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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
81
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
4
PASS
4
INFO
0
Probed from Santa Clara, United States
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.

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
Crawlability
robots.txt present, no sitemap
REVIEW
robots.txt present, no sitemap
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 64 bytes
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

Why this matters

No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.

Learn more

A sitemap accelerates Google's discovery of new and updated content. Most CMSes auto-generate one; static-site frameworks need a build-step plugin. Reference it from robots.txt and submit in Search Console to confirm Google can fetch it.

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

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 64 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
# Accepter l'indexation
User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 1
Disallow:


sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

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.umontreal.ca/
200https://umontreal.ca/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://umontreal.ca/ https://umontreal.ca/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

35
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
1 A records, 214 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 214 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 132.204.8.144
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: dnsp2.dit.umontreal.ca, ns2.risq.qc.ca, ns1.risq.qc.ca, dnsp1.dit.umontreal.ca
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
Warning::
DNS resolution is slow (214 ms)
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
Got: 214 ms
A132.204.8.144
AAAA
CNAME
NSdnsp2.dit.umontreal.ca, ns2.risq.qc.ca, ns1.risq.qc.ca, dnsp1.dit.umontreal.ca
MX
0 umontreal-ca.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
ZOOM_verify_JUbGTxRRTg2YzL-q2TqQyg
facebook-domain-verification=di3vzdnic7y0ciiwz8ktzu8mdweqa3
apple-domain-verification=mLTV8cNx751rwAOw
druide-validation-domaine=87e3a9890a931af8fa24ad802c37e078
_pki-validation.umontreal.ca=DxYe5iwX7EuuGiz7cvrF/Tg==:AFA5-9677-D047-20E1-7D88-...
google-site-verification=QHXZGNlmrWVmdBDPvlL5uru5-4U38yeh0-qcpTALgl0
atlassian-domain-verification=GDCjN5qacVk90F32MiO9FuPpRTl7TCdVq0ccb5q4YhW6LbUU1W...
ms-domain-verification=51e55ba8-6087-4d11-9fcb-eff118f0914f
bcn=E48DC8DC-CF9E-11F0-BFF0-9C8CF66F7529
MS=ms84630678
SPF v=spf1 mx include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:servers.mcsv.net include:sp...
MS=ms82235467
4A0p6LSpn7XVS67sNLWJ5S80hqqgn3Q4VpMWvTozpHVcX6tJeLCf1POU67u3cUz6lFlqT2Qq+7xJd6i/...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 214 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.

Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.

Why this matters

DNS resolution is slow — anycast DNS providers (Cloudflare, Route 53) typically resolve <50ms globally.

Source: DNS performance benchmarks

A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 725 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 725 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://umontreal.ca → https://www.umontreal.ca/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 725 ms total
Got: 725 ms

https://umontreal.ca

364 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.umontreal.ca/

361 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://umontreal.ca301364 msHTTP/1.1
2https://www.umontreal.ca/200361 msHTTP/1.1

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Domain Intelligence
umontreal.ca — via RIQ, a division of Bell Canada, 25 years, 10 months old, hosted on RISQ-AS - Reseau dInformations Scientifiques du Quebec RISQ Inc., CA
PASS
umontreal.ca — via RIQ, a division of Bell Canada, 25 years, 10 months old, hosted on RISQ-AS - Reseau dInformations Scientifiques du Quebec RISQ Inc., CA
Info::
Domain registered until Mar 21, 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: RIQ, a division of Bell Canada
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: RISQ-AS - Reseau dInformations Scientifiques du Quebec RISQ Inc., CA
Got: AS376
Domain expiry

245 days

March 21, 2027

SSL certificate

35 days

Issued by SSL Corporation

Domain age

25 years, 10 months

Registered October 30, 2000

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

RISQ-AS - Reseau dInformations Scientifiques du Quebec RISQ Inc., CA

ASN AS376

132.204.8.144

Registrar

RIQ, a division of Bell Canada

Unlocked 4 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 RIQ, a division of Bell Canada
Created October 30, 2000 (25 years, 10 months ago)
Expires March 21, 2027 (11 months)
Last Updated April 5, 2023
Name Servers dnsp1.dit.umontreal.ca, dnsp2.dit.umontreal.ca, ns1.risq.qc.ca, ns2.risq.qc.ca
DNSSEC Not enabled
Registrant Université de Montréal
Hosting
IP Address 132.204.8.144
ASN AS376 (RISQ-AS - Reseau dInformations Scientifiques du Quebec RISQ Inc., CA)
Provider RISQ-AS - Reseau dInformations Scientifiques du Quebec RISQ Inc., CA
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 360 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
76 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
69 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
145 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
361 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
361 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 76 ms TCP Connect 69 ms TLS Handshake 145 ms Server Processing 70 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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