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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
94
GRADE
A
FIX
1
REVIEW
2
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Sao Paulo, Brazil
200 OK
Checks
9
6 PASS 2 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
DNS Records
Action
1 A records, 418 ms lookup
REVIEW
1 A records, 418 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 192.0.66.110
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
Has 1 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2a04:fa87:fffd::c000:426e
Warning::
CNAME record at zone apex
A CNAME at the zone apex can break MX and NS records. Use ALIAS/ANAME or A records instead.
Got: heroku.go-vip.net
Info::
No NS records found
Info::
No MX records — email not configured via DNS
Info::
CAA records not checked
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Info::
No SPF record found in TXT records
SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
Warning::
DNS resolution is slow (418 ms)
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
Got: 418 ms
A192.0.66.110
AAAA2a04:fa87:fffd::c000:426e
CNAMEheroku.go-vip.net
NS
MX
TXT
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 418 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

A CNAME at the zone apex can break MX and NS records. Use ALIAS/ANAME or A records instead.

Why this matters

CNAME at the apex (example.com) breaks every other apex record (MX, TXT, NS) — DNS-protocol violation per RFC 1034.

Learn more

RFC 1034 forbids CNAME alongside other records at the same name. Some DNS providers offer ALIAS / ANAME / flattened-CNAME records that work around this — use those instead. Otherwise apex-level CNAME breaks email (no MX), domain ownership verification (no TXT), and more.

Source: RFC 1034

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.

SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.

Why this matters

Without SPF, receiving servers can't validate sending IPs — your domain is easier to spoof in phishing.

Learn more

SPF complements DMARC. Both should be published. SPF records list authorized sending IPs (e.g., `v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all` for Google Workspace). After publishing, verify in Google Postmaster Tools or mxtoolbox.

Source: RFC 7208 (SPF)

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

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

Certificate validity

59
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
  • Add the preload directive and submit to hstspreload.org once max-age + includeSubDomains are in place
  • 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+
Redirect Chain
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://www.heroku.com

https://www.heroku.com

148 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://www.heroku.com200148 msHTTP/1.1nginx
A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (180 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (180 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2a04:fa87:fffd::c000:426e
Got: 180 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2a04:fa87:fffd::c000:426e Connection Reachable (180 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 8 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 8 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 320 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 8 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 8 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 320 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /readme.html
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-content/themes/orbitmedia-elementor/html/
# START YOAST BLOCK
# ---------------------------
User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-json/
Disallow: /?rest_route=

Sitemap: https://www.heroku.com/sitemap_index.xml
# ---------------------------
# END YOAST BLOCK
A+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: www)
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.heroku.com/
301https://heroku.com/

Preferred variant: www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://www.heroku.com/ https://www.heroku.com/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
heroku.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 19 years old
PASS
heroku.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 19 years old
Info::
Domain registered until Jun 15, 2027 (1 years, 2 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: MarkMonitor Inc.
Domain expiry

338 days

June 15, 2027

SSL certificate

59 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

19 years

Registered June 15, 2007

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2a04:fa87:fffd::c000:426e

Registrar

MarkMonitor Inc.

Lock status unknown 8 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
Registrar MarkMonitor Inc.
Created June 15, 2007 (19 years ago)
Expires June 15, 2027 (1 years, 2 months)
Last Updated March 30, 2026
Name Servers dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net, dns4.p01.nsone.net, ns01.herokudns.net, ns02.herokudns.net, ns03.herokudns.net, ns04.herokudns.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2a04:fa87:fffd::c000:426e
Data source: rdap (0.9s)

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

A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 153 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
144 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
1 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
5 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
152 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
154 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 144 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 5 ms Server Processing 2 ms Content Transfer 2 ms
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