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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
87
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
4
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 4 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.lonelyplanet.com/
200https://lonelyplanet.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

146
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
B
CDN & Delivery
AWS CloudFront (FunctionGeneratedResponse from cloudfront)
REVIEW
AWS CloudFront (FunctionGeneratedResponse from cloudfront)
Info::
Site is served via AWS CloudFront CDN (edge: CDG54-P1)
Got: x-amz-cf-id: amcwEsc7B0UIoMp_QIU865b1qmYiNyd4LZCQhiqezHOyPgA-zA0epg==
Info::
CDN cache status: FunctionGeneratedResponse from cloudfront
CDN Detected: AWS CloudFront
Provider AWS CloudFront Cache Status FunctionGeneratedResponse from cloudfront Evidence x-amz-cf-id: amcwEsc7B0UIoMp_QIU865b1qmYiNyd4LZCQhiqezHOyPgA-zA0epg==
A+
DNS Records
4 A records, 60 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 60 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 143.204.194.40, 143.204.194.37, 143.204.194.43, 143.204.194.15
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-456.awsdns-57.com, ns-590.awsdns-09.net, ns-1082.awsdns-07.org, ns-1573.awsdns-04.co.uk
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
Info::
DNS resolution time: 60 ms
Got: 60 ms
A143.204.194.40, 143.204.194.37, 143.204.194.43, 143.204.194.15
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-456.awsdns-57.com, ns-590.awsdns-09.net, ns-1082.awsdns-07.org, ns-1573.awsdns-04.co.uk
MX
0 lonelyplanet-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
openai-domain-verification=dv-uBbgpvVXsR24MywMwiOGqYF1
knowbe4-site-verification=f250b2a70f1bef3a0d3e9e990a25ada0
google-site-verification=NI7eMQ04nwDYK5YwKZS0gbNomigY67wmb0LQZTmG-As
SPF v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:mail.zendesk.com ip4:12.234.33...
qase-f96c8ac7f7500c12a33c6175c2aa9446385cb3a5
cursor-domain-verification-h72s0a=ElAcMVw7DVUXjengwHQJCaw62
google-site-verification=Vd_L95m7JvLj-alNaJGyzM95uykfx_ZHHvT-ez7N6lw
atlassian-domain-verification=dXpMb6IBZlmK7X42/O28YWyiXYn0+90NDFEfrPsBAoAoUsAoDi...
docker-verification=e2d9d7a0-11b9-4331-9859-6dcd02b4062f
MS=ms29291725
adobe-idp-site-verification=b6e27597198dfc9921fbe2ad78e9a76012bb17d0ddb65389e600...
google-site-verification=bVOkW39j_mYbNidRhmY_ehkHhvWp7r4jFt9xn35-SjI
anthropic-domain-verification-ekhs9g=pXlqhsmyp0731aqj0J4YMSTMA
google-site-verification=vsYRkP6SKjqk01LjLh_fzMyGoxWzqou4ZoyYAW0L5-E
ZOOM_verify_4jhufHkSRbu5UHscxvhuoQ
shopify-verification-code=6A1geIX2tjoWlRKt9mo4fptNx0RLub
canva-site-verification=gjIJ2RsUtW45uhOaqiCkdQ
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 60 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), 700 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 700 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://lonelyplanet.com → https://www.lonelyplanet.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 700 ms total
Got: 700 ms

https://lonelyplanet.com

60 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/

640 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://lonelyplanet.com30160 msHTTP/1.1CloudFront
2https://www.lonelyplanet.com/200640 msHTTP/1.1

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 6 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 6 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1724 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 6 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 6 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1724 B Sitemaps referenced 7 User-agents BLEXBot, Blekkobot, 008, voltron, GPTBot, *, Sphere (www.sphere.com) scout*at*sphere*dot*com Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /404
Disallow: /500
Disallow: /gateway/
Disallow: /thorntree/*
Disallow: /members/*
Disallow: /assets/
Disallow: /*?create_review=true*
Disallow: */v/vid/*?tag
Disallow: /*/articles/category/*
Disallow: *?type
Disallow: *?sort
Disallow: *?subtype
Disallow: *?neighborhoods
Disallow: */pa-act/
Disallow: */pa-tou/
Disallow: */poi-sho/
Disallow: */poi-ent/
Disallow: */poi-sle/
Disallow: */poi-dri/
Disallow: */poi-eat/
Disallow: */profile
Disallow: */hotels*
Disallow: */nightlife*
Disallow: */entertainment*
Disallow: */restaurants*
Disallow: */shopping*
Disallow: */attractions?page=*
Disallow: /api/*
Disallow: /search?*
Disallow: *searchResult?q
Disallow: *search?q
Disallow: *?utf8
Disallow: *?search
Disallow: *?&search
Disallow: *&search
Disallow: *?sort_dir
Disallow: *?sort_order
Disallow: *?filters
Disallow: *?ab_tours_cta
Disallow: *?authenticity_token
Disallow: *?ab_viator_activity_cta
Disallow: *?lpaffil
Disallow: *?category
Disallow: /_server-islands/*
Disallow: /_astro/*

Sitemap: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/sitemaps/articles/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/sitemaps/destinations/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/sitemaps/points-of-interest/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/sitemap-0.xml
Sitemap: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/sitemaps/google-news/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/sitemaps/legal/sitemap.xml

User-agent: Sphere (www.sphere.com) scout*at*sphere*dot*com
Crawl-delay: 0.5

User-agent: BLEXBot
Crawl-delay: 10

User-agent: Blekkobot
Crawl-delay: 10

User-agent: 008
Disallow: /

User-agent: voltron
Disallow: /

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 6 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
lonelyplanet.com — via GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC, 32 years old, hosted on AWS
PASS
lonelyplanet.com — via GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC, 32 years old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Sep 8, 2026 (4 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 Corporate Domains, 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

86 days

September 8, 2026

SSL certificate

146 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

32 years

Registered September 9, 1994

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

143.204.194.37

Registrar

GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC

Unlocked 4 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Renew the domain or enable auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiry
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC
Created September 9, 1994 (32 years ago)
Expires September 8, 2026 (4 months)
Last Updated August 8, 2025
Name Servers ns-1082.awsdns-07.org, ns-1573.awsdns-04.co.uk, ns-456.awsdns-57.com, ns-590.awsdns-09.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 143.204.194.37
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
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 113 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
38 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
17 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
30 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
113 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
113 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 38 ms TCP Connect 17 ms TLS Handshake 30 ms Server Processing 29 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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