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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
1
REVIEW
3
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 3 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
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.ibtimes.co.uk/
200https://ibtimes.co.uk/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://ibtimes.co.uk/ → https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

69
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
2 A records, 29 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 29 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 174.129.224.216, 54.234.68.27
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-78.awsdns-09.com, ns-688.awsdns-22.net, ns-1117.awsdns-11.org, ns-1838.awsdns-37.co.uk
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: 29 ms
Got: 29 ms
A174.129.224.216, 54.234.68.27
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-78.awsdns-09.com, ns-688.awsdns-22.net, ns-1117.awsdns-11.org, ns-1838.awsdns-37.co.uk
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
TXT
google-site-verification=zNReTNwfypmhq99cKs5DnSlXOw3WxPVW18fNF4yy18w
SPF v=spf1 ip4:173.228.141.21 include:_spf.google.com include:send.aweber.com ~all
MS=ms40793726
_globalsign-domain-verification=J-7txfhLrNHOC0ufKNVtZeKRYA964ML99JizohcifF
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 29 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), 907 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 907 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://ibtimes.co.uk → https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 907 ms total
Got: 907 ms

https://ibtimes.co.uk

393 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/

513 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://ibtimes.co.uk301393 msHTTP/1.1Varnish
2https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/200513 msHTTP/1.1

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 19 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 19 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 431 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 19 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 19 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 431 B Sitemaps referenced 2 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *

Disallow: /feeds/*

Disallow: /system/

Disallow: /rss/articles/specialcat/

Disallow: /addineyeV2l

Disallow: /eyeblaster

Disallow: /doubleclick

Disallow: /ads/sponsored

Disallow: /comment/*

Disallow: /search?q=*

Disallow: /search/site*

Disallow: /tool/logout*

Disallow: /corporate/newsletter/signup?*




Sitemap: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/sitemap.xml

Sitemap: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/googlenews.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 19 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
ibtimes.co.uk — via 123-Reg Limited t/a 123-reg [Tag = 123-REG], 20 years, 4 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
ibtimes.co.uk — via 123-Reg Limited t/a 123-reg [Tag = 123-REG], 20 years, 4 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Mar 8, 2027 (10 months remaining)
Info::
Registrar: 123-Reg Limited t/a 123-reg [Tag = 123-REG]
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

232 days

March 8, 2027

SSL certificate

69 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

20 years, 4 months

Registered March 8, 2006

DNSSEC

Status unknown

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS14618

54.234.68.27

Registrar

123-Reg Limited t/a 123-reg [Tag = 123-REG]

Unlocked 4 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar 123-Reg Limited t/a 123-reg [Tag = 123-REG]
Created March 8, 2006 (20 years, 4 months ago)
Expires March 8, 2027 (10 months)
Last Updated March 9, 2025
Name Servers ns-1117.awsdns-11.org, ns-1838.awsdns-37.co.uk, ns-688.awsdns-22.net, ns-78.awsdns-09.com
Hosting
IP Address 54.234.68.27
ASN AS14618 (AMAZON-AES - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: whois (0.6s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 27 ms TCP Connect 98 ms TLS Handshake 197 ms Server Processing 99 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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