visitbritain.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 11:22 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
24 passed 3 warnings 0 failed 4 info

Registration

info

.com generic · SafeNames Ltd. · expires 2028-04-23

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
SafeNames Ltd.
Registered
22 April 1997
Last changed
1 May 2026
Expires
23 April 2028
Status
client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
Registry nameservers
dns1.safenames.com, dns2.safenames.net, dns3.safenames.org
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 2028-04-23 #3
    The registration is valid until 2028-04-23 (548 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

dns1.safenames.com, dns2.safenames.net, dns3.safenames.org

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
dns1.safenames.com, dns2.safenames.net, dns3.safenames.org
NS in the zone
dns1.safenames.com, dns2.safenames.net, dns3.safenames.org
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
dns1.safenames.com162.159.48.132 2400:cb00:2049:1::a29f:3084AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US162.159.48.132 2400:cb00:2049:1::a29f:3084
dns2.safenames.net162.159.49.170 2400:cb00:2049:1::a29f:31aaAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US-
dns3.safenames.org172.64.48.23 2400:cb00:2049:1::ac40:3017AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US-

Checks

  • ✓ 3 nameservers #6
    Delegated to dns1.safenames.com, dns2.safenames.net, dns3.safenames.org.
  • ✓ 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.
  • i
    One address family in one network
    all IPv6 addresses are in 2400:cb00:2049::/48, while the other address family is spread over several networks.
    #10
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, 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
  • ✓ Nameserver names under 3 TLDs #12
    Nameserver names use the TLDs .com, .net, .org.
  • ✓ All reachable over IPv6 #13
    Every nameserver has an IPv6 address.

Nameservers

warn

6 of 6 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
dns1.safenames.com 162.159.48.132NOERROR, 32 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.8
dns1.safenames.com 2400:cb00:2049:1::a29f:3084NOERROR, 28 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.8
dns2.safenames.net 162.159.49.170NOERROR, 28 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.8
dns2.safenames.net 2400:cb00:2049:1::a29f:31aaNOERROR, 28 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.8
dns3.safenames.org 172.64.48.23NOERROR, 31 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.8
dns3.safenames.org 2400:cb00:2049:1::ac40:3017NOERROR, 29 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.8

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.
  • !
    Software version disclosed
    These nameservers report their software version via version.bind/version.server, which helps attackers find known vulnerabilities: dns1.safenames.com: "2026.10.8"; dns2.safenames.net: "2026.10.8"; dns3.safenames.org: "2026.10.8". 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 2026022700 · primary dns1.safenames.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
dns1.safenames.com
Contact (RNAME)
hostmaster.safenames.net
Serial
2026022700
Refresh / retry
28800 s / 1800 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
3600 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
dns1.safenames.com (162.159.48.132)2026022700
dns1.safenames.com (2400:cb00:2049:1::a29f:3084)2026022700
dns2.safenames.net (162.159.49.170)2026022700
dns2.safenames.net (2400:cb00:2049:1::a29f:31aa)2026022700
dns3.safenames.org (172.64.48.23)2026022700
dns3.safenames.org (2400:cb00:2049:1::ac40:3017)2026022700

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2026022700 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 8h, retry 30m, expire 7d, negative TTL 1h.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver dns1.safenames.com is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact hostmaster@safenames.net #25
    The SOA RNAME hostmaster.safenames.net means hostmaster@safenames.net.
  • ✓ Date-based serial #26
    The serial 2026022700 follows the YYYYMMDDnn convention (2026-02-27).

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

10 records at the apex

Found

Read from
162.159.48.132:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAdns1.safenames.com. hostmaster.safenames.net. 2026022700 28800 1800 604800 360077091
NSdns1.safenames.com.30073
NSdns3.safenames.org.30073
NSdns2.safenames.net.30073
A52.211.85.12194
MX10 cluster8.eu.messagelabs.com.300
TXT"MS=ms90056831"300
TXT"v=spf1 ip4:91.193.104.0/24 ip4:3.9.199.217 ip4:3.9.100.217 ip4:159.183.181.113 ip4:149.72.116.19 ip4:149.72.117.225 ip4:149.72.119.192 ip4:149.72.119.197 include:_spf.eu.messagegears.net ip4:149.72.119.199 ip4:149.72.119.210 ip4:149.72.147.106 ip4:149.72." "148.50 ip4:149.72.155.21 ip4:149.72.160.121 ip4:149.72.166.148 include:_spf.google.com include:spf.mandrillapp.com -all"300
TXT"spf2.0/mfrom ip4:207.126.144.0/20 ip4:62.189.60.0/24 ip4:193.128.174.0/24 ip4:202.60.76.0/24 ip4:63.96.231.66/32 ip4:85.232.32.75/32 ip4:213.205.154.53/32 ip4:217.10.156.2/32 a mx include:maxemail.emailcenteruk.com ip4:167.89.123.124 ip4:167.89.123.54 ip4" ":167.89.115.150 ip4:167.89.115.56 ip4:167.89.115.120 p4:167.89.123.204-all"300
TXT"google-site-verification=NfHYpQ_pC-aJtiwXBP2LvAq9c9-MxNqw6tq3ssFDXF8"300

Checks

  • !
    Very low TTLs
    These records have a TTL below 5m, causing extra queries and slower lookups: A (3m14s). Low TTLs are useful just before a planned change. The NS TTL at the parent is 2d and in the zone 8h21m13s; 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