washingtoncitypaper.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 11:24 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
24 passed 1 warning 0 failed 6 info

Registration

info

.com generic · Automattic Inc. · expires 2027-03-05

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
Automattic Inc.
Registered
4 March 1996
Last changed
13 February 2026
Expires
5 March 2027
Status
client transfer prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com, ns3.wordpress.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 2027-03-05 #3
    The registration is valid until 2027-03-05 (133 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

ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com, ns3.wordpress.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com, ns3.wordpress.com
NS in the zone
ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com, ns3.wordpress.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns1.wordpress.com198.181.116.9 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7409AS2635 AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US AS2635 AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US198.181.116.9 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7409
ns2.wordpress.com198.181.117.9 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7509AS2635 AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US AS2635 AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US198.181.117.9 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7509
ns3.wordpress.com192.0.74.9 2620:115:c00f::c000:4a09AS2635 AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US AS2635 AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US192.0.74.9 2620:115:c00f::c000:4a09

Checks

  • ✓ 3 nameservers #6
    Delegated to ns1.wordpress.com, ns2.wordpress.com, ns3.wordpress.com.
  • ✓ 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 3 IPv4 /24s and 2 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS2635 (AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, 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
  • 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

info

6 of 6 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns1.wordpress.com 198.181.116.9NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedServed by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/
ns1.wordpress.com 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7409NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedServed by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/
ns2.wordpress.com 198.181.117.9NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedServed by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/
ns2.wordpress.com 2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7509NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedServed by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/
ns3.wordpress.com 192.0.74.9NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedServed by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/
ns3.wordpress.com 2620:115:c00f::c000:4a09NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedServed by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/

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.
  • i
    Identifying string disclosed
    These nameservers answer version queries with a string that is not a version number: ns1.wordpress.com: "Served by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/"; ns2.wordpress.com: "Served by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/"; ns3.wordpress.com: "Served by PowerDNS - https://www.powerdns.com/".
    #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 2005071858 · primary ns1.wordpress.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns1.wordpress.com
Contact (RNAME)
hostmaster.wordpress.com
Serial
2005071858
Refresh / retry
14400 s / 7200 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
300 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns1.wordpress.com (198.181.116.9)2005071858
ns1.wordpress.com (2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7409)2005071858
ns2.wordpress.com (198.181.117.9)2005071858
ns2.wordpress.com (2a04:fa87:ffff::c6b5:7509)2005071858
ns3.wordpress.com (192.0.74.9)2005071858
ns3.wordpress.com (2620:115:c00f::c000:4a09)2005071858

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2005071858 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 4h, retry 2h, expire 7d, negative TTL 5m.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver ns1.wordpress.com is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact hostmaster@wordpress.com #25
    The SOA RNAME hostmaster.wordpress.com means hostmaster@wordpress.com.
  • ✓ Date-based serial #26
    The serial 2005071858 follows the YYYYMMDDnn convention (2005-07-18).

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

17 records at the apex

Found

Read from
198.181.116.9:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns1.wordpress.com. hostmaster.wordpress.com. 2005071858 14400 7200 604800 30086400
NSns1.wordpress.com.86400
NSns2.wordpress.com.86400
NSns3.wordpress.com.86400
A192.0.78.25300
A192.0.78.24300
MX1 aspmx.l.google.com.3600
MX5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com.3600
MX10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com.3600
MX10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com.3600
MX5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com.3600
TXT"MS=ms47404563"3600
TXT"v=spf1 ip4:74.11.217.176/28 ip4:65.79.227.221 ip4:65.79.227.220 ip4:65.79.227.222 ip4:216.27.84.64/27 ip4:66.192.165.130/27 ip4:216.27.93.0/25 ip4:209.104.5.128/25 include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.salesforce.com include:servers.mcsv.net include:_spf.w" "pcloud.com ~all"3600
TXT"facebook-domain-verification=s9ggpma3w03p0hlen7x3lzdzlv666f"3600
TXT"MS=ms66207039"3600
TXT"MS=ms80956651"3600
TXT"atomic-domain-c29a70fc3264c99c61176508efd20c08841748d62a1bf06feba5946b53fe5c3e"3600

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 5m, MX 1h, 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
  • 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