weeklystandard.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 11:25 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
24 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 5 info

Registration

info

.com generic · GoDaddy.com, LLC · expires 2027-02-12

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registered
11 February 1997
Last changed
13 February 2026
Expires
12 February 2027
Status
client delete prohibited, client renew prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited
Registry nameservers
chin.ns.cloudflare.com, thomas.ns.cloudflare.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 2027-02-12 #3
    The registration is valid until 2027-02-12 (112 days).
  • ✓ Transfer locked #4
    Registry status: client delete prohibited, client renew prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited.
  • ✓ Registry and delegation match #5
    The nameservers registered at the registry are the ones published in DNS.

Delegation

info

chin.ns.cloudflare.com, thomas.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
chin.ns.cloudflare.com, thomas.ns.cloudflare.com
NS in the zone
chin.ns.cloudflare.com, thomas.ns.cloudflare.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
chin.ns.cloudflare.com172.64.32.84 108.162.192.84 173.245.58.84 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a54 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c054 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2054AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US108.162.192.84 172.64.32.84 173.245.58.84 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a54 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c054 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2054
thomas.ns.cloudflare.com173.245.59.238 172.64.33.238 108.162.193.238 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:21ee 2606:4700:58::adf5:3bee 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c1eeAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US AS13335 CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US108.162.193.238 172.64.33.238 173.245.59.238 2606:4700:58::adf5:3bee 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c1ee 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:21ee

Checks

  • i
    2 nameservers
    Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: chin.ns.cloudflare.com, thomas.ns.cloudflare.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 6 IPv4 /24s and 4 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US): 12 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

warn

12 of 12 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
chin.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.32.84NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
chin.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.192.84NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
chin.ns.cloudflare.com 173.245.58.84NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
chin.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:50::adf5:3a54NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
chin.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c054NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
chin.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2054NOERROR, 18 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
thomas.ns.cloudflare.com 173.245.59.238NOERROR, 16 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
thomas.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.33.238NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
thomas.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.193.238NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
thomas.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:21eeNOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
thomas.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:58::adf5:3beeNOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
thomas.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c1eeNOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2

Checks

  • ✓ All respond #14
    All 12 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: chin.ns.cloudflare.com: "2026.10.2"; thomas.ns.cloudflare.com: "2026.10.2". 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 2414480454 · primary chin.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
chin.ns.cloudflare.com
Contact (RNAME)
dns.cloudflare.com
Serial
2414480454
Refresh / retry
10000 s / 2400 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
1800 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
chin.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.32.84)2414480454
chin.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.192.84)2414480454
chin.ns.cloudflare.com (173.245.58.84)2414480454
chin.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:50::adf5:3a54)2414480454
chin.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c054)2414480454
chin.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2054)2414480454
thomas.ns.cloudflare.com (173.245.59.238)2414480454
thomas.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.33.238)2414480454
thomas.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.193.238)2414480454
thomas.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:21ee)2414480454
thomas.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:58::adf5:3bee)2414480454
thomas.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c1ee)2414480454

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2414480454 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • ✓ Timers within recommendations #23
    SOA refresh 2h46m40s, retry 40m, expire 7d, negative TTL 30m.
  • ✓ Primary is a public nameserver #24
    The primary nameserver chin.ns.cloudflare.com is one of the listed nameservers.
  • ✓ Contact dns@cloudflare.com #25
    The SOA RNAME dns.cloudflare.com means dns@cloudflare.com.
  • ✓ Timestamp serial #26
    The serial 2414480454 is a Unix timestamp (2046-07-06 09:00 UTC).

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

8 records at the apex

Found

Read from
172.64.32.84:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAchin.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2414480454 10000 2400 604800 18001800
NSchin.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
NSthomas.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
A188.114.96.2300
A188.114.97.2300
AAAA2a06:98c1:3120::2300
AAAA2a06:98c1:3121::2300
TXT"MS=ms32626089"3600

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 5m, AAAA 5m, 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.
  • ✓ 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