.windows SLA Compliance

TLD SLA Compliance Metrics

Spec 10

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Current Check Status

Reported by Any53 Probes

Type	AF	RTT	Last Check	Source	Details	Status
`DNS`	v4	1.5ms	33 days, 15 hours ago	local	NSID: u-ci-nominet2.uschi1.	OK
`DNS`	v6	1.3ms	33 days, 15 hours ago	local	NSID: u-ci-nominet2.uschi1.	OK
`DNSSEC`	v4	102ms	33 days, 15 hours ago	local	Key: 31600	OK
`DNSSEC`	v6	102ms	33 days, 15 hours ago	local	Key: 31600	OK
`RDAP`	v4	293ms	33 days, 17 hours ago	local	TLS 1.3	OK
`RDAP`	v6	292ms	33 days, 17 hours ago	local	TLS 1.3	OK

RDAP HTTPS Timing

292ms total

DNS Lookup

0.27ms

TCP Connect

86ms

TLS Handshake

102ms

Time to First Byte

292ms

TLS 1.3 / TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256

Nameservers

16 IPs tested

Hostname	IP Address	AF	ASN
`dns1.nic.windows`	`213.248.219.133`	v4	AS43519
`dns1.nic.windows`	`2a01:618:403::133`	v6	AS43519
`dns2.nic.windows`	`103.49.83.133`	v4	AS43519
`dns2.nic.windows`	`2401:fd80:403::133`	v6	AS43519
`dns3.nic.windows`	`213.248.223.133`	v4	AS43519
`dns3.nic.windows`	`2a01:618:407::133`	v6	AS43519
`dns4.nic.windows`	`43.230.51.133`	v4	AS43519
`dns4.nic.windows`	`2401:fd80:407::133`	v6	AS43519
`dnsa.nic.windows`	`156.154.100.3`	v4	AS12008
`dnsa.nic.windows`	`2001:502:ad09::3`	v6	AS12008
`dnsb.nic.windows`	`156.154.101.3`	v4	AS12008
`dnsb.nic.windows`	`2001:502:2eda::3`	v6	AS12008
`dnsc.nic.windows`	`156.154.102.3`	v4	AS12008
`dnsc.nic.windows`	`2610:a1:1009::3`	v6	AS12008
`dnsd.nic.windows`	`156.154.103.3`	v4	AS12008
`dnsd.nic.windows`	`2610:a1:1010::3`	v6	AS12008

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

Test With Your Computer

DNS

dig @dns1.nic.windows windows. SOA +dnssec +nsid Query SOA with DNSSEC validation and NSID

drill -D windows. SOA @dns1.nic.windows Alternative using drill with DNSSEC trace

RDAP

curl -sS "https://rdap.nominet.uk/windows/domain/nic.windows" | jq . Fetch RDAP JSON (positive lookup)

curl -I -sS "https://rdap.nominet.uk/windows/domain/nic.windows" Headers only (check TLS, timing)

Open in Browser View RDAP response directly

Registry Information

Active

TLD .windows

Operator Microsoft Corporation

RDAP Server https://rdap.nominet.uk/windows/ RDAP Client

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).

RDAP SLA RTT ≤ 4000ms for 95% of queries. Availability: 98% (max 864 min/month downtime).

API Access

JSON API

Access .windows compliance metrics programmatically via our REST API.

Quick Start

GET /any53/api/v1/compliance/windows/

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

Example Response

{
  "tld": "windows",
  "display_name": ".windows",
  "operator": "Microsoft Corporation",
  "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": "RDAP",
    "availability_24h": 99.95,
    "rtt_p50_ms": 180,
    "rtt_p95_ms": 412,
    "sla_threshold_ms": 4000
  },
  "servers": {
    "rdap_url": "https://rdap.nominet.uk/windows/"
  },
  "spec10_compliant": true
}

Generate API Key

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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