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.
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations55 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, 31 ms lookupPASS
| A | 192.0.66.231 |
| AAAA | 2a04:fa87:fffd::c000:427f |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | hope.ns.cloudflare.com, paul.ns.cloudflare.com |
| MX | 1 aspmx.l.google.com 5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com 5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com 10 aspmx3.googlemail.com 10 aspmx2.googlemail.com |
| TXT | E6891E280A _globalsign-domain-verification=SQONiBgTxRVzPPtIHjei_IUGCiAa0KxoVWFw1QfVes facebook-domain-verification=2dggc2yokfjjcqx510d8qwbfh20jg8 SPF v=spf1 a mx:dailydot.com include:_spf.google.com ~all google-site-verification=94XdYhnkM8v6YVjLC9drzg57hOlz9bsOYf2hEifevnA google-site-verification=8r4OtrRUM4O_g_t9sj314hkWK8CrvVkOz8aHbblOKW0 google-site-verification=R6til0k42oCVGdebJCLTcfN6Z832BEXIuQJC3n_RqeY |
| 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.
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
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+Redirect ChainNo redirects — direct accessPASS
https://dailydot.com
428 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://dailydot.com | 200 | 428 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx |
A+IPv6 ReadinessIPv6 reachable (0 ms)PASS
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 3 URLsPASS
Sitemap: https://dailydot.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://dailydot.com/news-sitemap.xml
# START YOAST BLOCK
# ---------------------------
User-agent: *
Disallow:
# ---------------------------
# END YOAST BLOCK
User-agent: *
Disallow: /api/
A+URL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSPASS
www / non-www
Preferred variant: non-www
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
A+Domain Intelligencedailydot.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 22 years, 8 months oldPASS
495 days
November 19, 2027
55 days
Issued by Let's Encrypt
22 years, 8 months
Registered November 19, 2003
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Unknown
2a04:fa87:fffd::c000:427f
GoDaddy.com, LLC
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