.za SLA Compliance

TLD SLA Compliance Metrics

Spec 10

DNS

Period	Availability	RTT Compliance	RTT p50	RTT p95	Checks
24h	100%	100%	62ms	253ms	45
7d	100%	100%	62ms	288ms	1075
30d	95.27%	95.27%	67ms	288ms	1439

WHOIS

Period	Availability	RTT Compliance	RTT p50	RTT p95	Checks
24h	No data available
7d	50.00%	100%	515ms	1100ms	108
30d	50.00%	100%	510ms	1075ms	172

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
24h	0.00%	252ms	252ms	12
7d	0.00%	252ms	252ms	224
30d	0.00%	252ms	252ms	308

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
`DNS`	v4	44ms	1 hour, 5 minutes ago	local	NSID: s2.yvr	OK
`DNS`	v6	29ms	1 hour, 5 minutes ago	local	NSID: s2.mnp	OK
`DNSSEC`	v4	252ms	2 hours, 52 minutes ago	local	—	FAIL
`DNSSEC`	v6	—	2 hours, 52 minutes ago	local	—	FAIL
`WHOIS`	v4	517ms	1 day, 1 hour ago	local	—	FAIL
`WHOIS`	v6	459ms	1 day, 1 hour ago	local	—	FAIL

Nameservers

5 IPs tested

Hostname	IP Address	AF
`nsza.is.co.za`	`196.4.160.27`	v4
`za-ns.anycast.pch.net`	`204.61.216.55`	v4
`za-ns.anycast.pch.net`	`2001:500:14:6055:ad::1`	v6
`za1.dnsnode.net`	`194.146.106.78`	v4
`za1.dnsnode.net`	`2001:67c:1010:19::53`	v6

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

Test With Your Computer

DNS

dig @nsza.is.co.za za. SOA +dnssec +nsid Query SOA with DNSSEC validation and NSID

drill -D za. SOA @nsza.is.co.za Alternative using drill with DNSSEC trace

WHOIS

whois -h whois.registry.net.za nic.za Query WHOIS server directly

echo "nic.za" | nc whois.registry.net.za 43 Raw TCP query (see exact response)

Registry Information

Active

TLD .za

Operator South Africa

WHOIS Server whois.registry.net.za

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 .za compliance metrics programmatically via our REST API.

Quick Start

GET /any53/api/v1/compliance/za/

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

Example Response

{
  "tld": "za",
  "display_name": ".za",
  "operator": "South Africa",
  "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.registry.net.za"
  },
  "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