thestar.com

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

Registration

warn

.com generic · Tucows Domains Inc. · expires 2026-11-06

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
Tucows Domains Inc.
Registered
7 November 1995
Last changed
2 October 2021
Expires
6 November 2026
Status
client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns-1321.awsdns-37.org, ns-1770.awsdns-29.co.uk, ns-480.awsdns-60.com, ns-559.awsdns-05.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 in 14 days
    The registration expires on 2026-11-06. Make sure it is renewed.
    #3
  • ✓ Transfer locked #4
    Registry status: 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-1321.awsdns-37.org, ns-1770.awsdns-29.co.uk, ns-480.awsdns-60.com, ns-559.awsdns-05.net

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
ns-1321.awsdns-37.org, ns-1770.awsdns-29.co.uk, ns-480.awsdns-60.com, ns-559.awsdns-05.net
NS in the zone
ns-1321.awsdns-37.org, ns-1770.awsdns-29.co.uk, ns-480.awsdns-60.com, ns-559.awsdns-05.net
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns-1321.awsdns-37.org205.251.197.41 2600:9000:5305:2900::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US-
ns-1770.awsdns-29.co.uk205.251.198.234 2600:9000:5306:ea00::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US-
ns-480.awsdns-60.com205.251.193.224 2600:9000:5301:e000::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US205.251.193.224 2600:9000:5301:e000::1
ns-559.awsdns-05.net205.251.194.47 2600:9000:5302:2f00::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US-

Checks

  • ✓ 4 nameservers #6
    Delegated to ns-1321.awsdns-37.org, ns-1770.awsdns-29.co.uk, ns-480.awsdns-60.com, ns-559.awsdns-05.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-1321.awsdns-37.org 205.251.197.41NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-1321.awsdns-37.org 2600:9000:5305:2900::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-1770.awsdns-29.co.uk 205.251.198.234NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-1770.awsdns-29.co.uk 2600:9000:5306:ea00::1NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-480.awsdns-60.com 205.251.193.224NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-480.awsdns-60.com 2600:9000:5301:e000::1NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-559.awsdns-05.net 205.251.194.47NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-559.awsdns-05.net 2600:9000:5302:2f00::1NOERROR, 4 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-480.awsdns-60.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns-480.awsdns-60.com
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-1321.awsdns-37.org (205.251.197.41)1
ns-1321.awsdns-37.org (2600:9000:5305:2900::1)1
ns-1770.awsdns-29.co.uk (205.251.198.234)1
ns-1770.awsdns-29.co.uk (2600:9000:5306:ea00::1)1
ns-480.awsdns-60.com (205.251.193.224)1
ns-480.awsdns-60.com (2600:9000:5301:e000::1)1
ns-559.awsdns-05.net (205.251.194.47)1
ns-559.awsdns-05.net (2600:9000:5302:2f00::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-480.awsdns-60.com 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

pass

40 records at the apex

Found

Read from
205.251.197.41:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns-480.awsdns-60.com. awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com. 1 7200 900 1209600 86400900
NSns-1321.awsdns-37.org.172800
NSns-1770.awsdns-29.co.uk.172800
NSns-480.awsdns-60.com.172800
NSns-559.awsdns-05.net.172800
A192.104.182.109300
MX10 ca-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.com.300
MX10 ca-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.com.300
TXT"110465f5-4d28-4a5e-9180-24a645019412"3600
TXT"112a4212-b9bd-4ab3-99b7-1e6752ac9e4b"3600
TXT"31975a01-2d9a-46ae-bd92-db57d51b0c3a"3600
TXT"5efa8dce-943b-45bf-88d4-5706c4a565f1"3600
TXT"6344532d-c7e1-442a-ae56-0fda9f2bc7ff"3600
TXT"765ab73d-bb6b-4e30-8a3c-c2d7d2c8be4b"3600
TXT"89981c3c-3c53-4986-82ea-0bd53d20518f"3600
TXT"8ab601fb-a2db-481a-826f-32acb27f2d9b"3600
TXT"8b4be2bb-73a7-42e4-8d66-790770ec011b"3600
TXT"995528fa-6fa1-4b39-b380-4937ab56fd57"3600
TXT"I9iBl/WTvCoPTVhdhk55VKMPGCeWiZ3NbTeWTafZsQYBLBVM6J/CPLnUaiwiGtfFXqs+mO3RK9xFPx3eU+wiAg=="3600
TXT"MS=ms40059873"3600
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=XByLFO_zPYLFQOaAPaS18yEXypvpN0AtWdS3Rxb8KS"3600
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=tB_T1Be40JDBJKwCvG07pcNWv9INnUzh3UQJIaDS6B"3600
TXT"facebook-domain-verification=3bbgrghtkgk347kvf183escofgjv94"3600
TXT"games.thestar.com=efa7e4b5-560c-42f0-a182-472bba2aa8a4"3600
TXT"globalsign-domain-verification=1f9ac1087a62fdd829eb5a2a04257b02"3600
TXT"globalsign-domain-verification=a28d44c934995d935872da279e040140"3600
TXT"globalsign-domain-verification=da56b7263b4b8cc20e558d547c6d0cd5"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=EViSAYLPTq2C1KinCWAJzcrU7dc65tEjuCCcoxrRHFM"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=Ri4yQRqCp_O8e2z8rA8O3JDKEzWuOp-wv5u8VW1mRS4"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=UXQRU2Fx91BkkT86zcOVKCxB6dRDl6u3u3ljoKCEFgE"3600
TXT"v=spf1 mx mx:ironport1.thestar.ca mx:ironport2.thestar.ca ip4:192.206.144.0/21 ip4:76.74.201.32/27 ip4:216.235.196.0/22 ip4:216.235.200.0/21 ip4:205.139.104.0/22 ip4:206.79.6.0/24 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:publicaster.com -all"3600
CAA0 issue "amazon.com"300
CAA0 issue "digicert.com"300
CAA0 issue "letsencrypt.org"300
CAA0 issue "pki.goog; cansignhttpexchanges=yes"300
CAA0 issue "trustwave.com"300
CAA0 issuewild "amazon.com"300
CAA0 issuewild "digicert.com"300
CAA0 issuewild "globalsign.com"300
CAA0 issuewild "trustwave.com"300

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 5m, MX 5m, 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.
  • ✓ CAA restricts issuance #35
    Certificates may be issued by: amazon.com, digicert.com, letsencrypt.org, pki.goog, trustwave.com, globalsign.com.