pik-potsdam.de

Checked 21 October 2026, 23:50 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
20 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 7 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

info

deneb.dfn.de, dns-3.dfn.de, ns.pik-potsdam.de

Found

Parent zone
de
Delegation from
a.nic.de (194.0.0.53)
NS at the parent
deneb.dfn.de, dns-3.dfn.de, ns.pik-potsdam.de
NS in the zone
deneb.dfn.de, dns-3.dfn.de, ns.pik-potsdam.de
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
deneb.dfn.de192.76.176.9 2001:638:800:1::9AS680 DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE AS680 DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE-
dns-3.dfn.de193.174.75.58 2001:638:d:b103::1AS680 DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE AS680 DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE-
ns.pik-potsdam.de193.174.19.227AS680 DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE193.174.19.227

Checks

  • ✓ 3 nameservers #6
    Delegated to deneb.dfn.de, dns-3.dfn.de, ns.pik-potsdam.de.
  • ✓ Parent and zone agree #7
    The parent delegation and the zone's NS records list the same nameservers.
  • ✓ Glue present and correct #8
    Glue is published for the nameservers inside the zone: ns.pik-potsdam.de.
  • ✓ 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 2 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS680 (DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE): 5 addresses). An outage or attack on that network affects all nameservers; large anycast providers mitigate this, but a secondary DNS provider adds independence.
    #11
  • i
    All nameserver names under .de
    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.
    #12
  • i
    Partly IPv6
    These nameservers have no IPv6 address: ns.pik-potsdam.de.
    #13

Nameservers

info

5 of 5 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
deneb.dfn.de 192.76.176.9NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused0
deneb.dfn.de 2001:638:800:1::9NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused0
dns-3.dfn.de 193.174.75.58NOERROR, 8 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused0
dns-3.dfn.de 2001:638:d:b103::1NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused0
ns.pik-potsdam.de 193.174.19.227NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 5 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: deneb.dfn.de: "0"; dns-3.dfn.de: "0".
    #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 2026082401 · primary ns.pik-potsdam.de

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns.pik-potsdam.de
Contact (RNAME)
hostmaster.pik-potsdam.de
Serial
2026082401
Refresh / retry
43200 s / 3600 s
Expire
2419200 s
Negative TTL
86400 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
deneb.dfn.de (192.76.176.9)2026082401
deneb.dfn.de (2001:638:800:1::9)2026082401
dns-3.dfn.de (193.174.75.58)2026082401
dns-3.dfn.de (2001:638:d:b103::1)2026082401
ns.pik-potsdam.de (193.174.19.227)2026082401

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2026082401 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 12h, retry 1h, expire 28d, negative TTL 1d.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver ns.pik-potsdam.de is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact hostmaster@pik-potsdam.de #25
    The SOA RNAME hostmaster.pik-potsdam.de means hostmaster@pik-potsdam.de.
  • ✓ Date-based serial #26
    The serial 2026082401 follows the YYYYMMDDnn convention (2026-08-24).

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

warn

13 records at the apex

Found

Read from
192.76.176.9:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns.pik-potsdam.de. hostmaster.pik-potsdam.de. 2026082401 43200 3600 2419200 8640086400
NSdns-3.dfn.de.86400
NSns.pik-potsdam.de.86400
NSdeneb.dfn.de.86400
A193.174.19.23286400
MX10 a2171.mx.srv.dfn.de.60
MX10 c2171.mx.srv.dfn.de.60
MX10 b2171.mx.srv.dfn.de.60
TXT"anthropic-domain-verification-d5adxx=YumLPJ6jbeITUiV42qSLiiL5L"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=E8qtY104H_2YzRz8o0AtEt1UjecDLe7deM_tGAByxxk"3600
TXT"ZOOM_verify_WEmJQxfbaBt8aMNOh8Q1qg"3600
TXT"Welcome to the Potsdam Institute for Climate-Impact Research!"3600
TXT"v=spf1 ip4:193.174.19.80 ip4:193.174.19.228 ip4:193.174.16.28 ip4:62.55.182.68 ip4:194.95.233.83 ip4:194.95.235.83 ip4:194.95.239.83 include:_spf.google.com ~all"3600

Checks

  • !
    Very low TTLs
    These records have a TTL below 5m, causing extra queries and slower lookups: MX (1m). Low TTLs are useful just before a planned change.
    #32
  • ✓ 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