rediff.com

.com generic · Network Solutions, LLC · expires 2034-02-09

Found

TLD

.com (generic)

ICANN policies apply

yes

Registrar

Network Solutions, LLC

Registered

8 February 1997

Last changed

3 January 2025

Expires

9 February 2034

Status

client transfer prohibited

Registry nameservers

asia2.akam.net, eur1.akam.net, eur4.akam.net, ns1-225.akam.net, ns1-245.akam.net, usc2.akam.net, use4.akam.net, use9.akam.net

RDAP server

https://rdap.verisign.com/com/v1/

Checks

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  .com is a generic TLD (gTLD)

  Generic TLD under an ICANN registry agreement: ICANN-accredited registrars, UDRP and RDAP apply.

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• ✓ TLD delegated and signed #2

  .com is delegated in the root zone and DNSSEC-signed.
• ✓ Expires on 2034-02-09 #3

  The registration is valid until 2034-02-09 (2666 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.

asia2.akam.net, eur1.akam.net, eur4.akam.net, ns1-225.akam.net, ns1-245.akam.net, usc2.akam.net, use4.akam.net, use9.akam.net

Found

Parent zone

com

Delegation from

a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)

NS at the parent

asia2.akam.net, eur1.akam.net, eur4.akam.net, ns1-225.akam.net, ns1-245.akam.net, usc2.akam.net, use4.akam.net, use9.akam.net

NS in the zone

asia2.akam.net, eur1.akam.net, eur4.akam.net, ns1-225.akam.net, ns1-245.akam.net, usc2.akam.net, use4.akam.net, use9.akam.net

Checks

• ✓ 8 nameservers #6

  Delegated to asia2.akam.net, eur1.akam.net, eur4.akam.net, ns1-225.akam.net, ns1-245.akam.net, usc2.akam.net, use4.akam.net, use9.akam.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.
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  One address family in one network

  all IPv6 addresses are in 2600:1401:2::/48, while the other address family is spread over several networks.

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• ✓ 2 autonomous systems #11

  The nameservers are spread over: AS20940 (AKAMAI-ASN1 - Akamai International B.V., NL): 1 address; AS21342 (AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL): 9 addresses.
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  All nameserver names under .net

  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.

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  Partly IPv6

  These nameservers have no IPv6 address: asia2.akam.net, eur1.akam.net, eur4.akam.net, usc2.akam.net, use4.akam.net, use9.akam.net.

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serial 2026101601 · primary ns1.rediff.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)

ns1.rediff.com

Contact (RNAME)

webmaster.rediff.co.in

Serial

2026101601

Refresh / retry

86400 s / 7200 s

Expire

3628800 s

Negative TTL

1800 s

Serial per nameserver

Checks

• ✓ Serial 2026101601 everywhere #22

  All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
• ✓ Timers within recommendations #23

  SOA refresh 1d, retry 2h, expire 42d, negative TTL 30m.
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  Hidden master

  The primary nameserver ns1.rediff.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 webmaster@rediff.co.in #25

  The SOA RNAME webmaster.rediff.co.in means webmaster@rediff.co.in.
• ✓ Date-based serial #26

  The serial 2026101601 follows the YYYYMMDDnn convention (2026-10-16).

20 records at the apex

Found

Read from

95.101.36.64:53

Checks

• ✓ TTLs within range #32

  TTLs: A 5m, AAAA 5m, MX 30m, NS 30m. The NS TTL at the parent is 2d and in the zone 30m; 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.
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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