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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
82
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
4
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 4 REVIEW
B
DNS Records
4 A records, 24 ms lookup
REVIEW
4 A records, 24 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 151.101.3.1, 151.101.67.1, 151.101.195.1, 151.101.131.1
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Warning::
CNAME record at zone apex
A CNAME at the zone apex can break MX and NS records. Use ALIAS/ANAME or A records instead.
Got: braintreepayments.glb.braintreegateway.com
Info::
No NS records found
Info::
No MX records — email not configured via DNS
Info::
CAA records not checked
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Info::
No SPF record found in TXT records
SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
Info::
DNS resolution time: 24 ms
Got: 24 ms
A151.101.3.1, 151.101.67.1, 151.101.195.1, 151.101.131.1
AAAA—
CNAMEbraintreepayments.glb.braintreegateway.com
NS—
MX—
TXT—
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 24 ms

A CNAME at the zone apex can break MX and NS records. Use ALIAS/ANAME or A records instead.

Why this matters

CNAME at the apex (example.com) breaks every other apex record (MX, TXT, NS) — DNS-protocol violation per RFC 1034.

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RFC 1034 forbids CNAME alongside other records at the same name. Some DNS providers offer ALIAS / ANAME / flattened-CNAME records that work around this — use those instead. Otherwise apex-level CNAME breaks email (no MX), domain ownership verification (no TXT), and more.

Source: RFC 1034

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.

SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.

Why this matters

Without SPF, receiving servers can't validate sending IPs — your domain is easier to spoof in phishing.

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SPF complements DMARC. Both should be published. SPF records list authorized sending IPs (e.g., `v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all` for Google Workspace). After publishing, verify in Google Postmaster Tools or mxtoolbox.

Source: RFC 7208 (SPF)

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

C
Crawlability
Action
robots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLs
REVIEW
robots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 10240 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Warning::
sitemap.xml contains invalid XML
Search engines may not be able to parse the sitemap. Fix XML validation errors.
Warning::
sitemap.xml is empty — no URLs found
An empty sitemap provides no value. Add <url> entries for your pages.
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Search engines may not be able to parse the sitemap. Fix XML validation errors.

Why this matters

An unparseable sitemap is silently ignored by Google — the URLs it advertises are never queued for crawl.

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Google's sitemap parser is strict about XML validity. A single unescaped `&` or unclosed tag invalidates the whole file. Run your sitemap through a validator (Search Console's Sitemaps report flags it) and fix the offending entry. Most generators escape correctly; mistakes usually come from manually-written entries.

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

An empty sitemap provides no value. Add <url> entries for your pages.

Why this matters

An empty sitemap signals 'no content to index' to Google — actively harmful versus having no sitemap at all.

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Google compares URLs in the sitemap against URLs it has crawled. An empty sitemap on a site with thousands of pages signals abandonment. Either populate it correctly (most CMSes auto-generate) or delete the file and let Google crawl normally.

Source: Google Search Central / sitemaps.org

Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Why this matters

robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.

Source: sitemaps.org

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 10240 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents Blocking No — crawling allowed
 <!DOCTYPE html>
  <html lang="en-US" dir="ltr">
  <head><script async src="https://www.paypalobjects.com/webcaptcha/ngrlCaptcha.min.js"></script>
    <meta charset="utf-8">
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">
    <meta name="theme-color" content="#012169">
     <title>Braintree | Enterprise Payment Solution | PayPal US</title>
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://www.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
<link rel="preconnect" href="https://www.paypalobjects.com" crossorigin>
<link nonce="/UtZrlccwJv60hRQD7w/+8DNYqYcIgIA/GHFMp0aow9hPxf+" rel="stylesheet" fetchpriority="high" href="https://www.paypalobjects.com/marketing/pp-com-components/themes/quantumLeapSupreme-Dbhg5InX.css">
<link nonce="/UtZrlccwJv60hRQD7w/+8DNYqYcIgIA/GHFMp0aow9hPxf+" rel="stylesheet" fetchpriority="high" href="https://www.paypalobjects.com/marketing/pp-com-components/component-chunks/helpers-fa9dfd7d.css">
<link nonce="/UtZrlccwJv60hRQD7w/+8DNYqYcIgIA/GHFMp0aow9hPxf+" rel="stylesheet" fetchpriority="high" href="https://www.paypalobjects.com/marketing/pp-com-components/component-chunks/NavButton-c0581edf.css">
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</style>
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</style>
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</style>
<link nonce="/UtZrlccwJv60hRQD7w/+8DNYqYcIgIA/GHFMp0aow9hPxf+" rel="stylesheet" fetchpriority="high" href="https://www.paypalobjects.com/marketing/pp-com-components/component-chunks/CardContentSection-ebff018d.css">
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sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type URL Set URLs 0 entries Valid XML No
B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
119 days until leaf cert expires — 2 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

119
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Submit your domain to hstspreload.org to be added to the Chrome preload list
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 569 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 569 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://www.braintreepayments.com → https://www.paypal.com/us/braintree?utm_campaign=Braintree_Migration&utm_medium=Website&utm_source=Braintree (301)
Info::
Redirect overhead: 569 ms total
Got: 569 ms
Info::
Cross-domain redirect detected

https://www.braintreepayments.com

5 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.paypal.com/us/braintree?utm_...

564 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://www.braintreepayments.com3015 msHTTP/1.1Varnish
2https://www.paypal.com/us/braintree?utm_...200564 msHTTP/1.1

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: www)
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.braintreepayments.com/
301https://braintreepayments.com/

Preferred variant: www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://www.braintreepayments.com/ → https://www.paypal.com/us/braintree?utm_campaign=Braintree_Migration&utm_medium=Website&utm_source=Braintree

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
braintreepayments.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 15 years, 2 months old, hosted on Fastly
PASS
braintreepayments.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 15 years, 2 months old, hosted on Fastly
Info::
Domain registered until Apr 18, 2027 (1 years remaining)
Info::
DNSSEC is enabled
Info::
Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc.
Info::
Hosting: Fastly
Got: AS54113
Domain expiry

280 days

April 18, 2027

SSL certificate

119 days

Issued by DigiCert Inc

Domain age

15 years, 2 months

Registered April 18, 2011

DNSSEC

Enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Fastly

ASN AS54113

151.101.3.1

Registrar

MarkMonitor Inc.

Lock status unknown 4 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Registrar MarkMonitor Inc.
Created April 18, 2011 (15 years, 2 months ago)
Expires April 18, 2027 (1 years)
Last Updated March 17, 2026
Name Servers ns1-pchnet.paypal.com, ns2-pchnet.paypal.com, pdns100.ultradns.com, pdns100.ultradns.net
DNSSEC Enabled
Hosting
IP Address 151.101.3.1
ASN AS54113 (FASTLY - Fastly, Inc., US)
Provider Fastly
Data source: rdap (0.3s)
A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 72 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
68 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
1 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
2 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
73 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
73 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 68 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 2 ms Server Processing 2 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A+
CDN & Delivery
Fastly (HIT)
PASS
Fastly (HIT)
Info::
Site is served via Fastly CDN
Got: x-served-by: cache-toj-leto2350073-TOJ
Info::
CDN cache status: HIT
CDN Detected: Fastly
Provider Fastly Cache Status HIT Evidence x-served-by: cache-toj-leto2350073-TOJ
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