reuter.de

Checked 22 October 2026, 00:00 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
19 passed 3 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

elias.ns.cloudflare.com, rayne.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Parent zone
de
Delegation from
a.nic.de (194.0.0.53)
NS at the parent
elias.ns.cloudflare.com, rayne.ns.cloudflare.com
NS in the zone
elias.ns.cloudflare.com, rayne.ns.cloudflare.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
elias.ns.cloudflare.com162.159.44.29 108.162.195.29 172.64.35.29 2606:4700:58::a29f:2c1d 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c31d 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:231dAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US-
rayne.ns.cloudflare.com108.162.194.11 172.64.34.11 162.159.38.11 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:220b 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c20b 2606:4700:50::a29f:260bAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US-

Checks

  • i
    2 nameservers
    Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: elias.ns.cloudflare.com, rayne.ns.cloudflare.com.
    #6
  • ✓ 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 6 IPv4 /24s and 4 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US): 12 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 .com
    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
  • ✓ All reachable over IPv6 #13
    Every nameserver has an IPv6 address.

Nameservers

warn

12 of 12 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
elias.ns.cloudflare.com 162.159.44.29NOERROR, 32 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
elias.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.195.29NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
elias.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.35.29NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
elias.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:58::a29f:2c1dNOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
elias.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c31dNOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
elias.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:231dNOERROR, 17 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
rayne.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.194.11NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
rayne.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.34.11NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
rayne.ns.cloudflare.com 162.159.38.11NOERROR, 32 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
rayne.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:220bNOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
rayne.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c20bNOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
rayne.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:50::a29f:260bNOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 12 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.
  • !
    Software version disclosed
    These nameservers report their software version via version.bind/version.server, which helps attackers find known vulnerabilities: elias.ns.cloudflare.com: "2026.10.2"; rayne.ns.cloudflare.com: "2026.10.2". Hide or replace the version string.
    #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 2416657856 · primary elias.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
elias.ns.cloudflare.com
Contact (RNAME)
dns.cloudflare.com
Serial
2416657856
Refresh / retry
10000 s / 2400 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
1800 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
elias.ns.cloudflare.com (162.159.44.29)2416657856
elias.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.195.29)2416657856
elias.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.35.29)2416657856
elias.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:58::a29f:2c1d)2416657856
elias.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c31d)2416657856
elias.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:231d)2416657856
rayne.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.194.11)2416657856
rayne.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.34.11)2416657856
rayne.ns.cloudflare.com (162.159.38.11)2416657856
rayne.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:220b)2416657856
rayne.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c20b)2416657856
rayne.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:50::a29f:260b)2416657856

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2416657856 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 2h46m40s, retry 40m, expire 7d, negative TTL 30m.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver elias.ns.cloudflare.com is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact dns@cloudflare.com #25
    The SOA RNAME dns.cloudflare.com means dns@cloudflare.com.
  • ✓ Timestamp serial #26
    The serial 2416657856 is a Unix timestamp (2046-07-31 13:50 UTC).

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

18 records at the apex

Found

Read from
162.159.44.29:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAelias.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2416657856 10000 2400 604800 18001800
NSelias.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
NSrayne.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
A172.64.148.77300
A104.18.39.179300
AAAA2606:4700:4402::6812:27b3300
AAAA2606:4700:4402::ac40:944d300
MX10 de-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.com.60
MX10 de-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.com.60
TXT"amazon-business-verification=8819c1b0f9c5b4bf1cff6d75896df680391dc1a33339212097d4fe2c8e1027a5"60
TXT"anthropic-domain-verification-qpwhw9=mkAlJjxRMd8J3OA5rwaNq8o2c"60
TXT"apple-domain-verification=lM0ZAkeB6EdnRIBj"60
TXT"atlassian-domain-verification=5Lyanor1406IDXYK9gEf9luPEJ06kp2TupdX7MdjCEX6P/A3DdjJw4BRFe0OULU6"60
TXT"bw=Xanz8PiKejdS0AIT2nTX5snBeupOZBW2HX2PRpx/YQ0j"60
TXT"facebook-domain-verification=uwmd8v5d8re3j6711xism4vth4ybqs"60
TXT"google-site-verification=3yzx-ilMdoSyFV3Jwnb6hkrus1AbgI7Ugc6JVH99o64"60
TXT"google-site-verification=jWTg7MnU4yP3Er9NNAFL8zN2Qxs2nBRKCIYDrA2sWe4"60
TXT"v=spf1 mx ip4:80.87.171.89 ip4:80.87.171.51 include:spf.de.cancom-mase.com include:de._netblocks.mimecast.com -all"60

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.
  • i
    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
  • 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