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How is live.com?

Looks fine risk 0/100

Registered 32 years ago, on no blocklists we checked, valid HTTPS, the site answered HTTP 417.

Why

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finecarefulhigh risk
  • ·Nothing in the checks added risk.

Rule-based: domain age, blocklists, TLS. A heuristic, not a guarantee.

Site
417
116 ms
HTTPS
124 d
left on a Microsoft Corporation certificate
Age
32 years
registered 1994-12-28
Blocklists
0
listings across 5 lists

Everything we looked at

DNS records5 record types
A204.79.197.212
MX2 live-com.olc.protection.outlook.com
NSns2-37.azure-dns.net
ns3-37.azure-dns.org
ns4-37.azure-dns.info
ns1-37.azure-dns.com
TXTgoogle-site-verification=DVGpQUbbQCBRPGlmWiTVUMyQGfLPlEVw6Z4pm39AAj4
v=spf1 include:spf-a.hotmail.com include:spf-b.hotmail.com include:spf-c.hotmail.com include:spf-d.hotmail.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com ~all
google-site-verification=N9kowue62gCm511Op0_N2LO1JZTcjA2GYzOE22SBaiI
google-site-verification=0mLTLcpaFxdFNO4m1TfqB2WQ4rGtz7xpPmFwDJ9O_9Q
google-site-verification=er-XGn5evjhwRiwIPwWyQjyHB1pigvhw-mp8saZxLCA
google-site-verification=aqgIxrIS1nghF9FDjR5tN7t6xgIVr3Dg254rmyDNwRU
facebook-domain-verification=atvthxwtzc3u4ubnsozavn76cusuaj
CAA{'type': 'CAA', 'issue': 'microsoft.com', 'critical': 0}
{'type': 'CAA', 'issue': 'digicert.com', 'critical': 0}
{'type': 'CAA', 'iodef': 'mailto:domains@microsoft.com', 'critical': 0}
{'type': 'CAA', 'critical': 0, 'contactemail': 'caarecordaware@microsoft.com'}
{'type': 'CAA', 'issue': 'dtrust.de', 'critical': 0}
{'type': 'CAA', 'issue': 'entrust.net', 'critical': 0}
{'type': 'CAA', 'issue': 'globalsign.com', 'critical': 0}
RegistrationCSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
registrarCSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
registered1994-12-28
expires2026-12-27
last changed2026-05-01
ownerMicrosoft Corporation
nameserversns1-37.azure-dns.com
ns2-37.azure-dns.net
ns3-37.azure-dns.org
ns4-37.azure-dns.info
statusclient delete prohibited
client transfer prohibited
server delete prohibited
server transfer prohibited
server update prohibited
registered 1994-12-28expires 2026-12-27
HTTPS certificate124 days left
validyes
issuerMicrosoft Corporation
coversoutlook.live.com, outlook-sdf.live.com, attachment.outlook.office.net, attachment.outlook.officeppe.net, hotmail.com, *.calendar.live.com, *.hotmail.com, *.live.com, *.mail.live.com, live.com, *.fp.measure.office.com, premium.outlook.com
protocolTLSv1.3
issued 2026-08-12expires 2027-02-26
DNSSECsecure

Domain is properly signed — chain validated by an independent validating resolver

. → com → live.com
Email authenticationgood
SPFpass v=spf1 include:spf-a.hotmail.com include:spf-b.hotmail.com include:spf-c.hotmail.com include:spf-d.hotmail.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com ~all
DMARCwarning policy none
DKIMfound: selector1

Whether mail claiming to be from this domain can be checked as genuine.

Security scoregrade B · 163/205
Basic Security
20/40missing: DNSSEC Enabled
Record Security
38/45missing: DMARC Record, DKIM Presence
Advanced Security
10/25missing: Mail Server Configuration, SOA Record Configuration, IPv6 Support
Domain Reputation
50/50
Threat Detection
45/45missing: Domain Age Check
Blocklists0 listings · 5 lookups
SURBL MultidomainURIBL MultidomainSpamCop204.79.197.212Barracuda204.79.197.212UCEPROTECT Level 1204.79.197.212

Green: clean. Red: listed. Grey: the list did not answer.

Ask it yourself

Agents get this as data. Bought through the API, the checks behind this page cost $0.070: profile $0.025 + trust $0.020 + screenshot $0.020 + site status $0.005.

curl "https://how.is/v1/domain/trust?domain=live.com" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HOWIS_KEY" # or pay per call in USDC (x402), no key: the 402 tells your agent the price curl -i "https://how.is/v1/domain/profile?domain=live.com"

MCP: add https://how.is/mcp to Claude, Codex or Cursor (one-line install) and ask for domain_trust on live.com. Reference: /llms.txt.

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