volkswagen-newsroom.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 11:23 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
25 passed 1 warning 0 failed 5 info

Registration

info

.com generic · 1API GmbH · expires 2027-02-24

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
1API GmbH
Registered
24 February 2016
Last changed
25 February 2026
Expires
24 February 2027
Status
client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns1.volkswagen.de, ns2.volkswagen.de, ns3.volkswagen.de, ns4.volkswagen.de
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 2027-02-24 #3
    The registration is valid until 2027-02-24 (125 days).
  • ✓ Transfer locked #4
    Registry status: client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited.
  • ✓ Registry and delegation match #5
    The nameservers registered at the registry are the ones published in DNS.

Delegation

info

ns1.volkswagen.de, ns2.volkswagen.de, ns3.volkswagen.de, ns4.volkswagen.de

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
ns1.volkswagen.de, ns2.volkswagen.de, ns3.volkswagen.de, ns4.volkswagen.de
NS in the zone
ns1.volkswagen.de, ns2.volkswagen.de, ns3.volkswagen.de, ns4.volkswagen.de
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns1.volkswagen.de198.51.44.1 2620:4d:4000:6259:7:1:0:1AS62597 NSONE - NSONE Inc, US AS62597 NSONE - NSONE Inc, US-
ns2.volkswagen.de198.51.45.1 2a00:edc0:6259:7:1::2AS62597 NSONE - NSONE Inc, US AS62597 NSONE - NSONE Inc, US-
ns3.volkswagen.de198.51.44.65 2620:4d:4000:6259:7:1:0:3AS62597 NSONE - NSONE Inc, US AS62597 NSONE - NSONE Inc, US-
ns4.volkswagen.de198.51.45.65 2a00:edc0:6259:7:1::4AS62597 NSONE - NSONE Inc, US AS62597 NSONE - NSONE Inc, US-

Checks

  • ✓ 4 nameservers #6
    Delegated to ns1.volkswagen.de, ns2.volkswagen.de, ns3.volkswagen.de, ns4.volkswagen.de.
  • ✓ 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 2 IPv4 /24s and 2 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS62597 (NSONE - NSONE 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
  • i
    All nameserver names under .de
    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

8 of 8 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns1.volkswagen.de 198.51.44.1NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9
ns1.volkswagen.de 2620:4d:4000:6259:7:1:0:1NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9
ns2.volkswagen.de 198.51.45.1NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9
ns2.volkswagen.de 2a00:edc0:6259:7:1::2NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9
ns3.volkswagen.de 198.51.44.65NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9
ns3.volkswagen.de 2620:4d:4000:6259:7:1:0:3NOERROR, 6 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9
ns4.volkswagen.de 198.51.45.65NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9
ns4.volkswagen.de 2a00:edc0:6259:7:1::4NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9

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.
  • i
    Identifying string disclosed
    These nameservers answer version queries with a string that is not a version number: ns1.volkswagen.de: "19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9"; ns2.volkswagen.de: "19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9"; ns3.volkswagen.de: "19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9"; ns4.volkswagen.de: "19dd46e347df36b70933bf2be8023258586586a9".
    #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 95 · primary ns1.volkswagen.de

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns1.volkswagen.de
Contact (RNAME)
dns.volkswagen.de
Serial
95
Refresh / retry
86400 s / 10800 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
3600 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns1.volkswagen.de (198.51.44.1)95
ns1.volkswagen.de (2620:4d:4000:6259:7:1:0:1)95
ns2.volkswagen.de (198.51.45.1)95
ns2.volkswagen.de (2a00:edc0:6259:7:1::2)95
ns3.volkswagen.de (198.51.44.65)95
ns3.volkswagen.de (2620:4d:4000:6259:7:1:0:3)95
ns4.volkswagen.de (198.51.45.65)95
ns4.volkswagen.de (2a00:edc0:6259:7:1::4)95

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 95 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 1d, retry 3h, expire 7d, negative TTL 1h.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver ns1.volkswagen.de is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact dns@volkswagen.de #25
    The SOA RNAME dns.volkswagen.de means dns@volkswagen.de.
  • ✓ Counter serial #26
    The serial 95 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

info

11 records at the apex

Found

Read from
198.51.44.1:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns1.volkswagen.de. dns.volkswagen.de. 95 86400 10800 604800 360014400
NSns2.volkswagen.de.14400
NSns1.volkswagen.de.14400
NSns3.volkswagen.de.14400
NSns4.volkswagen.de.14400
A213.155.69.2133600
A213.155.69.1713600
A213.155.69.1293600
MX10 mx10.vwgroup.com.7200
MX20 mx20.vwgroup.com.7200
TXT"v=spf1 include:_spf.makandra.de include:_spf.vwgroup.com -all"14400

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 1h, MX 2h, NS 4h. The NS TTL at the parent is 2d and in the zone 4h; 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