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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
87
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
4
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Singapore, Singapore
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 4 REVIEW
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
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
REVIEW
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Critical::
Both www and non-www versions serve content
Got: Both variants return 200 Expected: One variant 301-redirects to the other
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.mic.com/
200https://mic.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://mic.com/ → https://mic.com/

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
113 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

113
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

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
B
CDN & Delivery
AWS CloudFront (FunctionGeneratedResponse from cloudfront)
REVIEW
AWS CloudFront (FunctionGeneratedResponse from cloudfront)
Info::
Site is served via AWS CloudFront CDN (edge: SIN2-P8)
Got: x-amz-cf-id: 1NvLsOF9Hv6Ai68xV0fc_ScxO9lWQBUX7lDlVrVW452pawKq0cz6sA==
Info::
CDN cache status: FunctionGeneratedResponse from cloudfront
CDN Detected: AWS CloudFront
Provider AWS CloudFront Cache Status FunctionGeneratedResponse from cloudfront Evidence x-amz-cf-id: 1NvLsOF9Hv6Ai68xV0fc_ScxO9lWQBUX7lDlVrVW452pawKq0cz6sA==
A+
DNS Records
4 A records, 196 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 196 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 13.35.238.97, 13.35.238.114, 13.35.238.90, 13.35.238.57
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-1532.awsdns-63.org, ns-1871.awsdns-41.co.uk, ns-326.awsdns-40.com, ns-566.awsdns-06.net
Info::
5 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: 196 ms
Got: 196 ms
A13.35.238.97, 13.35.238.114, 13.35.238.90, 13.35.238.57
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-1532.awsdns-63.org, ns-1871.awsdns-41.co.uk, ns-326.awsdns-40.com, ns-566.awsdns-06.net
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
TXT
_globalsign-domain-verification=wYsx8JgNWUZbPyz6pRenaysb7_XU8WkgD0HZM2uZjF
_globalsign-domain-verification=xfkrv3yRwA5GGm0E4l5RlcNKTqVD8KAYsYdCYTBMF0
facebook-domain-verification=d5ujhrfa7jh6o0kxr6ww6vtaldpa0z
google-site-verification=JjoV-XWBDvlkQGQW3AM0MhgK2UbsDydwjGwin4hgiP4l
google-site-verification=MzbvQw_nFEeLhFspiZEfMQnKOUhOJwiwVuDoqoO_QWw
google-site-verification=PPiXnmDKoZUwr61cmR21tqceAmV6JacdzkeAIzOQB0I
google-site-verification=RO8yhiS4drky6zYoYPcRqWNXVgw0AvvvAye5fQoKBmY
google-site-verification=iYStT-PRl0wDNd2h9sRnOUxhPG3UL1eqxtddWox6sks
google-site-verification=nBztUj4u8zrwe2nlSiJvwfHa7NY9PKyMPJC5o5F4ohU
google-site-verification=vzSCjKLtZSyWMSQ402NBTQyRK3MHqqKREBhKkxSzH6U
google-site-verification=xAIliwWfO0ng-upCHxz6sXVH7dAgdZeb0ko1WqlekIw
SPF v=spf1 mx include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com ~all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 196 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), 221 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 221 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://mic.com → https://www.mic.com (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://mic.com

109 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.mic.com

112 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://mic.com301109 msHTTP/1.1CloudFront
2https://www.mic.com200112 msHTTP/1.1

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 190 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 190 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 280 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 190 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 190 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 280 B Sitemaps referenced 2 User-agents *, Applebot, Applebot-Extended, NewsWhipbot Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: 
Disallow: /search?*

User-agent: Applebot
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
User-agent: NewsWhipbot
Disallow: /

Sitemap: https://www.mic.com/sitemaps/pages.xml
Sitemap: https://www.mic.com/sitemaps/news.xml

License: https://rslcollective.org/attribution.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 190 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
mic.com — via Amazon Registrar, Inc., 33 years old, hosted on AWS
PASS
mic.com — via Amazon Registrar, Inc., 33 years old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Sep 29, 2030 (4 years, 6 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: Amazon Registrar, Inc.
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: AWS
Got: AS16509
Domain expiry

1537 days

September 29, 2030

SSL certificate

113 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

33 years

Registered September 30, 1993

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

13.35.238.90

Registrar

Amazon Registrar, Inc.

Unlocked 4 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Amazon Registrar, Inc.
Created September 30, 1993 (33 years ago)
Expires September 29, 2030 (4 years, 6 months)
Last Updated January 9, 2023
Name Servers ns-1532.awsdns-63.org, ns-1871.awsdns-41.co.uk, ns-326.awsdns-40.com, ns-566.awsdns-06.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 13.35.238.90
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.4s)

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 109 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
102 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.
3 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
110 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
110 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 102 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 3 ms Server Processing 3 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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