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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
98
GRADE
A+
FIX
0
REVIEW
2
PASS
7
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
7 PASS 2 REVIEW
B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
64 days until leaf cert expires — 2 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

64
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Enable HSTS: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
B
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare
REVIEW
Cloudflare
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: CDG)
Got: cf-ray: 9f07f8de7f3745bc-CDG
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Evidence cf-ray: 9f07f8de7f3745bc-CDG
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 58 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 58 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.21.33.97, 172.67.189.130
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700:3031::ac43:bd82, 2606:4700:3034::6815:2161
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns1.ubmdns.com, ns2.ubmdns.com
Info::
2 mail exchanger(s) configured
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: 58 ms
Got: 58 ms
A104.21.33.97, 172.67.189.130
AAAA2606:4700:3031::ac43:bd82, 2606:4700:3034::6815:2161
CNAME—
NSns1.ubmdns.com, ns2.ubmdns.com
MX
10 us-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.com
10 us-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.com
TXT
SPF v=spf1 ip4:64.18.0.0/20 ip4:192.155.57.15/32 ip4:192.155.57.171/32 include:spf-m...
MS=ms77411324
MS=ms65233422
amazonses:JqJBjoR2G0UIYPieFx7mxBuXQTCjwL1cUPnTdyBGRJ4=
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 58 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.

A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 189 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 189 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://gamasutra.com → https://www.gamedeveloper.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Cross-domain redirect detected

https://gamasutra.com

59 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.gamedeveloper.com/

130 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://gamasutra.com30159 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.gamedeveloper.com/200130 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (17 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (17 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700:3031::ac43:bd82, 2606:4700:3034::6815:2161
Got: 17 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2606:4700:3031::ac43:bd82, 2606:4700:3034::6815:2161 Connection Reachable (17 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 26 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 26 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1512 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 26 entries
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1512 B Sitemaps referenced 13 User-agents Omgilibot, Timpibot, Anthropic-ai, Applebot-Extended, AwarioRssBot, AwarioSmartBot, Bytespider, Diffbot, FacebookBot, GPTBot, Amazonbot, CCBot, ClaudeBot, Magpie-crawler, PanguBot, Peer39_crawler, Claude-Web, Cohere-ai, Meta-ExternalAgent, Omgili, Peer39_crawler/1.0, Webzio-Extended, *, ImagesiftBot Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Sitemap: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/googlenews.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/contributors.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/generic-content.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/image-archive-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/news-archive-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/videos-archive-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/webinar-archive-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/articles-archive-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/podcast-archive-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/slideshows-archive-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/event-archive-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gamedeveloper.com/sitemap-index.xml
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /recipe-portal/search
Disallow: /api/health
Disallow: /cdn-cgi/
Disallow: /live-preview/
Disallow: /my-purchases/
User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: Anthropic-ai
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
User-agent: AwarioRssBot
User-agent: AwarioSmartBot
User-agent: Bytespider
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Claude-Web
User-agent: Cohere-ai
User-agent: Diffbot
User-agent: FacebookBot
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: ImagesiftBot
User-agent: Magpie-crawler
User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
User-agent: Omgili
User-agent: Omgilibot
User-agent: PanguBot
User-agent: Peer39_crawler
User-agent: Peer39_crawler/1.0
User-agent: Timpibot
User-agent: Webzio-Extended
Disallow: /
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type URL Set URLs 26 entries Valid XML Yes
Sample URLs:
A+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

301https://www.gamasutra.com/
200https://gamasutra.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://gamasutra.com/ → https://www.gamedeveloper.com/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
gamasutra.com — via SafeNames Ltd., 29 years, 5 months old
PASS
gamasutra.com — via SafeNames Ltd., 29 years, 5 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Apr 11, 2027 (11 months remaining)
Info::
DNSSEC is enabled
Info::
Registrar: SafeNames Ltd.
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

301 days

April 11, 2027

SSL certificate

64 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

29 years, 5 months

Registered April 10, 1997

DNSSEC

Enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2606:4700:3031::ac43:bd82

Registrar

SafeNames Ltd.

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar SafeNames Ltd.
Created April 10, 1997 (29 years, 5 months ago)
Expires April 11, 2027 (11 months)
Last Updated April 11, 2026
Name Servers ns1.ubmdns.com, ns2.ubmdns.com
DNSSEC Enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2606:4700:3031::ac43:bd82
Data source: rdap (0.2s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 58 ms TCP Connect 17 ms TLS Handshake 21 ms Server Processing 23 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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