Infrastructure - https://digitaltrends.com BeaverCheck Audit

B

Redirect Chain

1 redirect(s), 1131 ms total

REVIEW

1 redirect(s), 1131 ms total

Single redirect

Got: https://digitaltrends.com → https://www.digitaltrends.com/ (301)

WWW normalization redirect

Redirect overhead: 1131 ms total

Got: 1131 ms

https://digitaltrends.com

319 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.digitaltrends.com/

812 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#	URL	Status	Time	Protocol	Server
1	https://digitaltrends.com	301	319 ms	HTTP/1.1	nginx
2	https://www.digitaltrends.com/	200	812 ms	HTTP/1.1	nginx

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

C

IPv6 Readiness

Action

No IPv6 support

REVIEW

No IPv6 support

No IPv6 (AAAA) records found

IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.

No IPv6 Support

About 40% of internet users have IPv6. Consider adding AAAA records.

IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.

Why this matters

No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.

Source: Google IPv6 stats

B

URL Variants

www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS

REVIEW

www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS

Both www and non-www versions serve content

Got: Both variants return 200 Expected: One variant 301-redirects to the other

HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.digitaltrends.com/

200https://digitaltrends.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://digitaltrends.com/ → https://www.digitaltrends.com/

Consistent

B

TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations

251 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address

REVIEW

Certificate validity

251

days left

0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

Enable HSTS: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
Enable DNSSEC on your domain for DNS spoofing protection
Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy

A

DNS Records

4 A records, 588 ms lookup

PASS

4 A records, 588 ms lookup

Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)

Got: 3.171.198.111, 3.171.198.24, 3.171.198.102, 3.171.198.67

No IPv6 (AAAA) records

4 nameserver(s) configured

Got: ns-1522.awsdns-62.org, ns-1711.awsdns-21.co.uk, ns-666.awsdns-19.net, ns-78.awsdns-09.com

1 mail exchanger(s) configured

CAA records not checked

CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.

SPF record present in TXT

DNS resolution is slow (588 ms)

Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.

Got: 588 ms

A	3.171.198.111, 3.171.198.24, 3.171.198.102, 3.171.198.67
AAAA	—
CNAME	—
NS	ns-1522.awsdns-62.org, ns-1711.awsdns-21.co.uk, ns-666.awsdns-19.net, ns-78.awsdns-09.com
MX	10 digitaltrends-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT	0ed1fe018a398da5ca17fb44baa314e68a3dc33e5d 5HwOFRfvC6HJXoxZ0NSTFWTYRqxdotArg8062xyCJLY= MS=ms32022712 MS=ms61723988 ZOOM_verify_XXjQmpVqSESiHkuoW4HdGw _globalsign-domain-verification=Fw09cFhmPL_-Bfg6BV5_NkyDEkXJfmQd4uPViX560A ahrefs-site-verification_9a82eef87599150f2c7cb0a33fd6674efaec660b67d411fe3aaed0d... apple-domain-verification=ixKwVGxwE9TXeZ3F atlassian-domain-verification=3UciTRhiPPalGnfMwEyifXMToIaV1gtpnmaMiUMu/9js/FnaCi... atlassian-domain-verification=fJAmOfQYHw3K7C1fuKa4yAi1JiFeMy47sg81/YoPzdpRty8zLV... dropbox-domain-verification=9zrbo1ot31id facebook-domain-verification=o9gokha6nwug1sltr4wj9wtcks2ro4 fastly-domain-delegation-kjfbsakjhkjfakl-178404-2019-10-16 google-site-verification=-MksWPwuf34sS1-oJvSzJIW9KsE7CskTBNvUJUs9zGU google-site-verification=9UqhZ3_NAJ9h080POi3QF5x58xVh8Fh6ksz_7VTBhrA google-site-verification=DGgmOFBDVC5ksJtU4Q5hyh9CvOXOdkNApwFou-IFOVo google-site-verification=KwP_ps6K2dA_GqqH09sP6ZRPv71JHxnSBwoZ9uSyCgo google-site-verification=LhEEOYALF-FSwQtsNYjY34HKhnDVrnDjf79R-jywnA8 google-site-verification=nZ03eoxIbZX2vx96rqCcdtoGnh3s5YYKrTLrXSNsrBk openai-domain-verification=dv-YGTwSC2FWeOKciA5bJnao9yN tollbit-domain-verification=834a1886734f6bddd5015deaacc39c6e682c78b4e60db097b72d... SPF v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:spf.tipalti.com -all yandex-verification: d3d90a55ca899aa7
CAA	Lookup not available with standard resolver

Resolved in 588 ms

CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.

