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Checked 22 October 2026, 11:02 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
24 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 5 info

Registration

info

.com generic · MarkMonitor Inc. · expires 2028-09-08

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
MarkMonitor Inc.
Registered
8 September 2005
Last changed
7 August 2026
Expires
8 September 2028
Status
client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
Registry nameservers
damian.ns.cloudflare.com, lovisa.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 2028-09-08 #3
    The registration is valid until 2028-09-08 (687 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

damian.ns.cloudflare.com, lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
damian.ns.cloudflare.com, lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com
NS in the zone
damian.ns.cloudflare.com, lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
damian.ns.cloudflare.com162.159.44.50 108.162.195.50 172.64.35.50 2606:4700:58::a29f:2c32 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2332 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c332AS13335 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., US108.162.195.50 162.159.44.50 172.64.35.50 2606:4700:58::a29f:2c32 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c332 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2332
lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com172.64.34.39 162.159.38.39 108.162.194.39 2606:4700:50::a29f:2627 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c227 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2227AS13335 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., US108.162.194.39 162.159.38.39 172.64.34.39 2606:4700:50::a29f:2627 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c227 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2227

Checks

  • i
    2 nameservers
    Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: damian.ns.cloudflare.com, lovisa.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
damian.ns.cloudflare.com 162.159.44.50NOERROR, 32 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
damian.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.195.50NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
damian.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.35.50NOERROR, 10 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
damian.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:58::a29f:2c32NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
damian.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2332NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
damian.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c332NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.34.39NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com 162.159.38.39NOERROR, 32 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.194.39NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:50::a29f:2627NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c227NOERROR, 10 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2227NOERROR, 10 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: damian.ns.cloudflare.com: "2026.10.2"; lovisa.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 2417778399 · primary damian.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
damian.ns.cloudflare.com
Contact (RNAME)
dns.cloudflare.com
Serial
2417778399
Refresh / retry
10000 s / 2400 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
1800 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
damian.ns.cloudflare.com (162.159.44.50)2417778399
damian.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.195.50)2417778399
damian.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.35.50)2417778399
damian.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:58::a29f:2c32)2417778399
damian.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2332)2417778399
damian.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c332)2417778399
lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.34.39)2417778399
lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com (162.159.38.39)2417778399
lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.194.39)2417778399
lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:50::a29f:2627)2417778399
lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c227)2417778399
lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2227)2417778399

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2417778399 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 damian.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 2417778399 is a Unix timestamp (2046-08-13 13:06 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

25 records at the apex

Found

Read from
162.159.44.50:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAdamian.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2417778399 10000 2400 604800 18001800
NSdamian.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
NSlovisa.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
A172.66.170.43300
A104.20.21.55300
AAAA2606:4700:10::6814:1537300
AAAA2606:4700:10::ac42:aa2b300
MX1 smtp.google.com.300
TXT"9tTzmc1wIYJvBaksEepHf87ovkuWOy7y2krcjBG40liIf4U+Jh1Txo9d/fQA27PqgujXCTAIxcd/kwcAK5E+BQ=="300
TXT"MS=ms96322623"300
TXT"ZOOM_verify_0Ypk2q6MCWyfjzpxDtRdvO"300
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=BahbT-Pu-HaLP9bBimZ0MGe-4CPc4Z_MXqKNUajBmF"300
TXT"_ylbpq6mjs9whog2r4ii022f9c1rws1o"300
TXT"adobe-idp-site-verification=4d443bb146b2a60fc0c0216c899a6ef9baa971cc3c36ac4b3020b4719b5c2e82"300
TXT"asv=91a787383e3e48567e256c76a81b3d85"300
TXT"facebook-domain-verification=hazesk9wpurz95aok79qc54ge5t0jv"300
TXT"google-site-verification=I_07bDqLac9UsTpxAhX-m6SfQQoT8uRmub5ghzgNbWQ"300
TXT"google-site-verification=K2rfgPKImDldl8_3s85xXbrEXOtRn2d2Dv6c6f1lqjc"300
TXT"google-site-verification=iJoYgM8xMMAH2NFEZDzBz5JXqjetkgqtnnX_OFg65qY"300
TXT"google-site-verification=nzKnx1hPp71KAYDV81Mlbvn9hu4f4lEkvpeIjff86DI"300
TXT"google-site-verification=tN_ceerjNSJYTtNJnaFfKcQtG9QtfloMn7vGd81qxCI"300
TXT"h1-domain-verification=ukJcY29mabaYczSqC7H5PZU6epWe5ibzd6TonD14wQsyYHhe"300
TXT"openai-domain-verification=dv-gb1pdDog3RqYeatlzv5ZJaVq"300
TXT"v=spf1 a mx include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%{d}._spf.vali.email include:amazonses.com include:spf.braintreegateway.com ~all"300
TXT"yahoo-verification-key=a0tEkxTOOR5CntjN9CdU5UaELs6an7LHCzyTbe79Ej8="300

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