Infrastructure
· 9 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.
BRedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 1121 ms totalREVIEW
https://sagepub.com
465 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.sagepub.com/
656 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://sagepub.com | 301 | 465 ms | HTTP/1.1 | Microsoft-Azure-Application-Gateway/v2 |
| 2 | https://www.sagepub.com/ | 200 | 656 ms | HTTP/1.1 | Microsoft-IIS/10.0 |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
CIPv6 ReadinessActionNo IPv6 supportREVIEW
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.
Source: Google IPv6 stats
BURL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSREVIEW
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations166 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
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
A+DNS Records1 A records, 62 ms lookupPASS
| A | 13.64.115.186 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns4-08.azure-dns.info, ns3-08.azure-dns.org, ns2-08.azure-dns.net, ns1-08.azure-dns.com |
| MX | 10 sagepub-com.mail.protection.outlook.com |
| TXT | pinterest-site-verification=f4441b3e9e74e101e2918ecbf76f9d52 google-site-verification=rh_BruBYHChczaA83r0CSK1GvqakaJweN_5X_J5ZaQw zoho-verification=zb21711213.zmverify.zoho.in atlassian-domain-verification=6sElNFKvMPUJcTgu0Z1hdkN56mKCgMiQ0fLCMn8aXas3lmzmjP... mentimeter-a1d96b23-99e3-4cdc-a292-f33f0f4236b6 cloudflare_dashboard_sso=8a7f3a84969939a6dd65e764bc77d5ed google-site-verification=cGAVbBB9ZcmWkIHGDPgsljSR6R7PLg0ZE-EYJ9L3gEM _globalsign-domain-verification=LOWe8o5b8M5jF91_NdqFCcp55JzNqaG9vaYxpU1A2p d365mktkey=MA8x79nM5G7aJusXTBCbJW7dvWS8xVjRHzVQgbDnL9ox atlassian-domain-verification=5DlbeQgyIv8ZRAizNkneGnLUxwlXSWGI86PxJiRELSAM2mcIFV... _0vvh0jjkryvwvwk20pmn5ha6dsf2np9 SPF v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:sendgrid.net include:_spf.sage... facebook-domain-verification=7df65pnngad8yfu9h3cd2r0z2t22ar onetrust-domain-verification=ad16d4347a824233ba988af1caebb98c duo_sso_verification=RPvX6c3chfE1sJUQtRyfnTKavWm3JookCR1H21zxeiFugO7XOzKcp5lmVwJ... MS=1CF4FB1A606AEC5EC512A1C4A9B53571E7637E78 uPtBzJYoOG56oRBiYO2ZDc3OLe4PoI2p/3mWJlww9vikWe8nq36nn/W598fbAYmcCKvnA2DKO0VKEeMl... d365mktkey=sOAhdwVZSJtTbte2w1RF60rSkPox49sFe8wxxoV4hZYx anthropic-domain-verification-cbb5xv=bLD3J3dI6qfF9H3F53JGaZBM9 atlassian-sending-domain-verification=1cb5eb58-e37c-422c-b214-fa96592956f6 _k6hc5o1z7m99ep9c0upa935fm2cfay0 apple-domain-verification=wXXY2b3jDpAyZxC4 ca3-86594d46640c41929c2246a5cbdda926 |
| 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.
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.
Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 3 URLsPASS
############################################
## GENERAL DISALLOW RULES
#############################################
## Directories
User-agent: *
Disallow: /sitefinity/
Disallow: /Sitefinity/
Disallow: /misc/
Disallow: /modules/
Disallow: /profiles/
Disallow: /scripts/
Disallow: /themes/
## Specific Course paths from old Drupal US
User-agent: *
Disallow: /en-us/cab/product/Course*
Disallow: /en-us/nam/product/Course*
#############################################
# GENERAL CRAWLER DISALLOW RULES
# We don't know about their intentions, so block 'em
#############################################
User-agent: Robozilla
Disallow: /
User-agent: Gigabot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Nutch
Disallow: /
User-agent: naverbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: yeti
Disallow: /
#############################################
## SPECIFIC CRAWLER RULES
#############################################
# Apple
User-agent: Applebot
Disallow:
# Ask
User-agent: Teoma
Disallow:
# Baidu
User-agent: baiduspider
Disallow:
Crawl-delay: 10
# Google
User-agent: Googlebot
Disallow:
User-agent: Googlebot-Image
Disallow:
User-agent: Googlebot-Mobile
Disallow:
User-agent: Googlebot-News
Disallow:
User-agent: Googlebot-Video
Disallow:
User-agent: Storebot-Google
Disallow: /
User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
Disallow:
User-agent: AdsBot-Google
Disallow:
# Microsoft
User-agent: bingbot
Disallow:
Crawl-delay: 10
User-agent: msnbot
Disallow:
Crawl-delay: 10
User-agent: msnbot-media
Disallow:
Crawl-delay: 10
User-agent: adidxbot
Disallow:
Crawl-delay: 10
# Yahoo
User-agent: Slurp
Disallow:
Crawl-delay: 10
User-agent: yahoo-mmcrawler
Disallow:
Crawl-delay: 10
User-agent: yandex
Disallow:
Crawl-delay: 10
# Wayback
User-agent: ia_archiver
Disallow:
Crawl-delay: 10
#############################################
## KNOWN AI CRAWLER RULES
#############################################
## ALLOWED
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
User-agent: Google-Extended
User-agent: GPTBot
User-Agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow:
## DISALLOWED
# General
User-Agent: Omgilibot
User-Agent: Omgili
User-Agent: Diffbot
User-Agent: ImagesiftBot
User-Agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /
# Amazon
User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /
# TikTok
User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /
# Common Crawl
User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /
# Claude Anthropic
User-Agent: anthropic-ai
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /
# Meta Facebook
User-agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /
#############################################
## SITEMAP
#############################################
Sitemap: https://www.sagepub.com/sitemap/sitemap-index.xml
A+Domain Intelligencesagepub.com — via Network Solutions, LLC, 37 years, 5 months old, hosted on Microsoft AzurePASS
337 days
May 17, 2027
166 days
Issued by DigiCert Inc
37 years, 5 months
Registered May 16, 1989
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Microsoft Azure
ASN AS8075
13.64.115.186
Network Solutions, LLC
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.
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.
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