sophos.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 10:46 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
24 passed 3 warnings 0 failed 4 info

Registration

info

.com generic · Lexsynergy Limited · expires 2027-02-18

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
Lexsynergy Limited
Registered
17 February 1995
Last changed
19 January 2026
Expires
18 February 2027
Status
client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited, server update prohibited
Registry nameservers
a1-100.akam.net, a10-65.akam.net, a11-66.akam.net, a14-67.akam.net, a18-64.akam.net, a9-65.akam.net
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 2027-02-18 #3
    The registration is valid until 2027-02-18 (118 days).
  • ✓ Transfer locked #4
    Registry status: client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited, server update prohibited.
  • ✓ Registry and delegation match #5
    The nameservers registered at the registry are the ones published in DNS.

Delegation

info

a1-100.akam.net, a10-65.akam.net, a11-66.akam.net, a14-67.akam.net, a18-64.akam.net, a9-65.akam.net

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
a1-100.akam.net, a10-65.akam.net, a11-66.akam.net, a14-67.akam.net, a18-64.akam.net, a9-65.akam.net
NS in the zone
a1-100.akam.net, a10-65.akam.net, a11-66.akam.net, a14-67.akam.net, a18-64.akam.net, a9-65.akam.net
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
a1-100.akam.net193.108.91.100 2600:1401:2::64AS20940 AKAMAI-ASN1 - Akamai International B.V., NL AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL-
a10-65.akam.net96.7.50.65 2600:1480:d000::41AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL-
a11-66.akam.net84.53.139.66 2600:1480:1::42AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL-
a14-67.akam.net184.26.161.67 2600:1480:1800::43AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL-
a18-64.akam.net95.101.36.64 2600:1480:4800::40AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL-
a9-65.akam.net184.85.248.65 2a02:26f0:117::41AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL AS21342 AKAMAI-ASN2 - Akamai International B.V., NL-

Checks

  • ✓ 6 nameservers #6
    Delegated to a1-100.akam.net, a10-65.akam.net, a11-66.akam.net, a14-67.akam.net, a18-64.akam.net, a9-65.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.
  • ✓ Nameservers in different networks #10
    The nameservers are spread over 6 IPv4 /24s and 6 IPv6 /48s.
  • ✓ 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): 11 addresses.
  • i
    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.
    #12
  • ✓ All reachable over IPv6 #13
    Every nameserver has an IPv6 address.

Nameservers

warn

12 of 12 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
a1-100.akam.net 193.108.91.100NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused41824.9
a1-100.akam.net 2600:1401:2::64NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused41824.9
a10-65.akam.net 96.7.50.65NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused48878.31
a10-65.akam.net 2600:1480:d000::41NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused48878.33
a11-66.akam.net 84.53.139.66NOERROR, 7 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused41824.6
a11-66.akam.net 2600:1480:1::42NOERROR, 7 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused41824.10
a14-67.akam.net 184.26.161.67NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused48878.31
a14-67.akam.net 2600:1480:1800::43NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused48878.30
a18-64.akam.net 95.101.36.64NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused48878.26
a18-64.akam.net 2600:1480:4800::40NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused48878.31
a9-65.akam.net 184.85.248.65NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused41824.8
a9-65.akam.net 2a02:26f0:117::41NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused41824.6

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: a1-100.akam.net: "41824.9"; a10-65.akam.net: "48878.31"; a10-65.akam.net: "48878.33"; a11-66.akam.net: "41824.6"; a11-66.akam.net: "41824.10"; a14-67.akam.net: "48878.31"; a14-67.akam.net: "48878.30"; a18-64.akam.net: "48878.26"; a18-64.akam.net: "48878.31"; a9-65.akam.net: "41824.8"; a9-65.akam.net: "41824.6". 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

info

serial 2020012731 · primary asia1.akam.net

Found

Primary (MNAME)
asia1.akam.net
Contact (RNAME)
hostmaster.sophos.com
Serial
2020012731
Refresh / retry
7200 s / 3600 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
3600 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
a1-100.akam.net (193.108.91.100)2020012731
a1-100.akam.net (2600:1401:2::64)2020012731
a10-65.akam.net (96.7.50.65)2020012731
a10-65.akam.net (2600:1480:d000::41)2020012731
a11-66.akam.net (84.53.139.66)2020012731
a11-66.akam.net (2600:1480:1::42)2020012731
a14-67.akam.net (184.26.161.67)2020012731
a14-67.akam.net (2600:1480:1800::43)2020012731
a18-64.akam.net (95.101.36.64)2020012731
a18-64.akam.net (2600:1480:4800::40)2020012731
a9-65.akam.net (184.85.248.65)2020012731
a9-65.akam.net (2a02:26f0:117::41)2020012731

