royalroad.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 10:32 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
24 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 5 info

Registration

info

.com generic · GoDaddy.com, LLC · expires 2035-05-01

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registered
1 May 2003
Last changed
2 May 2025
Expires
1 May 2035
Status
client delete prohibited, client renew prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
Registry nameservers
dora.ns.cloudflare.com, gabe.ns.cloudflare.com
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 2035-05-01 #3
    The registration is valid until 2035-05-01 (3113 days).
  • ✓ Transfer locked #4
    Registry status: client delete prohibited, client renew prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited.
  • ✓ Registry and delegation match #5
    The nameservers registered at the registry are the ones published in DNS.

Delegation

info

dora.ns.cloudflare.com, gabe.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
dora.ns.cloudflare.com, gabe.ns.cloudflare.com
NS in the zone
dora.ns.cloudflare.com, gabe.ns.cloudflare.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
dora.ns.cloudflare.com172.64.32.108 108.162.192.108 173.245.58.108 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c06c 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:206c 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a6cAS13335 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., US108.162.192.108 172.64.32.108 173.245.58.108 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a6c 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c06c 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:206c
gabe.ns.cloudflare.com108.162.193.114 173.245.59.114 172.64.33.114 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2172 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c172 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b72AS13335 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., US108.162.193.114 172.64.33.114 173.245.59.114 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b72 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c172 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2172

Checks

  • i
    2 nameservers
    Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: dora.ns.cloudflare.com, gabe.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
dora.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.32.108NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
dora.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.192.108NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
dora.ns.cloudflare.com 173.245.58.108NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
dora.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c06cNOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
dora.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:206cNOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
dora.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a6cNOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
gabe.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.193.114NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
gabe.ns.cloudflare.com 173.245.59.114NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
gabe.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.33.114NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
gabe.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2172NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
gabe.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c172NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
gabe.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b72NOERROR, 5 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: dora.ns.cloudflare.com: "2026.10.2"; gabe.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 2417739271 · primary dora.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
dora.ns.cloudflare.com
Contact (RNAME)
dns.cloudflare.com
Serial
2417739271
Refresh / retry
10000 s / 2400 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
1800 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
dora.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.32.108)2417739271
dora.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.192.108)2417739271
dora.ns.cloudflare.com (173.245.58.108)2417739271
dora.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c06c)2417739271
dora.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:206c)2417739271
dora.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:50::adf5:3a6c)2417739271
gabe.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.193.114)2417739271
gabe.ns.cloudflare.com (173.245.59.114)2417739271
gabe.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.33.114)2417739271
gabe.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2172)2417739271
gabe.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c172)2417739271
gabe.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:58::adf5:3b72)2417739271

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2417739271 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 dora.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 2417739271 is a Unix timestamp (2046-08-13 02:14 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

info

15 records at the apex

Found

Read from
172.64.32.108:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAdora.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2417739271 10000 2400 604800 18001800
NSdora.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
NSgabe.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
A104.26.14.118300
A172.67.73.137300
A104.26.15.118300
AAAA2606:4700:20::681a:f76300
AAAA2606:4700:20::ac43:4989300
AAAA2606:4700:20::681a:e76300
MX0 royalroad-com.mail.protection.outlook.com.300
TXT"MS=ms10512243"300
TXT"brave-ledger-verification=382c09184ba176319d035c1aca58e4c628780b1ffdbd6260fe2177ccb51e1285"300
TXT"google-site-verification=3bmaf08rIqm5LagHIYQxKl3NkwjrF6LdvvAwjrF8cpA"300
TXT"pinterest-site-verification=357b491d09c02943b4d91460cca8e3b7"300
TXT"v=spf1 a mx include:spf.mail.royalroad.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all"300

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 5m, AAAA 5m, MX 5m, NS 1d. The NS TTL at the parent is 2d and in the zone 1d; 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.
  • 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