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Checked 22 October 2026, 11:00 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
24 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 5 info

Registration

info

.com generic · SafeNames Ltd. · expires 2030-04-07

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
SafeNames Ltd.
Registered
7 April 2003
Last changed
25 August 2026
Expires
7 April 2030
Status
client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
Registry nameservers
beth.ns.cloudflare.com, gannon.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 2030-04-07 #3
    The registration is valid until 2030-04-07 (1263 days).
  • ✓ Transfer locked #4
    Registry status: client delete 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

beth.ns.cloudflare.com, gannon.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
beth.ns.cloudflare.com, gannon.ns.cloudflare.com
NS in the zone
beth.ns.cloudflare.com, gannon.ns.cloudflare.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
beth.ns.cloudflare.com173.245.58.103 172.64.32.103 108.162.192.103 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a67 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2067 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c067AS13335 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., US108.162.192.103 172.64.32.103 173.245.58.103 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a67 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c067 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2067
gannon.ns.cloudflare.com162.159.44.59 108.162.195.59 172.64.35.59 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c33b 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:233b 2606:4700:58::a29f:2c3bAS13335 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., US108.162.195.59 162.159.44.59 172.64.35.59 2606:4700:58::a29f:2c3b 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c33b 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:233b

Checks

  • i
    2 nameservers
    Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: beth.ns.cloudflare.com, gannon.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
beth.ns.cloudflare.com 173.245.58.103NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
beth.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.32.103NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
beth.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.192.103NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
beth.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a67NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
beth.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2067NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
beth.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c067NOERROR, 8 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
gannon.ns.cloudflare.com 162.159.44.59NOERROR, 32 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
gannon.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.195.59NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
gannon.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.35.59NOERROR, 8 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
gannon.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c33bNOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
gannon.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:233bNOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
gannon.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:58::a29f:2c3bNOERROR, 7 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: beth.ns.cloudflare.com: "2026.10.2"; gannon.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 2414248337 · primary beth.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
beth.ns.cloudflare.com
Contact (RNAME)
dns.cloudflare.com
Serial
2414248337
Refresh / retry
10000 s / 2400 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
1800 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
beth.ns.cloudflare.com (173.245.58.103)2414248337
beth.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.32.103)2414248337
beth.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.192.103)2414248337
beth.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:50::adf5:3a67)2414248337
beth.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2067)2414248337
beth.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c067)2414248337
gannon.ns.cloudflare.com (162.159.44.59)2414248337
gannon.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.195.59)2414248337
gannon.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.35.59)2414248337
gannon.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c33b)2414248337
gannon.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:233b)2414248337
gannon.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:58::a29f:2c3b)2414248337

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2414248337 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 beth.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 2414248337 is a Unix timestamp (2046-07-03 16:32 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

10 records at the apex

Found

Read from
173.245.58.103:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAbeth.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2414248337 10000 2400 604800 18001800
NSbeth.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
NSgannon.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
A188.114.96.3300
A188.114.97.3300
AAAA2a06:98c1:3120::3300
AAAA2a06:98c1:3121::3300
MX1 smtp.google.com.300
TXT"google-site-verification=vpI3F3IkOUE5TmVbtFNCuuDNpI1aMwAH4K8C4IfAeIs"120
TXT"v=spf1 mx ip4:34.217.21.192/32 ip4:34.217.225.71/32 ip4:34.217.124.69/32 ip4:66.51.97.143/32 include:emsd1.com include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:servers.mcsv.net ~all"120

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