thenewatlantis.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 11:03 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
23 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 6 info

Registration

info

.com generic · DreamHost, LLC · expires 2027-03-26

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
DreamHost, LLC
Registered
26 March 2003
Last changed
6 July 2026
Expires
26 March 2027
Status
active
Registry nameservers
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com, dale.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 2027-03-26 #3
    The registration is valid until 2027-03-26 (155 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

chloe.ns.cloudflare.com, dale.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com, dale.ns.cloudflare.com
NS in the zone
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com, dale.ns.cloudflare.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com108.162.192.85 172.64.32.85 173.245.58.85 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2055 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c055 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a55AS13335 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., US108.162.192.85 172.64.32.85 173.245.58.85 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a55 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c055 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2055
dale.ns.cloudflare.com173.245.59.95 172.64.33.95 108.162.193.95 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:215f 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c15f 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b5fAS13335 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., US108.162.193.95 172.64.33.95 173.245.59.95 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b5f 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c15f 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:215f

Checks

  • i
    2 nameservers
    Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: chloe.ns.cloudflare.com, dale.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
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.192.85NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.32.85NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com 173.245.58.85NOERROR, 7 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2055NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c055NOERROR, 7 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a55NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
dale.ns.cloudflare.com 173.245.59.95NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
dale.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.33.95NOERROR, 10 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
dale.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.193.95NOERROR, 5 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
dale.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:215fNOERROR, 13 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
dale.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c15fNOERROR, 7 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
dale.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b5fNOERROR, 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: chloe.ns.cloudflare.com: "2026.10.2"; dale.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 2415576466 · primary chloe.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com
Contact (RNAME)
dns.cloudflare.com
Serial
2415576466
Refresh / retry
10000 s / 2400 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
1800 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.192.85)2415576466
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.32.85)2415576466
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com (173.245.58.85)2415576466
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2055)2415576466
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c055)2415576466
chloe.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:50::adf5:3a55)2415576466
dale.ns.cloudflare.com (173.245.59.95)2415576466
dale.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.33.95)2415576466
dale.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.193.95)2415576466
dale.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:215f)2415576466
dale.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c15f)2415576466
dale.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:58::adf5:3b5f)2415576466

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2415576466 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 chloe.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 2415576466 is a Unix timestamp (2046-07-19 01:27 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
108.162.192.85:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAchloe.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2415576466 10000 2400 604800 18001800
NSchloe.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
NSdale.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
A104.21.9.60300
A172.67.159.36300
AAAA2606:4700:3032::ac43:9f24300
AAAA2606:4700:3037::6815:93c300
MX0 aspmx.l.google.com.300
TXT"google-site-verification=fcndKdtsaYcQ1fdzuKrmNCgrR4XBgcRzRoeWBHI_E1I"300
TXT"v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:servers.mcsv.net ~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