DNS Spy
Connectivity: 100%
The following nameservers are available and responding correctly for DNS queries for your domain strath.ac.uk.
| Nameserver | IP address(es) | SOA serial |
|---|---|---|
| dns0.strath.ac.uk. | 130.159.248.11 | 2014197312 |
| dns1.strath.ac.uk. | 130.159.248.9 | 2014197312 |
| ns4.ja.net. |
193.62.157.66
2001:630:0:47::42 |
2014197312 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| dns0.strath.ac.uk. | 130.159.248.11 | 47ms |
| dns1.strath.ac.uk. | 130.159.248.9 | 47ms |
| ns4.ja.net. |
193.62.157.66
2001:630:0:47::42 |
39ms
35ms |
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 dns0.strath.ac.uk. (130.159.248.11) replied quickly (< 50ms).
- Nameserver dns1.strath.ac.uk. (130.159.248.9) replied quickly (< 50ms).
- Nameserver ns4.ja.net. (193.62.157.66) replied quickly (< 50ms).
- Nameserver ns4.ja.net. (2001:630:0:47::42) replied in a reasonable time.
Resilience & Security: 50%
These are the locations and providers of your nameservers.
| Nameserver | Location | ISP |
|---|---|---|
| dns0.strath.ac.uk. | IPv4: GB | AS786 - JANET Jisc Services Limited, GB |
| dns1.strath.ac.uk. | IPv4: GB | AS786 - JANET Jisc Services Limited, GB |
| ns4.ja.net. |
IPv4: GB
IPv6: GB |
AS786 - JANET Jisc Services Limited, GB
AS786 - JANET Jisc Services Limited, GB |
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 (AS786 - JANET Jisc Services Limited, GB). 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 (GB). You might want to consider spreading the nameservers geographically.
- No CAA records found. Consider adding CAA records, as it adds increased security by limiting which Certificate Authorities can issue certificates for this domain. (more info)
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 nameservers are being operated from multiple domains (strath.ac.uk, ja.net).
DNS records: 87%
Our scans detected the following publicly available DNS records.
| Record | TTL | Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | strath.ac.uk | 1h | 130.159.17.165 |
| MX | strath.ac.uk | 600s | 4 strath-ac-uk.mail.protection.outlook.com. |
| NS | strath.ac.uk | 600s |
dns0.strath.ac.uk. dns1.strath.ac.uk. ns4.ja.net. |
| SOA | strath.ac.uk | 24h | dns0.strath.ac.uk. hostmaster.strath.ac.uk. 2014197312 7200 3600 1209600 900 |
| TXT | strath.ac.uk | 1h |
"0148DECF-AF62-4465-8953-3D0F82359E94" "66ldWYF+e021+FcvRqZt5qWjdp5lFNnLSeJA0EuTx9CvCbV+fWiEil0huoYQe6s0FQAPdK039RyHOv9loVFi0g==" "MS=838215A42503DB28AABD94CE539BB3D2DCC1EFD9" "MS=ms85133126" "QuoVadis=1924fc5a-287b-45f4-8282-69f9c6753f1f" "apple-domain-verification=fJUVhfhMQKdMjXOV" "atlassian-domain-verification=3tIUnwVDZUeyoRG8gTHpacluXw/hx3zRK8rKAv/fUTFaZPzdeu7NDWf0IUk4mqW7" "facebook-domain-verification=ldl3hfq4a0186rchlpc3xjxbt0ddzw" "google-site-verification=4eR-d8aT8HhHR_kpr6FJJ9vK4Ks3U5mlhCoWr25PEU8" "google-site-verification=svOgCWz85Lrs5RTW7xAOsPLn9BWce6H3mTWqyefq7as" "google-site-verification=tcPSjHOfW0FpgUP83DtTIbYDoqwnlkz7Uyi-0yhBkVo" "v=spf1 include:_spf-trusted.strath.ac.uk include:_spf-delegated.strath.ac.uk include:_spf-exch.strath.ac.uk ?all" |
| TXT | _dmarc.strath.ac.uk | 1800s | "v=DMARC1; p=none; pct=100; rua=mailto:[email protected],mailto:[email protected]; ruf=mailto:[email protected];" |
| SRV | _kerberos._udp.strath.ac.uk | 24h |
0 0 88 its-dc-curran.ds.strath.ac.uk. 0 0 88 its-dc-hills.ds.strath.ac.uk. 0 0 88 its-dc-mccance.ds.strath.ac.uk. |
| SRV | _sip._tls.strath.ac.uk | 24h |
0 0 443 sip.strath.ac.uk. 100 1 443 its-sfb-ae.strath.ac.uk. |
| SRV | _sipfederationtls._tcp.strath.ac.uk | 24h | 0 0 5061 sip.strath.ac.uk. |
| A | app.strath.ac.uk | 24h | 130.159.235.157 |
| A | autodiscover.strath.ac.uk | 900s | 130.159.20.180 |
| A | dns0.strath.ac.uk | 24h | 130.159.248.11 |
| A | dns1.strath.ac.uk | 24h | 130.159.248.9 |
| A | dns2.strath.ac.uk | 24h | 130.159.248.4 |
| A | forum.strath.ac.uk | 24h | 130.159.248.40 |
| CNAME | ftp.strath.ac.uk | 24h | dennis.cc.strath.ac.uk. |
| A | imap.strath.ac.uk | 24h | 130.159.16.86 |
| A | localhost.strath.ac.uk | 24h | 127.0.0.1 |
| A | lyncdiscover.strath.ac.uk | 24h | 130.159.20.238 |
| A | mx1.strath.ac.uk | 7200s | 130.159.16.71 |
| A | mx2.strath.ac.uk | 7200s | 130.159.16.81 |
| A | mx3.strath.ac.uk | 7200s | 130.159.16.91 |
| A | mx4.strath.ac.uk | 7200s | 130.159.16.101 |
| A | sip.strath.ac.uk | 24h | 130.159.20.234 |
| A | svn.strath.ac.uk | 24h | 130.159.235.226 |
| A | vpn.strath.ac.uk | 600s | 130.159.3.89 |
| CNAME | www.strath.ac.uk | 600s | fback.is.strath.ac.uk. |
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.
- Consider giving the MX record for "strath.ac.uk" a longer TTL, as those don't change often (1h+).
- Consider giving the NS records for "strath.ac.uk" a longer TTL, as those don't change often (1h+).
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 (strath.ac.uk). 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.
- Your SOA serial number follows the best practice YYYYMMDDxx format.
- 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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