Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.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
BURL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSREVIEW
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations109 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 Records4 A records, 39 ms lookupPASS
| A | 3.174.180.38, 3.174.180.59, 3.174.180.19, 3.174.180.75 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns-1202.awsdns-22.org, ns-1706.awsdns-21.co.uk, ns-712.awsdns-25.net, ns-347.awsdns-43.com |
| MX | 1 aspmx.l.google.com 5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com 5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com 10 aspmx2.googlemail.com 10 aspmx3.googlemail.com |
| TXT | google-site-verification=fK5NrcIIrvnswmM3H9p9QzkxrQUmhw_onJLYQ_U09uw klaviyo-site-verification=WVti9F dailymotion-domain-verification=dmn1pp0z5vjwov39b 58MnJEoXdyJ+VV9wD9ELZ6tr+0aezw/NannP5F3DdLKPdwNFmLFNejayYH52x769S5SV+7PoS3NHbAcn... atlassian-domain-verification=pDFQcG7FV8zwSKfgsdubSvD5GUc4xGL16w39GVfqcgCGuVtR9h... SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:mandrillapp.com include:spf.gorgias.com ~... facebook-domain-verification=y86blg0pd7x9z1plp7tixlq51wsl3p |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
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), 81 ms totalPASS
https://nme.com
11 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.nme.com/
71 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://nme.com | 301 | 11 ms | HTTP/1.1 | AmazonS3 |
| 2 | https://www.nme.com/ | 200 | 71 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx/1.28.0 |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 64 URLsPASS
User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /discount-codes/discount-codes/visit/*
Disallow: /**.html$
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /*?s=
Disallow: /*?q=
Disallow: /*?*smid=
Disallow: /*?*partner=
Disallow: /*?*utm_source=
# Block links within GTM JavaScript
Disallow: */utils/*
Disallow: */utils/definitions
Disallow: */ChildVisitor
Disallow: */ProxyVisitor
Disallow: */encode
Disallow: */decode
Disallow: */definitions
Disallow: */Message
Disallow: */consent-string
Disallow: */PlaceholderVisitor
# Others
Disallow: */0/*
Disallow: /nme-video/*
Disallow: /musicvideos/*
Disallow: /tickets/artist/*
Disallow: /tickets/cities/*
Disallow: /tickets/event/*
Disallow: /tickets/venues/*
User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /
User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /
User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Claude-Web
Disallow: /
User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: DataForSeoBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /
User-agent: magpie-crawler
Disallow: /
User-Agent: omgili
Disallow: /
User-Agent: omgilibot
Disallow: /
User-agent: PetalBot
Disallow: /
User-Agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: SemrushBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Scrapy
Disallow: /
User-agent: TurnitinBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: weborama-fetcher
Disallow: /
Sitemap: https://www.nme.com/news-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.nme.com/sitemap_index.xml
- https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-strokes-julian-casablancas-calls-out-the-white-privilege-of-american-zionists-3941737
- https://www.nme.com/news/music/joan-jett-and-the-blackhearts-announce-first-uk-headline-tour-in-16-years-for-summer-2026-3941732
- https://www.nme.com/news/music/kraftwerk-lose-one-of-musics-longest-running-copyright-cases-over-sample-on-metall-auf-metall-3941728
- https://www.nme.com/news/music/david-bowie-london-lightroom-preview-review-watch-interview-3941719
- https://www.nme.com/news/music/karol-g-announces-viajando-por-el-mundo-tropitour-world-stadium-tour-including-huge-london-show-in-2027-3941722
A+Domain Intelligencenme.com — via Amazon Registrar, Inc., 30 years, 7 months old, hosted on AWSPASS
259 days
February 28, 2027
109 days
Issued by Amazon
30 years, 7 months
Registered February 27, 1996
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
AWS
ASN AS16509
3.174.180.38
Amazon Registrar, 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.
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.
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