paypal.de

Checked 21 October 2026, 23:42 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
27 passed 1 warning 0 failed 5 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

pass

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

Found

Parent zone
de
Delegation from
a.nic.de (194.0.0.53)
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
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns1-pchnet.paypal.com64.78.206.1 2620:171:814:1701:2::1AS42 WOODYNET-1 - WoodyNet, Inc., US AS42 WOODYNET-1 - WoodyNet, Inc., US-
ns2-pchnet.paypal.com64.78.207.1 2620:171:815:1701:2::1AS42 WOODYNET-1 - WoodyNet, Inc., US AS42 WOODYNET-1 - WoodyNet, Inc., US-
pdns100.ultradns.com156.154.64.100 2001:502:f3ff::88AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US-
pdns100.ultradns.net156.154.65.100 2610:a1:1014::88AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US-

Checks

  • ✓ 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

info

8 of 8 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns1-pchnet.paypal.com 64.78.206.1NOERROR, 20 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedpaypalbe
ns1-pchnet.paypal.com 2620:171:814:1701:2::1NOERROR, 10 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedpaypalbe
ns2-pchnet.paypal.com 64.78.207.1NOERROR, 27 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedpaypalbe
ns2-pchnet.paypal.com 2620:171:815:1701:2::1NOERROR, 25 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedpaypalbe
pdns100.ultradns.com 156.154.64.100NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedUltraDNS Nameserver
pdns100.ultradns.com 2001:502:f3ff::88NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedUltraDNS Nameserver
pdns100.ultradns.net 156.154.65.100NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedUltraDNS Nameserver
pdns100.ultradns.net 2610:a1:1014::88NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedUltraDNS Nameserver

Checks

  • ✓ 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.
  • i
    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".
    #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

info

serial 2010075819 · primary ppdns.paypal.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ppdns.paypal.com
Contact (RNAME)
hostmaster.paypal.com
Serial
2010075819
Refresh / retry
7200 s / 600 s
Expire
1209600 s
Negative TTL
300 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns1-pchnet.paypal.com (64.78.206.1)2010075819
ns1-pchnet.paypal.com (2620:171:814:1701:2::1)2010075819
ns2-pchnet.paypal.com (64.78.207.1)2010075819
ns2-pchnet.paypal.com (2620:171:815:1701:2::1)2010075819
pdns100.ultradns.com (156.154.64.100)2010075819
pdns100.ultradns.com (2001:502:f3ff::88)2010075819
pdns100.ultradns.net (156.154.65.100)2010075819
pdns100.ultradns.net (2610:a1:1014::88)2010075819

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2010075819 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.
  • i
    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.
    #24
  • ✓ Contact hostmaster@paypal.com #25
    The SOA RNAME hostmaster.paypal.com means hostmaster@paypal.com.
  • ✓ Timestamp serial #26
    The serial 2010075819 is a Unix timestamp (2033-09-11 18:23 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 tagAlgorithmDigestMatches a key
47879RSASHA256 (8)SHA256 055E787C509B78E3…yes
40112RSASHA256 (8)SHA256 F48D62F96A5E43C5…yes

DNSKEY in the zone

Key tagRoleAlgorithm
24441ZSK (256)RSASHA256 (8)
38668ZSK (256)RSASHA256 (8)
47879KSK (257)RSASHA256 (8)
40112KSK (257)RSASHA256 (8)
51069ZSK (256)RSASHA256 (8)

Checks

  • ✓ 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 47879 (SHA256), key tag 40112 (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 07:08 UTC.
  • !
    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.
    #31

Records

info

13 records at the apex

Found

Read from
64.78.206.1:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAppdns.paypal.com. hostmaster.paypal.com. 2010075819 7200 600 1209600 300300
NSpdns100.ultradns.com.300
NSpdns100.ultradns.net.300
NSns1-pchnet.paypal.com.300
NSns2-pchnet.paypal.com.300
A151.101.3.1300
A151.101.67.1300
A162.159.141.96300
MX10 mx1.paypalcorp.com.3600
MX10 mx2.paypalcorp.com.3600
TXT"MS=ms40459558"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=Jh_eS28lLMenLDs-gKUJ3hLcLr1Djs90erhfP_CV9lc"3600
TXT"v=spf1 mx include:pp._spf.paypal.com include:3rdparty._spf.paypal.com include:3rdparty1._spf.paypal.com include:3rdparty2._spf.paypal.com ~all"3600

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 5m, MX 1h, NS 5m. The NS TTL at the parent is 1d 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.
  • 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