visitmalta.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 11:22 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
24 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 5 info

Registration

info

.com generic · Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC · expires 2033-08-08

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC
Registered
9 August 1997
Last changed
8 August 2023
Expires
8 August 2033
Status
client transfer prohibited
Registry nameservers
brit.ns.cloudflare.com, doug.ns.cloudflare.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 2033-08-08 #3
    The registration is valid until 2033-08-08 (2481 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

brit.ns.cloudflare.com, doug.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
brit.ns.cloudflare.com, doug.ns.cloudflare.com
NS in the zone
brit.ns.cloudflare.com, doug.ns.cloudflare.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
brit.ns.cloudflare.com108.162.192.78 172.64.32.78 173.245.58.78 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:204e 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c04e 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a4eAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US108.162.192.78 172.64.32.78 173.245.58.78 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a4e 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c04e 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:204e
doug.ns.cloudflare.com173.245.59.159 172.64.33.159 108.162.193.159 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b9f 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:219f 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c19fAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US108.162.193.159 172.64.33.159 173.245.59.159 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b9f 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c19f 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:219f

Checks

  • i
    2 nameservers
    Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: brit.ns.cloudflare.com, doug.ns.cloudflare.com.
    #6
  • ✓ 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 6 IPv4 /24s and 4 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US): 12 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

warn

12 of 12 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
brit.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.192.78NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
brit.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.32.78NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
brit.ns.cloudflare.com 173.245.58.78NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
brit.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:204eNOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
brit.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c04eNOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
brit.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a4eNOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
doug.ns.cloudflare.com 173.245.59.159NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
doug.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.33.159NOERROR, 16 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
doug.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.193.159NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
doug.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:58::adf5:3b9fNOERROR, 16 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
doug.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:219fNOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
doug.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c19fNOERROR, 16 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 12 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: brit.ns.cloudflare.com: "2026.10.2"; doug.ns.cloudflare.com: "2026.10.2". 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 2415351261 · primary brit.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
brit.ns.cloudflare.com
Contact (RNAME)
dns.cloudflare.com
Serial
2415351261
Refresh / retry
10000 s / 2400 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
1800 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
brit.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.192.78)2415351261
brit.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.32.78)2415351261
brit.ns.cloudflare.com (173.245.58.78)2415351261
brit.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:204e)2415351261
brit.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c04e)2415351261
brit.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:50::adf5:3a4e)2415351261
doug.ns.cloudflare.com (173.245.59.159)2415351261
doug.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.33.159)2415351261
doug.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.193.159)2415351261
doug.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:58::adf5:3b9f)2415351261
doug.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:219f)2415351261
doug.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c19f)2415351261

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2415351261 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 2h46m40s, retry 40m, expire 7d, negative TTL 30m.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver brit.ns.cloudflare.com is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact dns@cloudflare.com #25
    The SOA RNAME dns.cloudflare.com means dns@cloudflare.com.
  • ✓ Timestamp serial #26
    The serial 2415351261 is a Unix timestamp (2046-07-16 10:54 UTC).

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

28 records at the apex

Found

Read from
108.162.192.78:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAbrit.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2415351261 10000 2400 604800 18001800
NSbrit.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
NSdoug.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
A104.21.94.182300
A172.67.139.31300
AAAA2606:4700:3032::6815:5eb6300
AAAA2606:4700:3035::ac43:8b1f300
MX5 visitmalta-com.mail.protection.outlook.com.300
TXT"MS=ms94195683"300
TXT"atlassian-domain-verification=z0R5kVI9tQxEF22aXADMLOOg0be6mukULhY/D1yNJ2oqHNybsucfrQ5UQTkC3RhZ"300
TXT"google-site-verification=Oex9Yx-qr83nlK3qcelvW09komiFzHez9PyrcN91u2o"300
TXT"google-site-verification=lVImT7tYb97e6Mdo2mNrTCp7HFQ38sFitaLKDJqIb_o"300
TXT"knv09EosvNfATDCxxhy/ng1977N8JMv2MqXf1K6pA9WVLkz/U6j4cw77+eizYUU8x9pfKgKFB0WmRGgWDNLzqw=="300
TXT"v=spf1 mx a:gsmtp3.serversdns.gov.mt a:gsmtp6.serversdns.gov.mt a:gsmtp7.serversdns.gov.mt ip4:217.30.99.101 ip4:217.30.99.104 ip4:217.30.99.102 ip4:217.30.99.103 include:spf.protection.outlook.com ~all"300
CAA0 issue "amazon.com"300
CAA0 issue "amazonaws.com"300
CAA0 issue "amazontrust.com"300
CAA0 issue "awstrust.com"300
CAA0 issue "comodoca.com"300
CAA0 issue "digicert.com; cansignhttpexchanges=yes"300
CAA0 issue "letsencrypt.org"300
CAA0 issue "pki.goog; cansignhttpexchanges=yes"300
CAA0 issue "ssl.com"300
CAA0 issuewild "comodoca.com"300
CAA0 issuewild "digicert.com; cansignhttpexchanges=yes"300
CAA0 issuewild "letsencrypt.org"300
CAA0 issuewild "pki.goog; cansignhttpexchanges=yes"300
CAA0 issuewild "ssl.com"300

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 5m, AAAA 5m, MX 5m, 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.
  • i
    Wildcard record
    A random name under the zone resolves, so there is a wildcard (*) record. Typos and non-existent hosts resolve too, which can confuse mail and certificate checks.
    #34
  • ✓ CAA restricts issuance #35
    Certificates may be issued by: amazon.com, amazonaws.com, amazontrust.com, awstrust.com, comodoca.com, digicert.com, letsencrypt.org, pki.goog, ssl.com.