sputniknews.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 10:50 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
23 passed 3 warnings 0 failed 5 info

Registration

info

.com generic · Regional Network Information Center, JSC dba RU-CENTER · expires 2028-10-24

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
Regional Network Information Center, JSC dba RU-CENTER
Registered
24 October 2011
Last changed
4 March 2022
Expires
24 October 2028
Status
client transfer prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns10.sputniknews.com, ns9.sputniknews.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 2028-10-24 #3
    The registration is valid until 2028-10-24 (732 days).
  • ✓ Transfer locked #4
    Registry status: client transfer prohibited.
  • ✓ Registry and delegation match #5
    The nameservers registered at the registry are the ones published in DNS.

Delegation

warn

ns10.sputniknews.com, ns9.sputniknews.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
ns10.sputniknews.com, ns9.sputniknews.com
NS in the zone
ns10.sputniknews.com, ns9.sputniknews.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns10.sputniknews.com178.248.233.32AS51115 HLL-AS - HLL LLC, RU178.248.233.32
ns9.sputniknews.com178.248.236.20AS51115 HLL-AS - HLL LLC, RU178.248.236.20

Checks

  • i
    2 nameservers
    Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: ns10.sputniknews.com, ns9.sputniknews.com.
    #6
  • ✓ Parent and zone agree #7
    The parent delegation and the zone's NS records list the same nameservers.
  • ✓ Glue present and correct #8
    Glue is published for the nameservers inside the zone: ns10.sputniknews.com, ns9.sputniknews.com.
  • ✓ 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 2 IPv4 /24s and 0 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS51115 (HLL-AS - HLL LLC, RU): 2 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
  • !
    No IPv6
    None of the nameservers has an IPv6 address, so IPv6-only resolvers can't reach them.
    #13

Nameservers

pass

2 of 2 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns10.sputniknews.com 178.248.233.32NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns9.sputniknews.com 178.248.236.20NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 2 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

pass

serial 6927 · primary ns9.sputniknews.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns9.sputniknews.com
Contact (RNAME)
dns-admin.sputniknews.com
Serial
6927
Refresh / retry
3600 s / 900 s
Expire
3600000 s
Negative TTL
3600 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns10.sputniknews.com (178.248.233.32)6927
ns9.sputniknews.com (178.248.236.20)6927

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 6927 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 1h, retry 15m, expire 1000h, negative TTL 1h.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver ns9.sputniknews.com is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact dns-admin@sputniknews.com #25
    The SOA RNAME dns-admin.sputniknews.com means dns-admin@sputniknews.com.
  • ✓ Counter serial #26
    The serial 6927 is a plain counter.

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
178.248.233.32:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns9.sputniknews.com. dns-admin.sputniknews.com. 6927 3600 900 3600000 3600120
NSns9.sputniknews.com.120
NSns10.sputniknews.com.120
A194.190.139.3120
MX10 mail-in1.rian.ru.120
MX10 mail-in2.rian.ru.120
TXT"v=spf1 redirect=_spf.rian.ru"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=mbmvTCj_fBGoVYV-P3tEM9HUY23-KOZUjesbk16ITOs"3600
TXT"mailru-verification: 365016d453e7e56e"3600
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=On_hlj-Y-r3zofKqUmcMIjK4COvTJn42Lp5AinsPdZ"3600
TXT"MS=093237D6FEEE39CCEDC4A96066342490D27FFAD4"3600
TXT"MS=ms85543782"3600

Checks

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