Why this matters

Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.

Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.

Why this matters

DNS resolution is slow — anycast DNS providers (Cloudflare, Route 53) typically resolve <50ms globally.

Source: DNS performance benchmarks

A+

Crawlability

robots.txt present, sitemap with 25 URLs

PASS

robots.txt present, sitemap with 25 URLs

robots.txt is present

Got: 3295 bytes

sitemap.xml is present

sitemap.xml is valid XML

sitemap.xml contains 25 entries

Sitemap index with 25 child sitemaps

robots.txt references sitemap

robots.txt 200 OK

Size 3295 B Sitemaps referenced 4 User-agents bytespider, diffbot, Applebot-Extended, proximic, PetalBot, Baiduspider-video, Googlebot, ChatGPT-User, anthropic-ai, Claude-User, Baiduspider, Baiduspider-image, *, cohere-ai, PerplexityBot, mistralai, Bingbot, Baiduspider-favo, AhrefsBot, GPTBot, Google-Extended, ClaudeBot, omgili, amazon-qbusiness, youbot, meta-externalagent, OAI-SearchBot, magpie-crawler, Perplexity-User, ai2bot, img2dataset, TikTokSpider, YandexBot, meta-webindexer, facebookexternalhit, CCBot, Claude-Web, cohere, kangaroo, Greppr, Yandex, SeznamBot, SemrushBot, amazonbot, Baiduspider-news, Google-CloudVertexBot Blocking No — crawling allowed

### =========================

### AI / Training / Scraper Bots (BLOCK)

### =========================

User-agent: magpie-crawler

User-agent: GPTBot

User-agent: ChatGPT-User

User-agent: Google-Extended

User-agent: Google-CloudVertexBot

User-agent: CCBot

User-agent: anthropic-ai

User-agent: ClaudeBot

User-agent: Claude-Web

User-agent: Claude-User

User-agent: cohere-ai

User-agent: PerplexityBot

User-agent: Perplexity-User

User-agent: bytespider

User-agent: mistralai

User-agent: cohere

User-agent: ai2bot

User-agent: omgili

User-agent: diffbot

User-agent: kangaroo

User-agent: img2dataset

User-agent: Applebot-Extended

User-agent: amazon-qbusiness

User-agent: proximic

User-agent: Greppr

User-agent: TikTokSpider

User-agent: YandexBot

User-agent: Yandex

User-agent: SeznamBot

User-agent: PetalBot

Disallow: /


### =========================

### Platform / Discovery / SEO Tools (THROTTLE + PARTIAL BLOCK)

### =========================

User-agent: Bingbot

User-agent: SemrushBot

User-agent: youbot

User-agent: amazonbot

User-agent: meta-externalagent

User-agent: meta-webindexer

User-agent: Baiduspider

User-agent: Baiduspider-image

User-agent: Baiduspider-video

User-agent: Baiduspider-news

User-agent: Baiduspider-favo

User-agent: AhrefsBot

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot

Disallow: /page/

Disallow: /tag/

Disallow: /author/

Disallow: /feed/

Disallow: /trash/

Disallow: /uncategorized/

Disallow: /?*

Crawl-delay: 20

User-agent: facebookexternalhit

Disallow: /page/

Disallow: /tag/

Disallow: /author/

Disallow: /feed/

Disallow: /trash/

Disallow: /uncategorized/

Disallow: /?*

Crawl-delay: 10

User-agent: Googlebot

Disallow: /feed/

Disallow: /?feed=rss2

Disallow: /wp-admin/

Disallow: /wp-login.php

Disallow: /*?rand=

Disallow: /*?s=

Disallow: /search

Disallow: /?search?

