radboudumc.nl

.nl country-code · SURF B.V.

Found

TLD

.nl (country-code)

ICANN policies apply

no

Registrar

SURF B.V.

Registered

20 November 2008

Last changed

16 March 2026

Status

active

Registry nameservers

ns1.surfnet.nl, ns1.zurich.surf.net, umcdns05.umcn.nl

RDAP server

https://rdap.sidn.nl/

Checks

• i

  .nl 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

  .nl is delegated in the root zone and DNSSEC-signed.
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  Expiry date not published

  The registry does not publish the expiry date in RDAP. Check it with your registrar.

  #3
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  No transfer lock

  The domain has no transfer lock (status: active). A registrar lock protects against unauthorized transfers.

  #4
• ✓ Registry and delegation match #5

  The nameservers registered at the registry are the ones published in DNS.

ns1.surfnet.nl, ns1.zurich.surf.net, umcdns05.umcn.nl

Found

Parent zone

nl

Delegation from

ns1.dns.nl (194.0.28.53)

NS at the parent

ns1.surfnet.nl, ns1.zurich.surf.net, umcdns05.umcn.nl

NS in the zone

ns1.surfnet.nl, ns1.zurich.surf.net, umcdns05.umcn.nl

Checks

• ✓ 3 nameservers #6

  Delegated to ns1.surfnet.nl, ns1.zurich.surf.net, umcdns05.umcn.nl.
• ✓ 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 3 IPv4 /24s and 2 IPv6 /48s.
• ✓ 2 autonomous systems #11

  The nameservers are spread over: AS1103 (SURFNET-NL - SURF B.V., NL): 3 addresses; AS559 (Switch - SWITCH, CH): 2 addresses.
• ✓ Nameserver names under 2 TLDs #12

  Nameserver names use the TLDs .net, .nl.
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  Partly IPv6

  These nameservers have no IPv6 address: umcdns05.umcn.nl.

  #13

5 of 5 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

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.
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  Identifying string disclosed

  These nameservers answer version queries with a string that is not a version number: ns1.surfnet.nl: "This is a SURFnet nameserver - dns-beheer@surfnet.nl"; ns1.zurich.surf.net: "This is a SURFnet nameserver - dns-beheer@surf.nl".

  #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.

20 records at the apex

Found

Read from

192.87.106.101:53

Checks

• ✓ TTLs within range #32

  TTLs: A 1h, MX 1h, NS 1h.
• ✓ No CNAME at the apex #33

  The zone apex has no CNAME record.
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  Wildcard record

  A random name under the zone resolves, so there is a wildcard (*) record. Typos and non-existent hosts resolve too, which can confuse mail and certificate checks.

  #34
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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.

  #35