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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
84
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
4
PASS
4
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
4 PASS 4 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
CDN & Delivery
Action
No CDN detected
FIX
No CDN detected
Warning::
No CDN detected
A CDN can significantly improve load times for users around the world by caching content at edge nodes closer to them.
No CDN detected

Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.

B
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 1126 ms total
REVIEW
1 redirect(s), 1126 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://lapresse.ca → https://www.lapresse.ca:443/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Warning::
Redirect overhead: 1126 ms total
Got: 1126 ms

https://lapresse.ca

385 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.lapresse.ca:443/

741 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://lapresse.ca301385 msHTTP/1.1awselb/2.0
2https://www.lapresse.ca:443/200741 msHTTP/1.1

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

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.lapresse.ca/
200https://lapresse.ca/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://lapresse.ca/ → https://www.lapresse.ca:443/

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
175 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

175
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Prefer TLS 1.3 — TLS 1.2 is acceptable but TLS 1.3 removes RSA key exchange and improves latency
  • 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 Records
3 A records, 79 ms lookup
PASS
3 A records, 79 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 3 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 100.30.94.96, 100.55.239.8, 52.4.159.16
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: zelda.ns.cloudflare.com, theo.ns.cloudflare.com
Info::
1 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: 79 ms
Got: 79 ms
A100.30.94.96, 100.55.239.8, 52.4.159.16
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSzelda.ns.cloudflare.com, theo.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
10 lapresse-ca.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
atlassian-domain-verification=o5HtjN8SJMAVcZCfwFTfaM6Kfv10BK9EINq33XfroEqD3PSRhG...
facebook-domain-verification=t8jf2lhmcgpp7lt67rxc89095299j4
stripe-verification=836e795c1efa93ca6649fff39d2ffa2c6297ba83fa7b882d507fa695ef9d...
ee36821d-3b06-4018-8e5c-7d968b87291d
canva-site-verification=mmgZ4EgQeeN7kv0DrChujw
mongodb-site-verification=j4bKKOBiUTa14WazyQBEt3zFjtsdRA1v
jamf-site-verification=UckSi3SrIpDbw4h6wo2C0A
MS=ms84434921
gitkraken-domain-verification=9b2259854d9fbde66a451a1c49720edc866b0d2c553d770c31...
anthropic-domain-verification-pczbh7=xT5IqiiTILVKdYlltQIOMlhy6
SlkbRIA/AKHUQOKXuM+vCXWGvZq5hm29iVqUbUV++zLwv6aODXw03btq8jguuii04wjAX8fSt8OZBfFA...
google-site-verification=tGWdoHPtLBEtPxEAGbBja77O56olj8bNWh0ZMtcc_Ss
00DDn000008gMTk=1TBJR000000001d
SP8xR8WMKqKNGkmDTDlk5VZLiXlj9GTr0XigKmVGSWr15u3KTO60crnhSlrW/QQI0u0VbRZImx67dTwU...
jamf-site-verification=pfdkd0M_2uEexUH4G2iqDw
google-site-verification=p82MT-dEKry0I0R7U0zYqmRhVjO9axgBUauJTQWoPPA
9zaJJGhCBckBFzlvhwaIASPWuJR18zPdJDu3A3/BAnjkyx2943ToiW+Tp3O7IKeSThpxxk/c+Jw9zTjc...
pardot1058863=66c1f65516ee08812723d0966e83c7bdb8e079ec4b09db2b1f3fbdef73c90a37
adobe-idp-site-verification=5e02169fafd76ee5bc194a234fb4bbe66b7b293c50976b7bcd01...
stripe-verification=450e85fd9a4a82e107caf168cfb3660f14e80cb389eb218147877e3a6744...
MS=ms58372542
openai-domain-verification=dv-hkgQPaGj7VctRKpdg74ysgnC
miro-verification=72ba7bc60fda8aa0dd7e0e26f72431c070dd6a66
SPF v=spf1 include:spf.cyberimpact.com include:ofsys.com include:spf.protection.outl...
stripe-verification=8854f01c23b55a2031f526abbdf7bd84e7553b75185eb2f630fab28f24a8...
apple-domain-verification=1odq8wSH6sOr9bykpspSoV2ly2khTIqma8ourpfKPB4
extensis-domain-verification=e56f72e2-627e-4731-be95-861f5dcb3ec6
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 79 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+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 235 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 235 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 2316 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 235 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 235 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 2316 B Sitemaps referenced 2 User-agents Claude, ClaudeBot, Claude-Web, Meta-ExternalAgent, openai, semantic-visions.com, AhrefsBot, anthropic-ai, BaiduSpider, CCBot, Cision, Claude-SearchBot, DataForSeoBot, trendiction, Applebot, dotbot/1.0, magpie-crawler, scoopit, *, Amazonbot, BLP_bbot, Heritrix, ia_archiver, Muckrack, Perplexity, Applebot-Extended, archive.org_bot, linkfluence, mediatoolkit.com, OTMedia, webzio, YouBot, Google-Extended, Brandwatch, Diffbot, FacebookBot, Gigabot, Gnowit, OAI-SearchBot, PerplexityBot, Archive-It, Bytespider, scpitspi-rs, Turnitin, ChatGPT-User, GnowitNewsbot, GPTBot, Meltwater, Meta-ExternalFetcher, SemrushBot, SentiBot, webzio-extended Blocking No — crawling allowed
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User-agent: *