Disallow: /*/feed/

Disallow: /*?iab_category

Disallow: /*?product_tag=

Disallow: /*?dt_commerce_tag=

Disallow: /*?brand=

Disallow: /*?event=

Disallow: /*?product=

Disallow: /*?locations=

Disallow: /*?carrier=

Disallow: /*?entity=

Disallow: /*?game_platform=

Disallow: /*?persons=

Disallow: /*?streaming_service=

Disallow: /*?technology=

Disallow: /*?original_series=

Disallow: /tag/

Disallow: /brc/

Disallow: /sponsored/

Disallow: /aop/

Disallow: /aop-uk/

Disallow: /trash/

Disallow: /uncategorized/


User-agent:*

Disallow: /wp-admin/

Disallow: /wp-login.php

Disallow: /*?rand=

Disallow: /*?s=

Disallow: /search

Disallow: /?search?

Disallow: /*/feed/

Disallow: /*?iab_category

Disallow: /*?product_tag=

Disallow: /*?dt_commerce_tag=

Disallow: /*?brand=

Disallow: /*?event=

Disallow: /*?product=

Disallow: /*?locations=

Disallow: /*?carrier=

Disallow: /*?entity=

Disallow: /*?game_platform=

Disallow: /*?persons=

Disallow: /*?streaming_service=

Disallow: /*?technology=

Disallow: /*?original_series=

Disallow: /tag/

Disallow: /sponsored/

Disallow: /aop/

Disallow: /aop-uk/

Disallow: /trash/

Disallow: /uncategorized/
Sitemap: https://www.digitaltrends.com/sitemap-articles-2024-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.digitaltrends.com/sitemap-articles-2025-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.digitaltrends.com/sitemap-all-articles-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.digitaltrends.com/sitemap-google-news-sitemap_1.xml

sitemap.xml 200 OK

Type Sitemap Index URLs 25 entries Valid XML Yes

Child Sitemaps:

A+

Domain Intelligence

digitaltrends.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 23 years, 2 months old, hosted on AWS

PASS

digitaltrends.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 23 years, 2 months old, hosted on AWS

Domain registered until Jun 4, 2030 (4 years, 2 months remaining)

DNSSEC is not enabled

DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.

Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC

Registrar lock is NOT enabled

The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.

Hosting: AWS

Got: AS16509

Domain expiry

1423 days

June 4, 2030

SSL certificate

251 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

23 years, 2 months

Registered June 4, 2003

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

3.171.198.111

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

Unlocked 4 NS records

Expiry timeline

Today

+1 year

Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)

Recommended actions

Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers

Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC

Created June 4, 2003 (23 years, 2 months ago)

Expires June 4, 2030 (4 years, 2 months)

Last Updated June 5, 2024

Name Servers ns-1522.awsdns-62.org, ns-1711.awsdns-21.co.uk, ns-666.awsdns-19.net, ns-78.awsdns-09.com

DNSSEC Not enabled

Hosting

IP Address 3.171.198.111

ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)

Provider AWS

Data source: rdap (0.7s)

DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.

Why this matters

Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.

Learn more ▾

DNSSEC adds cryptographic signatures to DNS records, preventing forged responses from poisoning resolver caches. Without it, an attacker who controls the network path can redirect your domain to a malicious server before any HTTPS handshake happens. Most modern registrars (Cloudflare, Google Domains, Route 53) enable it with one toggle.

Source: ICANN / RFC 4033

The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.

Why this matters

Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.

Learn more ▾

Registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited, clientUpdateProhibited, clientDeleteProhibited) requires extra verification before any transfer/update/delete. Every major registrar offers it free. Combined with 2FA on your registrar account, it's the strongest defense against domain hijacking.

Source: ICANN / domain-security best practice

A

HTTP Probe Timing

Total 782 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown

PASS

DNS Lookup

102 ms

TCP Connect

1 ms

TLS Handshake

4 ms

Time to First Byte

782 ms

Total Time

782 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 102 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 4 ms Server Processing 675 ms Content Transfer 0 ms

A

CDN & Delivery

AWS CloudFront (Miss from cloudfront)

PASS

AWS CloudFront (Miss from cloudfront)

Site is served via AWS CloudFront CDN (edge: SIN2-P9)

Got: x-amz-cf-id: U-kG-uwb4f8a4-6aNA7phwr7ISWAJZWo5z_uRZ-4vaOD3wEj5gmSDw==

CDN cache status: Miss from cloudfront

CDN Detected: AWS CloudFront

Provider AWS CloudFront Cache Status Miss from cloudfront Evidence x-amz-cf-id: U-kG-uwb4f8a4-6aNA7phwr7ISWAJZWo5z_uRZ-4vaOD3wEj5gmSDw==