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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
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.alternet.org/
200https://alternet.org/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://alternet.org/ → https://www.alternet.org/

Consistent

C
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
Action
23 days until leaf cert expires — 5 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

23
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+
Renew soon — under 30 days remaining

Recommended actions

  • Renew certificate — 23 days remaining
  • 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, 36 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 36 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 54.243.223.182, 54.243.223.181
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: hope.ns.cloudflare.com, norman.ns.cloudflare.com
Info::
7 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: 36 ms
Got: 36 ms
A54.243.223.182, 54.243.223.181
AAAA—
CNAME—
NShope.ns.cloudflare.com, norman.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
10 aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
30 aspmx2.googlemail.com
30 aspmx3.googlemail.com
30 aspmx4.googlemail.com
30 aspmx5.googlemail.com
TXT
_globalsign-domain-verification=bGFtyD_NdHTqxXpRBTKktl_zGTLLRz3zOCvPJF9DvP
SPF v=spf1 ip4:198.202.148.0/24 ip4:167.89.18.201 include:_spf.google.com include:s...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 36 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), 558 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 558 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://alternet.org → https://www.alternet.org/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 558 ms total
Got: 558 ms

https://alternet.org

399 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.alternet.org/

159 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://alternet.org301399 msHTTP/1.1openresty
2https://www.alternet.org/200159 msHTTP/1.1nginx

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 748 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 748 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 470 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 748 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 748 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 470 B Sitemaps referenced 4 User-agents GPTBot, Google-Extended, PerplexityBot, ias_crawler, *, CCBot Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /core/*
Disallow: /r/*
Disallow: /mnt/*
Allow: /r/kappa/api/*

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: ias_crawler
Disallow: /

Sitemap: https://www.alternet.org/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.alternet.org/sitemap_video.xml
Sitemap: https://www.alternet.org/sitemap_sections.xml
Sitemap: https://www.alternet.org/sitemap_tags.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 748 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
alternet.org — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 31 years, 9 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
alternet.org — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 31 years, 9 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Dec 6, 2026 (7 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

175 days

December 6, 2026

SSL certificate

23 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

31 years, 9 months

Registered December 7, 1994

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

54.243.223.181

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Renew the TLS certificate or verify auto-renewal is working
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC
Created December 7, 1994 (31 years, 9 months ago)
Expires December 6, 2026 (7 months)
Last Updated January 20, 2026
Name Servers hope.ns.cloudflare.com, norman.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 54.243.223.181
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.4s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 35 ms TCP Connect 99 ms TLS Handshake 198 ms Server Processing 99 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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