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· 17 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
81
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
11
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
200 OK
Checks
17
5 PASS 11 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.

B
DNSSEC
Unsigned (DNSSEC not deployed)
REVIEW
Unsigned (DNSSEC not deployed)
Info::
DNSSEC is not deployed
The zone is not DNSSEC-signed. Users on validating resolvers (Cloudflare 1.1.1.1, Quad9 9.9.9.9, growing default in mobile resolvers) get no protection against DNS spoofing for this domain. Most registrars now offer DNSSEC at a single click; consider enabling it for sites where authenticity matters (banking, healthcare, government).
B
CAA Records
No CAA records (any CA may issue certificates)
REVIEW
No CAA records (any CA may issue certificates)
Info::
No CAA records published
Without CAA records, any publicly-trusted CA can issue certificates for this domain. Adding a CAA record (`yourdomain. IN CAA 0 issue "letsencrypt.org"`) restricts issuance to CAs you authorize. Required by CAB Forum baseline since 2017; the default of 'any CA' is widely supported but is the broader attack surface for issuance fraud.
B
Reverse DNS
0/1 IPs match cert SAN
REVIEW
0/1 IPs match cert SAN
Info::
PTR for 102.211.186.77 does not match any cert SAN: matsela.paas.africa
Common when behind a CDN or shared hosting (PTR points at the provider's hostname). Mismatch can also affect mail deliverability if this IP sends email -- many MTAs reject mail when forward+reverse DNS disagree.
C
Multi-Resolver DNS Speed
Action
Mean 263ms across 3 resolvers (spread 170ms)
REVIEW
Mean 263ms across 3 resolvers (spread 170ms)
Info::
Google: 187ms
Got: 187ms via 8.8.8.8:53
Info::
Quad9: 246ms
Got: 246ms via 9.9.9.9:53
Info::
Cloudflare: 357ms
Got: 357ms via 1.1.1.1:53
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
Crawlability
robots.txt present, no sitemap
REVIEW
robots.txt present, no sitemap
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 65 bytes
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

Why this matters

No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.

Learn more ▾

A sitemap accelerates Google's discovery of new and updated content. Most CMSes auto-generate one; static-site frameworks need a build-step plugin. Reference it from robots.txt and submit in Search Console to confirm Google can fetch it.

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Why this matters

robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.

Source: sitemaps.org

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 65 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents facebookexternalhit, * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: facebookexternalhit
Allow: /

User-agent: *
Allow: /
sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

B
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
REVIEW
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Critical::
HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS
Got: HTTP 200 Expected: 301 redirect to HTTPS

www / non-www

https://www.hiteknogs.com/
200https://hiteknogs.com/

HTTP → HTTPS

200http://hiteknogs.com/

HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS

B
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 892 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
REVIEW
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
209 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
184 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
193 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
888 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
893 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 209 ms TCP Connect 184 ms TLS Handshake 193 ms Server Processing 302 ms Content Transfer 5 ms
B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
74 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

74
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 Cache Observability
No CDN cache-status headers in the response
REVIEW
No CDN cache-status headers in the response
Info::
No CDN cache-status headers in the response
Without an X-Cache / CF-Cache-Status / X-Vercel-Cache / Age header, you can't tell from outside whether a request hit the cache or went to origin. Operationally important: enables debugging stale-content reports and verifying cache rules. Most managed CDN platforms emit at least one of these by default; absence often means the platform's diagnostic headers are stripped at an upstream proxy.
B
Operational Status Page
No status page link detected
REVIEW
No status page link detected
Info::
No operational status page link detected
Status pages communicate planned maintenance and incidents to users -- a hallmark of operationally-mature services. Most SaaS teams publish one via Atlassian Statuspage, Instatus, BetterUptime, or a self-hosted Cachet. Smaller sites legitimately don't need one; flagged as Info, not a failure.
A
DNS Records
1 A records, 210 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 210 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 102.211.186.77
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns1.matsela.paas.africa, ns2.matsela.paas.africa
Info::
2 mail exchanger(s) configured
Info::
SPF record present in TXT
Warning::
DNS resolution is slow (210 ms)
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
Got: 210 ms
A102.211.186.77
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns1.matsela.paas.africa, ns2.matsela.paas.africa
MX
0 g.sivecloud.co.za
10 mail.hiteknogs.com
TXT
SPF v=spf1 a mx ip4:102.211.186.77 +ip4:102.211.186.229 ~all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 210 ms

Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.

Why this matters

Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.

Learn more ▾

Add multiple A records for round-robin failover, or use a managed DNS provider with health-checked failover (Route 53, Cloudflare, NS1). Short TTL (60-300s) lets clients recover faster on outages.

Source: SRE practice / DNS architecture

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+
Subdomain Takeover
No subdomain takeover risk detected
PASS
No subdomain takeover risk detected
Info::
No CNAME record present
A+
Redirect Chain
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://hiteknogs.com

https://hiteknogs.com

591 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://hiteknogs.com200591 msHTTP/1.1LiteSpeed
A+
Domain Intelligence
hiteknogs.com — via NameCheap, Inc., 15 days old, hosted on Sive Setfu ICT Solutions (Pty) Ltd - Sive Setfu ICT Solutions (Pty) Ltd, ZA
PASS
hiteknogs.com — via NameCheap, Inc., 15 days old, hosted on Sive Setfu ICT Solutions (Pty) Ltd - Sive Setfu ICT Solutions (Pty) Ltd, ZA
Info::
Domain registered until Jul 16, 2027 (11 months remaining)
Info::
Domain is only 15 days old
Newly registered domains may face SEO trust challenges. Search engines generally give more authority to older domains. This is informational — not a problem to fix.
Got: Registered Jul 16, 2026
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: NameCheap, 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: Sive Setfu ICT Solutions (Pty) Ltd - Sive Setfu ICT Solutions (Pty) Ltd, ZA
Got: AS329298
Domain expiry

341 days

July 16, 2027

SSL certificate

74 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

15 days

Registered July 16, 2026

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Sive Setfu ICT Solutions (Pty) Ltd - Sive Setfu ICT Solutions (Pty) Ltd, ZA

ASN AS329298

102.211.186.77

Registrar

NameCheap, 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
  • Newly registered domain — build backlinks and content to establish SEO trust
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar NameCheap, Inc.
Created July 16, 2026 (15 days ago)
Expires July 16, 2027 (11 months)
Last Updated July 16, 2026
Name Servers ns1.matsela.paas.africa, ns2.matsela.paas.africa
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 102.211.186.77
ASN AS329298 (Sive Setfu ICT Solutions (Pty) Ltd - Sive Setfu ICT Solutions (Pty) Ltd, ZA)
Provider Sive Setfu ICT Solutions (Pty) Ltd - Sive Setfu ICT Solutions (Pty) Ltd, ZA
Data source: rdap (0.8s)

Newly registered domains may face SEO trust challenges. Search engines generally give more authority to older domains. This is informational — not a problem to fix.

Why this matters

Informational: domain age. Newer domains may have lower trust signals in spam/security filters.

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+
Health Check Endpoint
Health endpoint at https://hiteknogs.com/ping (HTTP 200)
PASS
Health endpoint at https://hiteknogs.com/ping (HTTP 200)
Info::
Public health endpoint at https://hiteknogs.com/ping
Got: https://hiteknogs.com/ping
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