wonderhowto.com

Checked 22 October 2026, 11:32 UTC · via 8.8.8.8
!Passed with warnings
24 passed 2 warnings 0 failed 5 info

Registration

info

.com generic · Name.com, Inc. · expires 2029-07-29

Found

TLD
.com (generic)
ICANN policies apply
yes
Registrar
Name.com, Inc.
Registered
29 July 2006
Last changed
13 November 2024
Expires
29 July 2029
Status
client transfer prohibited
Registry nameservers
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com, aldo.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 2029-07-29 #3
    The registration is valid until 2029-07-29 (1010 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

adaline.ns.cloudflare.com, aldo.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Parent zone
com
Delegation from
a.gtld-servers.net (192.5.6.30)
NS at the parent
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com, aldo.ns.cloudflare.com
NS in the zone
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com, aldo.ns.cloudflare.com
NameserverAddressesNetwork (AS)Glue
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com108.162.194.49 162.159.38.49 172.64.34.49 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c231 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2231 2606:4700:50::a29f:2631AS13335 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., US108.162.194.49 162.159.38.49 172.64.34.49 2606:4700:50::a29f:2631 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c231 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2231
aldo.ns.cloudflare.com108.162.195.248 172.64.35.248 162.159.44.248 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c3f8 2606:4700:58::a29f:2cf8 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:23f8AS13335 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., US108.162.195.248 162.159.44.248 172.64.35.248 2606:4700:58::a29f:2cf8 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c3f8 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:23f8

Checks

  • i
    2 nameservers
    Two nameservers meet the minimum; RFC 2182 recommends three or more for important zones: adaline.ns.cloudflare.com, aldo.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
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.194.49NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com 162.159.38.49NOERROR, 32 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.34.49NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c231NOERROR, 14 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2231NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:50::a29f:2631NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
aldo.ns.cloudflare.com 108.162.195.248NOERROR, 15 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
aldo.ns.cloudflare.com 172.64.35.248NOERROR, 17 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
aldo.ns.cloudflare.com 162.159.44.248NOERROR, 33 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
aldo.ns.cloudflare.com 2803:f800:50::6ca2:c3f8NOERROR, 17 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
aldo.ns.cloudflare.com 2606:4700:58::a29f:2cf8NOERROR, 17 ms, authoritativenoyes / yesrefused2026.10.2
aldo.ns.cloudflare.com 2a06:98c1:50::ac40:23f8NOERROR, 16 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: adaline.ns.cloudflare.com: "2026.10.2"; aldo.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 2414775456 · primary adaline.ns.cloudflare.com

Found

Primary (MNAME)
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com
Contact (RNAME)
dns.cloudflare.com
Serial
2414775456
Refresh / retry
10000 s / 2400 s
Expire
604800 s
Negative TTL
1800 s

Serial per nameserver

NameserverSerial
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.194.49)2414775456
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com (162.159.38.49)2414775456
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.34.49)2414775456
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c231)2414775456
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:2231)2414775456
adaline.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:50::a29f:2631)2414775456
aldo.ns.cloudflare.com (108.162.195.248)2414775456
aldo.ns.cloudflare.com (172.64.35.248)2414775456
aldo.ns.cloudflare.com (162.159.44.248)2414775456
aldo.ns.cloudflare.com (2803:f800:50::6ca2:c3f8)2414775456
aldo.ns.cloudflare.com (2606:4700:58::a29f:2cf8)2414775456
aldo.ns.cloudflare.com (2a06:98c1:50::ac40:23f8)2414775456

Checks

  • ✓ Serial 2414775456 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 adaline.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 2414775456 is a Unix timestamp (2046-07-09 18:57 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

36 records at the apex

Found

Read from
108.162.194.49:53
TypeValueTTL
SOAadaline.ns.cloudflare.com. dns.cloudflare.com. 2414775456 10000 2400 604800 18001800
NSadaline.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
NSaldo.ns.cloudflare.com.86400
A172.67.162.121300
A104.21.49.118300
AAAA2606:4700:3034::6815:3176300
AAAA2606:4700:3033::ac43:a279300
MX10 aspmx.l.google.com.3600
MX20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com.3600
MX20 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com.3600
MX30 aspmx2.googlemail.com.3600
MX30 aspmx3.googlemail.com.3600
MX30 aspmx4.googlemail.com.3600
MX30 aspmx5.googlemail.com.3600
TXT"google-site-verification=1Jg-ybJrgjIHuxwGYhdcxopvlWBB6AmqByENvfWDSYQ"300
TXT"google-site-verification=QCR6A6jn9eQ5QbJ7UZFsyZvlikURupdePrpLsdza5ho"300
TXT"google-site-verification=W3v50gf03UEm8Xfd5NWU9RZHULm8pzlk769a3a1nnVY"300
TXT"google-site-verification=ltcw0LcyxVHU4PSZMIgrmKAhlGN9ZB-MvyGAv4p4JVw"300
TXT"google-site-verification=slj3PzehHu2p5acpZg87hVaodcFva-UiFN5mvB0tFsg"300
TXT"google-site-verification=ufUNmvylgn-mjsTOcOFjwIp-Nlb3NV5IIr-2wX3VooM"300
TXT"v=spf1 a ip4:8.26.64.82/32 include:_spf.google.com ~all"300
CAA0 iodef "mailto:hostmaster@wonderhowto.com"300
CAA0 issue "amazon.com"300
CAA0 issue "comodo.com"300
CAA0 issue "comodoca.com"300
CAA0 issue "digicert.com; cansignhttpexchanges=yes"300
CAA0 issue "letsencrypt.org"300
CAA0 issue "pki.goog; cansignhttpexchanges=yes"300
CAA0 issue "ssl.com"300
CAA0 issuewild "amazon.com"300
CAA0 issuewild "comodo.com"300
CAA0 issuewild "comodoca.com"300
CAA0 issuewild "digicert.com; cansignhttpexchanges=yes"300
CAA0 issuewild "letsencrypt.org"300
CAA0 issuewild "pki.goog; cansignhttpexchanges=yes"300
CAA0 issuewild "ssl.com"300

Checks

  • ✓ TTLs within range #32
    TTLs: A 5m, AAAA 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
  • ✓ CAA restricts issuance #35
    Certificates may be issued by: amazon.com, comodo.com, comodoca.com, digicert.com, letsencrypt.org, pki.goog, ssl.com.