Disallow: /_previsualisation/
Disallow: /includes/boite/1/
Disallow: /includes/boite/2/
Disallow: /includes/boite/3/
Disallow: /multimedias/top-10-des-noms-de-familles-quebecois/
Disallow: /multimedias/carte-des-milieux-humides/
Disallow: /xtra/sante-et-mieux-etre/
Disallow: /trending/
Disallow: /mon-compte
Disallow: /webparts
Disallow: /meteo
Disallow: /recherche
Disallow: /*/embed$
Disallow: /*/embed/$

User-agent: AhrefsBot
User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: anthropic-ai
User-agent: Applebot
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
User-agent: archive.org_bot
User-agent: Archive-It
User-agent: BaiduSpider
User-agent: BLP_bbot
User-agent: Brandwatch
User-agent: Bytespider
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
User-agent: Cision
User-agent: Claude
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
User-agent: Claude-Web
User-agent: DataForSeoBot
User-agent: Diffbot
User-agent: dotbot/1.0
User-agent: FacebookBot
User-agent: Gigabot
User-agent: Gnowit
User-agent: GnowitNewsbot
User-agent: Google-Extended
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: Heritrix
User-agent: ia_archiver
User-agent: linkfluence
User-agent: magpie-crawler
User-agent: mediatoolkit.com
User-agent: Meltwater
User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
User-agent: Meta-ExternalFetcher
User-agent: Muckrack
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
User-agent: openai
User-agent: OTMedia
User-agent: Perplexity
User-agent: PerplexityBot
User-agent: scoopit
User-agent: scpitspi-rs
User-agent: semantic-visions.com
User-agent: SemrushBot
User-agent: SentiBot
User-agent: trendiction
User-agent: Turnitin
User-agent: webzio
User-agent: webzio-extended
User-agent: YouBot
Disallow: /

Sitemap: https://www.lapresse.ca/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.lapresse.ca/newsSitemap.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 235 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
lapresse.ca — via Gandi Services Inc., Gandi SAS, 25 years, 10 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
lapresse.ca — via Gandi Services Inc., Gandi SAS, 25 years, 10 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Apr 14, 2027 (11 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: Gandi Services Inc., Gandi SAS
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: AS14618
Domain expiry

271 days

April 14, 2027

SSL certificate

175 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

25 years, 10 months

Registered October 12, 2000

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS14618

100.30.94.96

Registrar

Gandi Services Inc., Gandi SAS

Unlocked 2 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 Gandi Services Inc., Gandi SAS
Created October 12, 2000 (25 years, 10 months ago)
Expires April 14, 2027 (11 months)
Last Updated March 10, 2026
Name Servers theo.ns.cloudflare.com, zelda.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Registrant Eric LANOIX
Hosting
IP Address 100.30.94.96
ASN AS14618 (AMAZON-AES - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.5s)

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 421 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
35 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
96 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
194 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
422 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
422 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 35 ms TCP Connect 96 ms TLS Handshake 194 ms Server Processing 97 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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