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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
99
GRADE
A+
FIX
0
REVIEW
1
PASS
7
INFO
1
Probed from Madrid, Spain
200 OK
Checks
9
7 PASS 1 REVIEW
B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
118 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

118
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Submit your domain to hstspreload.org to be added to the Chrome preload list
  • 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, 47 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 47 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 99.84.9.113, 99.84.9.114, 99.84.9.62, 99.84.9.77
Info::
Has 8 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2600:9000:215b:3000:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:400:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:7000:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:b400:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:2000:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:a200:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:8800:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:5e00:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-852.awsdns-42.net, ns-1444.awsdns-52.org, ns-1956.awsdns-52.co.uk, ns-213.awsdns-26.com
Info::
No MX records — email not configured via DNS
Info::
CAA records not checked
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Info::
No SPF record found in TXT records
SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
Info::
DNS resolution time: 47 ms
Got: 47 ms
A99.84.9.113, 99.84.9.114, 99.84.9.62, 99.84.9.77
AAAA2600:9000:215b:3000:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:400:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:7000:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:b400:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:2000:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:a200:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:8800:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:5e00:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1
CNAME—
NSns-852.awsdns-42.net, ns-1444.awsdns-52.org, ns-1956.awsdns-52.co.uk, ns-213.awsdns-26.com
MX—
TXT—
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 47 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.

SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.

Why this matters

Without SPF, receiving servers can't validate sending IPs — your domain is easier to spoof in phishing.

Learn more ▾

SPF complements DMARC. Both should be published. SPF records list authorized sending IPs (e.g., `v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all` for Google Workspace). After publishing, verify in Google Postmaster Tools or mxtoolbox.

Source: RFC 7208 (SPF)

A+
Redirect Chain
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://www.gov.scot

https://www.gov.scot

15 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://www.gov.scot20015 msHTTP/1.1
A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (1 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (1 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2600:9000:215b:3000:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:400:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:7000:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:b400:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:2000:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:a200:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:8800:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:5e00:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1
Got: 1 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2600:9000:215b:3000:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:400:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:7000:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:b400:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:2000:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:a200:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:8800:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1, 2600:9000:215b:5e00:7:1f1c:d7c0:93a1 Connection Reachable (1 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 120 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 120 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 187 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 120 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 120 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 187 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *

Disallow: /search/

Disallow: /news/?

Disallow: /policies/?

Disallow: /publications/?

Disallow: /statistics-and-research/?

 
Sitemap: https://www.gov.scot/sitemap.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 120 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
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: www)
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.gov.scot/
301https://gov.scot/

Preferred variant: www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://www.gov.scot/ → https://www.gov.scot/

Consistent

A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 153 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
50 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.
5 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
153 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
154 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 50 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 5 ms Server Processing 98 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A
CDN & Delivery
AWS CloudFront (Miss from cloudfront)
PASS
AWS CloudFront (Miss from cloudfront)
Info::
Site is served via AWS CloudFront CDN (edge: MAD53-P8)
Got: x-amz-cf-id: OgP57XIRXkMyQmyiA5qRQKlw_X--_ckqFPxD4CdjpL8OXnSBHCBUfA==
Info::
CDN cache status: Miss from cloudfront
CDN Detected: AWS CloudFront
Provider AWS CloudFront Cache Status Miss from cloudfront Evidence x-amz-cf-id: OgP57XIRXkMyQmyiA5qRQKlw_X--_ckqFPxD4CdjpL8OXnSBHCBUfA==
Domain Intelligence
Domain intelligence data not available
INFO
Domain intelligence data not available

RDAP and WHOIS lookup both failed

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