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2020012731 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 2h, retry 1h, expire 7d, negative TTL 1h.
  • i
    Hidden master
    The primary nameserver asia1.akam.net 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 hostmaster@sophos.com #25
    The SOA RNAME hostmaster.sophos.com means hostmaster@sophos.com.
  • ✓ Date-based serial #26
    The serial 2020012731 follows the YYYYMMDDnn convention (2020-01-27).

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

66 records at the apex

Found

Read from
193.108.91.100:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAasia1.akam.net. hostmaster.sophos.com. 2020012731 7200 3600 604800 3600300
NSa9-65.akam.net.3600
NSa11-66.akam.net.3600
NSa1-100.akam.net.3600
NSa14-67.akam.net.3600
NSa18-64.akam.net.3600
NSa10-65.akam.net.3600
A2.16.204.2120
A2.16.204.3020
AAAA2a02:26f0:b700:4::210:cc6120
AAAA2a02:26f0:b700:4::210:cc4420
MX10 mx-02-eu-west-1.prod.hydra.sophos.com.300
MX10 mx-01-eu-west-1.prod.hydra.sophos.com.300
TXT"NI+GrCnazEEzN/8Sthq9Gsv1drLkK3CMmK8mgLop7FBCj1MBeZrJJYenxQDp9/soSLBrjL8zmvQmfc4t3Ay0Kw=="300
TXT"b1cab410c2cd4c1ba415ff35d5df0ee0"300
TXT"atlassian-domain-verification=yGw28l7QRDvcaSLmkM/aMTlngetgzc7rNRrMFeA/iwxi6AoGLUVF9lfC9ZJXwcPw"300
TXT"z08yq9grj0sygqd4vq7mhgqgbmd7r6xd"300
TXT"gc-ai-domain-verification-a1std0=wxTLHqnH9HPTRJG1rVEGSz6HP"300
TXT"docusign=d6465c58-dca5-44f2-a22d-62be8d4e1549"300
TXT"drift-domain-verification=19e95e7c5f04ec70ad60395ef64d1d5f0fd975f23bd3d60cb9b8fa25882318b9"300
TXT"drift-domain-verification=0146cf28092efe02d9b245bc034a49ee101121324faab085d4dc39bfe8a668e2"300
TXT"successfactors-site-verification=Yzk4ZmFhMmY4ZjU4NTgxMWE4Yjk0MTliN2Y1MjBiZTkzZjVlN2E4N2VlYWU3NzEyM2FlYjdjM2Q5MGJkN2ZhNA=="300
TXT"_f1a9kf91a5ksktt14czu26jj992sy70"300
TXT"drift-domain-verification=fc2b61befbd0e7d1ea38a099c21522e6c485b69c00e2ffa3cf08971046f19ae3"300
TXT"S0bXs6uppeiOgIHjU7++zYBrJdO/lto8F+lutV6shoM="300
TXT"google-site-verification=Oc8MKdnVS9zYeJAG_DhDTp4iqXaBhuyBzgYGK6KzHnM"300
TXT"vmware-cloud-verification-22c2ef74-7090-455a-a617-841a0f1f8d5b"300
TXT"anthropic-domain-verification-6yf00s=Ye5rWegH81UZ1ONGj1gmTft8O"300
TXT"docker-verification=6e3a01d0-a79a-42dc-a6ef-8f5d1a5809e9"300
TXT"pendo-domain-verification=IkagvqgdNFxKHKUChcptstdLpx0"300
TXT"6z6zg07kf5yqbgx9k28zgx7pbzyk4tqv"300
TXT"cvja4aPXWZ5uq4VxbmCcPmw12cJhfTX6F0ZWoGfRbBNmCUf1v6xHgleSWnXb65AJV3e6Ii5Qp8YnROIFYF+tAA=="300
TXT"drift-domain-verification=20e3140bc5cd2b4cdef1fd9f3ed9298e9e0d31747509233b49da413a5bb43ee8"300
