Domain report: paypal-corp.com

Registration

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.com generic · MarkMonitor Inc. · expires 2027-05-27

Found

TLD: .com (generic)
ICANN policies apply: yes
Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc.
Registered: 27 May 2010
Last changed: 19 August 2026
Expires: 27 May 2027
Status: client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
Registry nameservers: ns1-pchnet.paypal.com, ns2-pchnet.paypal.com, pdns100.ultradns.com, pdns100.ultradns.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 2027-05-27 #3

The registration is valid until 2027-05-27 (217 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

pass

ns1-pchnet.paypal.com, ns2-pchnet.paypal.com, pdns100.ultradns.com, pdns100.ultradns.net

Found

Parent zone: com
Delegation from: a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent: ns1-pchnet.paypal.com, ns2-pchnet.paypal.com, pdns100.ultradns.com, pdns100.ultradns.net
NS in the zone: ns1-pchnet.paypal.com, ns2-pchnet.paypal.com, pdns100.ultradns.com, pdns100.ultradns.net

Nameserver	Addresses	Network (AS)	Glue
ns1-pchnet.paypal.com	64.78.206.1 2620:171:814:1701:2::1	AS42 WOODYNET-1 - WoodyNet, Inc., US AS42 WOODYNET-1 - WoodyNet, Inc., US	2620:171:814:1701:2::1 64.78.206.1
ns2-pchnet.paypal.com	64.78.207.1 2620:171:815:1701:2::1	AS42 WOODYNET-1 - WoodyNet, Inc., US AS42 WOODYNET-1 - WoodyNet, Inc., US	2620:171:815:1701:2::1 64.78.207.1
pdns100.ultradns.com	156.154.64.100 2001:502:f3ff::88	AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US	156.154.64.100 2001:502:f3ff::88
pdns100.ultradns.net	156.154.65.100 2610:a1:1014::88	AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US	-

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✓ 4 nameservers #6

Delegated to ns1-pchnet.paypal.com, ns2-pchnet.paypal.com, pdns100.ultradns.com, pdns100.ultradns.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 4 IPv4 /24s and 4 IPv6 /48s.
✓ 2 autonomous systems #11

The nameservers are spread over: AS12008 (VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US): 4 addresses; AS42 (WOODYNET-1 - WoodyNet, Inc., US): 4 addresses.
✓ Nameserver names under 2 TLDs #12

Nameserver names use the TLDs .com, .net.
✓ All reachable over IPv6 #13

Every nameserver has an IPv6 address.

Nameservers

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8 of 8 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

Nameserver	Answer	Recursion	TCP / EDNS	AXFR	Version
ns1-pchnet.paypal.com 64.78.206.1	NOERROR, 20 ms, authoritative	no	yes / yes	refused	paypalbe
ns1-pchnet.paypal.com 2620:171:814:1701:2::1	NOERROR, 10 ms, authoritative	no	yes / yes	refused	paypalbe
ns2-pchnet.paypal.com 64.78.207.1	NOERROR, 11 ms, authoritative	no	yes / yes	refused	paypalbe
ns2-pchnet.paypal.com 2620:171:815:1701:2::1	NOERROR, 20 ms, authoritative	no	yes / yes	refused	paypalbe
pdns100.ultradns.com 156.154.64.100	NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritative	no	yes / yes	refused	UltraDNS Nameserver
pdns100.ultradns.com 2001:502:f3ff::88	NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritative	no	yes / yes	refused	UltraDNS Nameserver
pdns100.ultradns.net 156.154.65.100	NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritative	no	yes / yes	refused	UltraDNS Nameserver
pdns100.ultradns.net 2610:a1:1014::88	NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritative	no	yes / yes	refused	UltraDNS Nameserver

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✓ All respond #14

All 8 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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Identifying string disclosed

These nameservers answer version queries with a string that is not a version number: ns1-pchnet.paypal.com: "paypalbe"; ns2-pchnet.paypal.com: "paypalbe"; pdns100.ultradns.com: "UltraDNS Nameserver"; pdns100.ultradns.net: "UltraDNS Nameserver".

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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 1969005963 · primary ppdns.paypal.com

Found

Primary (MNAME): ppdns.paypal.com
Contact (RNAME): hostmaster.paypal.com
Serial: 1969005963
Refresh / retry: 7200 s / 600 s
Expire: 1209600 s
Negative TTL: 300 s

Serial per nameserver

Nameserver	Serial
ns1-pchnet.paypal.com (64.78.206.1)	1969005963
ns1-pchnet.paypal.com (2620:171:814:1701:2::1)	1969005963
ns2-pchnet.paypal.com (64.78.207.1)	1969005963
ns2-pchnet.paypal.com (2620:171:815:1701:2::1)	1969005963
pdns100.ultradns.com (156.154.64.100)	1969005963
pdns100.ultradns.com (2001:502:f3ff::88)	1969005963
pdns100.ultradns.net (156.154.65.100)	1969005963
pdns100.ultradns.net (2610:a1:1014::88)	1969005963

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✓ Serial 1969005963 everywhere #22

All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
✓ Timers within recommendations #23

SOA refresh 2h, retry 10m, expire 14d, negative TTL 5m.
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Hidden master

The primary nameserver ppdns.paypal.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@paypal.com #25

The SOA RNAME hostmaster.paypal.com means hostmaster@paypal.com.
✓ Timestamp serial #26

The serial 1969005963 is a Unix timestamp (2032-05-24 10:06 UTC).

DNSSEC

warn

Signed, DS published at parent

Found

Validated by resolver: yes
Denial of existence: NSEC3
NSEC3: 10 iterations, 1-byte salt
Signatures valid until: 14 November 2026

DS at the parent

Key tag	Algorithm	Digest	Matches a key
10526	RSASHA256 (8)	SHA256 EF818B8E5B2D89CE…	yes
18302	RSASHA256 (8)	SHA256 8D11F0D314B8302C…	yes

DNSKEY in the zone

Key tag	Role	Algorithm
10526	KSK (257)	RSASHA256 (8)
39771	ZSK (256)	RSASHA256 (8)
8293	ZSK (256)	RSASHA256 (8)
18302	KSK (257)	RSASHA256 (8)
41683	ZSK (256)	RSASHA256 (8)

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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 10526 (SHA256), key tag 18302 (SHA256).
✓ Modern algorithms #29

Key algorithms: RSASHA256 (8).
✓ Signatures valid until 2026-11-14 #30

The earliest DNSKEY/SOA signature expires at 2026-11-14 09:19 UTC.
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NSEC3 with extra iterations or salt

NSEC3 uses 10 iterations and a 1-byte salt. RFC 9276 recommends 0 iterations and no salt: extra iterations cost resolvers CPU and add no real protection, and some validators treat high counts as insecure.

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Records

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8 records at the apex

Found

Read from: 64.78.206.1:53

Type	Value	TTL
SOA	ppdns.paypal.com. hostmaster.paypal.com. 1969005963 7200 600 1209600 300	300
NS	pdns100.ultradns.com.	300
NS	pdns100.ultradns.net.	300
NS	ns1-pchnet.paypal.com.	300
NS	ns2-pchnet.paypal.com.	300
MX	10 reply.paypal-corp.com.	3600
MX	20 mail4170.paypal-corp.com.	3600
TXT	"v=spf1 ip4:208.85.50.115 -all"	3600

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✓ TTLs within range #32

TTLs: MX 1h, NS 5m. The NS TTL at the parent is 2d and in the zone 5m; 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.
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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.

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