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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
90
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
4
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
403 Forbidden
Checks
9
5 PASS 4 REVIEW
B
Crawlability
no robots.txt, no sitemap
REVIEW
no robots.txt, no sitemap
Info::
No robots.txt found
robots.txt is optional but recommended. It tells search engine crawlers which pages to index.
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

robots.txt is optional but recommended. It tells search engine crawlers which pages to index.

Why this matters

No robots.txt — crawlers fetch /robots.txt and get 404; not breaking but means default crawl behavior with no directives or sitemap reference.

Learn more

A minimal robots.txt with `User-agent: * / Allow: / / Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml` covers the basics. Without it, crawlers behave fine but lose the sitemap signal and can't be selectively blocked from crawl-traps.

Source: robotstxt.org

A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

Why this matters

No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.

Learn more

A sitemap accelerates Google's discovery of new and updated content. Most CMSes auto-generate one; static-site frameworks need a build-step plugin. Reference it from robots.txt and submit in Search Console to confirm Google can fetch it.

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

robots.txt No robots.txt found

No robots.txt found

This is fine for most sites — a missing robots.txt allows all crawling by default.

sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

B
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
REVIEW
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Critical::
HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS
Got: HTTP 403 Expected: 301 redirect to HTTPS

www / non-www

403https://www.defense.gov/
200https://defense.gov/

HTTP → HTTPS

403http://defense.gov/

HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
171 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

171
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
  • Add the preload directive and submit to hstspreload.org once max-age + includeSubDomains are in place
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
B
CDN & Delivery
Akamai
REVIEW
Akamai
Info::
Site is served via Akamai CDN
Got: server header
CDN Detected: Akamai
Provider Akamai Evidence server header
A+
DNS Records
1 A records, 55 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 55 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 23.204.20.150
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2600:141b:e800:219c::3a30, 2600:141b:e800:21a1::3a30
Info::
8 nameserver(s) configured
Got: eur6.akam.net, ns1-95.akam.net, asia3.akam.net, use9.akam.net, asia2.akam.net, use2.akam.net, usc5.akam.net, ns1-116.akam.net
Info::
No MX records — email not configured via DNS
Info::
CAA records not checked
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Info::
SPF record present in TXT
Info::
DNS resolution time: 55 ms
Got: 55 ms
A23.204.20.150
AAAA2600:141b:e800:219c::3a30, 2600:141b:e800:21a1::3a30
CNAME
NSeur6.akam.net, ns1-95.akam.net, asia3.akam.net, use9.akam.net, asia2.akam.net, use2.akam.net, usc5.akam.net, ns1-116.akam.net
MX
TXT
google-site-verification=6dXp_kwBjmZhtI9uU0HORAv6_LGaxSlnkyozKqpbg_w
237m4pp8wk4z3xj0khf0pfd51jpt9ykf
SPF v=spf1 mx ip4:52.222.29.245/32 include:_spf.google.com -all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 55 ms

Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.

Why this matters

Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.

Learn more

Add multiple A records for round-robin failover, or use a managed DNS provider with health-checked failover (Route 53, Cloudflare, NS1). Short TTL (60-300s) lets clients recover faster on outages.

Source: SRE practice / DNS architecture

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.

A+
Redirect Chain
0 redirect(s), 295 ms total
PASS
0 redirect(s), 295 ms total

https://defense.gov

295 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://defense.gov403295 msHTTP/1.1AkamaiGHost
A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (98 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (98 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2600:141b:e800:219c::3a30, 2600:141b:e800:21a1::3a30
Got: 98 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2600:141b:e800:219c::3a30, 2600:141b:e800:21a1::3a30 Connection Reachable (98 ms)
A+
Domain Intelligence
defense.gov — via get.gov, 23 years, 10 months old
PASS
defense.gov — via get.gov, 23 years, 10 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Sep 3, 2026 (4 months remaining)
Info::
DNSSEC is enabled
Info::
Registrar: get.gov
Warning::
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.
Domain expiry

49 days

September 3, 2026

SSL certificate

171 days

Issued by DigiCert Inc

Domain age

23 years, 10 months

Registered October 3, 2002

DNSSEC

Enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2600:141b:e800:219c::3a30

Registrar

get.gov

Unlocked 8 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Renew the domain or enable auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiry
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar get.gov
Created October 3, 2002 (23 years, 10 months ago)
Expires September 3, 2026 (4 months)
Last Updated September 8, 2025
Name Servers asia2.akam.net, asia3.akam.net, eur6.akam.net, ns1-116.akam.net, ns1-95.akam.net, usc5.akam.net, use2.akam.net, use9.akam.net
DNSSEC Enabled
Registrant REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Hosting
IP Address 2600:141b:e800:219c::3a30
Data source: rdap (0.4s)

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 380 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
50 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
98 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
102 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
380 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
380 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 50 ms TCP Connect 98 ms TLS Handshake 102 ms Server Processing 129 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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