Infrastructure - https://buffalonews.com BeaverCheck Audit

D

CDN & Delivery

Action

No CDN detected

FIX

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

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

62 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address

REVIEW

Certificate validity

62

days left

0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

Submit your domain to hstspreload.org to be added to the Chrome preload list
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, 265 ms lookup

PASS

2 A records, 265 ms lookup

Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)

Got: 192.104.182.109, 192.104.182.209

No IPv6 (AAAA) records

2 nameserver(s) configured

Got: dns1.tn-cloud.net, dns2.tn-cloud.net

1 mail exchanger(s) configured

CAA records not checked

CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.

SPF record present in TXT

DNS resolution is slow (265 ms)

Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.

Got: 265 ms

A	192.104.182.109, 192.104.182.209
AAAA	—
CNAME	—
NS	dns1.tn-cloud.net, dns2.tn-cloud.net
MX	10 inbound-smtp.us-east-1.amazonaws.com
TXT	knowbe4-site-verification=4d74bbd68c11b993425e4dcc4cf20593 tollbit-domain-verification=7c1f71bfe23bd5c18e43c0ad27eca2dd2a9ac7b57f658b98fc0c... SPF v=spf1 mx include:spf-00292f01.pphosted.com include:jobboardmount.com include:tn... facebook-domain-verification=clehenflu2znu4bn366axlz4w8a4td
CAA	Lookup not available with standard resolver

Resolved in 265 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.

Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.

Why this matters

DNS resolution is slow — anycast DNS providers (Cloudflare, Route 53) typically resolve <50ms globally.

Source: DNS performance benchmarks

A+

Redirect Chain

No redirects — direct access

PASS

No redirects — direct access

Got: https://buffalonews.com

https://buffalonews.com

651 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#	URL	Status	Time	Protocol	Server
1	https://buffalonews.com	200	651 ms	HTTP/1.1

A+

Crawlability

robots.txt present, sitemap with 6 URLs

PASS

robots.txt present, sitemap with 6 URLs

robots.txt is present

Got: 6882 bytes

sitemap.xml is present

sitemap.xml is valid XML

sitemap.xml contains 6 entries

Sitemap index with 6 child sitemaps

robots.txt references sitemap

robots.txt 200 OK

Size 6882 B Sitemaps referenced 42 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed

User-agent: *

Disallow: /tncms/tracking/

Disallow: /_services/

Disallow: /exclusive/get-healthy/

Disallow: /exclusive/subscription/

Disallow: /nowapp/delete_account/

Disallow: /obituaries/memoriam/

Disallow: /obituaries/notices/

Disallow: /pending/

Disallow: /test/

Disallow: /test/podcast/

Disallow: /test/privacy/

Disallow: /test/terms/

Disallow: /uploaded_photos/

Disallow: /users/relogin/

Disallow: /tncms/counter/

Disallow: /tncms/webservice/

Disallow: /tncms/search/

Disallow: /tncms/messaging/

Disallow: /tncms/tax/

Disallow: /tncms/track/

Disallow: /tncms/admin/

Disallow: /tncms/auth/

Disallow: /tncms/openweb/*

Disallow: /tncms/openid2/

Disallow: /tncms/block/

Disallow: /tncms/media/

Disallow: /tncms/gtm/

Disallow: /tncms/csrf/

Disallow: /tncms/weather/

Disallow: /tncms/dmp/

Disallow: /tncms/user/

Disallow: /users/admin/

Disallow: /users/*/?

Disallow: /tncms/calendar/

Disallow: /ads/*?

Disallow: /ads/housing/*?

Disallow: /classifieds/*?

Disallow: /ads/print_ads/*?

Disallow: /ads/vehicle/*?

Disallow: /places/*action=srch

Disallow: /places/dealers/*action=srch

Disallow: /advertise/examples/admail

Disallow: /newsletter-templates

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/archives

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/business

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/crime

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/daily-headlines

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/education

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/eedition

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/entertainment

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/food-and-drink

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/health

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/home-and-garden

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/hot

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/local

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/local/bills

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/local/business

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/local/child-victims-act

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/local/covid

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/local/food-and-drink

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/local/good-morning

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/local/hamburg

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/local/nursing-homes

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/local/orchard-park

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/local/photography

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/local/sabres

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/local/thingstodo

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/local/twin-cities

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/local/west-seneca

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/obituaries

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/opinion

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/parenting

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/pets

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/politics

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/preps

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/television

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/topic

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/topic/popup

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/topic/popup2

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/travel

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/weather

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/weather-weekly

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/local/politics

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/afternoon-headlines

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/marketing

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/marketing/get-healthy

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/marketing/advertising-solutions

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/puzzles

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/marketing/affiliate

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/marketing/affiliate/test

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/marketing/suboffer_witharticles

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/weekly-best-of

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/watchdog

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/eedition-afternoon

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/paid

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/paid/editors-pick

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/paid/rewind

Disallow: /newsletter-templates/paid/short-list

Disallow: /content/tncms/assets/v3/form/

Disallow: /content/tncms/form/

Disallow: /tncms/disqus/

Disallow: /content/tncms/


Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/sitemap.xml

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=1970

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=1987

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=1988

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=1989

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=1990

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=1991

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=1992

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=1993

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=1994

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=1995

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=1996

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=1997

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=1998

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=1999

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2000

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2001

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2002

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2003

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2004

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2005

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2006

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2007

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2008

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2009

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2010

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2011

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2012

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2013

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2014

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2015

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2016

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2017

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2018

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2019

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2020

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2021

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2022

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2023

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2024

Sitemap: https://buffalonews.com/tncms/sitemap/editorial.xml?year=2025

sitemap.xml 200 OK

Type Sitemap Index URLs 6 entries Valid XML Yes

Child Sitemaps:

A+

URL Variants

www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS

PASS

www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS

www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)

HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

301https://www.buffalonews.com/

200https://buffalonews.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

A+

Domain Intelligence

buffalonews.com — via Tucows Domains Inc., 29 years, 4 months old, hosted on LEE-ASN - Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, US

PASS

buffalonews.com — via Tucows Domains Inc., 29 years, 4 months old, hosted on LEE-ASN - Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, US

Domain registered until Oct 6, 2026 (5 months remaining)

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.

Registrar: Tucows Domains Inc.

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.

Hosting: LEE-ASN - Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, US

Got: AS10668

Domain expiry

115 days

October 6, 2026

SSL certificate

62 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

29 years, 4 months

Registered May 14, 1997

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

LEE-ASN - Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, US

ASN AS10668

192.104.182.209

Registrar

Tucows Domains Inc.

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 Tucows Domains Inc.

Created May 14, 1997 (29 years, 4 months ago)

Expires October 6, 2026 (5 months)

Last Updated September 8, 2025

Name Servers dns1.tn-cloud.net, dns2.tn-cloud.net

DNSSEC Not enabled

Hosting

IP Address 192.104.182.209

ASN AS10668 (LEE-ASN - Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, US)

Provider LEE-ASN - Lee Enterprises, Incorporated, US

Data source: rdap (0.8s)

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

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HTTP Probe Timing

Total 773 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown

PASS

DNS Lookup

127 ms

TCP Connect

129 ms

TLS Handshake

131 ms

Time to First Byte

516 ms

Total Time

774 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 127 ms TCP Connect 129 ms TLS Handshake 131 ms Server Processing 129 ms Content Transfer 257 ms