Domain report: panix.com

Registration

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.com generic · pair Networks, Inc. d/b/a pair Domains · expires 2030-04-23

Found

TLD: .com (generic)
ICANN policies apply: yes
Registrar: pair Networks, Inc. d/b/a pair Domains
Registered: 22 April 1991
Last changed: 26 June 2026
Expires: 23 April 2030
Status: client transfer prohibited
Registry nameservers: ns1.access.net, ns2.access.net
RDAP server: https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/

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.com is a generic TLD (gTLD)

Generic TLD under an ICANN registry agreement: ICANN-accredited registrars, UDRP and RDAP apply.

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✓ TLD delegated and signed #2

.com is delegated in the root zone and DNSSEC-signed.
✓ Expires on 2030-04-23 #3

The registration is valid until 2030-04-23 (1278 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

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ns1.access.net, ns2.access.net

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Parent zone: com
Delegation from: a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent: ns1.access.net, ns2.access.net
NS in the zone: ns1.access.net, ns2.access.net

Nameserver	Addresses	Network (AS)	Glue
ns1.access.net	198.7.0.1 2602:f977::11	AS2033 PANIX - Panix, US AS2033 PANIX - Panix, US	-
ns2.access.net	198.7.0.2 2602:f977::12	AS2033 PANIX - Panix, US AS2033 PANIX - Panix, US	-

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2 nameservers

Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: ns1.access.net, ns2.access.net.

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✓ 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.
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Nameservers in one network

all IPv4 addresses are in 198.7.0.0/24; all IPv6 addresses are in 2602:f977::/48. A single network failure takes all nameservers down; RFC 2182 recommends topologically separate networks (anycast setups are an exception).

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All nameservers in one AS

All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS2033 (PANIX - Panix, US): 4 addresses). An outage or attack on that network affects all nameservers; large anycast providers mitigate this, but a secondary DNS provider adds independence.

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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.

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✓ All reachable over IPv6 #13

Every nameserver has an IPv6 address.

Nameservers

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4 of 4 addresses answer authoritatively

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Nameserver	Answer	Recursion	TCP / EDNS	AXFR	Version
ns1.access.net 198.7.0.1	NOERROR, 84 ms, authoritative	no	yes / yes	refused	9.20.24
ns1.access.net 2602:f977::11	NOERROR, 109 ms, authoritative	no	yes / yes	refused	9.20.24
ns2.access.net 198.7.0.2	NOERROR, 84 ms, authoritative	no	yes / yes	refused	9.20.24
ns2.access.net 2602:f977::12	NOERROR, 110 ms, authoritative	no	yes / yes	refused	9.20.24

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✓ All respond #14

All 4 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.
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Software version disclosed

These nameservers report their software version via version.bind/version.server, which helps attackers find known vulnerabilities: ns1.access.net: "9.20.24"; ns2.access.net: "9.20.24". Hide or replace the version string.

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✓ 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

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serial 2026090900 · primary panix.com

Found

Primary (MNAME): panix.com
Contact (RNAME): hostmaster.panix.com
Serial: 2026090900
Refresh / retry: 300 s / 300 s
Expire: 3600000 s
Negative TTL: 900 s

Serial per nameserver

Nameserver	Serial
ns1.access.net (198.7.0.1)	2026090900
ns1.access.net (2602:f977::11)	2026090900
ns2.access.net (198.7.0.2)	2026090900
ns2.access.net (2602:f977::12)	2026090900

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✓ Serial 2026090900 everywhere #22

All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
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Unusual SOA timers

refresh 5m is outside 20m–1d; retry 5m should be shorter than refresh 5m. Current values: refresh 5m, retry 5m, expire 1000h, negative TTL 15m.

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Hidden master

The primary nameserver panix.com is not listed as a nameserver: a hidden master that only feeds the public secondaries. That is a common setup; make sure it is not reachable for zone transfers from outside.

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✓ Contact hostmaster@panix.com #25

The SOA RNAME hostmaster.panix.com means hostmaster@panix.com.
✓ Date-based serial #26

The serial 2026090900 follows the YYYYMMDDnn convention (2026-09-09).

DNSSEC

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Signed, DS published at parent

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Validated by resolver: yes
Denial of existence: NSEC
Signatures valid until: 31 October 2026

DS at the parent

Key tag	Algorithm	Digest	Matches a key
22684	ECDSAP256SHA256 (13)	SHA256 0A14497651E4ABB8…	yes

DNSKEY in the zone

Key tag	Role	Algorithm
22684	KSK (257)	ECDSAP256SHA256 (13)

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✓ Signed and validated #27

The zone is signed, the parent publishes a DS record, and the resolver validates the answers.
✓ DS matches a key #28

The DS record at the parent matches a key in the zone: key tag 22684 (SHA256).
✓ Modern algorithms #29

Key algorithms: ECDSAP256SHA256 (13).
✓ Signatures valid until 2026-10-31 #30

The earliest DNSKEY/SOA signature expires at 2026-10-31 12:18 UTC.
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NSEC

The zone uses NSEC, so its full contents can be listed by walking the NSEC chain. That is fine unless the names are sensitive.

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Records

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13 records at the apex

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Read from: 198.7.0.1:53

Type	Value	TTL
SOA	panix.com. hostmaster.panix.com. 2026090900 300 300 3600000 900	86400
NS	ns2.access.net.	86400
NS	ns1.access.net.	86400
A	166.84.62.125	86400
A	166.84.62.253	86400
AAAA	2602:f977:0:2::91	86400
AAAA	2602:f977:0:2::11	86400
MX	150 mx.panix.com.	86400
TXT	"v=spf1 ip4:166.84.1.64/26 ip4:166.84.1.198 ?all"	86400
CAA	128 issue "letsencrypt.org"	86400
CAA	128 issue "comodoca.com"	86400
CAA	0 iodef "mailto:hostmaster@panix.com"	86400
CAA	128 issuewild ";"	86400

Checks

✓ TTLs within range #32

TTLs: A 1d, AAAA 1d, MX 1d, 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.
✓ CAA restricts issuance #35

Certificates may be issued by: letsencrypt.org, comodoca.com, none (issuance forbidden).