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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
85
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.nsw.gov.au/
200https://nsw.gov.au/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://nsw.gov.au/ → https://nsw.gov.au:443/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

171
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
  • Add the preload directive and submit to hstspreload.org once max-age + includeSubDomains are in place
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A
DNS Records
2 A records, 308 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 308 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 75.2.117.83, 99.83.133.180
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
5 nameserver(s) configured
Got: s.au, a.au, t.au, q.au, r.au
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
Warning::
DNS resolution is slow (308 ms)
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
Got: 308 ms
A75.2.117.83, 99.83.133.180
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSs.au, a.au, t.au, q.au, r.au
MX
0 nsw-gov-au.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
status-page-domain-verification=ggwg4x5s7r63
N0S4W03886
6f7gknji1nkilri1hgqqc3ebs0
98mrndlollulfis9otapie058n
MS=ms93928303
MS=ms53590745
SPF v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all
aj1g2ppkeh5jk2f9e4kogsu6a4
_622frzixr3sf9mmfvbjegntl92kajho
facebook-domain-verification=9zfsb0f18tpgakqwrfety9bod6nqye
2022.07.07
37en516ke3ubemarf0c2basp5r
_vlhq8cvynfos2mr2az45ca5zfizfbax
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 308 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.

Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.

Why this matters

DNS resolution is slow — anycast DNS providers (Cloudflare, Route 53) typically resolve <50ms globally.

Source: DNS performance benchmarks

A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 797 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 797 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://nsw.gov.au → https://www.nsw.gov.au:443/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 797 ms total
Got: 797 ms

https://nsw.gov.au

730 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.nsw.gov.au:443/

67 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://nsw.gov.au301730 msHTTP/1.1awselb/2.0
2https://www.nsw.gov.au:443/20067 msHTTP/1.1

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 8 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 8 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 2204 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 8 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 8 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 2204 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
#
# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed

## Added by internal team

Sitemap: https://www.nsw.gov.au/sitemap.xml

# Directories
Disallow: /archive/
Disallow: /covid-business/generate-qr-code/
Disallow: /image_popup/
Disallow: /node/
Disallow: /preview-link/
Disallow: /sites/default/files/noindex/
Disallow: /taxonomy/
Disallow: /tfa/
Disallow: /life-events/tfa/

# Block individual URLs
Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /form/nsw-transport-minister-contact
Disallow: /form/premier-contact-form
Disallow: /user

# No query params
Disallow: /*?*
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 8 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
nsw.gov.au — via auDA Internal (9999), hosted on AWS
PASS
nsw.gov.au — via auDA Internal (9999), hosted on AWS
Info::
DNSSEC is enabled
Info::
Registrar: auDA Internal (9999)
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

Unknown

SSL certificate

171 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

Unknown

DNSSEC

Enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

99.83.133.180

Registrar

auDA Internal (9999)

Unlocked 5 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar auDA Internal (9999)
Last Updated March 19, 2024
Name Servers t.au, r.au, q.au, s.au, a.au
DNSSEC Enabled
Hosting
IP Address 99.83.133.180
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.5s)

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 755 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
32 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.
482 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
755 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
755 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 32 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 482 ms Server Processing 240 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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