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.
CURL VariantsActionwww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSREVIEW
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
Use 301 (permanent) instead of 302 (temporary)
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations243 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
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 Records1 A records, 51 ms lookupPASS
| A | 142.104.197.120 |
| AAAA | 2607:f8f0:c10::100 |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns2.d-zone.ca, ns1.d-zone.ca, dns2.uvic.ca, dns1.uvic.ca |
| MX | 0 uvic-ca.mail.protection.outlook.com |
| TXT | apple-domain-verification=IplE4KLm9HJQK7jf docusign=31342ff3-f9bd-41fa-afda-53d7ee5974de _globalsign-domain-verification=5YUEnttMD1ludUAsJufbEljrOnsAUWJ5Z_TAXqr7XO 6nmhbi3g4e558ea1islec7grhb dg2Lp5u8mc6T3ROEycbiYHBPunBO5dq0aWXCYxRVqd4= NdLORtAQbJHuHFC/5y9X+FZZ2zHYdmbBh6ZkNlB9NNM= SPF v=spf1 ip4:142.104.177.224/27 ip4:142.104.42.96/27 ip4:142.104.224.0/26 ip4:142.... zQYk7mijv8Nm3o3McY5aUNqGO0ViR/sXIAO3RB04tdI= k4s5j8ve14jt6p5jc362sqtj98 RjMnKW4rPTiJX6DUqsgbP5DuLUD8d8ocdsiXQrVZ54LXwcOykfLxB66TiAUEa31xUe1RwJsRgxPPKp/q... f04ocvmenhv37j8mau806b5jn3 mandrill_verify.xgdZVyBTdNtrTbmt_wR3eg 63tjjlcmi29k3ish86mhqj4gp6 atlassian-domain-verification=RtaJpa6HT/m1ztneOaXTknIvZ8wMDHAFav1kE6mf8O1/aZDrT9... google-site-verification=2MlihNum3j8H5JhlVkuFYFeEtd1yuRtbijKhftzOFO0 mD+0q0X5FUWEBWxUIVk31+f39R8UDWOQlFuKUrHk68o= rVYuRlWuQojPGmbl2wGXIX2uiBno481gFrvz4fu2ws6Fs3LZI/ptbdogOLsLO2+75ss/T7EAOBJYINj9... docusign=0dc7def8-3037-4fc4-9a6e-23d00c0ccf56 |
| 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.
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 867 ms totalPASS
https://uvic.ca
427 ms · HTTP/1.0
https://www.uvic.ca/
440 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://uvic.ca | 302 | 427 ms | HTTP/1.0 | BigIP |
| 2 | https://www.uvic.ca/ | 200 | 440 ms | HTTP/1.1 |
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
A+IPv6 ReadinessIPv6 reachable (131 ms)PASS
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 7 URLsPASS
# Production only.
# Do not put child site rules in here.
# Since this file is publicly readable, do not put in URLs that contain sensitive information and are not locked down with proper access controls.
Sitemap: https://www.uvic.ca/sitemapindex.xml
User-agent: *
Disallow: /*search*q=
Disallow: /*?deptid=*
Disallow: /BAN1P/
A+Domain Intelligenceuvic.ca — via Webnames.ca Inc., 25 years, 11 months oldPASS
1026 days
April 7, 2029
243 days
Issued by GlobalSign nv-sa
25 years, 11 months
Registered October 2, 2000
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Unknown
2607:f8f0:c10::100
Webnames.ca Inc.
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