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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
85
GRADE
B
FIX
2
REVIEW
2
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from New York, United Stated
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 2 REVIEW 2 FIX
D
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
Action
9 days until leaf cert expires — 5 issues to address
FIX

Certificate validity

9
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+
Renew urgently — under 14 days remaining

Recommended actions

  • Renew certificate — 9 days remaining
  • 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
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.advocate.com/
200https://advocate.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://advocate.com/ → https://www.advocate.com/

Consistent

A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 8 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 8 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 54.243.223.181, 54.243.223.182
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: jill.ns.cloudflare.com, kip.ns.cloudflare.com
Info::
2 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: 8 ms
Got: 8 ms
A54.243.223.181, 54.243.223.182
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSjill.ns.cloudflare.com, kip.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
1 mx1-us1.ppe-hosted.com
2 mx2-us1.ppe-hosted.com
TXT
MS=ms12132978
apple-domain-verification=PEIFcajxyie0u8B0
facebook-domain-verification=onshjxj70xr504wpbs56skj9pt5xjx
google-site-verification=6EQs--zSucYN8--bOmkFLYLWxT4Hs7Aiar8jIhjeSTc
google-site-verification=9wrNcTougywr5hTUFVObhU2KaI2qolWxFViHhjYPuIw
google-site-verification=vZZ06pxHREu7osdo3tXQngAqGNaX0vLUXVUxiOPleW0
ppe-8a637a023221af13b9dc55bc88fa3c3b310abc79
SPF v=spf1 a:dispatch-us.ppe-hosted.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com a:dispatc...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 8 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), 54 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 54 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://advocate.com → https://www.advocate.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://advocate.com

39 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.advocate.com/

15 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://advocate.com30139 msHTTP/1.1openresty
2https://www.advocate.com/20015 msHTTP/1.1nginx

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 348 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 348 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 320 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 348 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 348 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 320 B Sitemaps referenced 5 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /core/*
Disallow: /r/*
Disallow: /mnt/*


Sitemap: https://www.advocate.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.advocate.com/sitemap_news.xml
Sitemap: https://www.advocate.com/sitemap_sections.xml
Sitemap: https://www.advocate.com/sitemap_tags.xml
Sitemap: https://www.advocate.com/sitemap_video.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 348 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A
Domain Intelligence
advocate.com — via Network Solutions, LLC, 32 years, 2 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
advocate.com — via Network Solutions, LLC, 32 years, 2 months old, hosted on AWS
Warning::
Domain expires in 81 days
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Got: Expires Jul 13, 2026
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: Network Solutions, LLC
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: AS14618
Domain expiry

29 days

July 13, 2026

SSL certificate

9 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

32 years, 2 months

Registered July 14, 1994

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS14618

54.243.223.181

Registrar

Network Solutions, LLC

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
  • Renew the TLS certificate or verify auto-renewal is working
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Network Solutions, LLC
Created July 14, 1994 (32 years, 2 months ago)
Expires July 13, 2026 (2 months)
Last Updated May 14, 2025
Name Servers jill.ns.cloudflare.com, kip.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 54.243.223.181
ASN AS14618 (AMAZON-AES - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.1s)

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

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 35 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
4 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
8 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
17 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
36 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
36 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 4 ms TCP Connect 8 ms TLS Handshake 17 ms Server Processing 7 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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