TXT"drift-domain-verification=1190d60eec406b5bb9fbd5c0b991664c89480bf53d8586c85f47f6e1e92b4194"300
TXT"censys-domain-verification=aV3Fk9juFo3K4z0zZqvVOtRY-bgyef_YRSODYMZP82xN"300
TXT"_eb0avl1j1pmnomqfy7mg16rzj4xeofk"300
TXT"1password-site-verification=QASQSNF7TZGBTLBYSIMHRRDUJY"300
TXT"v=spf1 redirect=sophos.com.spf.sophosdmarc.net"300
TXT"MS=ms20777252"300
TXT"sophos-domain-verification=3982f63bedcff7ccd4ef51ba54d39b4d14ae1c3a"300
TXT"google-site-verification=A4IvAx3bsimlNuuaij7KW4YsWI65V04qIRDfyGsFSsI"300
TXT"aline-domain-verification-1j2324=omzScvZJaszchZh413GWALRdg"300
TXT"drift-domain-verification=33ee4934494487d5fd3103d23e43be36abe49fd4e594c3da6da4df4cd6d75a04"300
TXT"drift-domain-verification=244bf919d29f6e74ac0c52978f5cf28015cb7cb169f306a95a5ae1e08f3adc49"300
TXT"smartsheet-site-validation=zMtI30Z_7BcFJrKZw2iBeQtMCrTV-V76"300
TXT"apple-domain-verification=2Fy8bFXuDV8Wohcz"300
TXT"cloudhealth=30a3e90e-bf54-4e23-8a07-50d20631d7c7"300
TXT"yqSChZpEwgPNHna2bdAZhr6ASFb82MxruOD00tp0NEc="300
TXT"atlassian-sending-domain-verification=b1c8568f-2e3b-4c13-bbad-b0875980471a"300
TXT"drift-domain-verification=cf8ef47a8b657b331173804c5189d62dfed3eefb03f4144a1b4cbf031a9b9fee"300
TXT"nKB8VtcYTnBVg9VjdPOQFKkeyp6YxWb4YE8p3XZmDUE="300
TXT"_cbc-idp-site-verification-b51e45=363de791496d5b55ec143df32f41673e0017799ceee75317498ca36d9c1253f3"300
TXT"SlL66Pe6+pzghTfp9TqupnOauqPcYMVnc2pdpFE/1Bc="300
TXT"sz0tpkq215zbcjsnrghfx0p3ksctty81"300
TXT"06x71m1wfychwzb068j6rw0vgt96pp8m"300
TXT"cursor-domain-verification-hrtcqr=rmEeK8UvFTDWoWCbPe4W48MjS"300
TXT"google-site-verification=UbmZT8AVCxe8ajII1pukSvwqRnCbDaTKJuXzpKACEao"300
TXT"drift-domain-verification=ac53b25173908b0a36aeac6b99ddc02b6f606859e2b6b8878c0d8f3503666331"300
TXT"drift-domain-verification=e20214575377f71bf2d2dfde7f181305a85e78cd4d298a62cc27511e00cfbf2d"300
TXT"8XnBlZqV5LM6S3WAyE4hFKvJhkx9pb52O9HKScFHlGw="300
TXT"openai-domain-verification=dv-RuJLc7us6Nv0F8LDFDKAc7uw"300
TXT"openai-domain-verification=dv-ziQBcZtypxlBQk0anqgGA2kV"300
TXT"drift-domain-verification=49154060112759b8163b0b1d710afdc93baf7a1924c169c4f607693b96e00d1c"300
TXT"miro-verification=27ceec0b31a177e34cf8d5befad732294ab707c1"300
TXT"/gbE6SOtgWszrbftvjWRktjABSHim5ssJdPQdJiUFLo="300
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=C05a5k5-Y296XYz_gRGPOfxEkNeRr5aUxtPVZOA0LR"300

Checks

  • !
    Very low TTLs
    These records have a TTL below 5m, causing extra queries and slower lookups: A (20s), AAAA (20s). Low TTLs are useful just before a planned change. The NS TTL at the parent is 2d and in the zone 1h; 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