nfdi.de

Checked 21 October 2026, 23:32 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
23 passed 3 warnings 0 failed 3 info

Registration

info

.de country-code

Found

TLD
.de (country-code)
ICANN policies apply
no

Checks

  • i
    .de is a country-code TLD (ccTLD)
    Country-code TLD: governed by its local registry under national policy, not by an ICANN contract. Registrar accreditation, dispute resolution and RDAP/WHOIS rules are set by the registry.
    #1
  • ✓ TLD delegated and signed #2
    .de is delegated in the root zone and DNSSEC-signed.
  • i
    Registration data not available
    No registration data via RDAP: the registry of .de offers no RDAP service. Many ccTLD registries don't offer RDAP; check the registry's WHOIS instead.
    #3

Delegation

warn

soa1.ilk.net, soa2.ilk.de, soa3.ilkdns.de

Found

Parent zone
de
Delegation from
a.nic.de (194.0.0.53)
NS at the parent
soa1.ilk.net, soa2.ilk.de, soa3.ilkdns.de
NS in the zone
soa1.ilk.net, soa2.ilk.de, soa3.ilkdns.de
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
soa1.ilk.net212.86.193.232AS12480 ASILK - ILK Internet GmbH Rechnerkommunikation im Internet, DE-
soa2.ilk.de194.45.22.72AS12480 ASILK - ILK Internet GmbH Rechnerkommunikation im Internet, DE194.45.22.72
soa3.ilkdns.de62.48.71.35AS15743 NETDE - net.de AG, DE-

Checks

  • ✓ 3 nameservers #6
    Delegated to soa1.ilk.net, soa2.ilk.de, soa3.ilkdns.de.
  • ✓ 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 3 IPv4 /24s and 0 IPv6 /48s.
  • ✓ 2 autonomous systems #11
    The nameservers are spread over: AS12480 (ASILK - ILK Internet GmbH Rechnerkommunikation im Internet, DE): 2 addresses; AS15743 (NETDE - net.de AG, DE): 1 address.
  • ✓ Nameserver names under 2 TLDs #12
    Nameserver names use the TLDs .de, .net.
  • !
    No IPv6
    None of the nameservers has an IPv6 address, so IPv6-only resolvers can't reach them.
    #13

Nameservers

warn

3 of 3 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
soa1.ilk.net 212.86.193.232NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused9.16.50-Debian
soa2.ilk.de 194.45.22.72NOERROR, 8 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused9.16.50-Debian
soa3.ilkdns.de 62.48.71.35NOERROR, 11 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 3 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: soa1.ilk.net: "9.16.50-Debian"; soa2.ilk.de: "9.16.50-Debian". 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 2026071600 · primary soa1.ilk.net

Found

Primary (MNAME)
soa1.ilk.net
Contact (RNAME)
hostmaster.ilk.net
Serial
2026071600
Refresh / retry
28800 s / 7200 s
Expire
3600000 s
Negative TTL
3600 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
soa1.ilk.net (212.86.193.232)2026071600
soa2.ilk.de (194.45.22.72)2026071600
soa3.ilkdns.de (62.48.71.35)2026071600

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2026071600 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 8h, retry 2h, expire 1000h, negative TTL 1h.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver soa1.ilk.net is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact hostmaster@ilk.net #25
    The SOA RNAME hostmaster.ilk.net means hostmaster@ilk.net.
  • ✓ Date-based serial #26
    The serial 2026071600 follows the YYYYMMDDnn convention (2026-07-16).

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

10 records at the apex

Found

Read from
212.86.193.232:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAsoa1.ilk.net. hostmaster.ilk.net. 2026071600 28800 7200 3600000 360086400
NSsoa2.ilk.de.86400
NSsoa3.ilkdns.de.86400
NSsoa1.ilk.net.86400
A212.86.195.119300
MX10 esa2.ilk.net.3600
MX10 esa1.ilk.net.3600
TXT"google-site-verification=Zi69JJUwWm58bSCePVN2z1b5vqU0hvLXtbII3Oe-n40"3600
TXT"zone-ownership-verification-23303342c3c888dc596cd9a1bedc29988a4b27632ea0487d8341745eb3ca071f"3600
TXT"v=spf1 ip4:212.86.197.153 ip4:212.86.195.151 ip4:194.95.114.4 ip4:212.86.197.156 include:spf.ilk.net include:spf.scc.kit.edu -all"3600

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 5m, MX 1h, NS 1d.
  • ✓ 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