thehindu.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 · eNom, LLC · expires 2028-03-02

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
eNom, LLC
Registered
1 March 1996
Last changed
28 February 2023
Expires
2 March 2028
Status
active
Registry nameservers
damon.ns.cloudflare.com, serena.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 2028-03-02 #3
    The registration is valid until 2028-03-02 (496 days).
  • i
    No transfer lock
    The domain has no transfer lock (status: active). A registrar lock protects against unauthorized transfers.
    #4
  • ✓ Registry and delegation match #5
    The nameservers registered at the registry are the ones published in DNS.

Delegation

info

damon.ns.cloudflare.com, serena.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
damon.ns.cloudflare.com, serena.ns.cloudflare.com
NS in the zone
damon.ns.cloudflare.com, serena.ns.cloudflare.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
damon.ns.cloudflare.com173.245.59.96 108.162.193.96 172.64.33.96 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c160 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2160 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b60AS13335 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., US108.162.193.96 172.64.33.96 173.245.59.96 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b60 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c160 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2160
serena.ns.cloudflare.com172.64.32.220 173.245.58.220 108.162.192.220 2606:4700:50::adf5:3adc 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c0dc 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:20dcAS13335 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., US108.162.192.220 172.64.32.220 173.245.58.220 2606:4700:50::adf5:3adc 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c0dc 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:20dc

Checks

  • i
    2 nameservers
    Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: damon.ns.cloudflare.com, serena.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
damon.ns.cloudflare.com 173.245.59.96NOERROR, 8 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
damon.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.193.96NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
damon.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.33.96NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
damon.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c160NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
damon.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2160NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
damon.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b60NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
serena.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.32.220NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
serena.ns.cloudflare.com 173.245.58.220NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
serena.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.192.220NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
serena.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:50::adf5:3adcNOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
serena.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c0dcNOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
serena.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:20dcNOERROR, 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: damon.ns.cloudflare.com: "2026.10.2"; serena.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 2417615768 · primary damon.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
damon.ns.cloudflare.com
Contact (RNAME)
dns.cloudflare.com
Serial
2417615768
Refresh / retry
10000 s / 2400 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
1800 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
damon.ns.cloudflare.com (173.245.59.96)2417615768
damon.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.193.96)2417615768
damon.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.33.96)2417615768
damon.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c160)2417615768
damon.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2160)2417615768
damon.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:58::adf5:3b60)2417615768
serena.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.32.220)2417615768
serena.ns.cloudflare.com (173.245.58.220)2417615768
serena.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.192.220)2417615768
serena.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:50::adf5:3adc)2417615768
serena.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c0dc)2417615768
serena.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:20dc)2417615768

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2417615768 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 damon.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 2417615768 is a Unix timestamp (2046-08-11 15:56 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

15 records at the apex

Found

Read from
173.245.59.96:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAdamon.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2417615768 10000 2400 604800 18001800
NSdamon.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
NSserena.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
A104.18.9.4300
A104.18.8.4300
AAAA2606:4700::6812:804300
AAAA2606:4700::6812:904300
MX5 mail.thehindu.com.300
TXT"google-site-verification=1ePlR3u9MSoz6raCNX_9oJbEyRlYtQMICxrvQ0PuPUk"300
TXT"google-site-verification=1glsUlQ1uV6t6oyZR1KSxMZo5EOe4Id8tW6AFOCboro"300
TXT"google-site-verification=Sc8AxcU5k2bVvMdlOX1-i4_2nHETNEwMl7lxZIwqxsI"300
TXT"google-site-verification=g-IVy9mPxCz7M5Bw1FY3HwObtDqXmMl3id1a-9axIgc"300
TXT"kvfdtb54n4ffbykfsyc5by9pmf30w9ys"300
TXT"tollbit-domain-verification=0fff4706ab2556ad5af9fa5c9ebf8f6922fb4e024559342081c7aabc90db9b02"300
TXT"v=spf1 mx a ip4:54.165.189.82 ip4:180.179.47.5 ip4:52.23.220.156 ~all"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