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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
70
GRADE
C
FIX
2
REVIEW
2
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Sao Paulo, Brazil
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 2 REVIEW 2 FIX
F
Redirect Chain
Action
3 redirect(s), 1623 ms total
FIX
3 redirect(s), 1623 ms total
Warning::
3 redirects before reaching final URL
Each redirect adds latency. Try to minimize the chain to 1 hop.
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Uses 302 (temporary) redirect
If permanent, use 301 instead.
Got: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/
Warning::
Redirect overhead: 1623 ms total
Got: 1623 ms
Info::
Cross-domain redirect detected

https://paypal.me

16 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.paypal.me/

242 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/

283 ms · HTTP/1.1

302

https://www.paypal.com/br/webapps/mpp/ho...

1082 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://paypal.me30116 msHTTP/1.1Varnish
2https://www.paypal.me/301242 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
3https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/302283 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
4https://www.paypal.com/br/webapps/mpp/ho...2001082 msHTTP/1.1

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

Each redirect adds latency. Try to minimize the chain to 1 hop.

Why this matters

Redirect chain — each hop adds latency; combine into one redirect where possible.

Source: Google Search Central / web.dev

If permanent, use 301 instead.

Why this matters

302 (Found) is for genuinely temporary redirects — if this redirect is permanent, switch to 301 to preserve SEO equity.

Learn more

Search engines treat 302 as temporary, keeping the original URL indexed and not transferring full link equity to the destination. Use 301 (Moved Permanently) for permanent redirects (HTTP→HTTPS, www-vs-non-www, URL restructures).

Source: Google Search Central

D
Crawlability
Action
robots.txt present, no sitemap
FIX
robots.txt present, no sitemap
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 175 bytes
Critical::
robots.txt blocks all crawlers
Disallow: / for all user-agents prevents search engines from indexing any page. This will remove the site from search results.
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Disallow: / for all user-agents prevents search engines from indexing any page. This will remove the site from search results.

Why this matters

Disallow: / in robots.txt blocks every search crawler — the site becomes invisible in organic search.

Learn more

Common deployment mistake: a staging robots.txt with `User-agent: * / Disallow: /` ships to prod. The site falls out of search results within days. Verify your robots.txt is the production-intended version. If this is intentional (private site), no action needed.

Source: Google Search Central

A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

Why this matters

No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.

Learn more

A sitemap accelerates Google's discovery of new and updated content. Most CMSes auto-generate one; static-site frameworks need a build-step plugin. Reference it from robots.txt and submit in Search Console to confirm Google can fetch it.

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Why this matters

robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.

Source: sitemaps.org

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 175 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents Twitterbot, facebookexternalhit, * Blocking Yes — all crawlers blocked
# PP.me robots.txt --

User-agent: Twitterbot
Disallow:

User-agent: facebookexternalhit
Disallow:

User-agent: *
Disallow: /
Allow: /pages/faqs
Allow: /pages/terms
Allow: /$

sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

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
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
178 days until leaf cert expires — 5 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

178
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Extend HSTS max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year) to meet the preload list criteria
  • Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
  • 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
3 A records, 13 ms lookup
PASS
3 A records, 13 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 3 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 151.101.65.21, 151.101.129.21, 162.159.141.96
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: pdns100.ultradns.com, pdns100.ultradns.net, ns1-pchnet.paypal.com, ns2-pchnet.paypal.com
Info::
6 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: 13 ms
Got: 13 ms
A151.101.65.21, 151.101.129.21, 162.159.141.96
AAAA
CNAME
NSpdns100.ultradns.com, pdns100.ultradns.net, ns1-pchnet.paypal.com, ns2-pchnet.paypal.com
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
10 mx1.paypalcorp.com
10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
TXT
SPF v=spf1 -all
4tq9gwcyb51hm86yvjr684dhkqh9b1xy
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 13 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+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

301https://www.paypal.me/
200https://paypal.me/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://paypal.me/ https://paypal.me/

Consistent

A
Domain Intelligence
paypal.me — via MarkMonitor Inc., 18 years, 1 months old, hosted on Fastly
PASS
paypal.me — via MarkMonitor Inc., 18 years, 1 months old, hosted on Fastly
Warning::
Domain expires in 52 days
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Got: Expires Jun 13, 2026
Info::
Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc.
Info::
Registrar lock is enabled
Domain cannot be transferred without explicit unlock from the registrar. This protects against unauthorized transfers.
Info::
Hosting: Fastly
Got: AS54113
Domain expiry

EXPIRED

June 13, 2026

SSL certificate

178 days

Issued by DigiCert Inc

Domain age

18 years, 1 months

Registered June 13, 2008

DNSSEC

Status unknown

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Fastly

ASN AS54113

151.101.65.21

Registrar

MarkMonitor Inc.

Locked 4 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Domain has EXPIRED — renew immediately to avoid total site outage
Registrar MarkMonitor Inc.
Created June 13, 2008 (18 years, 1 months ago)
Expires June 13, 2026 (1 months)
Last Updated February 10, 2026
Name Servers pdns100.ultradns.com, pdns100.ultradns.net, ns1-pchnet.paypal.com, ns2-pchnet.paypal.com
Registrant PayPal PTE LTD.
Hosting
IP Address 151.101.65.21
ASN AS54113 (FASTLY - Fastly, Inc., US)
Provider Fastly
Data source: whois (1.7s)

Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.

Why this matters

Domain expiry approaching — renew immediately and ensure auto-renew + alerting are configured.

Source: ICANN renewal policy

Domain cannot be transferred without explicit unlock from the registrar. This protects against unauthorized transfers.

Why this matters

Registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited et al.) prevents unauthorized domain transfers — strongest defense against domain hijacking.

Source: ICANN / domain-security best practice

A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 18 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
9 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.
4 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
18 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
19 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 9 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 4 ms Server Processing 4 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-gru-sbsp2090062-GRU
Info::
CDN cache status: HIT
CDN Detected: Fastly
Provider Fastly Cache Status HIT Evidence x-served-by: cache-gru-sbsp2090062-GRU
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