w-hs.de

Checked 22 October 2026, 01:00 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
19 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 8 info

Registration

info

.de country-code

Found

TLD
.de (country-code)
ICANN policies apply
no

Checks

  • i
    .de 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.
    #1
  • ✓ TLD delegated and signed #2
    .de is delegated in the root zone and DNSSEC-signed.
  • i
    Registration data not available
    No registration data via RDAP: the registry of .de offers no RDAP service. Many ccTLD registries don't offer RDAP; check the registry's WHOIS instead.
    #3

Delegation

info

deneb.dfn.de, dns-1.dfn.de, rz1.w-hs.de

Found

Parent zone
de
Delegation from
a.nic.de (194.0.0.53)
NS at the parent
deneb.dfn.de, dns-1.dfn.de, rz1.w-hs.de
NS in the zone
deneb.dfn.de, dns-1.dfn.de, rz1.w-hs.de
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
deneb.dfn.de192.76.176.9 2001:638:800:1::9AS680 DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE AS680 DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE-
dns-1.dfn.de193.174.75.50 2001:638:d:b101::1AS680 DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE AS680 DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE-
rz1.w-hs.de194.94.127.196AS680 DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE194.94.127.196

Checks

  • ✓ 3 nameservers #6
    Delegated to deneb.dfn.de, dns-1.dfn.de, rz1.w-hs.de.
  • ✓ 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: rz1.w-hs.de.
  • ✓ 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 3 IPv4 /24s and 2 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS680 (DFN - Verein zur Foerderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V., DE): 5 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
  • i
    Partly IPv6
    These nameservers have no IPv6 address: rz1.w-hs.de.
    #13

Nameservers

info

5 of 5 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
deneb.dfn.de 192.76.176.9NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused0
deneb.dfn.de 2001:638:800:1::9NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused0
dns-1.dfn.de 193.174.75.50NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused0
dns-1.dfn.de 2001:638:d:b101::1NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused0
rz1.w-hs.de 194.94.127.196NOERROR, 11 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused-

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 5 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: deneb.dfn.de: "0"; dns-1.dfn.de: "0".
    #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

warn

serial 991223877 · primary ibcluster.dmz5.local

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ibcluster.dmz5.local
Contact (RNAME)
frank\.neunemann.w-hs.de
Serial
991223877
Refresh / retry
900 s / 3600 s
Expire
2592000 s
Negative TTL
900 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
deneb.dfn.de (192.76.176.9)991223877
deneb.dfn.de (2001:638:800:1::9)991223877
dns-1.dfn.de (193.174.75.50)991223877
dns-1.dfn.de (2001:638:d:b101::1)991223877
rz1.w-hs.de (194.94.127.196)991223877

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 991223877 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • !
    Unusual SOA timers
    refresh 15m is outside 20m–1d; retry 1h should be shorter than refresh 15m. Current values: refresh 15m, retry 1h, expire 30d, negative TTL 15m.
    #23
  • i
    Hidden master (not resolvable)
    The primary nameserver ibcluster.dmz5.local is not listed as a nameserver and does not resolve publicly: a hidden master, or a placeholder name. Some tools (e.g. dynamic updates) use MNAME to find the primary.
    #24
  • ✓ Contact frank.neunemann@w-hs.de #25
    The SOA RNAME frank\.neunemann.w-hs.de means frank.neunemann@w-hs.de.
  • ✓ Counter serial #26
    The serial 991223877 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

18 records at the apex

Found

Read from
192.76.176.9:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAibcluster.dmz5.local. frank\.neunemann.w-hs.de. 991223877 900 3600 2592000 900400
NSrz1.w-hs.de.400
NSdeneb.dfn.de.400
NSdns-1.dfn.de.400
A134.119.0.141400
AAAA2a00:116a:100:e0::400
MX10 mail1.w-hs.de.400
TXT"spycloud-domain-verification=f02f64f4-9d69-44d7-b338-1ed082f7f8f7"400
TXT"google-site-verification=-yUHmCMmtvrjvsdk_DL0h9iS6aAbCRoCj8eTEaZ1K6I"400
TXT"sophos-domain-verification=aa4b5023e718be653df57473f371153f7e5aad969348a0baf3d4a40327d170e2"400
TXT"facebook-domain-verification=pvje9haq0xbwqc1cbwrg02abq0md6f"400
TXT"google-gws-recovery-domain-verification=70253254"400
TXT"ZOOM_verify_7co_0iC7SDSc7rs0EUTw6g"400
TXT"anny-verification=d6a9e83a-1921-407b-938a-20e017ca2d75"400
TXT"v=spf1 a:w-hs.managed-otrs.com a:mail.sop-at.com ip4:194.95.250.90 ~all"400
TXT"MS=215E24EFF2B9158284FBE886ABB7100AD373F172"400
TXT"61d74d4edaf8cccfa576048760bf10f1"400
TXT"google-site-verification=GirHo0TUdhygEoysllIzpED7ljzXnC6a-ctOXjmB0i0"400

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 6m40s, AAAA 6m40s, MX 6m40s, NS 6m40s. The NS TTL at the parent is 1d and in the zone 6m40s; 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