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.
CIPv6 ReadinessActionNo IPv6 supportREVIEW
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.
Source: Google IPv6 stats
BURL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSREVIEW
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations52 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, 78 ms lookupPASS
| A | 192.0.66.138 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns33.worldnic.com, ns34.worldnic.com |
| MX | 0 pymnts-com.mail.protection.outlook.com |
| TXT | google-site-verification=J5W25f1PlbBx1KbZV-xeqSLb1TvvHh5YbEF7F7dfDYY SPF v=spf1 a mx include:_spf.pymnts.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com ~all apple-domain-verification=IuRhFx4IRE0m6QiY yahoo-verification-key=x2XbRQHD1PlGz7X5RaVYpkzULCZ+LuPPRiHF89izsYQ= google-site-verification=-hliYDmejKSMKI1j_1dxdRsnESoUgCTQ2zR9KrfVSc0 MS=ms90558737 |
| 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.
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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.
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 492 ms totalPASS
https://pymnts.com
88 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.pymnts.com/
404 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://pymnts.com | 302 | 88 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx |
| 2 | https://www.pymnts.com/ | 200 | 404 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
If permanent, use 301 instead.
302 (Found) is for genuinely temporary redirects — if this redirect is permanent, switch to 301 to preserve SEO equity.
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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
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 67 URLsPASS
Sitemap: https://www.pymnts.com/sitemap-news.xml
# Sitemap archive
Sitemap: https://www.pymnts.com/sitemap.xml
# START YOAST BLOCK
# ---------------------------
User-agent: *
Disallow:
Schemamap: https://www.pymnts.com/wp-json/yoast/v1/schema-aggregator/get-xml
# ---------------------------
# END YOAST BLOCK
- https://www.pymnts.com/google/2026/google-embeds-ai-into-chrome-for-3-5-billion-users/
- https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2026/adobe-plans-outcome-based-pricing-for-new-ai-product-suite/
- https://www.pymnts.com/healthcare/2026/unitedhealths-ai-is-rebuilding-the-payment-layer-of-american-healthcare/
- https://www.pymnts.com/cryptocurrency/2026/mica-forces-crypto-firms-to-get-licensed-or-get-out/
- https://www.pymnts.com/news/bitcoin-tracker/2026/prediction-market-kalshi-targets-crypto-perpetuals/
A+Domain Intelligencepymnts.com — via Network Solutions, LLC, 17 years old, hosted on WordPress.com (Automattic)PASS
2919 days
July 15, 2034
52 days
Issued by Let's Encrypt
17 years
Registered July 15, 2009
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
WordPress.com (Automattic)
ASN AS2635
192.0.66.138
Network Solutions, 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