DNS report for hotmail.com

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B
Connectivity
100%
Performance
100%
Resilience & Security
57%
DNS records
100%
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Connectivity: 100%

The following nameservers are available and responding correctly for DNS queries for your domain hotmail.com.

Nameserver IP address(es) SOA serial
ns1-205.azure-dns.com. 13.107.236.205
2603:1061:0:700::cd 		1
ns2-205.azure-dns.net. 150.171.21.205
2620:1ec:8ec:700::cd 		1
ns3-205.azure-dns.org. 204.14.183.205
2a01:111:4000:700::cd 		1
ns4-205.azure-dns.info. 208.84.5.205
2620:1ec:bda:700::cd 		1

Good news, no warnings or errors were found.

We could not find any recommendations at this time.

Good news, we detected the following achievements in your DNS configuration. Each of these checks has increased your DNS Spy score.

  • All nameservers reply with the same SOA serial number.
  • The nameserver IPs are distributed across multiple subnets.
  • All nameservers are online.
  • Nameservers are available over IPv4.
  • Nameservers are available over IPv6.

Performance: 100%

We tested each nameserver and measured the following response times.

Nameserver IP address(es) Response time
ns1-205.azure-dns.com. 13.107.236.205
2603:1061:0:700::cd 		31ms
27ms
ns2-205.azure-dns.net. 150.171.21.205
2620:1ec:8ec:700::cd 		23ms
23ms
ns3-205.azure-dns.org. 204.14.183.205
2a01:111:4000:700::cd 		23ms
23ms
ns4-205.azure-dns.info. 208.84.5.205
2620:1ec:bda:700::cd 		27ms
27ms

Good news, no warnings or errors were found.

We could not find any recommendations at this time.

Good news, we detected the following achievements in your DNS configuration. Each of these checks has increased your DNS Spy score.

  • Nameserver ns1-205.azure-dns.com. (13.107.236.205) replied quickly (< 50ms).
  • Nameserver ns1-205.azure-dns.com. (2603:1061:0:700::cd) replied in a reasonable time.
  • Nameserver ns2-205.azure-dns.net. (150.171.21.205) replied quickly (< 50ms).
  • Nameserver ns2-205.azure-dns.net. (2620:1ec:8ec:700::cd) replied in a reasonable time.
  • Nameserver ns3-205.azure-dns.org. (204.14.183.205) replied quickly (< 50ms).
  • Nameserver ns3-205.azure-dns.org. (2a01:111:4000:700::cd) replied in a reasonable time.
  • Nameserver ns4-205.azure-dns.info. (208.84.5.205) replied quickly (< 50ms).
  • Nameserver ns4-205.azure-dns.info. (2620:1ec:bda:700::cd) replied in a reasonable time.

Resilience & Security: 57%

These are the locations and providers of your nameservers.

Nameserver Location ISP
ns1-205.azure-dns.com. IPv4: US
IPv6: US 		AS8075 - MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK, US
AS8075 - MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK, US
ns2-205.azure-dns.net. IPv4: US
IPv6: US 		AS8075 - MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK, US
AS8075 - MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK, US
ns3-205.azure-dns.org. IPv4: US
IPv6: GB 		AS8075 - MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK, US
AS8075 - MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK, US
ns4-205.azure-dns.info. IPv4: US
IPv6: US 		AS8075 - MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK, US
AS8075 - MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK, US

We detected the following errors or warnings about your DNS configuration. These caused your DNS rating to be lowered. Resolving these will grant a higher DNS Spy rating for your domain.

  • All IPv4 nameservers are hosted by the same provider (AS8075 - MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK, US). Consider spreading the nameservers across multiple DNS providers for increased redundancy.
  • All IPv6 nameservers are hosted by the same provider (AS8075 - MICROSOFT-CORP-MSN-AS-BLOCK, US). Consider spreading the nameservers across multiple DNS providers for increased redundancy.
  • No DNSSEC records found. Consider enabling DNSSEC, as it provides a way to validate DNS responses for data integrity.

We detected some possible recommendations for you to consider. No penalties were given for these, but resolving them can give you a higher DNS score.

  • All IPv4 nameservers appear to be hosted in the same country (US). You might want to consider spreading the nameservers geographically.

Good news, we detected the following achievements in your DNS configuration. Each of these checks has increased your DNS Spy score.

