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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
83
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
5
PASS
3
INFO
0
Probed from Singapore, Singapore
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
3 PASS 5 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
CDN & Delivery
Action
No CDN detected
FIX
No CDN detected
Warning::
No CDN detected
A CDN can significantly improve load times for users around the world by caching content at edge nodes closer to them.
No CDN detected

Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.

B
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 2171 ms total
REVIEW
1 redirect(s), 2171 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://activestate.com → https://www.activestate.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Warning::
Redirect overhead: 2171 ms total
Got: 2171 ms

https://activestate.com

809 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.activestate.com/

1362 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://activestate.com301809 msHTTP/1.1Pagely-ARES/1.22.2
2https://www.activestate.com/2001362 msHTTP/1.1Pagely-ARES/1.22.2

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

C
IPv6 Readiness
Action
No IPv6 support
REVIEW
No IPv6 support
Info::
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
Critical::
Both www and non-www versions serve content
Got: Both variants return 200 Expected: One variant 301-redirects to the other
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.activestate.com/
200https://activestate.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://activestate.com/ https://www.activestate.com/

Consistent

B
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 935 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
REVIEW
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
197 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
244 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
249 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
935 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
935 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 197 ms TCP Connect 244 ms TLS Handshake 249 ms Server Processing 245 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
83 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

83
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
1 A records, 100 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 100 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 18.213.147.235
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-104.awsdns-13.com, ns-1070.awsdns-05.org, ns-1552.awsdns-02.co.uk, ns-933.awsdns-52.net
Info::
5 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: 100 ms
Got: 100 ms
A18.213.147.235
AAAA
CNAME
NSns-104.awsdns-13.com, ns-1070.awsdns-05.org, ns-1552.awsdns-02.co.uk, ns-933.awsdns-52.net
MX
10 aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
30 aspmx3.googlemail.com
30 aspmx2.googlemail.com
TXT
MS=ms21969869
anthropic-domain-verification-b05gn4=0gWXJtnaeYVwVcBIlrLicii0G
google-site-verification=WXNwSweDrsltC0wSmaaCX0lqXCYED_yD7X6s1gm3cKg
google-site-verification=ldvvhe4t3mWZ8J3Rf8yiBLRgGDYWnC3zqjHLng2vSN0
sophos-domain-verification=5d8217c7ef0c26ce6c945d5686a5e1f750f3638f3bc16b023eac5...
SPF v=spf1 ip4:52.27.166.219 ip4:52.242.28.194 ip4:149.72.197.217 mx include:_spf.go...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 100 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+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 5 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 5 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 128 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 5 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 5 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 128 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *

Disallow: /wp-admin/

Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php


Sitemap: https://www.activestate.com/sitemap_index.xml


A+
Domain Intelligence
activestate.com — via NameCheap, Inc., 29 years, 6 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
activestate.com — via NameCheap, Inc., 29 years, 6 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Mar 7, 2027 (10 months remaining)
Info::
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.
Info::
Registrar: NameCheap, Inc.
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.
Info::
Hosting: AWS
Got: AS14618
Domain expiry

266 days

March 7, 2027

SSL certificate

83 days

Issued by GlobalSign nv-sa

Domain age

29 years, 6 months

Registered March 6, 1997

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS14618

18.213.147.235

Registrar

NameCheap, Inc.

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 NameCheap, Inc.
Created March 6, 1997 (29 years, 6 months ago)
Expires March 7, 2027 (10 months)
Last Updated February 5, 2026
Name Servers ns-104.awsdns-13.com, ns-1070.awsdns-05.org, ns-1552.awsdns-02.co.uk, ns-933.awsdns-52.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 18.213.147.235
ASN AS14618 (AMAZON-AES - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.6s)

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

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