Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.DCDN & DeliveryActionNo CDN detectedFIX
Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.
BRedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 1567 ms totalREVIEW
https://qut.edu.au
1195 ms · HTTP/1.0
https://www.qut.edu.au/
371 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://qut.edu.au | 302 | 1195 ms | HTTP/1.0 | BigIP |
| 2 | https://www.qut.edu.au/ | 403 | 371 ms | HTTP/1.1 | cloudflare |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
If permanent, use 301 instead.
302 (Found) is for genuinely temporary redirects — if this redirect is permanent, switch to 301 to preserve SEO equity.
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Search engines treat 302 as temporary, keeping the original URL indexed and not transferring full link equity to the destination. Use 301 (Moved Permanently) for permanent redirects (HTTP→HTTPS, www-vs-non-www, URL restructures).
Source: Google Search Central
CIPv6 ReadinessActionNo IPv6 supportREVIEW
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.
Source: Google IPv6 stats
BCrawlabilityno robots.txt, no sitemapREVIEW
robots.txt is optional but recommended. It tells search engine crawlers which pages to index.
No robots.txt — crawlers fetch /robots.txt and get 404; not breaking but means default crawl behavior with no directives or sitemap reference.
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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.
No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.
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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
No robots.txt found
This is fine for most sites — a missing robots.txt allows all crawling by default.
No sitemap found
Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.
CHTTP Probe TimingActionTotal 1518 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdownREVIEW
Connection waterfall
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations146 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Prefer TLS 1.3 — TLS 1.2 is acceptable but TLS 1.3 removes RSA key exchange and improves latency
- 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
ADNS Records1 A records, 914 ms lookupPASS
| A | 131.181.196.203 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns1.qut.edu.au, ns2.qut.edu.au, ns3a.qut.edu.au |
| MX | 2 mxb-00358201.gslb.pphosted.com 2 mxa-00358201.gslb.pphosted.com |
| TXT | atlassian-domain-verification=Iaj7JT9LPj9oiJ9y6vMOCBLfvfxi3NQmynnbneCXbKm/I+QPHv... _9osa7l1o2w0ss1120kpi3r6vfi690ak jamf-site-verification=17ylob_my4Xn6_ThLrFn4w 622917c0-0b2b-48e9-b7f1-085d30cab032 dropbox-domain-verification=09t0ftidn0pk 00d5g000001fdgjeao nearmap-domain-verification=71732db616512080a92007dd77dfdbcb8be5546e4ed9e875fc75... MS=ms36987961 adobe-idp-site-verification=e48588b9-0ca9-4b52-9e4a-d23abac88e84 cisco-ci-domain-verification=26030911602c310073b7cecea91387a410d94c91190c33b7453... docusign=543a3283-bd62-4e61-b88b-a168c48ed941 SPF v=spf1 include:%{ir}.%{v}.%{d}.spf.has.pphosted.com ~all google-site-verification=aNa9pcpooqA8Mb17vfbVz2-LFyCYATnoKV8X9dQT55o b9CQZ5uNcOi2xDTcApTeIHA3M/jlS9we98AY17jF3QPMjcA3xrHakbrr9HwumwG5HK33k7ZU+AQdsd6F... ms-domain-verification=1e56fd7f-ede3-4b96-8ff5-991c059bfe39 _stwe0v8ontbg2vll6bx1x1orfgoo2i0 apple-domain-verification=ZKidP1yQaXvNbkEN d24k12xhhpr6vs7bfsnpy6z6ln5smxwq have-i-been-pwned-verification=5de88401e4a264c506ba320e49a37383 _iedlpu7t4ee7txm0tgf29qywngxbajn |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.
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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.
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.
DNS resolution is slow — anycast DNS providers (Cloudflare, Route 53) typically resolve <50ms globally.
Source: DNS performance benchmarks
AURL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSPASS
www / non-www
HTTP → HTTPS
Use 301 (permanent) instead of 302 (temporary)
A+Domain Intelligencequt.edu.au — via Education Services Australia Limited, hosted on AARNET-AS-AP Australian Academic and Research Network AARNet, AUPASS
Unknown
146 days
Issued by DigiCert Inc
Unknown
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
AARNET-AS-AP Australian Academic and Research Network AARNet, AU
ASN AS7575
131.181.196.203
Education Services Australia Limited
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
- Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.
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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.
Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.
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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