politico.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 10:20 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
26 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 3 info

Registration

info

.com generic · Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC · expires 2027-09-17

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC
Registered
18 September 1998
Last changed
18 September 2026
Expires
17 September 2027
Status
client transfer prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns-1470.awsdns-55.org, ns-2040.awsdns-63.co.uk, ns-493.awsdns-61.com, ns-630.awsdns-14.net
RDAP server
https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/

Checks

  • i
    .com is a generic TLD (gTLD)
    Generic TLD under an ICANN registry agreement: ICANN-accredited registrars, UDRP and RDAP apply.
    #1
  • ✓ TLD delegated and signed #2
    .com is delegated in the root zone and DNSSEC-signed.
  • ✓ Expires on 2027-09-17 #3
    The registration is valid until 2027-09-17 (329 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

info

ns-1470.awsdns-55.org, ns-2040.awsdns-63.co.uk, ns-493.awsdns-61.com, ns-630.awsdns-14.net

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
ns-1470.awsdns-55.org, ns-2040.awsdns-63.co.uk, ns-493.awsdns-61.com, ns-630.awsdns-14.net
NS in the zone
ns-1470.awsdns-55.org, ns-2040.awsdns-63.co.uk, ns-493.awsdns-61.com, ns-630.awsdns-14.net
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns-1470.awsdns-55.org205.251.197.190 2600:9000:5305:be00::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US-
ns-2040.awsdns-63.co.uk205.251.199.248 2600:9000:5307:f800::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US-
ns-493.awsdns-61.com205.251.193.237 2600:9000:5301:ed00::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US205.251.193.237 2600:9000:5301:ed00::1
ns-630.awsdns-14.net205.251.194.118 2600:9000:5302:7600::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US-

Checks

  • ✓ 4 nameservers #6
    Delegated to ns-1470.awsdns-55.org, ns-2040.awsdns-63.co.uk, ns-493.awsdns-61.com, ns-630.awsdns-14.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.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US): 8 addresses). An outage or attack on that network affects all nameservers; large anycast providers mitigate this, but a secondary DNS provider adds independence.
    #11
  • ✓ Nameserver names under 4 TLDs #12
    Nameserver names use the TLDs .com, .net, .org, .uk.
  • ✓ All reachable over IPv6 #13
    Every nameserver has an IPv6 address.

Nameservers

pass

8 of 8 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns-1470.awsdns-55.org 205.251.197.190NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-1470.awsdns-55.org 2600:9000:5305:be00::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-2040.awsdns-63.co.uk 205.251.199.248NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-2040.awsdns-63.co.uk 2600:9000:5307:f800::1NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-493.awsdns-61.com 205.251.193.237NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-493.awsdns-61.com 2600:9000:5301:ed00::1NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-630.awsdns-14.net 205.251.194.118NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-630.awsdns-14.net 2600:9000:5302:7600::1NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-

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.
  • ✓ No version disclosed #17
    The nameservers don't reveal their software version.
  • ✓ 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 1 · primary ns-1470.awsdns-55.org

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns-1470.awsdns-55.org
Contact (RNAME)
awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com
Serial
1
Refresh / retry
7200 s / 900 s
Expire
1209600 s
Negative TTL
86400 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns-1470.awsdns-55.org (205.251.197.190)1
ns-1470.awsdns-55.org (2600:9000:5305:be00::1)1
ns-2040.awsdns-63.co.uk (205.251.199.248)1
ns-2040.awsdns-63.co.uk (2600:9000:5307:f800::1)1
ns-493.awsdns-61.com (205.251.193.237)1
ns-493.awsdns-61.com (2600:9000:5301:ed00::1)1
ns-630.awsdns-14.net (205.251.194.118)1
ns-630.awsdns-14.net (2600:9000:5302:7600::1)1

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 1 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 2h, retry 15m, expire 14d, negative TTL 1d.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver ns-1470.awsdns-55.org is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact awsdns-hostmaster@amazon.com #25
    The SOA RNAME awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com means awsdns-hostmaster@amazon.com.
  • ✓ Counter serial #26
    The serial 1 is a plain counter.

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

26 records at the apex

Found

Read from
205.251.197.190:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns-1470.awsdns-55.org. awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com. 1 7200 900 1209600 86400900
NSns-1470.awsdns-55.org.172800
NSns-2040.awsdns-63.co.uk.172800
NSns-493.awsdns-61.com.172800
NSns-630.awsdns-14.net.172800
A3.92.247.21760
A184.73.225.11660
A50.19.107.10160
MX0 politico-com.mail.protection.outlook.com.86400
TXT"Validity-DomainVerification=PqU8+nGHDs4sIVWhKoz3CVCR6="3600
TXT"_hbzwdh687hpsz72nv3jx4fy9jvk3uma"3600
TXT"_v9pik7v1gfenf1ucpu61ehlik937jba"3600
TXT"adobe-idp-site-verification=4f750abf8795bb604b0e0dd686732d076d93803445050a2835a9bb7ee2b867a6"3600
TXT"anthropic-domain-verification-jqrms9=cjC0vy6nOGhdoeuThGi2l2TtW"3600
TXT"apple-domain-verification=JEjvEkKLPVduVSwb"3600
TXT"atlassian-domain-verification=21oo0aGAb1lJW/vr5U9YLXn8jVLsyEElq0SBZePzrJ8O9qsN3p6LfMTsDYZuD3Dw"3600
TXT"atlassian-domain-verification=EnHue3UwYSfo4DXgk/Bvg3WcQ2JVjyt6zf38Dox2HOZXlTSpjtg1iNnMasAJ3GsD"3600
TXT"cloudflare_dashboard_sso=ff8f62ca4de87e644605d75057ad2a7d"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=fqnZqZYyeQR7-coW6KwihGcoPvmnTs1tZrmWTjIc2os"3600
TXT"jamf-site-verification=gVTL5cDs9vNo5W39Yn9RGA"3600
TXT"k13qmwd1360v3nwct2ms3krfr60vkbq1"3600
TXT"notion-domain-verification=Wsv21q4dYnipAODX3qfW5M1QQiejnCgGH9rRVEPAl0b"3600
TXT"openai-domain-verification=dv-w17OR4nutT72n8u24C9cNhID"3600
TXT"twilio-domain-verification=853b9bd6f621d45eb7ee7a6389e3a1cc"3600
TXT"v=spf1 a include:_spf.salesforce.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.qualtrics.com include:_spf.psm.knowbe4.com " "include:spf.us1.defend.egress.com ip4:216.250.232.21 ip4:208.86.168.7 ip4:135.84.68.123 ip4:68.232.198.10 include:9f4fe3.workshop-spf.net ~all"3600
TXT"wiz-domain-verification=43fab5c33d334c2e156e520ed9064288a3aadcf8f32d2ea1e2060391650759a1"3600

Checks

  • !
    Very low TTLs
    These records have a TTL below 5m, causing extra queries and slower lookups: A (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