thetimes.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 11:03 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
26 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 3 info

Registration

info

.com generic · MarkMonitor Inc. · expires 2027-01-10

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
MarkMonitor Inc.
Registered
11 January 1995
Last changed
9 December 2024
Expires
10 January 2027
Status
client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns-1158.awsdns-16.org, ns-1610.awsdns-09.co.uk, ns-195.awsdns-24.com, ns-812.awsdns-37.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 2027-01-10 #3
    The registration is valid until 2027-01-10 (79 days).
  • ✓ Transfer locked #4
    Registry status: client delete 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-1158.awsdns-16.org, ns-1610.awsdns-09.co.uk, ns-195.awsdns-24.com, ns-812.awsdns-37.net

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
ns-1158.awsdns-16.org, ns-1610.awsdns-09.co.uk, ns-195.awsdns-24.com, ns-812.awsdns-37.net
NS in the zone
ns-1158.awsdns-16.org, ns-1610.awsdns-09.co.uk, ns-195.awsdns-24.com, ns-812.awsdns-37.net
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns-1158.awsdns-16.org205.251.196.134 2600:9000:5304:8600::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US-
ns-1610.awsdns-09.co.uk205.251.198.74 2600:9000:5306:4a00::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US-
ns-195.awsdns-24.com205.251.192.195 2600:9000:5300:c300::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US205.251.192.195 2600:9000:5300:c300::1
ns-812.awsdns-37.net205.251.195.44 2600:9000:5303:2c00::1AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US AS16509 AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US-

Checks

  • ✓ 4 nameservers #6
    Delegated to ns-1158.awsdns-16.org, ns-1610.awsdns-09.co.uk, ns-195.awsdns-24.com, ns-812.awsdns-37.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-1158.awsdns-16.org 205.251.196.134NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-1158.awsdns-16.org 2600:9000:5304:8600::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-1610.awsdns-09.co.uk 205.251.198.74NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-1610.awsdns-09.co.uk 2600:9000:5306:4a00::1NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-195.awsdns-24.com 205.251.192.195NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-195.awsdns-24.com 2600:9000:5300:c300::1NOERROR, 9 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-812.awsdns-37.net 205.251.195.44NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns-812.awsdns-37.net 2600:9000:5303:2c00::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-195.awsdns-24.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns-195.awsdns-24.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-1158.awsdns-16.org (205.251.196.134)1
ns-1158.awsdns-16.org (2600:9000:5304:8600::1)1
ns-1610.awsdns-09.co.uk (205.251.198.74)1
ns-1610.awsdns-09.co.uk (2600:9000:5306:4a00::1)1
ns-195.awsdns-24.com (205.251.192.195)1
ns-195.awsdns-24.com (2600:9000:5300:c300::1)1
ns-812.awsdns-37.net (205.251.195.44)1
ns-812.awsdns-37.net (2600:9000:5303:2c00::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-195.awsdns-24.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

warn

20 records at the apex

Found

Read from
205.251.196.134:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns-195.awsdns-24.com. awsdns-hostmaster.amazon.com. 1 7200 900 1209600 86400900
NSns-1158.awsdns-16.org.300
NSns-1610.awsdns-09.co.uk.300
NSns-195.awsdns-24.com.300
NSns-812.awsdns-37.net.300
A3.161.82.6160
A3.161.82.1760
A3.161.82.860
A3.161.82.2660
MX1 mxa-00596a01.gslb.pphosted.com.300
TXT"ZOOM_verify_i7QA2Y0GzsIJIlZmqimrrK"300
TXT"adobe-idp-site-verification=564934793fede20477f3d065060f7c1557b4fd1d8343e33fea1cc21c99ede4a6"300
TXT"google-gws-recovery-domain-verification=47936229"300
TXT"google-site-verification=74cuTCQF4OE0tm4h3xITeG2YOTRClvDZsIbyk8-cDJ0"300
TXT"google-site-verification=IQWGKPWkMir2bOT7RHGAP_cnTlBTaKK79GfUyVlvMVM"300
TXT"google-site-verification=RhlbQYxRtsAK9FTboks3C_cPTb9vDFR6JCY78WpoBII"300
TXT"google-site-verification=a3KFcGlir95_hLciDr9SEJQ6sDJ1kDa36ZCqXhtAGbo"300
TXT"google-site-verification=zjgSEMb6CzkplYfsVfEnM5Q9zmd0pc0wO0hPv5qXXsQ"300
TXT"miro-verification=876fd2e87e812aadd96eca532bf071be63109b0e"300
TXT"v=spf1 include:%{ir}.%{v}.%{d}.spf.has.pphosted.com include:spf.flowmailer.net ~all"300

Checks

  • !
    Very low TTLs
    These records have a TTL below 5m, causing extra queries and slower lookups: A (1m). Low TTLs are useful just before a planned change. The NS TTL at the parent is 2d and in the zone 5m; resolvers may use either.
    #32
  • ✓ 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