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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
94
GRADE
A
FIX
1
REVIEW
2
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Sao Paulo, Brazil
200 OK
Checks
9
6 PASS 2 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.

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.pfsense.org/
200https://pfsense.org/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://pfsense.org/ https://www.pfsense.org/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

39
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
  • 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, 147 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 147 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 208.123.73.78
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
Has 1 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2610:160:11:11::78
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns2.netgate.com, ns1.netgate.com
Info::
5 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: 147 ms
Got: 147 ms
A208.123.73.78
AAAA2610:160:11:11::78
CNAME
NSns2.netgate.com, ns1.netgate.com
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
10 aspmx2.googlemail.com
10 aspmx3.googlemail.com
TXT
google-site-verification=OS7caGIdHZGtdrU3ihFMiZPo6v9YHZj9WLfBqQvUzaQ
SPF v=spf1 mx a ptr ip4:208.123.73.0/24 include:_spf.google.com -all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 147 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
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://pfsense.org

https://pfsense.org

727 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://pfsense.org200727 msHTTP/1.1nginx/1.18.0 (Ubuntu)
A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (145 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (145 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2610:160:11:11::78
Got: 145 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2610:160:11:11::78 Connection Reachable (145 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 19 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 19 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 26 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 19 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 26 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: * 
Disallow: 

A+
Domain Intelligence
pfsense.org — via Gandi SAS, 21 years, 9 months old
PASS
pfsense.org — via Gandi SAS, 21 years, 9 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Nov 5, 2026 (6 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: Gandi SAS
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.
Domain expiry

115 days

November 5, 2026

SSL certificate

39 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

21 years, 9 months

Registered November 5, 2004

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2610:160:11:11::78

Registrar

Gandi SAS

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 Gandi SAS
Created November 5, 2004 (21 years, 9 months ago)
Expires November 5, 2026 (6 months)
Last Updated September 12, 2025
Name Servers ns1.netgate.com, ns2.netgate.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2610:160:11:11::78
Data source: rdap (0.4s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 148 ms TCP Connect 145 ms TLS Handshake 148 ms Server Processing 291 ms Content Transfer 1 ms
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