thequint.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 11:03 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
27 passed 1 warning 0 failed 3 info

Registration

info

.com generic · GoDaddy.com, LLC · expires 2032-05-18

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registered
18 May 2013
Last changed
8 May 2026
Expires
18 May 2032
Status
client delete prohibited, client renew prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns-1039.awsdns-01.org, ns-1850.awsdns-39.co.uk, ns-403.awsdns-50.com, ns-993.awsdns-60.net
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 2032-05-18 #3
    The registration is valid until 2032-05-18 (2035 days).
  • ✓ Transfer locked #4
    Registry status: client delete prohibited, client renew 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

ns-1039.awsdns-01.org, ns-1850.awsdns-39.co.uk, ns-403.awsdns-50.com, ns-993.awsdns-60.net

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
ns-1039.awsdns-01.org, ns-1850.awsdns-39.co.uk, ns-403.awsdns-50.com, ns-993.awsdns-60.net
NS in the zone
ns-1039.awsdns-01.org, ns-1850.awsdns-39.co.uk, ns-403.awsdns-50.com, ns-993.awsdns-60.net
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns-1039.awsdns-01.org205.251.196.15 2600:9000:5304:f00::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US-
ns-1850.awsdns-39.co.uk205.251.199.58 2600:9000:5307:3a00::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US-
ns-403.awsdns-50.com205.251.193.147 2600:9000:5301:9300::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US205.251.193.147 2600:9000:5301:9300::1
ns-993.awsdns-60.net205.251.195.225 2600:9000:5303:e100::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US-

Checks

  • ✓ 4 nameservers #6
    Delegated to ns-1039.awsdns-01.org, ns-1850.awsdns-39.co.uk, ns-403.awsdns-50.com, ns-993.awsdns-60.net.
  • ✓ 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 4 IPv4 /24s and 4 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US): 8 addresses). An outage or attack on that network affects all nameservers; large anycast providers mitigate this, but a secondary DNS provider adds independence.
    #11
  • ✓ Nameserver names under 4 TLDs #12
    Nameserver names use the TLDs .com, .net, .org, .uk.
  • ✓ All reachable over IPv6 #13
    Every nameserver has an IPv6 address.

Nameservers

pass

8 of 8 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns-1039.awsdns-01.org 205.251.196.15NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-1039.awsdns-01.org 2600:9000:5304:f00::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-1850.awsdns-39.co.uk 205.251.199.58NOERROR, 16 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-1850.awsdns-39.co.uk 2600:9000:5307:3a00::1NOERROR, 10 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-403.awsdns-50.com 205.251.193.147NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-403.awsdns-50.com 2600:9000:5301:9300::1NOERROR, 10 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-993.awsdns-60.net 205.251.195.225NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-993.awsdns-60.net 2600:9000:5303:e100::1NOERROR, 8 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 8 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.
  • ✓ No version disclosed #17
    The nameservers don't reveal their software version.
  • ✓ 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 1 · primary ns-993.awsdns-60.net

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns-993.awsdns-60.net
Contact (RNAME)
awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com
Serial
1
Refresh / retry
7200 s / 900 s
Expire
1209600 s
Negative TTL
86400 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns-1039.awsdns-01.org (205.251.196.15)1
ns-1039.awsdns-01.org (2600:9000:5304:f00::1)1
ns-1850.awsdns-39.co.uk (205.251.199.58)1
ns-1850.awsdns-39.co.uk (2600:9000:5307:3a00::1)1
ns-403.awsdns-50.com (205.251.193.147)1
ns-403.awsdns-50.com (2600:9000:5301:9300::1)1
ns-993.awsdns-60.net (205.251.195.225)1
ns-993.awsdns-60.net (2600:9000:5303:e100::1)1

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 1 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 2h, retry 15m, expire 14d, negative TTL 1d.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver ns-993.awsdns-60.net is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact awsdns-hostmaster@amazon.com #25
    The SOA RNAME awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com means awsdns-hostmaster@amazon.com.
  • ✓ Counter serial #26
    The serial 1 is a plain counter.

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

27 records at the apex

Found

Read from
205.251.196.15:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns-993.awsdns-60.net. awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com. 1 7200 900 1209600 86400900
NSns-1039.awsdns-01.org.172800
NSns-1850.awsdns-39.co.uk.172800
NSns-403.awsdns-50.com.172800
NSns-993.awsdns-60.net.172800
A104.18.90.1983600
A104.18.93.1983600
A104.18.92.1983600
A104.18.94.1983600
A104.18.91.1983600
MX0 thequint-com.mail.protection.outlook.com.3600
MX10 d215950a.ess.barracudanetworks.com.3600
MX20 d215950b.ess.barracudanetworks.com.3600
TXT"facebook-domain-verification=vthjnhxj2spst6caj3c1bp7y4u7kug"3600
TXT"fastly-domain-delegation-Di8zTivo3PSUEwiT-374906-2021-06-01"3600
TXT"globalsign-domain-verification=K9ZBZYNiNsNNOiaY2Tbjn-Bfe0dWwAwpstKoOOVJWO"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=7W7uSCOEAWIc1e0Z4GVyaWd4gqiHjxWQB2lM4ACqPGU"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=CGPIw53n7v3B1qC2dOOJ5IFCxz0enHq6IspgGdyGO8I"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=L3OykmgL3C3qx3aM10zrGXnruVMXTFmi1uLg2WyHv7s"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=ST94CIcW0Ca0G3SEiw7kDZIJHP738cs9Y-UwKvVm6ak"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=aqldyyaxhhhO_5IeABSF1D0DVO4F8mrYkWm7g7Wx0NM"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=fwp9bvetDUnNsuM_zy2LMBZTIZ-Wv7P_1Fp4iSy0Ng0"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=ipTud6G9PVKaUiifjnDeQGFWFeaHYEcsIR8QoQ230YI"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=ll0WAcnGdepXpj5OOs3PVnqqEnwEad1JbTizUQkWbPQ"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=zYD_7mjhOc8unJDR9D-jiA0l6IH4vj25LMQUEBCLxTI"3600
TXT"v=spf1 include:servers.mcsv.net include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all"3600
TXT"v=verifydomain MS=8521022"3600

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 1h, MX 1h, NS 2d.
  • ✓ 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