thestranger.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 11:03 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
25 passed 1 warning 0 failed 5 info

Registration

info

.com generic · Gandi SAS · expires 2027-02-28

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
Gandi SAS
Registered
27 February 1995
Last changed
16 March 2026
Expires
28 February 2027
Status
client transfer prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com, ns3.wordpress.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 2027-02-28 #3
    The registration is valid until 2027-02-28 (128 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

ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com, ns3.wordpress.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com, ns3.wordpress.com
NS in the zone
ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com, ns3.wordpress.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns1.wordpress.com198.181.116.9 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7409AS2635 AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US AS2635 AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US198.181.116.9 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7409
ns2.wordpress.com198.181.117.9 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7509AS2635 AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US AS2635 AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US198.181.117.9 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7509
ns3.wordpress.com192.0.74.9 2620:115:c00f::c000:4a09AS2635 AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US AS2635 AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US192.0.74.9 2620:115:c00f::c000:4a09

Checks

  • ✓ 3 nameservers #6
    Delegated to ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com, ns3.wordpress.com.
  • ✓ 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 3 IPv4 /24s and 2 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS2635 (AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US): 6 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

info

6 of 6 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns1.wordpress.com 198.181.116.9NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedServed by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/
ns1.wordpress.com 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7409NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedServed by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/
ns2.wordpress.com 198.181.117.9NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedServed by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/
ns2.wordpress.com 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7509NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedServed by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/
ns3.wordpress.com 192.0.74.9NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedServed by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/
ns3.wordpress.com 2620:115:c00f::c000:4a09NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedServed by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 6 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.
  • i
    Identifying string disclosed
    These nameservers answer version queries with a string that is not a version number: ns1.wordpress.com: "Served by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/"; ns2.wordpress.com: "Served by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/"; ns3.wordpress.com: "Served by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/".
    #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 2026082603 · primary ns1.wordpress.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns1.wordpress.com
Contact (RNAME)
hostmaster.wordpress.com
Serial
2026082603
Refresh / retry
14400 s / 7200 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
300 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns1.wordpress.com (198.181.116.9)2026082603
ns1.wordpress.com (2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7409)2026082603
ns2.wordpress.com (198.181.117.9)2026082603
ns2.wordpress.com (2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7509)2026082603
ns3.wordpress.com (192.0.74.9)2026082603
ns3.wordpress.com (2620:115:c00f::c000:4a09)2026082603

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2026082603 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 4h, retry 2h, expire 7d, negative TTL 5m.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver ns1.wordpress.com is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact hostmaster@wordpress.com #25
    The SOA RNAME hostmaster.wordpress.com means hostmaster@wordpress.com.
  • ✓ Date-based serial #26
    The serial 2026082603 follows the YYYYMMDDnn convention (2026-08-26).

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

20 records at the apex

Found

Read from
198.181.116.9:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns1.wordpress.com. hostmaster.wordpress.com. 2026082603 14400 7200 604800 30086400
NSns1.wordpress.com.86400
NSns2.wordpress.com.86400
NSns3.wordpress.com.86400
A192.0.78.24300
A192.0.78.25300
MX10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com.3600
MX1 aspmx.l.google.com.3600
MX5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com.3600
MX10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com.3600
MX5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com.3600
TXT"apple-domain-verification=tM1wrHnP2TjbcH3k"3600
TXT"MS=ms49573418"3600
TXT"MS=ms38559699"3600
TXT"v=spf1 a mx include:_spf.google.com include:helpscoutemail.com include:servers.mcsv.net include:amazonses.com ip4:209.104.5.128/25 include:_spf.wpcloud.com include:sendgrid.net ~all"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=7BfbBUQJqbLjn6zN8misdEXOn-KP4c7SIAb1UkxcSZk"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=iLzRSLtK0jzE2lPkuhEDdCqjTb0bZMAP1r1AYq0AVEg"3600
TXT"apple-domain-verification=A1lIdfbQ9MU68lhF"3600
TXT"google-site-verification=Yn7U5qsaj-oKD3y_qp7IbGawlVoNxW1Pzu87ZOHqabU"3600
TXT"atomic-domain-4d2cedff1b2ca087ab1e6b47d3caeb485efe6b4330430f90c05e76501a472cd4"3600

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 5m, MX 1h, 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