semafor.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 10:40 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
25 passed 4 warnings 0 failed 5 info

Registration

info

.com generic · Squarespace Domains II LLC · expires 2033-03-22

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
Squarespace Domains II LLC
Registered
28 March 2000
Last changed
12 June 2024
Expires
22 March 2033
Status
client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b4.googledomains.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 2033-03-22 #3
    The registration is valid until 2033-03-22 (2343 days).
  • ✓ Transfer locked #4
    Registry status: client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited.
  • ✓ Registry and delegation match #5
    The nameservers registered at the registry are the ones published in DNS.

Delegation

info

ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com
NS in the zone
ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com216.239.32.107 2001:4860:4802:32::6bAS15169 GOOGLE - Google LLC, US AS15169 GOOGLE - Google LLC, US2001:4860:4802:32::6b 216.239.32.107
ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com216.239.34.107 2001:4860:4802:34::6bAS15169 GOOGLE - Google LLC, US AS15169 GOOGLE - Google LLC, US2001:4860:4802:34::6b 216.239.34.107
ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com216.239.36.107 2001:4860:4802:36::6bAS15169 GOOGLE - Google LLC, US AS15169 GOOGLE - Google LLC, US2001:4860:4802:36::6b 216.239.36.107
ns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com216.239.38.107 2001:4860:4802:38::6bAS15169 GOOGLE - Google LLC, US AS15169 GOOGLE - Google LLC, US2001:4860:4802:38::6b 216.239.38.107

Checks

  • ✓ 4 nameservers #6
    Delegated to ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com.
  • ✓ 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.
  • i
    One address family in one network
    all IPv6 addresses are in 2001:4860:4802::/48, while the other address family is spread over several networks.
    #10
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS15169 (GOOGLE - Google LLC, 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
  • 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

pass

8 of 8 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com 216.239.32.107NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com 2001:4860:4802:32::6bNOERROR, 12 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com 216.239.34.107NOERROR, 11 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com 2001:4860:4802:34::6bNOERROR, 11 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com 216.239.36.107NOERROR, 42 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com 2001:4860:4802:36::6bNOERROR, 42 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com 216.239.38.107NOERROR, 12 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com 2001:4860:4802:38::6bNOERROR, 12 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

warn

serial 2 · primary ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com
Contact (RNAME)
cloud-dns-hostmaster.google.com
Serial
2
Refresh / retry
21600 s / 3600 s
Expire
259200 s
Negative TTL
300 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com (216.239.32.107)2
ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com (2001:4860:4802:32::6b)2
ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com (216.239.34.107)2
ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com (2001:4860:4802:34::6b)2
ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com (216.239.36.107)2
ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com (2001:4860:4802:36::6b)2
ns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com (216.239.38.107)2
ns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com (2001:4860:4802:38::6b)2

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • !
    Unusual SOA timers
    expire 3d is shorter than 7d; secondaries stop answering too soon when the primary is down. Current values: refresh 6h, retry 1h, expire 3d, negative TTL 5m.
    #23
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact cloud-dns-hostmaster@google.com #25
    The SOA RNAME cloud-dns-hostmaster.google.com means cloud-dns-hostmaster@google.com.
  • ✓ Counter serial #26
    The serial 2 is a plain counter.

DNSSEC

warn

Signed, but no DS at parent

Found

Validated by resolver
no
Denial of existence
NSEC3
NSEC3
1 iterations, 8-byte salt
Signatures valid until
12 November 2026

DNSKEY in the zone

Key tagRoleAlgorithm
3107KSK (257)RSASHA256 (8)
42633ZSK (256)RSASHA256 (8)

Checks

  • !
    Signed but not delegated securely
    The zone is signed but the parent has no DS record, so the signatures are not used. Publish the DS record at your registrar.
    #27
  • ✓ Modern algorithms #29
    Key algorithms: RSASHA256 (8).
  • ✓ Signatures valid until 2026-11-12 #30
    The earliest DNSKEY/SOA signature expires at 2026-11-12 06:13 UTC.
  • !
    NSEC3 with extra iterations or salt
    NSEC3 uses 1 iteration and a 8-byte salt. RFC 9276 recommends 0 iterations and no salt: extra iterations cost resolvers CPU and add no real protection, and some validators treat high counts as insecure.
    #31

Records

warn

27 records at the apex

Found

Read from
216.239.32.107:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com. cloud-dns-hostmaster.google.com. 2 21600 3600 259200 30021600
NSns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com.21600
NSns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com.21600
NSns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com.21600
NSns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com.21600
A151.101.193.5560
A151.101.65.5560
A151.101.129.5560
A151.101.1.5560
MX10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com.60
MX5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com.60
MX10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com.60
MX5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com.60
MX1 aspmx.l.google.com.60
TXT"v=spf1 include:_spf.intacct.com include:_spf.google.com include:48294578.spf06.hubspotemail.net -all"60
TXT"google-site-verification=y5epZKQWx-DvZM8WLcTKcR-TpRxKzR2a_VAPgbCtbac"60
TXT"MS=ms15150970"60
TXT"apple-domain-verification=8EJGwKp9CRNWPlEN"60
TXT"google-site-verification=ksq2uRQZZL25bxrfWfJ5fTLoi5nQDTcrRpRZ1Gzkjh8"60
TXT"google-site-verification=j0w0fxXBVQa7iH7HvVtMj0kfyuvvu377WfSVpg03lPk"60
TXT"Intacct-esk= DC21C47149993C8CE053BE06A8C0457D"60
TXT"atlassian-domain-verification=cNb/CjqpZwolvP0co0JnS1i53MmaTBAALeGpGdCfiLeiDEHdWIan8z917Jli/slo"60
TXT"remarkable-domain-verification=4a390c7a-3cd7-485b-b5eb-466b1d6192e9"60
TXT"google-site-verification=zpsjHbUr0K__iVYhUnpx4gASiJETSZQYCWIUp9Og87M"60
TXT"anthropic-domain-verification-2sdfcn=vg965qYg6iKj8tVxRPkPpds9X"60
TXT"google-site-verification=hDj38B-ajP52TOGo12nofYalBkmcpcuZeDb1lCuFjFg"60
TXT"google-site-verification=HsKtYwtZqOBLhM_pGRvnrboZEUF271XlTALvQXM6EHQ"60

Checks

  • !
    Very low TTLs
    These records have a TTL below 5m, causing extra queries and slower lookups: A (1m), MX (1m). Low TTLs are useful just before a planned change. The NS TTL at the parent is 2d and in the zone 6h; resolvers may use either.
    #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