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Infrastructure

· 17 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
85
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
8
PASS
9
INFO
0
Probed from Sao Paulo, Brazil
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
17
9 PASS 8 REVIEW
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.
C
Reverse DNS
Action
0/4 IPs match cert SAN
REVIEW
0/4 IPs match cert SAN
Info::
PTR lookup failed for 151.101.193.132: lookup 151.101.193.132: no such host
No reverse DNS record set for this IP. Common on bare cloud-VM IPs without provider-side PTR; not a security issue.
Info::
PTR lookup failed for 151.101.1.132: lookup 151.101.1.132: no such host
No reverse DNS record set for this IP. Common on bare cloud-VM IPs without provider-side PTR; not a security issue.
Info::
PTR lookup failed for 151.101.65.132: lookup 151.101.65.132: no such host
No reverse DNS record set for this IP. Common on bare cloud-VM IPs without provider-side PTR; not a security issue.
Info::
PTR lookup failed for 151.101.129.132: lookup 151.101.129.132: no such host
No reverse DNS record set for this IP. Common on bare cloud-VM IPs without provider-side PTR; not a security issue.
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.Bankrate.com/
200https://Bankrate.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://Bankrate.com/ → https://www.bankrate.com/

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
237 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

237
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • 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
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.
B
Health Check Endpoint
No conventional health endpoint found
REVIEW
No conventional health endpoint found
Info::
No conventional health endpoint found
Health endpoints (/health, /healthz, /status, /ping, /api/health) let uptime monitors, load balancers, and orchestration systems (Kubernetes, ECS, Fly.io) verify the service is alive. Marketing sites and small services often skip them legitimately; flagged as Info, not a failure. Probe results: /api/health: 405, /health: 405, /healthz: 405, /ping: 405, /status: 405.
A+
DNS Records
4 A records, 51 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 51 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 151.101.193.132, 151.101.1.132, 151.101.65.132, 151.101.129.132
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-1473.awsdns-56.org, ns-1671.awsdns-16.co.uk, ns-483.awsdns-60.com, ns-778.awsdns-33.net
Info::
1 mail exchanger(s) configured
Info::
SPF record present in TXT
Info::
DNS resolution time: 51 ms
Got: 51 ms
A151.101.193.132, 151.101.1.132, 151.101.65.132, 151.101.129.132
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-1473.awsdns-56.org, ns-1671.awsdns-16.co.uk, ns-483.awsdns-60.com, ns-778.awsdns-33.net
MX
10 bankrate-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
activeprospect-domain-verification=vMD2H3BdHjFBqG5agk2RTQ==
activeprospect-domain-verification=w8X4Ld24eEa+kxYuIdthUg==
apple-domain-verification=4rmc64e9oDooDmoqJ6fA9ApF0lTqQcJRWBdavsodp30
SPF v=spf1 include:mailgun.org ~all
zapier-domain-verification-challenge=86baff43-45be-48cb-9674-06d6d1966fe2
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 51 ms
A+
Subdomain Takeover
No subdomain takeover risk detected
PASS
No subdomain takeover risk detected
Info::
No CNAME record present
A+
Multi-Resolver DNS Speed
Mean 4ms across 3 resolvers (spread 7ms)
PASS
Mean 4ms across 3 resolvers (spread 7ms)
Info::
Google: 1ms
Got: 1ms via 8.8.8.8:53
Info::
Cloudflare: 5ms
Got: 5ms via 1.1.1.1:53
Info::
Quad9: 8ms
Got: 8ms via 9.9.9.9:53
A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 45 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 45 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://Bankrate.com → https://www.bankrate.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://Bankrate.com

27 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.bankrate.com/

18 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://Bankrate.com30127 msHTTP/1.1Varnish
2https://www.bankrate.com/20018 msHTTP/1.1nginx

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 11 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 11 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1277 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 11 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 11 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1277 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents *, Mediapartners-Google, Googlebot-Image Blocking No — crawling allowed
# directed to all spiders
User-agent: *
Disallow: /system/swf/
Disallow: /acc_random*
Disallow: /ads/
Disallow: /affiliates/
Disallow: /applets/
Disallow: /attribution/
Disallow: /br-split-test/
Disallow: /budget/
Disallow: /calc-pop-up/
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /doubleclick/
Disallow: /hlink_redirects/
Disallow: /include/
Disallow: /java/
Disallow: /javacalcs/
Disallow: /jsfeeds/
Disallow: /partners/
Disallow: /sitespeed/
Disallow: /funnel/checking-account/
Disallow: /funnel/checking-savings/
Disallow: /funnel/college-finance/
Disallow: /*/ybir/
Disallow: /apps/sdk/
Disallow: /widgets/
Disallow: /rtrs/
Disallow: /pdfs/mortgage-guide/
Disallow: /rss_trk/
Disallow: /IndustryBrains/
Disallow: /nltrack/
Disallow: /page-analytics/
Disallow: /images/
Allow: /landing/cd-rates-d/
Allow: /landing/cd-rates-f/
Allow: /landing/cd-rates-g/
Disallow: /landing/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /credit-card-offers/transfer-page/
Disallow: /amp/
Disallow: /404.aspx
Disallow: /customerror.aspx
Disallow: /zeta/
Disallow: /*?seriesSlug=*
Disallow: /collections/vendors*
Disallow: /member/
Disallow: /archive/

Allow: *.js
Allow: *.css

User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
Disallow:

User-agent: Googlebot-Image
Disallow:

Sitemap: https://www.bankrate.com/sitemap/sitemap-index.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 11 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
Bankrate.com — via GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC, 31 years, 7 months old, hosted on Fastly
PASS
Bankrate.com — via GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC, 31 years, 7 months old, hosted on Fastly
Info::
Domain registered until Jun 2, 2027 (1 years 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 Corporate Domains, 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: Fastly
Got: AS54113
Domain expiry

381 days

June 2, 2027

SSL certificate

237 days

Issued by GlobalSign nv-sa

Domain age

31 years, 7 months

Registered March 6, 1995

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Fastly

ASN AS54113

151.101.129.132

Registrar

GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC

Unlocked 4 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
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC
Created March 6, 1995 (31 years, 7 months ago)
Expires June 2, 2027 (1 years)
Last Updated May 3, 2026
Name Servers ns-1473.awsdns-56.org, ns-1671.awsdns-16.co.uk, ns-483.awsdns-60.com, ns-778.awsdns-33.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 151.101.129.132
ASN AS54113 (FASTLY - Fastly, Inc., US)
Provider Fastly
Data source: rdap (1.3s)

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 28 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
15 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.
10 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
28 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
28 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 15 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 10 ms Server Processing 2 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A
CDN & Delivery
Fastly (MISS)
PASS
Fastly (MISS)
Info::
Site is served via Fastly CDN
Got: x-served-by: cache-gru-sbgr1930046-GRU
Info::
CDN cache status: MISS
CDN Detected: Fastly
Provider Fastly Cache Status MISS Evidence x-served-by: cache-gru-sbgr1930046-GRU
A+
CDN Cache Observability
Cache state: MISS
PASS
Cache state: MISS
Info::
CDN cache state observable via 3 header(s)
Got: x-cache=MISS, x-cache-hits=0, x-served-by=cache-gru-sbgr1930046-GRU
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