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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
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 REVIEW
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.bbcgoodfood.com/
200https://bbcgoodfood.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://bbcgoodfood.com/ → https://bbcgoodfood.com/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

109
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • 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+
DNS Records
4 A records, 36 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 36 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 151.101.65.91, 151.101.129.91, 151.101.1.91, 151.101.193.91
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
6 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns5.imdserve.com, ns4.imdserve.com, ns3.imdserve.com, ns6.imdserve.com, ns2.imdserve.com, ns1.imdserve.com
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
Info::
DNS resolution time: 36 ms
Got: 36 ms
A151.101.65.91, 151.101.129.91, 151.101.1.91, 151.101.193.91
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns5.imdserve.com, ns4.imdserve.com, ns3.imdserve.com, ns6.imdserve.com, ns2.imdserve.com, ns1.imdserve.com
MX
10 inbound-smtp.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com
TXT
facebook-domain-verification=1hpuz4uq9fs8cze94j8cfuews2tl0p
google-site-verification=ohGDwLEfATRwgbhjCqsqDuOdKBzG298dS-7AM0DTjmU
_globalsign-domain-verification=ypTmCodsGVFAp2zOZqygneXH8KL6TPtuVBQ16WReRG
google-site-verification=Hkgeqt1fifrCaIrdMvoMK4wxVtQsqQPh3VY77hxXjWg
SPF v=spf1 include:msgfocus.com include:amazonses.com include:spf.mandrillapp.com ~a...
tollbit-domain-verification=5cbfce05bb6ef68fb6d8084945bc5313b2d8b83e62bc31a98a85...
google-site-verification=rsmWOodwKo7ZqhmpCDDCLw8ZLzxlSXd4FcY3YtO7W1U
hj=1704279-07072021
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 36 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.

A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 70 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 70 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://bbcgoodfood.com → https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://bbcgoodfood.com

5 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/

65 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://bbcgoodfood.com3015 msHTTP/1.1Varnish
2https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/20065 msHTTP/1.1

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 259 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 259 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1277 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 259 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 259 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1277 B Sitemaps referenced 4 User-agents *, Scope3/2.0 Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

User-agent: *
Sitemap: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/google-news.xml
Sitemap: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/hreflang-sitemap.xml

# Individual pages and paths
Disallow: /4817/
Disallow: /176986657/
Disallow: /styleguide/
Disallow: /author/mrben/
Disallow: /members/
Disallow: /signin/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /auth/
Disallow: /seasonal-calendar/all
Disallow: /article/welcome-email
Disallow: /article/thank-you-registering
Disallow: /article/thank-you-signing-health-edit
Disallow: /list-v2/
Disallow: /article-v2/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /zephr


Disallow: /subscribe/staff-access/

# Wildcard blocks
Disallow: /account/*
Disallow: /api/*
Disallow: /search*
Disallow: /search-results/*
Disallow: /user/*/collections/
Disallow: /user/*/collection/
Disallow: /registration*
Disallow: /forgotten-password*
Disallow: /change-password*
Disallow: /reset-password*
Disallow: /login*
Disallow: /log-out*
Disallow: /*null?
Disallow: /*obOrigUrl=true
Disallow: /v5/*
Disallow: /v1/*
Disallow: /subscribe/

# scope3.com
User-agent: Scope3/2.0
Allow: /
Crawl-delay: 12

# Sitemap archive
Sitemap: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/sitemap.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 259 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
bbcgoodfood.com — via Lexsynergy Limited, 26 years, 6 months old, hosted on Fastly
PASS
bbcgoodfood.com — via Lexsynergy Limited, 26 years, 6 months old, hosted on Fastly
Info::
Domain registered until Feb 15, 2027 (9 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: Lexsynergy Limited
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

244 days

February 15, 2027

SSL certificate

109 days

Issued by GlobalSign nv-sa

Domain age

26 years, 6 months

Registered February 15, 2000

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Fastly

ASN AS54113

151.101.129.91

Registrar

Lexsynergy Limited

Unlocked 6 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 Lexsynergy Limited
Created February 15, 2000 (26 years, 6 months ago)
Expires February 15, 2027 (9 months)
Last Updated January 16, 2026
Name Servers ns1.imdserve.com, ns2.imdserve.com, ns3.imdserve.com, ns4.imdserve.com, ns5.imdserve.com, ns6.imdserve.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 151.101.129.91
ASN AS54113 (FASTLY - Fastly, Inc., US)
Provider Fastly
Data source: rdap (0.3s)

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 41 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
37 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
0 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
3 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
42 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
42 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 37 ms TCP Connect 0 ms TLS Handshake 3 ms Server Processing 1 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A+
CDN & Delivery
Fastly (HIT)
PASS
Fastly (HIT)
Info::
Site is served via Fastly CDN
Got: x-served-by: cache-toj-leto2350071-TOJ
Info::
CDN cache status: HIT
CDN Detected: Fastly
Provider Fastly Cache Status HIT Evidence x-served-by: cache-toj-leto2350071-TOJ
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