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Checked 22 October 2026, 11:31 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
22 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 7 info

Registration

info

.com generic · Network Solutions, LLC · expires 2033-06-12

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
Network Solutions, LLC
Registered
12 June 2004
Last changed
12 June 2023
Expires
12 June 2033
Status
client transfer prohibited
Registry nameservers
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns15.dnsmadeeasy.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 2033-06-12 #3
    The registration is valid until 2033-06-12 (2425 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

ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com
NS in the zone
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com208.94.148.4 2600:1800:10::1AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US208.94.148.4 2600:1800:10::1
ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com208.80.124.4 2600:1801:11::1AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US208.80.124.4 2600:1801:11::1
ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com208.80.126.4 2600:1802:12::1AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US208.80.126.4 2600:1802:12::1
ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com208.80.125.4 2600:1801:13::1AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US208.80.125.4 2600:1801:13::1
ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com208.80.127.4 2600:1802:14::1AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US208.80.127.4 2600:1802:14::1
ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com208.94.149.4 2600:1800:15::1AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US AS16552 DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, US208.94.149.4 2600:1800:15::1

Checks

  • ✓ 6 nameservers #6
    Delegated to ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns15.dnsmadeeasy.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 6 IPv4 /24s and 6 IPv6 /48s.
  • i
    All nameservers in one AS
    All nameserver addresses are announced by one network operator (AS16552 (DIGICERT - Tiggee LLC, 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

info

12 of 12 addresses answer authoritatively

Found

NameserverAnswerRecursionTCP / EDNSAXFRVersion
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com 208.94.148.4NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com 2600:1800:10::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com 208.80.124.4NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com 2600:1801:11::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com 208.80.126.4NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com 2600:1802:12::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com 208.80.125.4NOERROR, 3 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com 2600:1801:13::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com 208.80.127.4NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com 2600:1802:14::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com 208.94.149.4NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast
ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com 2600:1800:15::1NOERROR, 4 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefusedDNS Made Easy Anycast

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.
  • i
    Identifying string disclosed
    These nameservers answer version queries with a string that is not a version number: ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com: "DNS Made Easy Anycast"; ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com: "DNS Made Easy Anycast"; ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com: "DNS Made Easy Anycast"; ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com: "DNS Made Easy Anycast"; ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com: "DNS Made Easy Anycast"; ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com: "DNS Made Easy Anycast".
    #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 2009092058 · primary ns20.digicertdns.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
ns20.digicertdns.com
Contact (RNAME)
dns.digicertdns.com
Serial
2009092058
Refresh / retry
43200 s / 3600 s
Expire
1209600 s
Negative TTL
180 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com (208.94.148.4)2009092058
ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com (2600:1800:10::1)2009092058
ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com (208.80.124.4)2009092058
ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com (2600:1801:11::1)2009092058
ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com (208.80.126.4)2009092058
ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com (2600:1802:12::1)2009092058
ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com (208.80.125.4)2009092058
ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com (2600:1801:13::1)2009092058
ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com (208.80.127.4)2009092058
ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com (2600:1802:14::1)2009092058
ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com (208.94.149.4)2009092058
ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com (2600:1800:15::1)2009092058

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2009092058 everywhere #22
    All nameservers serve the same version of the zone.
  • !
    Unusual SOA timers
    negative caching TTL (minimum) 3m is outside 5m–1d (RFC 2308 recommends 1–3 hours). Current values: refresh 12h, retry 1h, expire 14d, negative TTL 3m.
    #23
  • i
    Hidden master
    The primary nameserver ns20.digicertdns.com is not listed as a nameserver: a hidden master that only feeds the public secondaries. That is a common setup; make sure it is not reachable for zone transfers from outside.
    #24
  • ✓ Contact dns@digicertdns.com #25
    The SOA RNAME dns.digicertdns.com means dns@digicertdns.com.
  • ✓ Date-based serial #26
    The serial 2009092058 follows the YYYYMMDDnn convention (2009-09-20).

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

22 records at the apex

Found

Read from
208.94.148.4:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAns20.digicertdns.com. dns.digicertdns.com. 2009092058 43200 3600 1209600 18086400
NSns13.dnsmadeeasy.com.86400
NSns14.dnsmadeeasy.com.86400
NSns10.dnsmadeeasy.com.86400
NSns12.dnsmadeeasy.com.86400
NSns15.dnsmadeeasy.com.86400
NSns11.dnsmadeeasy.com.86400
A151.101.129.9186400
A151.101.65.9186400
A151.101.1.9186400
A151.101.193.9186400
MX20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com.86400
MX30 aspmx2.googlemail.com.86400
MX40 aspmx3.googlemail.com.86400
MX10 aspmx.l.google.com.86400
TXT"_globalsign-domain-verification=l_BNpBAnk-rKZRyXJ9UkBfv9o6EEuuenkBrGpYNYo0"1800
TXT"google-site-verification=2A6hBueEFC2QhDNXigQYA1q2ZjRlKdYZgIrHgSmIlvM"1800
TXT"v=spf1 include:sendgrid.net include:_spf.google.com include:servers.mcsv.net include:spf.mandrillapp.com -all"1800
TXT"google-site-verification=xWNUj_2Mfx3WiSM9x5Oib0eG_tiORZ136-jxVyibXmE"1800
TXT"openai-domain-verification=dv-QeGaIlIxGTi3MGFKmW25W9hy"1800
TXT"brave-ledger-verification=1def9d4701e2cee252a492ad5cf060aa6663a2f6deba6298dd326e74bf3e9412"1800
TXT"google-site-verification=43MefOk7LUscgOGFrpDNu6YFwFUREjZq1AnRNr-Z4E0"1800

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 1d, MX 1d, 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