thefreedictionary.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 11:02 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
23 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 6 info

Registration

info

.com generic · Cloudflare, Inc. · expires 2034-06-05

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered
5 June 2003
Last changed
3 June 2025
Expires
5 June 2034
Status
client transfer prohibited
Registry nameservers
jim.ns.cloudflare.com, shaz.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 2034-06-05 #3
    The registration is valid until 2034-06-05 (2783 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

info

jim.ns.cloudflare.com, shaz.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
jim.ns.cloudflare.com, shaz.ns.cloudflare.com
NS in the zone
jim.ns.cloudflare.com, shaz.ns.cloudflare.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
jim.ns.cloudflare.com108.162.193.125 172.64.33.125 173.245.59.125 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c17d 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b7d 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:217dAS13335 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., US108.162.193.125 172.64.33.125 173.245.59.125 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b7d 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c17d 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:217d
shaz.ns.cloudflare.com108.162.194.249 162.159.38.249 172.64.34.249 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:22f9 2606:4700:50::a29f:26f9 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c2f9AS13335 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., US108.162.194.249 162.159.38.249 172.64.34.249 2606:4700:50::a29f:26f9 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c2f9 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:22f9

Checks

  • i
    2 nameservers
    Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: jim.ns.cloudflare.com, shaz.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
jim.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.193.125NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
jim.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.33.125NOERROR, 7 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
jim.ns.cloudflare.com 173.245.59.125NOERROR, 7 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
jim.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c17dNOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
jim.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b7dNOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
jim.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:217dNOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
shaz.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.194.249NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
shaz.ns.cloudflare.com 162.159.38.249NOERROR, 32 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
shaz.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.34.249NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
shaz.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:22f9NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
shaz.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:50::a29f:26f9NOERROR, 7 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
shaz.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c2f9NOERROR, 6 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: jim.ns.cloudflare.com: "2026.10.2"; shaz.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 2416943121 · primary jim.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
jim.ns.cloudflare.com
Contact (RNAME)
dns.cloudflare.com
Serial
2416943121
Refresh / retry
10000 s / 2400 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
1800 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
jim.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.193.125)2416943121
jim.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.33.125)2416943121
jim.ns.cloudflare.com (173.245.59.125)2416943121
jim.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c17d)2416943121
jim.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:58::adf5:3b7d)2416943121
jim.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:217d)2416943121
shaz.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.194.249)2416943121
shaz.ns.cloudflare.com (162.159.38.249)2416943121
shaz.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.34.249)2416943121
shaz.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:22f9)2416943121
shaz.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:50::a29f:26f9)2416943121
shaz.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c2f9)2416943121

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2416943121 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 jim.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 2416943121 is a Unix timestamp (2046-08-03 21:05 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

13 records at the apex

Found

Read from
108.162.193.125:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAjim.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2416943121 10000 2400 604800 18001800
NSjim.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
NSshaz.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
A188.114.97.3300
A188.114.96.3300
AAAA2a06:98c1:3121::3300
AAAA2a06:98c1:3120::3300
MX1 mail2.thefreedictionary.com.86400
TXT"MS=ms37413283"86400
TXT"google-site-verification=GIE81GFdDS7gUcnbAtZz_9kRgIaIKCiP3Z6DZSIleS4"86400
TXT"google-site-verification=ekNJvoJc33Y59IaIzHnxg8jqkpy7gagzOFAtpRvjDYg"86400
TXT"google-site-verification=o-_oSSBxEdbRRUlAfnrMl8Wsi2G-T2jZu4FiggEbJf4"86400
TXT"v=spf1 mx ip4:108.181.102.70 include:_spf.google.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com ~all"86400

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 5m, AAAA 5m, MX 1d, 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.
  • i
    Wildcard record
    A random name under the zone resolves, so there is a wildcard (*) record. Typos and non-existent hosts resolve too, which can confuse mail and certificate checks.
    #34
  • 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