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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
84
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
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.

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.usps.com/
200https://usps.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://usps.com/ https://usps.com/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

71
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
  • Add the preload directive and submit to hstspreload.org once max-age + includeSubDomains are in place
  • 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
1 A records, 190 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 190 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 56.0.134.100
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: dns141.usps.com, dns082.usps.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: 190 ms
Got: 190 ms
A56.0.134.100
AAAA
CNAME
NSdns141.usps.com, dns082.usps.com
MX
10 mxb-0038fd02.gslb.gpphosted.com
10 mxa-0038fd02.gslb.gpphosted.com
TXT
t5cmxmtc9bsyn3lnh9cp61w7zl6p9dmh
apple-domain-verification=1mTpTvcYUbpLD2DCGn6S7e8E7GNEuCbLmsnOVoINlXk
MS=ms75843013
google-site-verification=g8v2m4CGzjzeR7BlXEWdkPw_Vee3KLd5Msu1oxq9X4Y
m8gzt1kxn0b8hm22m2154p7dgkwrqllc
U0S4P86940
xh9xzqypj83py3z3049hr39d5m75sffn
5gnbvs23tq9vmq20zmtgsydzs39qpksb
MS=891EBC03C14DB5081F9801A66F922A606978EBD3
SPF v=spf1 ip4:56.0.0.0/16 -all
wbbcfpqr2lfkgls6hh8gtxrn3y16p7yx
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 190 ms

Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.

Why this matters

Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.

Learn more

Add multiple A records for round-robin failover, or use a managed DNS provider with health-checked failover (Route 53, Cloudflare, NS1). Short TTL (60-300s) lets clients recover faster on outages.

Source: SRE practice / DNS architecture

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), 570 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 570 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://usps.com → https://www.usps.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 570 ms total
Got: 570 ms

https://usps.com

511 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.usps.com/

59 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://usps.com301511 msHTTP/1.1
2https://www.usps.com/20059 msHTTP/1.1

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 90 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 90 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 435 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 90 entries
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

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 435 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /ContentTemplates/
Disallow: /root/
Disallow: /business/global/
Disallow: /manage/global/
Disallow: /send/global/
Disallow: /ship/global/
Disallow: /shop/global/
Disallow: /go/tools/po-locator/po-locator.html
Disallow: /go/tools/track-confirm/quick-track.html
Disallow: /go/tools/zip-code-lookup/quick-zip.html
Disallow: /shippingassistant/
Disallow: /business/shipping-assistant.htm
Disallow: /leadingtogether/
A
Domain Intelligence
usps.com — via Network Solutions, LLC, 29 years, 2 months old, hosted on USPS-001 - United States Postal Service, US
PASS
usps.com — via Network Solutions, LLC, 29 years, 2 months old, hosted on USPS-001 - United States Postal Service, US
Warning::
Domain expires in 83 days
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Got: Expires Jul 9, 2026
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: Network Solutions, 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: USPS-001 - United States Postal Service, US
Got: AS5774
Domain expiry

23 days

July 9, 2026

SSL certificate

71 days

Issued by Sectigo Limited

Domain age

29 years, 2 months

Registered July 10, 1997

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

USPS-001 - United States Postal Service, US

ASN AS5774

56.0.134.100

Registrar

Network Solutions, LLC

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Renew the domain or enable auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiry
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Network Solutions, LLC
Created July 10, 1997 (29 years, 2 months ago)
Expires July 9, 2026 (2 months)
Last Updated June 24, 2025
Name Servers dns082.usps.com, dns141.usps.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 56.0.134.100
ASN AS5774 (USPS-001 - United States Postal Service, US)
Provider USPS-001 - United States Postal Service, US
Data source: rdap (0.4s)

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

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 145 ms TCP Connect 127 ms TLS Handshake 258 ms Server Processing 129 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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