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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
1
REVIEW
2
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 2 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.

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
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
36 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

36
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 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, 96 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 96 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 34.39.113.65
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-229.awsdns-28.com, ns-1308.awsdns-35.org, ns-2012.awsdns-59.co.uk, ns-559.awsdns-05.net
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: 96 ms
Got: 96 ms
A34.39.113.65
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-229.awsdns-28.com, ns-1308.awsdns-35.org, ns-2012.awsdns-59.co.uk, ns-559.awsdns-05.net
MX
0 mbc-net.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
h5e1YH8HYvMlopUvOMdgwSwTixIl3+bhqmjoIuprbmGNjA1WEfRU4Pb/vPkg89R9KqSsaolskcA/OvUq...
firebase=al-arabiya-android
mFYCgt4exuymsfa1+uHnbzuUvNRwoKiAsvnorbDqYKl9OpchrLpPtA/Uooehs77CJNunxPrXo8CzrIr9...
SPF v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.firebasemail.com include:...
brave-ledger-verification=dba682ec9b24d01ad0f637f69d2f4ba2434c52f7454de1517088a9...
google-site-verification=leq7QqQthsGU5hPKVNewvKrhz8j6tKBSCVX1Q4zuY0M
globalsign-domain-verification=_s3Z-H74bbeIqZqKmUvovdbOYwxiKxPKbtTDdLEYJ4
globalsign-domain-verification=3Fl4Eqj_V08XH5MZb8lPUQ4LiuWJf4kLzrGscuVilP
yandex-verification=879fcde58ac0d3ca
tnrwf9mrkjzk0nn87wv8tsq267wp0jfq
google-site-verification=X23I_Ph2LDn7VrIzvLUvX4GZ31JUV2kPM2OjvnXjaWM
knowbe4-site-verification=b052dddc73a1b9792e83916246a9642f
MS=ms41297504
google-site-verification=qko__Spy8FmwoxkKwBP05DOSOvdCItQIwojdxbVv61A
google-site-verification=ujn3BqreDRFxrjUMekuhhsAzHLnk-dUX7KpxhVbJ3ls
_globalsign-domain-verification=OYfE_CcZQWFlEEOrR5yVCfCtmiQrm0bBdyUAJyg3qE
facebook-domain-verification=274y19y8mmzdil6i73tolr3ktk2352
ca3-963793454658453fa2a85bcf5cae6728
_globalsign-domain-verification=dAnUnX2MJVn73TgoWV5IfY-NOgbhmdDK-7oDGEnJG5
je07ngimlf5c5tudu73aratbd6
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 96 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
1 redirect(s), 217 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 217 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://alarabiya.net → https://www.alarabiya.net/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://alarabiya.net

83 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.alarabiya.net/

134 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://alarabiya.net30183 msHTTP/1.1Apache/2.4.66
2https://www.alarabiya.net/200134 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 420 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 420 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 360 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 420 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 420 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 360 B Sitemaps referenced 5 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /pdfServlet
Disallow: /tools/search
Disallow: /servlet

Sitemap: https://www.alarabiya.net/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.alarabiya.net/ar-images-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.alarabiya.net/ar-videos-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.alarabiya.net/ar-news-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.alarabiya.net/archive-sitemap/sitemap.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 420 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

403https://www.alarabiya.net/
200https://alarabiya.net/

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://alarabiya.net/ → https://www.alarabiya.net/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
alarabiya.net — via Network Solutions, LLC, 26 years, 11 months old, hosted on Google Cloud
PASS
alarabiya.net — via Network Solutions, LLC, 26 years, 11 months old, hosted on Google Cloud
Info::
Domain registered until Sep 15, 2026 (4 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: Network Solutions, LLC
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: Google Cloud
Got: AS396982
Domain expiry

59 days

September 15, 2026

SSL certificate

36 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

26 years, 11 months

Registered September 15, 1999

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Google Cloud

ASN AS396982

34.39.113.65

Registrar

Network Solutions, LLC

Unlocked 4 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 DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Network Solutions, LLC
Created September 15, 1999 (26 years, 11 months ago)
Expires September 15, 2026 (4 months)
Last Updated July 11, 2017
Name Servers ns-1308.awsdns-35.org, ns-2012.awsdns-59.co.uk, ns-229.awsdns-28.com, ns-559.awsdns-05.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 34.39.113.65
ASN AS396982 (GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM - Google LLC, US)
Provider Google Cloud
Data source: rdap (0.3s)

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

A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 116 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
36 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
26 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
28 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
117 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
117 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 36 ms TCP Connect 26 ms TLS Handshake 28 ms Server Processing 26 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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