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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
87
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
4
PASS
4
INFO
0
Probed from Singapore, Singapore
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
4 PASS 4 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
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 1572 ms total
REVIEW
1 redirect(s), 1572 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://government.nl → https://www.government.nl/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Warning::
Redirect overhead: 1572 ms total
Got: 1572 ms

https://government.nl

669 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.government.nl/

903 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://government.nl301669 msHTTP/1.1nginx
2https://www.government.nl/200903 msHTTP/1.1nginx

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

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.government.nl/
200https://government.nl/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://government.nl/ → https://government.nl/

Consistent

B
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 827 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
REVIEW
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
320 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
168 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
171 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
827 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
827 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 320 ms TCP Connect 168 ms TLS Handshake 171 ms Server Processing 167 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
84 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

84
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 OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A
DNS Records
4 A records, 320 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 320 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 178.22.85.8, 178.22.85.9, 178.22.85.10, 178.22.85.11
Info::
Has 4 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2a00:d00:3:2::3, 2a00:d00:3:2::4, 2a00:d00:3:2::5, 2a00:d00:3:2::6
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns0.rijksoverheidnl.com, ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl, ns2.rijksoverheidnl.eu, ns3.rijksoverheidnl.org
Info::
1 mail exchanger(s) configured
Info::
CAA records not checked
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Info::
SPF record present in TXT
Warning::
DNS resolution is slow (320 ms)
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
Got: 320 ms
A178.22.85.8, 178.22.85.9, 178.22.85.10, 178.22.85.11
AAAA2a00:d00:3:2::3, 2a00:d00:3:2::4, 2a00:d00:3:2::5, 2a00:d00:3:2::6
CNAME—
NSns0.rijksoverheidnl.com, ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl, ns2.rijksoverheidnl.eu, ns3.rijksoverheidnl.org
MX
0
TXT
SPF v=spf1 -all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 320 ms

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.

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+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (236 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (236 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2a00:d00:3:2::3, 2a00:d00:3:2::4, 2a00:d00:3:2::5, 2a00:d00:3:2::6
Got: 236 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2a00:d00:3:2::3, 2a00:d00:3:2::4, 2a00:d00:3:2::5, 2a00:d00:3:2::6 Connection Reachable (236 ms)
A
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 114 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Warning::
sitemap.xml is empty — no URLs found
An empty sitemap provides no value. Add <url> entries for your pages.
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap

An empty sitemap provides no value. Add <url> entries for your pages.

Why this matters

An empty sitemap signals 'no content to index' to Google — actively harmful versus having no sitemap at all.

Learn more ▾

Google compares URLs in the sitemap against URLs it has crawled. An empty sitemap on a site with thousands of pages signals abandonment. Either populate it correctly (most CMSes auto-generate) or delete the file and let Google crawl normally.

Source: Google Search Central / sitemaps.org

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 114 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed

User-agent: *
Disallow: 

User-agent: *
Disallow: /error/*

Sitemap: https://www.government.nl/nieuws-sitemap.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type URL Set URLs 0 entries Valid XML Yes
A+
Domain Intelligence
government.nl — via Rijksoverheid, 27 years, 1 months old
PASS
government.nl — via Rijksoverheid, 27 years, 1 months old
Info::
DNSSEC is enabled
Info::
Registrar: Rijksoverheid
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.
Domain expiry

Unknown

SSL certificate

84 days

Issued by DigiCert Ireland Limited

Domain age

27 years, 1 months

Registered August 10, 1999

DNSSEC

Enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2a00:d00:3:2::3

Registrar

Rijksoverheid

Unlocked 4 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Rijksoverheid
Created August 10, 1999 (27 years, 1 months ago)
Last Updated September 29, 2021
Name Servers ns3.rijksoverheidnl.org, ns1.rijksoverheidnl.nl, ns2.rijksoverheidnl.eu, ns0.rijksoverheidnl.com
DNSSEC Enabled
Registrant Rijksoverheid
Hosting
IP Address 2a00:d00:3:2::3
Data source: rdap (0.9s)

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

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