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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
91
GRADE
A
FIX
1
REVIEW
2
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Amsterdam, Netherlands
301 Moved Permanently
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.

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

Certificate validity

47
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
3 A records, 8 ms lookup
PASS
3 A records, 8 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 3 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 34.225.62.152, 13.217.178.126, 34.232.187.211
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-1121.awsdns-12.org, ns-140.awsdns-17.com, ns-1759.awsdns-27.co.uk, ns-545.awsdns-04.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: 8 ms
Got: 8 ms
A34.225.62.152, 13.217.178.126, 34.232.187.211
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-1121.awsdns-12.org, ns-140.awsdns-17.com, ns-1759.awsdns-27.co.uk, ns-545.awsdns-04.net
MX
10 aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
30 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
40 aspmx2.googlemail.com
50 aspmx3.googlemail.com
TXT
MS=ms62465929
facebook-domain-verification=l6hn5bbk1z0v7s95osc7pusk242ack
google-site-verification=LHgfw0ecwj6O5aADpbUJTsv3hOokTDTls9zQQ5M-Z4w
SPF v=spf1 ip4:64.125.213.247 ip4:216.223.13.247 ip4:34.194.76.185 ip4:35.164.185.21...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 8 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), 646 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 646 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://thebalancecareers.com → https://www.thebalancemoney.com:443/career-planning-6265513 (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 646 ms total
Got: 646 ms
Info::
Cross-domain redirect detected

https://thebalancecareers.com

386 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.thebalancemoney.com:443/care...

260 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://thebalancecareers.com301386 msHTTP/1.1awselb/2.0
2https://www.thebalancemoney.com:443/care...200260 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 1 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 1 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 861 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 1 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 1 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 861 B Sitemaps referenced 2 User-agents Claude-Web, cohere-ai, Google-Extended, ChatGPT-User, anthropic-ai, ImagesiftBot, Quora-Bot, omgili, Perplexity-User, *, Pinterestbot, CCBot, FriendlyCrawler, omgilibot, PerplexityBot, Pinterest, OAI-SearchBot, GPTBot, news-please, ClaudeBot Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *

Disallow: *.pdf
Disallow: /embed?

User-agent: Pinterest
Disallow:
User-agent: Pinterestbot
Disallow:

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /thmb/
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Disallow: /thmb/
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /thmb/

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: news-please
Disallow: /
User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Claude-Web
Disallow: /
User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: ImagesiftBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: FriendlyCrawler
Disallow: /
User-agent: Quora-Bot
Disallow: /
User-agent: omgilibot
Disallow: /
User-agent: omgili
Disallow: /
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Perplexity-User
Disallow: /
User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /


Sitemap: https://www.thebalancemoney.com/sitemap.xml

Sitemap: https://www.thebalancemoney.com/google-news-sitemap.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 1 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

301https://www.thebalancecareers.com/
200https://thebalancecareers.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://thebalancecareers.com/ → https://www.thebalancemoney.com:443/career-planning-6265513

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
thebalancecareers.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 8 years, 2 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
thebalancecareers.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 8 years, 2 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Mar 13, 2027 (10 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: MarkMonitor Inc.
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: AS14618
Domain expiry

271 days

March 13, 2027

SSL certificate

47 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

8 years, 2 months

Registered March 13, 2018

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS14618

34.232.187.211

Registrar

MarkMonitor Inc.

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 MarkMonitor Inc.
Created March 13, 2018 (8 years, 2 months ago)
Expires March 13, 2027 (10 months)
Last Updated February 9, 2026
Name Servers ns-1121.awsdns-12.org, ns-140.awsdns-17.com, ns-1759.awsdns-27.co.uk, ns-545.awsdns-04.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 34.232.187.211
ASN AS14618 (AMAZON-AES - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.2s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 7 ms TCP Connect 93 ms TLS Handshake 189 ms Server Processing 94 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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