washingtonmonthly.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 11:24 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
23 passed 3 warnings 0 failed 5 info

Registration

info

.com generic · Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC · expires 2030-09-26

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC
Registered
27 September 1998
Last changed
10 March 2026
Expires
26 September 2030
Status
client transfer prohibited
Registry nameservers
dns101.web.com, dns102.web.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 2030-09-26 #3
    The registration is valid until 2030-09-26 (1434 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

warn

dns101.web.com, dns102.web.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
dns101.web.com, dns102.web.com
NS in the zone
dns101.web.com, dns102.web.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
dns101.web.com172.64.52.150AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US172.64.52.150
dns102.web.com172.64.53.2AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US172.64.53.2

Checks

  • i
    2 nameservers
    Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: dns101.web.com, dns102.web.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 2 IPv4 /24s and 0 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US): 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 .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
  • !
    No IPv6
    None of the nameservers has an IPv6 address, so IPv6-only resolvers can't reach them.
    #13

Nameservers

warn

2 of 2 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
dns101.web.com 172.64.52.150NOERROR, 33 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.8
dns102.web.com 172.64.53.2NOERROR, 81 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.8

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.
  • !
    Software version disclosed
    These nameservers report their software version via version.bind/version.server, which helps attackers find known vulnerabilities: dns101.web.com: "2026.10.8"; dns102.web.com: "2026.10.8". 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 126101315 · primary dns101.web.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
dns101.web.com
Contact (RNAME)
namehost.worldnic.com
Serial
126101315
Refresh / retry
10800 s / 3600 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
3600 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
dns101.web.com (172.64.52.150)126101315
dns102.web.com (172.64.53.2)126101315

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 126101315 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 3h, retry 1h, expire 7d, negative TTL 1h.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver dns101.web.com is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact namehost@worldnic.com #25
    The SOA RNAME namehost.worldnic.com means namehost@worldnic.com.
  • ✓ Counter serial #26
    The serial 126101315 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

6 records at the apex

Found

Read from
172.64.52.150:53
TypeValueTTL
SOADNS101.WEB.com. namehost.WORLDNIC.com. 126101315 10800 3600 604800 36007200
NSdns101.web.com.1800
NSdns102.web.com.1800
A192.0.78.240900
A192.0.78.1587200
MX5 washingtonmonthly-com.mail.protection.outlook.com.1800

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 15m, MX 30m, NS 30m. The NS TTL at the parent is 2d and in the zone 30m; 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