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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
90
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from New York, United Stated
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 REVIEW
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.

Learn more ▾

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.

Learn more ▾

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" dir="ltr" prefix="og: https://ogp.me/ns#">
  <head>
    <meta charset="utf-8" />
<meta name="description" content="Official website of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ’s mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans." />
<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.justice.gov/" />
<link rel="image_src" href="https://www.justice.gov/themes/custom/usdoj_uswds/images/metatag-image--default.png" />
<meta property="og:description" content="Official website of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ’s mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal leadership in preventing and controlling crime; to seek just punishment for those guilty of unlawful behavior; and to ensure fair and" />
<meta property="og:image" content="https://www.justice.gov/themes/custom/usdoj_uswds/images/metatag-image--default.png" />
<meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" />
<meta name="twitter:description" content="Official website of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). DOJ’s mission is to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against" />
<meta name="twitter:image" content="https://www.justice.gov/themes/custom/usdoj_uswds/images/metatag-image--default.png" />
<script>(function() {var sz = document.createElement('script');
      sz.type = 'text/javascript'; sz.async = true;
      sz.src = '//siteimproveanalytics.com/js/siteanalyze_8906.js';
      var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(sz, s);
      })();
</script>
<meta name="Generator" content="Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)" />
<meta name="MobileOptimized" content="width" />
<meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="true" />
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="https://www.justice.gov/themes/custom/usdoj_uswds/images/touch-icons/apple-touch-icon-precomposed-114x114.png" size="114x114" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="https://www.justice.gov/themes/custom/usdoj_uswds/images/touch-icons/apple-touch-icon-precomposed-144x144.png" size="144x144" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="https://www.justice.gov/themes/custom/usdoj_uswds/images/touch-icons/apple-touch-icon-precomposed-72x72.png" size="72x72" />
<link rel="apple-touch-icon-precomposed" href="https://www.justice.gov/themes/custom/usdoj_uswds/images/touch-icons/apple-touch-icon-precomposed.png" />
<link rel="icon" href="/themes/custom/usdoj_uswds/favicon.ico" type="image/vnd.microsoft.icon" />
<link rel="alternate" hreflang="en" href="https://www.justice.gov/" />

      <title> Department of Justice |  Homepage | United States Department of Justice</title>

      <!-- Import google fonts -->
      <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com">
      <link rel="preconnect" href="https://fonts.gstatic.com" crossorigin>
      <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Source+Serif+Pro:wght@600;700&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">

      <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="//cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/slick-carousel@1.8.1/slick/slick.css"/>

      <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/d9/css/css_HdSBFYPMa6RinOwgUk8W2f4QwyMCCkxHyOjgo49HxiM.css?delta=0&amp;language=en&amp;theme=usdoj_uswds&amp;include=eJxljlGOwzAIRC-E4iNZxKANDTGWwc3m9k3bVF1pfxjmoRFTViYJ61kqcY1Zrazpzw7FVLG5vC_FOgP_hkpdE_XRUKfLguJhIzKJF7tzP5JVPtPQsONPx7b4J_El06htzCq-MIFL8C7EGZV7nC0kwK0Iat7Olpifbzz9R1MsvDH44cFbmtEZwkxDWroUhpPd8vCdPKE7h8NdePf0mtNmNJQfVRRqqg" />
<link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="/d9/css/css_UFGmUIixkB6s3FQx7QRs6MGi2nz5hjbalX3jXf5knrE.css?delta=1&amp;language=en&amp;theme=usdoj_uswds&amp;include=eJxljlGOwzAIRC-E4iNZxKANDTGWwc3m9k3bVF1pfxjmoRFTViYJ61kqcY1Zrazpzw7FVLG5vC_FOgP_hkpdE_XRUKfLguJhIzKJF7tzP5JVPtPQsONPx7b4J_El06htzCq-MIFL8C7EGZV7nC0kwK0Iat7Olpifbzz9R1MsvDH44cFbmtEZwkxDWroUhpPd8vCdPKE7h8NdePf0mtNmNJQfVRRqqg" />

        <script src="https://dap.digitalgov.gov/Universal-Federated-Analytics-Min.js?agency=DOJ&amp;sp=find&amp;yt=true" id="_fed_an_ua_tag" async></script>

          </head>
        <body class="below-desktop" data-content-type="component_group">
                    <a href="#main-content" class="usa-sr-only focusable">
            Skip to main content
          </a>
          <div class="usdoj_overlay position-fixed z-100"></div>
          <div data-sitewide-alert></div>
            <div class="dialog-off-canvas-main-canvas" data-off-canvas-main-canvas>
    
