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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
87
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Singapore, Singapore
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 REVIEW
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.slashgear.com/
200https://slashgear.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://slashgear.com/ → https://slashgear.com/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

195
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

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 Records
4 A records, 198 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 198 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 65.8.76.90, 65.8.76.51, 65.8.76.92, 65.8.76.56
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-1080.awsdns-07.org, ns-1985.awsdns-56.co.uk, ns-432.awsdns-54.com, ns-518.awsdns-00.net
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: 198 ms
Got: 198 ms
A65.8.76.90, 65.8.76.51, 65.8.76.92, 65.8.76.56
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-1080.awsdns-07.org, ns-1985.awsdns-56.co.uk, ns-432.awsdns-54.com, ns-518.awsdns-00.net
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
facebook-domain-verification=vcw5ice4xutsws6rj3cpxdpslwu6qd
google-site-verification=hLM8LlkEvTqibiu5LlpaUI7FcUqPRYajAd7kqdQ8yIE
pinterest-site-verification=99ff81df9daa6ad32e804c775f922a47
sv8nbg16pjbbc11nh7l86zjw21zg20sq
SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 198 ms

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), 568 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 568 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://slashgear.com → https://www.slashgear.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 568 ms total
Got: 568 ms

https://slashgear.com

121 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.slashgear.com/

446 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://slashgear.com301121 msHTTP/1.1nginx/1.18.0 (Ubuntu)
2https://www.slashgear.com/200446 msHTTP/1.1nginx/1.18.0 (Ubuntu)

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 195 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 195 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 283 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 195 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 195 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 283 B Sitemaps referenced 2 User-agents *, Googlebot Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-includes/
Disallow: /*?*ajax=
Disallow: /*/s/*
Disallow: /*/sl/*
Disallow: /search/

User-agent: Googlebot
Disallow: /sponsored/

Sitemap: https://www.slashgear.com/sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.slashgear.com/?getfeed=google
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 195 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
slashgear.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 20 years, 7 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
slashgear.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 20 years, 7 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Dec 18, 2029 (3 years, 8 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: GoDaddy.com, 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: AWS
Got: AS16509
Domain expiry

1282 days

December 18, 2029

SSL certificate

195 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

20 years, 7 months

Registered December 18, 2005

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

65.8.76.92

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

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 GoDaddy.com, LLC
Created December 18, 2005 (20 years, 7 months ago)
Expires December 18, 2029 (3 years, 8 months)
Last Updated October 10, 2022
Name Servers ns-1080.awsdns-07.org, ns-1985.awsdns-56.co.uk, ns-432.awsdns-54.com, ns-518.awsdns-00.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 65.8.76.92
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.6s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 100 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 3 ms Server Processing 245 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A+
CDN & Delivery
AWS CloudFront (Hit from cloudfront)
PASS
AWS CloudFront (Hit from cloudfront)
Info::
Site is served via AWS CloudFront CDN (edge: SIN3-P1)
Got: x-amz-cf-id: gRnNqYqAETKbe16RZnM1uvjdkznO0nSq_SjcExeF56nXtUF2Kl51CQ==
Info::
CDN cache status: Hit from cloudfront
CDN Detected: AWS CloudFront
Provider AWS CloudFront Cache Status Hit from cloudfront Evidence x-amz-cf-id: gRnNqYqAETKbe16RZnM1uvjdkznO0nSq_SjcExeF56nXtUF2Kl51CQ==
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