe018ad4fb62247f3741af8597cef12be90353"300
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=jF53MoOdqWKEhpQ1I8xgw_ZPznHssTCL6Dx3YLlrL7"300
TXT"3823htzztc3j3trnpyltbd429tr7fvsm"300
TXT"v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:aspmx.sailthru.com ip4:195.234.243.112 ip4:206.155.87.84 ip4:103.13.71.86 include:_spf.google.com -all"300
TXT"MS=ms69926792"300
TXT"ZOOM_verify_nbX9sSGbBQ7DVwOebak8Zv"300
TXT"docusign=954c88c1-be23-46cd-857a-baf3e7a2c797"300
TXT"atlassian-domain-verification=YVO51xB8CMklZCk2cV3OMCVY9wIEP2GoyyujEBzpfD3CD2vSK28OMtF3PLka0LWO"300
TXT"fastly-domain-delegation-hsodjjdee-459076-2022-01-14"300
TXT"google-site-verification=ypnbQuw23B-j_q4pAZ_1VWNxeXT_CnzP9VuvOpQAF2I"300
TXT"stripe-verification=a4502261c4b923dc747897879b1524de6775f3da7b943b70f3b0c8fad116b18b"300
TXT"sending_domain144091=a9ffbbe3a3d348f6e44472d1cc029866e2bfd9cce940c2b9484d4e961e627be5"300
TXT"mt915ak5t83eui28aqhje13va0"300
TXT"yahoo-verification-key=gjArdWAt+jjxcyEm2jOTib+FMQ5ogqr48qpvotc8tjY="300
TXT"0ed1fe018ab4dda0ff6d204839afd4ae391864b461"300
TXT"dropbox-domain-verification=1vucbqmm5vbp"300
TXT"figma-domain-verification=e82fb42a2e4b9a64bc017081a64e6b63ceaec2c6a8e1d93ff3ebccaa7dde1743-1727178814"300
TXT"figma-domain-verification=5b7de1392eee2670c88aba6fa930640f885018dc7867c36dadb36eaf93455c19-1738143071"300

Checks

  • !
    Very low TTLs
    These records have a TTL below 5m, causing extra queries and slower lookups: A (40s). Low TTLs are useful just before a planned change. The NS TTL at the parent is 2d and in the zone 1h; 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