vub.ac.be

Checked 22 October 2026, 07:22 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
21 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 6 info

Registration

info

.be country-code

Found

TLD
.be (country-code)
Public suffix
.ac.be
ICANN policies apply
no

Checks

  • i
    .be is a country-code TLD (ccTLD)
    Country-code TLD: governed by its local registry under national policy, not by an ICANN contract. Registrar accreditation, dispute resolution and RDAP/WHOIS rules are set by the registry. Domains are registered under the public suffix .ac.be.
    #1
  • ✓ TLD delegated and signed #2
    .be is delegated in the root zone and DNSSEC-signed.
  • i
    Registration data not available
    No registration data via RDAP: the registry of .be offers no RDAP service. Many ccTLD registries don't offer RDAP; check the registry's WHOIS instead.
    #3

Delegation

warn

ns3.vub.ac.be, ns4.vub.ac.be

Found

Parent zone
ac.be
Delegation from
ns1.belnet.be (193.190.198.14)
NS at the parent
ns3.vub.ac.be, ns4.vub.ac.be
NS in the zone
ns3.vub.ac.be, ns4.vub.ac.be
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns3.vub.ac.be134.184.121.17AS2611 BELNET - BELNET, BE134.184.121.17
ns4.vub.ac.be134.184.120.17AS2611 BELNET - BELNET, BE134.184.120.17

Checks

  • i
    2 nameservers
    Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: ns3.vub.ac.be, ns4.vub.ac.be.
    #6
  • ✓ Parent and zone agree #7
    The parent delegation and the zone's NS records list the same nameservers.
  • ✓ Glue present and correct #8
    Glue is published for the nameservers inside the zone: ns3.vub.ac.be, ns4.vub.ac.be.
  • ✓ 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 0 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS2611 (BELNET - BELNET, BE): 2 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 .be
    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
  • !
    No IPv6
    None of the nameservers has an IPv6 address, so IPv6-only resolvers can't reach them.
    #13

Nameservers

pass

2 of 2 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns3.vub.ac.be 134.184.121.17NOERROR, 19 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-
ns4.vub.ac.be 134.184.120.17NOERROR, 24 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 2 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 36936 · primary ns3.vub.ac.be

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns3.vub.ac.be
Contact (RNAME)
helpdesk.vub.be
Serial
36936
Refresh / retry
28800 s / 7200 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
86400 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns3.vub.ac.be (134.184.121.17)36936
ns4.vub.ac.be (134.184.120.17)36936

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 36936 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 8h, retry 2h, expire 7d, negative TTL 1d.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver ns3.vub.ac.be is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact helpdesk@vub.be #25
    The SOA RNAME helpdesk.vub.be means helpdesk@vub.be.
  • ✓ Counter serial #26
    The serial 36936 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

7 records at the apex

Found

Read from
134.184.121.17:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns3.vub.ac.be. helpdesk.vub.be. 36936 28800 7200 604800 864003600
NSns4.vub.ac.be.3600
NSns3.vub.ac.be.3600
A134.184.255.43600
MX10 vub-ac-be.mail.protection.outlook.com.3600
TXT"v=spf1 ip4:134.184.119.227 ip4:134.184.119.230 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all"3600
TXT"HARICA-MgFpW6ZA0JYQX74gQei"3600

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 1h, MX 1h, NS 1h. The NS TTL at the parent is 5m and in the zone 1h; 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