  • You have more than 1 nameserver.
  • The IPv6 nameservers are distributed across multiple locations.
  • CAA records found.
  • The nameservers are being operated from multiple domains (azure-dns.com, azure-dns.net, azure-dns.org, azure-dns.info).

DNS records: 100%

Our scans detected the following publicly available DNS records.

Record TTL Value
A hotmail.com 1h 204.79.197.212
CAA hotmail.com 1h 0 issue "digicert.com"
0 issue "globalsign.com"
0 issue "microsoft.com"
MX hotmail.com 1h 2 hotmail-com.olc.protection.outlook.com.
NS hotmail.com 172800s ns1-205.azure-dns.com.
ns2-205.azure-dns.net.
ns3-205.azure-dns.org.
ns4-205.azure-dns.info.
SOA hotmail.com 1h ns1-205.azure-dns.com. azuredns-hostmaster.microsoft.com. 1 3600 300 2419200 300
TXT hotmail.com 1h "google-site-verification=VdfSHp3aOmiGxd6jcbkRPFy6EERzln_hMR3byLjU__w"
"google-site-verification=gqFmgDKSUd3XGU_AzWWdojRHtW3_66W_PC3oFvQVZEw"
"v=spf1 ip4:157.55.9.128/25 include:spf-a.outlook.com include:spf-b.outlook.com include:spf-a.hotmail.com include:_spf-ssg-b.microsoft.com include:_spf-ssg-c.microsoft.com -all"
TXT _dmarc.hotmail.com 1h "v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:[email protected];ruf=mailto:[email protected];fo=1:s:d"
SRV _sipfederationtls._tcp.hotmail.com 1h 10 2 5061 federation.messenger.msn.com.
CNAME autodiscover.hotmail.com 1h eas.outlook.com.
A mail.hotmail.com 1h 65.55.72.183
A mx1.hotmail.com 1h 104.44.194.231
104.44.194.232
104.44.194.233
104.44.194.234
104.44.194.235
104.44.194.236
104.44.194.237
65.54.188.72
65.55.33.135
65.55.37.104
65.55.37.72
65.55.37.88
65.55.92.136
65.55.92.168
65.55.92.184
A mx2.hotmail.com 1h 104.44.194.231
104.44.194.232
104.44.194.233
104.44.194.234
104.44.194.235
104.44.194.236
104.44.194.237
207.46.8.199
65.54.188.72
65.54.188.94
65.55.33.135
65.55.37.104
65.55.37.120
65.55.37.88
65.55.92.136
65.55.92.152
65.55.92.184
A mx3.hotmail.com 1h 104.44.194.231
104.44.194.232
104.44.194.233
104.44.194.234
104.44.194.235
104.44.194.236
104.44.194.237
207.46.8.199
65.54.188.110
65.54.188.72
65.54.188.94
65.55.37.104
65.55.37.120
65.55.37.72
65.55.92.136
65.55.92.152
65.55.92.168
A mx4.hotmail.com 1h 104.44.194.231
104.44.194.232
104.44.194.233
104.44.194.234
104.44.194.235
104.44.194.236
104.44.194.237
207.46.8.199
65.54.188.110
65.54.188.94
65.55.33.135
65.55.37.120
65.55.37.72
65.55.37.88
65.55.92.152
65.55.92.168
65.55.92.184
A ns4.hotmail.com 1h 64.4.29.24
CNAME www.hotmail.com 1h outlook-fd-0010.live.com.

Good news, no warnings or errors were found.

We detected some possible recommendations for you to consider. No penalties were given for these, but resolving them can give you a higher DNS score.

  • You have DMARC records configured, but the "p=none" policy only triggers reports to your e-mail address, the receiver is instructed to not take actions.
  • No IPv6 record has been found on the zone apex (hotmail.com). Consider enabling IPv6 in the infrastructure by adding an AAAA record on this domain.

Good news, we detected the following achievements in your DNS configuration. Each of these checks has increased your DNS Spy score.

  • Single MX record but with multiple IPs associated to it.
  • The MX record for "hotmail.com" has a long TTL (1h+).
  • The NS records have a long TTL (1h+).
  • SPF records have been found.
  • SPF records are set up restrictively.
  • DMARC records have been found.
  • Found a root (apex) DNS record.
  • Found a www DNS record.
  • The active nameservers match the NS records.
  • The DNS records appear to be RFC compliant.
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