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TLD SLA Compliance Monitoring

TLD SLA Compliance Metrics

Spec 10

DNS

Period Availability RTT Compliance RTT p50 RTT p95 Checks TSLAC
24h 100% 100% 18ms 56ms 819
7d 100% 100% 12ms 37ms 4680
30d 100% 100% 12ms 98ms 25961

WHOIS

Period Availability RTT Compliance RTT p50 RTT p95 Checks TSLAC
24h 100% 100% 34ms 96ms 60
7d 100% 100% 33ms 103ms 360
30d 100% 100% 34ms 99ms 1924

DNSSEC Validation Metrics

Registry Agreement Spec 6

DNSSEC is required by the Registry Agreement (Specification 6) but is not part of the Spec 10 SLA. We monitor DNSSEC validation independently.

Period Validation Rate RTT p50 RTT p95 Checks Status
24h 100% 50ms 53ms 56
7d 100% 37ms 38ms 300
30d 100% 36ms 38ms 1660

Unlike Spec 10 services, DNSSEC has no formal availability SLA. Thresholds shown are operational guidelines.

Current Check Status

Reported by Any53 Probes
Type AF RTT Last Check Source Details Status TSLAC
DNS v4 19ms 15 minutes ago local NSID: nnn1-usnyc-2b OK
DNS v6 18ms 56 days, 20 hours ago local NSID: nnn1-usnyc-2c OK
DNSSEC v4 48ms 16 minutes ago local Key: 35663 OK
DNSSEC v6 51ms 16 minutes ago local Key: 35663 OK
WHOIS v4 28ms 30 minutes ago local — OK
WHOIS v6 26ms 30 minutes ago local — OK

Nameservers

13 IPs tested
Hostname IP Address AF ASN RPKI Status
a.edu-servers.net 192.5.6.30 v4 — —
b.edu-servers.net 192.33.14.30 v4 AS40647
c.edu-servers.net 192.26.92.30 v4 AS396549
d.edu-servers.net 192.31.80.30 v4 AS396549
e.edu-servers.net 192.12.94.30 v4 AS396549
f.edu-servers.net 192.35.51.30 v4 AS397197
g.edu-servers.net 192.42.93.30 v4 AS397197
h.edu-servers.net 192.54.112.30 v4 AS397197
i.edu-servers.net 192.43.172.30 v4 AS397197
j.edu-servers.net 192.48.79.30 v4 AS21313
k.edu-servers.net 192.52.178.30 v4 AS21313
l.edu-servers.net 192.41.162.30 v4 AS21313
m.edu-servers.net 192.55.83.30 v4 AS21313

Per ICANN Spec 10, we test all delegated nameserver IPs independently.

Test With Your Computer

DNS

dig @a.edu-servers.net edu. SOA +dnssec +nsid Query SOA with DNSSEC validation and NSID
drill -D edu. SOA @a.edu-servers.net Alternative using drill with DNSSEC trace

WHOIS

whois -h whois.educause.edu nic.edu Query WHOIS server directly
echo "nic.edu" | nc whois.educause.edu 43 Raw TCP query (see exact response)

Registry Information

Active
TLD .edu
Operator Educause
WHOIS Server whois.educause.edu

ICANN SLA Requirements

Per ICANN Registry Agreement Specification 10:

DNS SLA UDP RTT ≤ 500ms for 95% of queries. Availability: 99% (max 432 min/month downtime).
WHOIS SLA RTT ≤ 4000ms for 95% of queries. Availability: 98% (max 864 min/month downtime).

API Access

JSON API

Access .edu compliance metrics programmatically via our REST API.

Quick Start

GET /any53/api/v1/compliance/edu/ 
curl -H "X-API-Key: ${YOUR_API_KEY}" \
  "https://www.any53.com/any53/api/v1/compliance/edu/"

Example Response

{
  "tld": "edu",
  "display_name": ".edu",
  "operator": "Educause",
  "updated_at": "2026-01-31T12:00:00Z",
  "dns": {
    "availability_24h": 99.99,
    "rtt_p50_ms": 12,
    "rtt_p95_ms": 42,
    "sla_threshold_ms": 500
  },
  "rdds": {
    "protocol": "WHOIS",
    "availability_24h": 99.95,
    "rtt_p50_ms": 180,
    "rtt_p95_ms": 412,
    "sla_threshold_ms": 4000
  },
  "servers": {
    "whois_host": "whois.educause.edu"
  },
  "spec10_compliant": true
}

Generate API Key

Get a free API key to start making requests. Provide an email to upgrade to the verified tier (600 requests/hour).

Endpoints

Endpoint Description Tier
GET /compliance/ List all monitored TLDs All
GET /compliance/{tld}/ Current metrics for a TLD All
GET /compliance/{tld}/history/ Historical time-series data Organization
GET /compliance/{tld}/probes/ Per-probe breakdown Organization
POST /compliance/keys/ Generate a new API key No auth

Rate Limits

Tier Rate Limit Features
Anonymous 100/hour Current snapshot, hourly aggregates
Verified 600/hour Current snapshot, hourly aggregates
Organization 6000/hour Historical data, per-minute resolution, per-probe breakdown

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