<div class="usa-overlay"></div>

  <header class="usa-header usa-header--extended usa-header--extended-megamenu usdojMobileMenuSlider" id="header" role="banner">

    <section class="usa-banner-wrapper">
      
<div class="usa-banner">
  <div class="usa-accordion">
    <header class="usa-banner__header">
      <div class="usa-banner__inner">
        <div class="grid-col-auto">
          <img class="usa-banner__header-flag" aria-hidden="true" src="/themes/custom/usdoj_uswds/assets/img/us_flag_small.png" alt="">
        </div>
        <div class="grid-col-fill tablet:grid-col-auto" aria-hidden="true">
          <p class="usa-banner__header-text">An official website of the United States government</p>
          <p class="usa-banner__header-action" aria-hidden="true">Here's how you know</p>
        </div>
        <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button usa-banner__button" aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="gov-banner">
          <span class="usa-banner__button-text">Here's how you know</span>
        </button>
      </div>
    </header>
    <div class="usa-banner__content usa-accordion__content" id="gov-banner" hidden="">
      <div class="grid-row grid-gap-lg">
        <div class="usa-banner__guidance tablet:grid-col-6">
          <img class="usa-banner__icon usa-media-block__img" src="/themes/custom/usdoj_uswds/assets/img/icon-dot-gov.svg" alt="Dot gov">
          <div class="usa-media-block__body">
            <p>
              <strong>Official websites use .gov</strong>
              <br>
              A <strong>.gov</strong> website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
            </p>
          </div>
        </div>
        <div class="usa-banner__guidance tablet:grid-col-6">
          <img class="usa-banner__icon usa-media-block__img" src="/themes/custom/usdoj_uswds/assets/img/icon-https.svg" alt="Https">
          <div class="usa-media-block__body">
            <p>
              <strong>Secure .gov websites use HTTPS</strong>
              <br>
              A <strong>lock</strong> (   <span class="icon-lock">
    <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="52" height="64" viewBox="0 0 52 64" class="usa-banner__lock-image" role="img" aria-labelledby="banner-lock-description" focusable="false">
      <title id="banner-lock-title">Lock</title>
      <desc id="banner-lock-description">Locked padlock</desc>
      <path fill="#000000" fill-rule="evenodd" d="M26 0c10.493 0 19 8.507 19 19v9h3a4 4 0 0 1 4 4v28a4 4 0 0 1-4 4H4a4 4 0 0 1-4-4V32a4 4 0 0 1 4-4h3v-9C7 8.507 15.507 0 26 0zm0 8c-5.979 0-10.843 4.77-10.996 10.712L15 19v9h22v-9c0-6.075-4.925-11-11-11z"/>
    </svg>
  </span>
 ) or <strong>https://</strong> means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.
            </p>
          </div>
        </div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

    </section>
            <div>
    
<div id="block-main-navigation-above-header" class="settings-tray-editable block block- block-system block-system-menu-blockmain block-grouped-menu" data-drupal-settingstray="editable">
      <div id="doj-menu" class="usa-prose group-wrapper__content group-wrapper__content__menu">
      


    </div>
  </div>

  </div>

        
            <div class="region region-header usa-navbar display-block">
        <div class="grid-container">
            <div class="usa-logo site-logo float-left" id="logo">
  <em class="usa-logo__text">
      <a class="logo-img" href="/" accesskey="1" title="Home" aria-label="Home">
        <img src="/themes/custom/usdoj_uswds/images/doj-main-header-logo.svg" alt="U.S. Department of Justice seal" />

      </a>
  </em>
</div>


          <div id="header-right-region" class="display-none tablet-lg:display-block float-right">
              <div>
    <nav role="navigation" aria-labelledby="block-utilities-menu" id="block-utilities" class="settings-tray-editable" data-drupal-settingstray="editable">
    
<h2 class="usa-sr-only" id="block-utilities-menu">Utilities</h2>


    
        <ul class="menu menu--utilities nav">
                                      <li class="first">
                                                            <a href="/agencies/chart/grid" class="first" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/1397441/grid">Our Offices</a>
                      </li>
                                      <li>
                                                            <a href="/action-center/find-help-and-information-crime-victims" data-drupal-link-system-path="node/15401">Find Help</a>
                      </li>
                                      <li class="last">
                                                            <a href="https://www.justice.gov/contact-us" class="last">Contact Us</a>
                      </li>
              </ul>
  

</nav>
    <div id="block-searchgov-search-block" class="settings-tray-editable block block- block-usdoj-search-block bg-full-width bg-none" data-drupal-settingstray="editable">
    
