springer.de

Checked 22 October 2026, 00:30 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
22 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 5 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

pdns1.ultradns.net, pdns2.ultradns.net, pdns3.ultradns.org, pdns4.ultradns.org, pdns5.ultradns.info, pdns6.ultradns.co.uk

Found

Parent zone
de
Delegation from
a.nic.de (194.0.0.53)
NS at the parent
pdns1.ultradns.net, pdns2.ultradns.net, pdns3.ultradns.org, pdns4.ultradns.org, pdns5.ultradns.info, pdns6.ultradns.co.uk
NS in the zone
pdns1.ultradns.net, pdns2.ultradns.net, pdns3.ultradns.org, pdns4.ultradns.org, pdns5.ultradns.info, pdns6.ultradns.co.uk
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
pdns1.ultradns.net204.74.108.1 2001:502:f3ff::1AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US-
pdns2.ultradns.net204.74.109.1 2610:a1:1014::1AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US-
pdns3.ultradns.org199.7.68.1 2610:a1:1015::1AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US-
pdns4.ultradns.org199.7.69.1 2001:502:4612::1AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US-
pdns5.ultradns.info204.74.114.1 2610:a1:1016::1AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US-
pdns6.ultradns.co.uk204.74.115.1 2610:a1:1017::1AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US AS12008 VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, US-

Checks

  • ✓ 6 nameservers #6
    Delegated to pdns1.ultradns.net, pdns2.ultradns.net, pdns3.ultradns.org, pdns4.ultradns.org, pdns5.ultradns.info, pdns6.ultradns.co.uk.
  • ✓ 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.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS12008 (VERCARA - Vercara, LLC, 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
  • ✓ Nameserver names under 4 TLDs #12
    Nameserver names use the TLDs .info, .net, .org, .uk.
  • ✓ All reachable over IPv6 #13
    Every nameserver has an IPv6 address.

Nameservers

info

12 of 12 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
pdns1.ultradns.net 204.74.108.1NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedUltraDNS Nameserver
pdns1.ultradns.net 2001:502:f3ff::1NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedUltraDNS Nameserver
pdns2.ultradns.net 204.74.109.1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedUltraDNS Nameserver
pdns2.ultradns.net 2610:a1:1014::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedUltraDNS Nameserver
pdns3.ultradns.org 199.7.68.1NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedUltraDNS Nameserver
pdns3.ultradns.org 2610:a1:1015::1NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedUltraDNS Nameserver
pdns4.ultradns.org 199.7.69.1NOERROR, 31 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedUltraDNS Nameserver
pdns4.ultradns.org 2001:502:4612::1NOERROR, 29 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedUltraDNS Nameserver
pdns5.ultradns.info 204.74.114.1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedUltraDNS Nameserver
pdns5.ultradns.info 2610:a1:1016::1NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedUltraDNS Nameserver
pdns6.ultradns.co.uk 204.74.115.1NOERROR, 13 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedUltraDNS Nameserver
pdns6.ultradns.co.uk 2610:a1:1017::1NOERROR, 13 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedUltraDNS Nameserver

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.
  • i
    Identifying string disclosed
    These nameservers answer version queries with a string that is not a version number: pdns1.ultradns.net: "UltraDNS Nameserver"; pdns2.ultradns.net: "UltraDNS Nameserver"; pdns3.ultradns.org: "UltraDNS Nameserver"; pdns4.ultradns.org: "UltraDNS Nameserver"; pdns5.ultradns.info: "UltraDNS Nameserver"; pdns6.ultradns.co.uk: "UltraDNS Nameserver".
    #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 2020065497 · primary pdns1.ultradns.net

Found

Primary (MNAME)
pdns1.ultradns.net
Contact (RNAME)
hostmaster.springer.com
Serial
2020065497
Refresh / retry
7200 s / 3600 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
86400 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
pdns1.ultradns.net (204.74.108.1)2020065497
pdns1.ultradns.net (2001:502:f3ff::1)2020065497
pdns2.ultradns.net (204.74.109.1)2020065497
pdns2.ultradns.net (2610:a1:1014::1)2020065497
pdns3.ultradns.org (199.7.68.1)2020065497
pdns3.ultradns.org (2610:a1:1015::1)2020065497
pdns4.ultradns.org (199.7.69.1)2020065497
pdns4.ultradns.org (2001:502:4612::1)2020065497
pdns5.ultradns.info (204.74.114.1)2020065497
pdns5.ultradns.info (2610:a1:1016::1)2020065497
pdns6.ultradns.co.uk (204.74.115.1)2020065497
pdns6.ultradns.co.uk (2610:a1:1017::1)2020065497

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2020065497 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 2h, retry 1h, expire 7d, negative TTL 1d.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver pdns1.ultradns.net is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact hostmaster@springer.com #25
    The SOA RNAME hostmaster.springer.com means hostmaster@springer.com.
  • ✓ Timestamp serial #26
    The serial 2020065497 is a Unix timestamp (2034-01-05 09:18 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

12 records at the apex

Found

Read from
204.74.108.1:53
TypeValueTTL
SOApdns1.ultradns.net. hostmaster.springer.com. 2020065497 7200 3600 604800 8640086400
NSpdns1.ultradns.net.86400
NSpdns2.ultradns.net.86400
NSpdns3.ultradns.org.86400
NSpdns4.ultradns.org.86400
NSpdns5.ultradns.info.86400
NSpdns6.ultradns.co.uk.86400
A146.75.116.9522
MX15 mxa-002c5801.gslb.pphosted.com.86400
MX15 mxb-002c5801.gslb.pphosted.com.86400
TXT"MS=ms18091881"86400
TXT"v=spf1 ip4:195.128.10.18/32 ip4:195.128.10.15/32 ip4:66.159.232.113/32 ip4:66.159.234.15/32 include:_spf.google.com include:spf-002c5801.pphosted.com -all"86400

Checks

  • !
    Very low TTLs
    These records have a TTL below 5m, causing extra queries and slower lookups: A (22s). Low TTLs are useful just before a planned change.
    #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