Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.FIPv6 ReadinessActionIPv6 records exist but unreachableFIX
Having AAAA records but an unreachable server is worse than no AAAA — clients may experience delays before falling back to IPv4.
Advertising IPv6 (AAAA records) without a reachable server means IPv6-preferring clients silently fail every connection.
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Modern browsers prefer IPv6 if AAAA exists (Happy Eyeballs algorithm). If the IPv6 server isn't reachable, browsers fall back to IPv4 — but with seconds of added latency per request. Either fix IPv6 reachability or remove the AAAA records.
Source: RFC 8305 (Happy Eyeballs)
BRedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 1044 ms totalREVIEW
https://brightlocal.com
68 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.brightlocal.com/
976 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://brightlocal.com | 301 | 68 ms | HTTP/1.1 | cloudflare |
| 2 | https://www.brightlocal.com/ | 200 | 976 ms | HTTP/1.1 | cloudflare |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
BURL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSREVIEW
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations74 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
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
A+DNS Records2 A records, 12 ms lookupPASS
| A | 162.159.135.42, 162.159.134.42 |
| AAAA | 2606:4700:7::a29f:862a, 2606:4700:7::a29f:872a |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | rajeev.ns.cloudflare.com, robin.ns.cloudflare.com |
| MX | 1 aspmx.l.google.com 5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com 5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com 10 aspmx3.googlemail.com 10 aspmx2.googlemail.com |
| TXT | 2fadbfd6c2e7ddb28efcc9724f39a9bb MS=C7F4DD96BE1E3D8B3EC745510BA8CC30EECE2CA9 MS=ms55615471 anthropic-domain-verification-cxzqzk=3yT6ESQLHQque6eVDzLphyFTv apple-domain-verification=PGc4npkBR3dpr2Hx asv=0ad3a378f46247b6ba21cf970d6a77ce atlassian-domain-verification=owc1w1gasu8/TDk4I2WOaLB254bygEWNpqJYKK9dTRGxaPAwkm... cursor-domain-verification-szk78f=9xzfBHOyIkrFty6HAdK0eux1z figma-domain-verification=77634bd3a5b53867d6d76ad83368269796157210ff95211a5ea3cb... google-site-verification=_4cvx4xCU54kqGzbdRcBR--eyj7iMiV-KpoYaFUhXN0 google-site-verification=gdxuXQDrZSBfpuAWkMsIvHefR3bFDTKyv7MG6RtNdAU jetbrains-domain-verification=biehxl5i2sdi10gna2c6mrrid lw=5ea936d7ba60320126833290 openai-domain-verification=dv-6Eeh32FtUTz9wJYdBUBx5BBT slack-domain-verification=6sGASlvw1t9hjGVa8TdDItwI2w3cjfHsqOtFG7Bj twilio-domain-verification=e757aa6865abc6220d6cd616889e0191 SPF v=spf1 a include:spf0.brightlocal.dev -all |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 6 URLsPASS
User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp/wp-admin/
Allow: /wp/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
# START YOAST BLOCK
# ---------------------------
User-agent: *
Disallow:
Sitemap: https://www.brightlocal.com/sitemap_index.xml
# ---------------------------
# END YOAST BLOCK
A+Domain Intelligencebrightlocal.com — via Cloudflare, Inc., 16 years, 2 months old, hosted on CloudflarePASS
695 days
May 10, 2028
74 days
Issued by Google Trust Services
16 years, 2 months
Registered May 10, 2010
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Cloudflare
ASN AS13335
162.159.134.42
Cloudflare, Inc.
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
- Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.
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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.
Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.
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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