        
          <section aria-label="Small search component">
      <form class="usa-search usa-search--small" role="search" accept-charset="UTF-8" action="https://search.justice.gov/search" id="search_form" method="get">
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type URL Set URLs 0 entries Valid XML No
B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
89 days until leaf cert expires — 2 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

89
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Extend HSTS max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year) to meet the preload list criteria
  • 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: 9f0032c1987841c6-EWR
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Evidence cf-ray: 9f0032c1987841c6-EWR
A+
DNS Records
4 A records, 7 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 7 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 172.65.90.24, 172.65.90.25, 172.65.90.26, 172.65.90.27
Info::
Has 4 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700:78::90:0:180, 2606:4700:78::90:0:181, 2606:4700:78::90:0:182, 2606:4700:78::90:0:183
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: jonah.ns.cloudflare.com, novalee.ns.cloudflare.com
Info::
2 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: 7 ms
Got: 7 ms
A172.65.90.24, 172.65.90.25, 172.65.90.26, 172.65.90.27
AAAA2606:4700:78::90:0:180, 2606:4700:78::90:0:181, 2606:4700:78::90:0:182, 2606:4700:78::90:0:183
CNAME—
NSjonah.ns.cloudflare.com, novalee.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
10 mx-da6.usdoj.gov
10 mx-dc2.usdoj.gov
TXT
MS=ms15006415
MS=ms266603238
pliekpif97kt3u8cgep9fqtonn
q3vqfh7cqfcis4752g7jlqs2n6
_6ras6ap44ilfidftxe8un6mm5ww799m
_tuoqixny16sq5mmjn0plfwv93f20oly
_xyk2pf10nrwlvvkwu4hcj6ym45yt3ef
SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.usdoj.gov -all
B734-550A-1BD7-7C42-B66F-E877-4CF0-CE99
apple-domain-verification=DBnFPxjk9CFbWqAi
apple-domain-verification=ZTy6et6n2Oad61R9
amazonses:FC9+YjO7hpuRIGmzwWnUKFRC2KPMEdAaHoaAF1Gqc3E=
ShSiOKGHHz0hzVcKIersPxq6SHVjaYOhnp6AVbjwVx1/k1JVkBN42J9ZJrTGV68hJzc+lDBbZrXRYuBr...
adobe-sign-verification=8a96691288a6e3280f4efab27cf1a569c3ee95e2df0c0e494e358acd...
adobe-idp-site-verification=580a33ab19bf634c7584a4e727e8c0802caf0304131d343ec5b6...
cisco-ci-domain-verification=1f0c3e79922cb57971e497b746677c5b49353e33e977c73a4db...
cisco-ci-domain-verification=6acd738d8668725a8e1d1e10f9c9e24f6edffe0ec424a7814b7...
atlassian-domain-verification=yi42j2DagSc3ThcoOOxNgbbh4xYujMy2fLv5ZGvBPjPbOnAuxL...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 7 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), 45 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 45 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://usdoj.gov → https://www.justice.gov/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Cross-domain redirect detected

https://usdoj.gov

25 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.justice.gov/

20 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://usdoj.gov30125 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.justice.gov/20020 msHTTP/1.1nginx

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 2606:4700:78::90:0:180, 2606:4700:78::90:0:181, 2606:4700:78::90:0:182, 2606:4700:78::90:0:183
Got: 1 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2606:4700:78::90:0:180, 2606:4700:78::90:0:181, 2606:4700:78::90:0:182, 2606:4700:78::90:0:183 Connection Reachable (1 ms)
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: non-www)
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

301https://www.usdoj.gov/
200https://usdoj.gov/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://usdoj.gov/ → https://www.justice.gov/

Consistent

A
Domain Intelligence
usdoj.gov — via get.gov, 26 years, 2 months old
PASS
usdoj.gov — via get.gov, 26 years, 2 months old
Warning::
Domain expires in 83 days
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Got: Expires Jul 14, 2026
Info::
DNSSEC is enabled
Info::
Registrar: get.gov
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

July 14, 2026

SSL certificate

89 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

26 years, 2 months

Registered July 6, 2000

DNSSEC

Enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2606:4700:78::90:0:180

Registrar

get.gov

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 registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar get.gov
Created July 6, 2000 (26 years, 2 months ago)
Expires July 14, 2026 (2 months)
Last Updated July 19, 2025
Name Servers jonah.ns.cloudflare.com, novalee.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Enabled
Registrant REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Hosting
IP Address 2606:4700:78::90:0:180
Data source: rdap (0.2s)

Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.

Why this matters

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

Source: ICANN renewal policy

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 22 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
7 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.
10 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
22 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
22 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 7 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 10 ms Server Processing 4 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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