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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
83
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
3
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 3 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
URL Variants
Action
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
FIX
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
Critical::
HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS
Got: HTTP 301 Expected: 301 redirect to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.counterpunch.org/
200https://counterpunch.org/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://counterpunch.org/ → http://www.counterpunch.org/

HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS

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

Certificate validity

36
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
Cloudflare (BYPASS)
REVIEW
Cloudflare (BYPASS)
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: MAD)
Got: cf-ray: 9f07944849c186fa-MAD
Info::
CDN cache status: BYPASS
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Cache Status BYPASS Evidence cf-ray: 9f07944849c186fa-MAD
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 60 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 60 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 141.193.213.11, 141.193.213.10
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: pdns12.domaincontrol.com, pdns11.domaincontrol.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: 60 ms
Got: 60 ms
A141.193.213.11, 141.193.213.10
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSpdns12.domaincontrol.com, pdns11.domaincontrol.com
MX
10 mail.protonmail.ch
20 mailsec.protonmail.ch
TXT
protonmail-verification=6e37e5631b8af012db96bae80b912570d945daa2
D4461909
SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.protonmail.ch mx ~all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 60 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), 371 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 371 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://counterpunch.org → https://www.counterpunch.org/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://counterpunch.org

175 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.counterpunch.org/

196 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://counterpunch.org301175 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.counterpunch.org/200196 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 125 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 125 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 124 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 125 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 125 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 124 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *

Disallow: /wp-admin/

Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

Sitemap:https://www.counterpunch.org/sitemap_index.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 125 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
counterpunch.org — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 27 years, 9 months old, hosted on Cloudflare
PASS
counterpunch.org — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 27 years, 9 months old, hosted on Cloudflare
Info::
Domain registered until Nov 22, 2028 (2 years, 7 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: GoDaddy.com, LLC
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: Cloudflare
Got: AS209242
Domain expiry

890 days

November 22, 2028

SSL certificate

36 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

27 years, 9 months

Registered November 23, 1998

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Cloudflare

ASN AS209242

141.193.213.11

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

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 GoDaddy.com, LLC
Created November 23, 1998 (27 years, 9 months ago)
Expires November 22, 2028 (2 years, 7 months)
Last Updated June 25, 2024
Name Servers pdns11.domaincontrol.com, pdns12.domaincontrol.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 141.193.213.11
ASN AS209242 (CLOUDFLARESPECTRUM Cloudflare, Inc., US)
Provider Cloudflare
Data source: rdap (0.3s)

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 445 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
59 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.
9 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
445 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
445 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 59 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 9 ms Server Processing 376 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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