Yes — nist.gov has IPv6.

Has both IPv4 (A) and IPv6 (AAAA) addresses.

IPv6 readiness

Website, mail and DNS all work over IPv6.

Website over IPv6 nist.gov has 4 IPv6 addresses and answers on every one we tested. ✓ 2606:4700:78::90:0:180 answers · 443✓ 2606:4700:78::90:0:181 answers · 443✓ 2606:4700:78::90:0:182 answers · 443✓ 2606:4700:78::90:0:183 answers · 443	yes
www over IPv6 www.nist.gov has 4 IPv6 addresses and answers on every one we tested. ✓ 2606:4700:78::90:0:181 answers · 443✓ 2606:4700:78::90:0:182 answers · 443✓ 2606:4700:78::90:0:183 answers · 443✓ 2606:4700:78::90:0:180 answers · 443	yes
Mail servers (MX) have IPv6 Every mail server has an AAAA record. nist-gov.mail.protection.outlook.com ✓	yes
Nameservers have IPv6 3 of 3 nameservers checked have an AAAA record, so IPv6-only resolvers can look the domain up. gold.foundationdns.com ✓gold.foundationdns.net ✓gold.foundationdns.org ✓	yes

HTTPS over IPv6 · not part of the grade yet
Loads over IPv6 with a valid certificate after 1 redirect: HTTP 200.

https://nist.gov/ via 2606:4700:78::90:0:180 → 301https://www.nist.gov/ via 2606:4700:78::90:0:181 → 200

works

Nothing keeping you from an A

Nothing to fix
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nist.gov Has IPv6

A (IPv4)	172.65.90.24 172.65.90.25 172.65.90.26 172.65.90.27
AAAA (IPv6)	2606:4700:78::90:0:180 2606:4700:78::90:0:181 2606:4700:78::90:0:182 2606:4700:78::90:0:183

www.nist.gov Has IPv6

A (IPv4)	172.65.90.27 172.65.90.24 172.65.90.25 172.65.90.26
AAAA (IPv6)	2606:4700:78::90:0:181 2606:4700:78::90:0:182 2606:4700:78::90:0:183 2606:4700:78::90:0:180

Browsers on dual-stack networks will usually pick IPv6 here (the "Happy Eyeballs" algorithm races both and prefers v6).

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IPv6 measurement: nist.gov
Measured 2026-10-30 18:04:33 UTC by aaaa.bot (one server on Fly.io, region iad)

A (IPv4):    172.65.90.24, 172.65.90.25, 172.65.90.26, 172.65.90.27
AAAA (IPv6): 2606:4700:78::90:0:180, 2606:4700:78::90:0:181, 2606:4700:78::90:0:182, 2606:4700:78::90:0:183
www AAAA:    2606:4700:78::90:0:181, 2606:4700:78::90:0:182, 2606:4700:78::90:0:183, 2606:4700:78::90:0:180

Readiness grade A: Website, mail and DNS all work over IPv6.
- Website over IPv6: nist.gov has 4 IPv6 addresses and answers on every one we tested.
    2606:4700:78::90:0:180: answers (TCP 443)
    2606:4700:78::90:0:181: answers (TCP 443)
    2606:4700:78::90:0:182: answers (TCP 443)
    2606:4700:78::90:0:183: answers (TCP 443)
- www over IPv6: www.nist.gov has 4 IPv6 addresses and answers on every one we tested.
    2606:4700:78::90:0:181: answers (TCP 443)
    2606:4700:78::90:0:182: answers (TCP 443)
    2606:4700:78::90:0:183: answers (TCP 443)
    2606:4700:78::90:0:180: answers (TCP 443)
- Mail servers (MX) have IPv6: Every mail server has an AAAA record.
- Nameservers have IPv6: 3 of 3 nameservers checked have an AAAA record, so IPv6-only resolvers can look the domain up.

Reachability = a TCP connection opened on port 443 (or 80).

HTTPS over IPv6 (not graded): Loads over IPv6 with a valid certificate after 1 redirect: HTTP 200.
    https://nist.gov/ via 2606:4700:78::90:0:180 -> HTTP 301, certificate: valid
    https://www.nist.gov/ via 2606:4700:78::90:0:181 -> HTTP 200, certificate: valid
DNS answers via DNS-over-HTTPS (Cloudflare). Method: https://aaaa.bot/method
Permanent link: https://aaaa.bot/r/44mFNWdIqK

Permanent link: aaaa.bot/r/44mFNWdIqK · How we measure

Checked 2026-10-30 18:04:33 UTC — one of the top 1,000 sites, re-checked weekly. Re-check now. Full DNS report: dns.pizza/domain/nist.gov · JSON: /api/v1/nist.gov