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Msn.com Domain Trust Report

ACTIVE MSN — Microsoft's news and information portal
PRISM VERDICT

msn.com scores well overall but has attention areas in Security Headers and Email Auth. All other dimensions are healthy.

Last scanned 3m ago · Sep 21, 2026
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OVERALL TRUST SCORE
84 GRADE B
SSL A+
DNS Healthy
EMAIL Partial
SSL GRADE
A+
Expires in 157d
DNS HEALTH
100%
8 nameservers
EMAIL AUTH
1/3
SPF · DKIM · DMARC
HEADERS
F
Score: 15/100
DOMAIN EXPIRY
256d
Jun 4, 2027
Critical issues detected — one or more dimensions require immediate attention.

Registration & ownership

WHOIS
Registrar MarkMonitor Inc.
Registered Nov 10, 1994
Updated May 3, 2026
Expires Jun 4, 2027 256d
Status client delete prohibit.server delete prohibit.
msn.com is registered with MarkMonitor Inc., since Nov 10, 1994. Domain registration expires Jun 4, 2027 (256 days). Status: client delete prohibited.
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DNS records

DNS
A 204.79.197.219
MX msn-com.olc.protection.outlook.com (pri 2)
NS ns1-204.azure-dns.comns2-204.azure-dns.netns3-204.azure-dns.orgns4-204.azure-dns.infodns1.p08.nsone.netdns2.p08.nsone.netdns3.p08.nsone.netdns4.p08.nsone.net
TXT AFDVALIDATION=IcePrimefacebook-domain-verification=q715hqwb3sc3mkxajcokcksu21c8r2globalsign-domain-verification=KaParXxs1OHDy7o8CMbPpHBN-2m_mzwdPqKMMQ66a6google-site-verification=3lJkn9Ti3ZZZEzyGfgndcatwCZ93RLqWOYjIckfeKlMgoogle-site-verification=snWRecgPSoBabrLXKCz4W8SZYabue7JrtXQM36fq6PE +1 more
CAA digicert.comglobalsign.commicrosoft.com
msn.com resolves to 204.79.197.219. Nameservers: ns1-204.azure-dns.com, ns2-204.azure-dns.net (+6). Mail handled by 1 MX record.
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Hosting & network

NETWORK
IP address 204.79.197.219
Nameservers ns1-204.azure-dns.comns2-204.azure-dns.netns3-204.azure-dns.orgns4-204.azure-dns.infodns1.p08.nsone.netdns2.p08.nsone.netdns3.p08.nsone.netdns4.p08.nsone.net
Protocol HTTPS HTTP/2
msn.com is hosted at 204.79.197.219. No IPv6 addresses detected. DNS is managed through 8 nameservers (ns1-204.azure-dns.com).
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SSL / TLS

SECURITY
Valid · A+ Microsoft Corporation · expires Feb 26, 2027
157 days remaining
TLS 1.3 TLS 1.2 TLS 1.1 TLS 1.0
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Technology detected

STACK
HTTP/2TLS 1.3HSTSIPv6
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30-day availability

MONITORING
99.90% no incidents
30d ago today

Email authentication

EMAIL
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Monitoring events

19 total EVENTS
Security header grade degraded: D → F 1h ago
low hdr HEADER_GRADE_DEGRADED
grade
SPF include `spf.protection.outlook.com` returned no record 18h ago
high email SPF_INCLUDE_BROKEN
expanded
SPF include `spf.protection.outlook.com` returned no record 1d ago
high email SPF_INCLUDE_BROKEN
expanded
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DOMAIN LIFECYCLE
Registered Nov 10, 1994 31 years old
Last updated May 3, 2026
Expires Jun 4, 2027 256 days remaining
Registrar MarkMonitor Inc.
SSL issued by Microsoft Corporation
DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE

What we know about Msn.com

Msn.com has been registered for 31 years (since Nov 10, 1994), managed through MarkMonitor Inc., ranked #59 globally by Tranco, categorised as news & media. Its current health score is 84/100 (grade B), reflecting strong SSL, DNS, and email authentication posture. As a media property with wide distribution, its DNS TTLs, SSL configuration, and email authentication affect content delivery reliability and newsletter deliverability.

Security Posture Grade B

msn.com's security posture: SSL is valid (issued by Microsoft Corporation), expiring in 157 days; security headers are largely missing; no blacklist entries found.

SSL A+
Headers F
SSL expiry 157d
Health score 84/100
Email Authentication Partial

SPF is configured, restricting which servers can send email as this domain. DMARC is absent or set to "none" — no enforcement against email spoofing.

SPF Configured
DMARC policy none
Spoofable Yes
Network Infrastructure

msn.com resolves to 204.79.197.219, DNS is managed through ns1-204.azure-dns.com and ns2-204.azure-dns.net (+6 more), email routed through 1 MX record.

Primary IP 204.79.197.219
Nameservers 8
MX records 1
A records 1
DomainScan monitors msn.com continuously — DNS every hour, SSL & email auth every 6 h, security headers every 12 h, WHOIS every 24 h. Every detected change triggers a severity-classified monitoring event. Refreshed 3m ago
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