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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
89
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
4
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from New York, United Stated
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 4 REVIEW
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.irishexaminer.com/
200https://irishexaminer.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

B
Domain Intelligence
irishexaminer.com — via Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu, 27 years, 4 months old
REVIEW
irishexaminer.com — via Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu, 27 years, 4 months old
Critical::
Domain expires in 3 days
This domain expires on April 26, 2026. Domains that expire accidentally cause complete website downtime. Enable auto-renewal or renew manually now.
Got: Expires Apr 26, 2026
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: Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu
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

EXPIRED

April 26, 2026

SSL certificate

31 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

27 years, 4 months

Registered April 26, 1999

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2606:4700:20::ac43:4b83

Registrar

Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Domain has EXPIRED — renew immediately to avoid total site outage
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu
Created April 26, 1999 (27 years, 4 months ago)
Expires April 26, 2026 (3 days)
Last Updated July 22, 2025
Name Servers andy.ns.cloudflare.com, lola.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2606:4700:20::ac43:4b83
Data source: rdap (0.0s)

This domain expires on April 26, 2026. Domains that expire accidentally cause complete website downtime. Enable auto-renewal or renew manually now.

Why this matters

Domain expiry approaching — renew immediately and ensure auto-renew + alerting are configured.

Source: ICANN renewal policy

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

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

Certificate validity

31
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
B
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare
REVIEW
Cloudflare
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: EWR)
Got: cf-ray: 9f079fc50c508c78-EWR
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Evidence cf-ray: 9f079fc50c508c78-EWR
A+
DNS Records
3 A records, 6 ms lookup
PASS
3 A records, 6 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 3 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 172.67.75.131, 104.26.3.37, 104.26.2.37
Info::
Has 3 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700:20::ac43:4b83, 2606:4700:20::681a:225, 2606:4700:20::681a:325
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: andy.ns.cloudflare.com, lola.ns.cloudflare.com
Info::
1 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: 6 ms
Got: 6 ms
A172.67.75.131, 104.26.3.37, 104.26.2.37
AAAA2606:4700:20::ac43:4b83, 2606:4700:20::681a:225, 2606:4700:20::681a:325
CNAME—
NSandy.ns.cloudflare.com, lola.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
0 irishexaminer-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
MS=ms15223328
facebook-domain-verification=uhhxyy3pbz4lyz4ru8dwv1kv0fyk5f
globalsign-domain-verification=9C478BC986E18AE1254C1BCA10790543
google-site-verification=2bhCl73FVYdOhZFhezXlVh5talAd0IIdfdFJwy6Tu04
google-site-verification=F6pm3_ijcOnafCvJxYw9w_hF95x8wOS9F8sgDRaZ9UU
google-site-verification=azAtEB9ZcybV08zEeP62V0J8v1GHJFyB2fFqOVrmDUk
google-site-verification=e7HwBO6Wz0A3iaIHzPzIoEHrwSPXOj1TByCHs20kXxU
google-site-verification=n8kyBuiHnjp_LokE0Xn_y6IQNMnUAq54mHvLvvOt5LI
google-site-verification=uc42ErVO6RwBq_PlEu9Gs4A7elFqdUrlg0cYutC7wwI
SPF v=spf1 ip4:95.83.233.161 ip4:79.133.49.230 include:_spf.google.com include:spf....
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 6 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), 219 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 219 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://irishexaminer.com → https://www.irishexaminer.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://irishexaminer.com

24 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.irishexaminer.com/

195 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://irishexaminer.com30124 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.irishexaminer.com/200195 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (1 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (1 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700:20::ac43:4b83, 2606:4700:20::681a:225, 2606:4700:20::681a:325
Got: 1 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2606:4700:20::ac43:4b83, 2606:4700:20::681a:225, 2606:4700:20::681a:325 Connection Reachable (1 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 1 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 1 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 2667 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 1 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 1 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 2667 B Sitemaps referenced 3 User-agents wapspider, GPTBot, backlink-check.de, URL Control, ChatGPT-User, AdsBot-Google, searchpreview, URL_Spider_Pro, xovi, CCBot, SEOENGBot, cydralspider, gammaSpider, LinkextractorPro, LinkWalker, ObjectsSearch, simplecrawler, *, Googlebot, Node/simplecrawler, Openbot, Pimptrain, SEODAT, downloadexpress, ExtractorPro, Fasterfox, MJ12bot, Node/simplecrawler 0.7.0 (git+https://github.com/cgiffard/node-simplecrawler.git), True_Robot, WebZinger, ia_archiver, Googlebot-News, BacklinkCrawler, Bloodhound, Meltwater, Raven, rogerbot, SEOkicks-Robot Blocking No — crawling allowed
# global live settings :

