Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.DCDN & DeliveryActionNo CDN detectedFIX
Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.
CIPv6 ReadinessActionNo IPv6 supportREVIEW
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.
Source: Google IPv6 stats
BCrawlabilityno robots.txt, no sitemapREVIEW
robots.txt is optional but recommended. It tells search engine crawlers which pages to index.
No robots.txt — crawlers fetch /robots.txt and get 404; not breaking but means default crawl behavior with no directives or sitemap reference.
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A minimal robots.txt with `User-agent: * / Allow: / / Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml` covers the basics. Without it, crawlers behave fine but lose the sitemap signal and can't be selectively blocked from crawl-traps.
Source: robotstxt.org
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.
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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
No robots.txt found
This is fine for most sites — a missing robots.txt allows all crawling by default.
No sitemap found
Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.
BURL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSREVIEW
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations72 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 Records1 A records, 39 ms lookupPASS
| A | 18.169.209.99 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns1.bt.net, ns2.bt.net, ns0.bt.net |
| MX | 0 ons-gov-uk.mail.protection.outlook.com |
| TXT | miro-verification=27f4614c78e7e5ca95026fda3f129de0cdd7115f eyuWmArD1gHOtIbP9S8QUIYp8mzCKS4f67LziRdqdQIgiaKJA+Xn1RvqOJJfVFxv/yuoK52KSZi7uDay... QuoVadis=7a067779-b648-4f55-b7cd-d22b35ca987e airtable-verification=fe6fcbd53ab9c2ae9c3f39c3afd6aeb9 MS=ms21090673 atlassian-domain-verification=xSTx1WHy5mSzkLum90JXpNJqEaKyyPAi63SboeUwixsYifPnza... QuoVadis=f5def41c-8f95-453c-850a-c3bb8424fb93 pexip-ms-tenant-domain-verification=73e0f7c4-5430-4c64-acfb-4012d58762aa jamf-site-verification=c-Ekp4yzpzwQBgiLcHj6ow apple-domain-verification=HiwZISvk85eEb5to google-site-verification=Pa8IqEBwNpNpNy2z6Y6hWCjMWnVCntQXlGsz_hrFkyI SPF v=spf1 include:extspf.ons.gov.uk include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:serv... |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.
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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
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.
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 255 ms totalPASS
https://ons.gov.uk
88 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.ons.gov.uk/
167 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://ons.gov.uk | 301 | 88 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx |
| 2 | https://www.ons.gov.uk/ | 200 | 167 ms | HTTP/1.1 | cloudflare |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
A+Domain Intelligenceons.gov.uk — via Office for National Statistics, 57 years, 1 months old, hosted on AWSPASS
231 days
February 1, 2027
72 days
Issued by Let's Encrypt
57 years, 1 months
Registered January 1, 1970
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
AWS
ASN AS16509
18.169.209.99
Office for National Statistics
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