paypal.fr

Checked 22 October 2026, 04:45 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
30 passed 1 warning 0 failed 4 info

Registration

info

.fr country-code · MARKMONITOR Inc. · expires 2026-12-23

Found

TLD
.fr (country-code)
ICANN policies apply
no
Registrar
MARKMONITOR Inc.
Registered
12 September 2002
Last changed
27 August 2026
Expires
23 December 2026
Status
client update prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client delete prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns1-pchnet.paypal.com, ns2-pchnet.paypal.com, pdns100.ultradns.com, pdns100.ultradns.net
RDAP server
https://rdap.nic.fr/

Checks

  • i
    .fr 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
    .fr is delegated in the root zone and DNSSEC-signed.
  • ✓ Expires on 2026-12-23 #3
    The registration is valid until 2026-12-23 (62 days).
  • ✓ Transfer locked #4
    Registry status: client update prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client delete 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
fr
Delegation from
d.nic.fr (194.0.9.1)
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, 20 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedpaypalbe
ns2-pchnet.paypal.com 64.78.207.1NOERROR, 19 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedpaypalbe
ns2-pchnet.paypal.com 2620:171:815:1701:2::1NOERROR, 19 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 2009112388 · primary ppdns.paypal.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ppdns.paypal.com
Contact (RNAME)
hostmaster.paypal.com
Serial
2009112388
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)2009112388
ns1-pchnet.paypal.com (2620:171:814:1701:2::1)2009112388
ns2-pchnet.paypal.com (64.78.207.1)2009112388
ns2-pchnet.paypal.com (2620:171:815:1701:2::1)2009112388
pdns100.ultradns.com (156.154.64.100)2009112388
pdns100.ultradns.com (2001:502:f3ff::88)2009112388
pdns100.ultradns.net (156.154.65.100)2009112388
pdns100.ultradns.net (2610:a1:1014::88)2009112388

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2009112388 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.
  • ✓ Date-based serial #26
    The serial 2009112388 follows the YYYYMMDDnn convention (2009-11-23).

DNSSEC

warn

Signed, DS published at parent

Found

Validated by resolver
yes
Denial of existence
NSEC3
NSEC3
10 iterations, 5-byte salt
Signatures valid until
17 November 2026

DS at the parent

Key tagAlgorithmDigestMatches a key
64330RSASHA256 (8)SHA256 C18600CEFD51FE90…yes
61025RSASHA256 (8)SHA256 42867D44CF3868E1…yes

DNSKEY in the zone

Key tagRoleAlgorithm
64330KSK (257)RSASHA256 (8)
61095ZSK (256)RSASHA256 (8)
49549ZSK (256)RSASHA256 (8)
61025KSK (257)RSASHA256 (8)
49060ZSK (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 64330 (SHA256), key tag 61025 (SHA256).
  • ✓ Modern algorithms #29
    Key algorithms: RSASHA256 (8).
  • ✓ Signatures valid until 2026-11-17 #30
    The earliest DNSKEY/SOA signature expires at 2026-11-17 07:22 UTC.
  • !
    NSEC3 with extra iterations or salt
    NSEC3 uses 10 iterations and a 5-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

14 records at the apex

Found

Read from
64.78.206.1:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAppdns.paypal.com. hostmaster.paypal.com. 2009112388 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=ms81043509"3600
TXT"xcw3vtmwkqcmhpl4gz3v7mbv6k6x7cwx"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=N3520mWwyS9Tx335WumpPxPwPWj1-zQy4xDkP7fXU8s"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 include:consultix.paypal.fr ~all"3600

Checks

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