User-agent: *

Disallow: /cms_addon

Disallow: /cms_docs

Disallow: /redFACT

Disallow: /REST/frontend/itemstatistics

Sitemap: https://www.irishexaminer.com/sitemap-index/41-google_news.xml

Sitemap: https://www.irishexaminer.com/sitemap-index/44-google_sitemap.xml

Sitemap: https://www.irishexaminer.com/sitemap-index/227-google_channel_sitemap.xml

# customised settings :

User-agent: *

Disallow: /pu_all

Disallow: /pu_examiner/scss

Disallow: /pu_examiner/templates

Disallow: /pu_examiner/tpl

Disallow: /pu_examiner/*.htaccess

Disallow: /pu_examiner/*.md

Disallow: /pu_examiner/*.json

Disallow: /pu_examiner/*.php

Disallow: /pu_examiner/*.webmanifest

Disallow: /pu_examiner/*.js

Disallow: /pu_examiner/*.lock

Disallow: /pu_echo/scss

Disallow: /pu_echo/templates

Disallow: /pu_echo/tpl

Disallow: /pu_echo/*.htaccess

Disallow: /pu_echo/*.md

Disallow: /pu_echo/*.json

Disallow: /pu_echo/*.php

Disallow: /pu_echo/*.webmanifest

Disallow: /pu_echo/*.js

Disallow: /pu_echo/*.lock

User-agent: ia_archiver

Disallow: /

User-agent: Googlebot

Allow: /

Disallow: /blaize/

User-agent: AdsBot-Google

Allow: /

Disallow: /blaize/

User-agent: Googlebot-News

Disallow: /sponsored/

Disallow: /sponsored-content/

Disallow: /sponsoredshowcase/

Disallow: /test

Disallow: /blaize/

# Exclude SEO-Tools & SPAM-Bots

User-agent: backlink-check.de

Disallow: /

User-agent: BacklinkCrawler

Disallow: /

User-agent: Bloodhound

Disallow: /

User-agent: cydralspider

Disallow: /

User-agent: downloadexpress

Disallow: /

User-agent: ExtractorPro

Disallow: /

User-agent: Fasterfox

Disallow: /

User-agent: gammaSpider

Disallow: /

User-agent: LinkextractorPro

Disallow: /

User-agent: LinkWalker

Disallow: /

User-agent: Meltwater

Disallow: /

User-agent: MJ12bot

Disallow: /

User-agent: Node/simplecrawler

Disallow: /

User-agent: Node/simplecrawler 0.7.0 (git+https://github.com/cgiffard/node-simplecrawler.git)

Disallow: /

User-agent: ObjectsSearch

Disallow: /

User-agent: Openbot

Disallow: /

User-agent: Pimptrain

Disallow: /

User-agent: Raven

Disallow: /

User-agent: rogerbot

Disallow: /

User-agent: searchpreview

Disallow: /

User-agent: simplecrawler

Disallow: /

User-agent: SEODAT

Disallow: /

User-agent: SEOENGBot

Disallow: /

User-agent: SEOkicks-Robot

Disallow: /

User-agent: True_Robot

Disallow: /

User-agent: URL Control

Disallow: /

User-agent: URL_Spider_Pro

Disallow: /

User-agent: wapspider

Disallow: /

User-agent: WebZinger

Disallow: /

User-agent: xovi

Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot

Disallow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User

Disallow: /

User-agent: GPTBot

Disallow: /
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 1 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 27 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
5 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
2 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
7 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
28 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
28 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 5 ms TCP Connect 2 ms TLS Handshake 7 ms Server Processing 13 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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