Infrastructure
· 17 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.DCDN & DeliveryActionNo CDN detectedFIX
Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.
BDNS Records1 A records, 34 ms lookupREVIEW
| A | 2.22.209.66 |
| AAAA | 2a02:26f0:e0:890::2392, 2a02:26f0:e0:8af::2392 |
| CNAME | www.aljazeera.net.edgekey.net |
| NS | — |
| MX | — |
| TXT | — |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.
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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
A CNAME at the zone apex can break MX and NS records. Use ALIAS/ANAME or A records instead.
CNAME at the apex (example.com) breaks every other apex record (MX, TXT, NS) — DNS-protocol violation per RFC 1034.
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RFC 1034 forbids CNAME alongside other records at the same name. Some DNS providers offer ALIAS / ANAME / flattened-CNAME records that work around this — use those instead. Otherwise apex-level CNAME breaks email (no MX), domain ownership verification (no TXT), and more.
Source: RFC 1034
SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
Without SPF, receiving servers can't validate sending IPs — your domain is easier to spoof in phishing.
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SPF complements DMARC. Both should be published. SPF records list authorized sending IPs (e.g., `v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all` for Google Workspace). After publishing, verify in Google Postmaster Tools or mxtoolbox.
Source: RFC 7208 (SPF)
BDNSSECUnsigned (DNSSEC not deployed)REVIEW
BCAA RecordsNo CAA records (any CA may issue certificates)REVIEW
BReverse DNS0/3 IPs match cert SANREVIEW
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations184 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Extend HSTS max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year) to meet the preload list criteria
- Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
- 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
BCDN Cache ObservabilityNo CDN cache-status headers in the responseREVIEW
BOperational Status PageNo status page link detectedREVIEW
A+Subdomain TakeoverNo subdomain takeover risk detectedPASS
A+Multi-Resolver DNS SpeedMean 26ms across 3 resolvers (spread 15ms)PASS
A+Redirect ChainNo redirects — direct accessPASS
https://www.aljazeera.net
18 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://www.aljazeera.net | 200 | 18 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx |
A+IPv6 ReadinessIPv6 reachable (0 ms)PASS
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 343 URLsPASS
# Al Jazeera Media Network content is made available for your personal, non-commercial
# use subject to our Terms and Conditions:
# https://www.aljazeera.com/terms-and-conditions/
# Any other uses are not permitted, including but not limited to:
# (1) the development of any software, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI),
# and/or large language models (LLMs);
# (2) text and data mining activities;
# (3) creating or providing archived or cached data sets containing our content to others; and/or
# (4) any commercial purposes.
# Use of any device, tool, or process designed to data mine or scrape the content
# using automated means is prohibited without prior written permission from
# Al Jazeera Media Network. Contact https://network.aljazeera.net/en/contact for assistance.
User-agent: *
Disallow: /api
Disallow: /asset-manifest.json
Allow: /search/$
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /home/search?q=
# Allow Rules
User-agent: AmazonAdBot
Allow: /
# Disallow Rules
User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Claude-Web
Disallow: /
User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /
# Sitemaps
Sitemap: https://www.aljazeera.net/news-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aljazeera.net/sitemaps/article-archive.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aljazeera.net/sitemaps/article-new.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aljazeera.net/sitemaps/video-archive.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aljazeera.net/sitemaps/video-new.xml
- https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2026/5/9/%d8%b9%d8%a7%d8%ac%d9%84-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d8%a7%d8%ae%d9%84%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d8%ad%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%83%d8%b4%d9%81-%d8%b9%d9%86
- https://www.aljazeera.net/video/2026/5/9/%d8%ae%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%a9-%d8%ad%d8%b2%d8%a8-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b9%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%84-%d8%b9%d8%af%d8%af%d8%a7-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%85%d9%82%d8%a7%d8%b9%d8%af%d9%87-%d9%81%d9%8a
- https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2026/5/9/%d9%85%d8%b3%d8%a4%d9%88%d9%84-%d8%a5%d9%8a%d8%b1%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%8a-%d9%8a%d9%83%d8%b4%d9%81-%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%b5%d9%8a%d9%84-%d8%a5%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%a8%d8%a9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%b4%d8%af
- https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2026/5/9/%d8%b1%d8%b3%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%84-%d9%84%d8%a5%d8%b3%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%a6%d9%8a%d9%84-%d9%86%d8%b4%d9%8a%d8%af-%d9%85%d8%b1%d8%a6%d9%8a-%d8%ac%d8%af%d9%8a%d8%af-%d9%84%d9%84%d8%ac%d9%8a%d8%b4
- https://www.aljazeera.net/ebusiness/2026/5/9/%d8%a7%d8%b1%d8%aa%d9%81%d8%a7%d8%b9-%d8%b5%d8%a7%d8%af%d8%b1%d8%a7%d8%aa-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b5%d9%8a%d9%86-%d9%84%d8%a3%d9%85%d8%b1%d9%8a%d9%83%d8%a7-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b4%d9%87%d8%b1
A+URL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSPASS
www / non-www
Preferred variant: www
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
A+Domain Intelligencealjazeera.net — via MarkMonitor Inc., 30 years, 1 months old, hosted on AWSPASS
1199 days
August 29, 2029
184 days
Issued by DigiCert Inc
30 years, 1 months
Registered August 30, 1996
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
AWS
ASN AS16509
13.59.77.182
MarkMonitor Inc.
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
- Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.
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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.
Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.
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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