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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
87
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
3
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 3 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.

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.thedailybeast.com/
200https://thedailybeast.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://thedailybeast.com/ → https://www.thedailybeast.com:443/

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
128 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

128
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
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 44 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 44 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 75.2.32.225, 35.71.161.26
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: damian.ns.cloudflare.com, lovisa.ns.cloudflare.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: 44 ms
Got: 44 ms
A75.2.32.225, 35.71.161.26
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSdamian.ns.cloudflare.com, lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
1 smtp.google.com
TXT
google-site-verification=nzKnx1hPp71KAYDV81Mlbvn9hu4f4lEkvpeIjff86DI
_globalsign-domain-verification=BahbT-Pu-HaLP9bBimZ0MGe-4CPc4Z_MXqKNUajBmF
adobe-idp-site-verification=4d443bb146b2a60fc0c0216c899a6ef9baa971cc3c36ac4b3020...
facebook-domain-verification=hazesk9wpurz95aok79qc54ge5t0jv
SPF v=spf1 a mx include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%{d}._spf.vali.email include:amazonses.c...
ZOOM_verify_0Ypk2q6MCWyfjzpxDtRdvO
google-site-verification=I_07bDqLac9UsTpxAhX-m6SfQQoT8uRmub5ghzgNbWQ
h1-domain-verification=ukJcY29mabaYczSqC7H5PZU6epWe5ibzd6TonD14wQsyYHhe
MS=ms96322623
google-site-verification=iJoYgM8xMMAH2NFEZDzBz5JXqjetkgqtnnX_OFg65qY
yahoo-verification-key=a0tEkxTOOR5CntjN9CdU5UaELs6an7LHCzyTbe79Ej8=
google-site-verification=tN_ceerjNSJYTtNJnaFfKcQtG9QtfloMn7vGd81qxCI
9tTzmc1wIYJvBaksEepHf87ovkuWOy7y2krcjBG40liIf4U+Jh1Txo9d/fQA27PqgujXCTAIxcd/kwcA...
_ylbpq6mjs9whog2r4ii022f9c1rws1o
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 44 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), 224 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 224 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://thedailybeast.com → https://www.thedailybeast.com:443/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://thedailybeast.com

106 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.thedailybeast.com:443/

118 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://thedailybeast.com301106 msHTTP/1.1awselb/2.0
2https://www.thedailybeast.com:443/200118 msHTTP/1.1openresty

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 6686 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 6686 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 722 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 6686 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 6686 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 722 B Sitemaps referenced 3 User-agents *, AmazonAdBot Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /the-scorched-earth-wellness-war-between-tanya-zuckerbrot-emily-gellis-lande-and-ingrid-de-la-mare-kenny,inside-the-mean-girl-army-going-to-war-for-a-celebrity-dietician

User-agent: AmazonAdBot
Allow: /
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /the-scorched-earth-wellness-war-between-tanya-zuckerbrot-emily-gellis-lande-and-ingrid-de-la-mare-kenny,inside-the-mean-girl-army-going-to-war-for-a-celebrity-dietician

Sitemap: https://www.thedailybeast.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap-index/?outputType=xml
Sitemap: https://www.thedailybeast.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap-news-index/?outputType=xml
Sitemap: https://www.thedailybeast.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap-section-index/?outputType=xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 6686 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
thedailybeast.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 20 years, 11 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
thedailybeast.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 20 years, 11 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Sep 8, 2026 (4 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: MarkMonitor Inc.
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: AWS
Got: AS16509
Domain expiry

55 days

September 8, 2026

SSL certificate

128 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

20 years, 11 months

Registered September 8, 2005

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

75.2.32.225

Registrar

MarkMonitor Inc.

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Renew the domain or enable auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiry
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar MarkMonitor Inc.
Created September 8, 2005 (20 years, 11 months ago)
Expires September 8, 2026 (4 months)
Last Updated February 18, 2025
Name Servers damian.ns.cloudflare.com, lovisa.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 75.2.32.225
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
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 165 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
39 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.
93 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
165 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
165 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 39 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 93 ms Server Processing 32 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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