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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
82
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
4
PASS
4
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
200 OK
Checks
9
4 PASS 4 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

C
URL Variants
Action
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
Warning::
HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301
Got: 302 temporary redirect Expected: 301 permanent redirect

www / non-www

200https://www.usaid.gov/
200https://usaid.gov/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

302http://usaid.gov/ → https://usaid.gov/

Use 301 (permanent) instead of 302 (temporary)

B
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 1118 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
REVIEW
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
625 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
112 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
244 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
1.12 s
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
1.12 s

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 625 ms TCP Connect 112 ms TLS Handshake 244 ms Server Processing 138 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
40 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

40
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Prefer TLS 1.3 — TLS 1.2 is acceptable but TLS 1.3 removes RSA key exchange and improves latency
  • 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
1 A records, 627 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 627 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 12.96.42.215
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns08.usaid.gov, ns07.usaid.gov
Info::
5 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 (627 ms)
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
Got: 627 ms
A12.96.42.215
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns08.usaid.gov, ns07.usaid.gov
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
TXT
docusign=a2fd94e8-5a31-4716-be65-eed7afc6f342
docusign=763a128a-9f92-4203-afee-6401b61da02b
hp237m5l842lb61r593b919m3z4wfjfp
MS=ms60483900
apple-domain-verification=IEM1A3t2jRxd1NqO
adobe-idp-site-verification=a20f0c45d82ab5e346a1b595f4a9f50a2d5557bde46170a77934...
SPF v=spf1 include:usaid.gov._nspf.valigov.email include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%{d}._s...
ZOOM_verify_61VFQWYPKyg81WTO9rE0LI
openai-domain-verification=dv-az67nuy7ZFR8y837IUu117op
_6hc9bmgokn7jdv7h500e7o2ng4jk7hi
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 627 ms

Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.

Why this matters

Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.

Learn more ▾

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.

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
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://usaid.gov

https://usaid.gov

476 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://usaid.gov200476 msHTTP/1.1Apache
A
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 360 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Warning::
sitemap.xml is empty — no URLs found
An empty sitemap provides no value. Add <url> entries for your pages.
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

An empty sitemap provides no value. Add <url> entries for your pages.

Why this matters

An empty sitemap signals 'no content to index' to Google — actively harmful versus having no sitemap at all.

Learn more ▾

Google compares URLs in the sitemap against URLs it has crawled. An empty sitemap on a site with thousands of pages signals abandonment. Either populate it correctly (most CMSes auto-generate) or delete the file and let Google crawl normally.

Source: Google Search Central / sitemaps.org

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 360 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents Blocking No — crawling allowed
<html>
<head>
<title>U.S. Agency for International Development</title>
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL='https://www.usaid.gov/robots.txt'" />
<script>
  window.location.href = 'https://www.usaid.gov/robots.txt';
</script>
</head>
<body>
  <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/robots.txt">U.S. Agency for International Development</a><br />
</body>
</html>
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type URL Set URLs 0 entries Valid XML Yes
A+
Domain Intelligence
usaid.gov — via get.gov, 28 years, 11 months old, hosted on ATT-INTERNET4 - AT&T Enterprises, LLC, US
PASS
usaid.gov — via get.gov, 28 years, 11 months old, hosted on ATT-INTERNET4 - AT&T Enterprises, LLC, US
Info::
Domain registered until Aug 26, 2026 (4 months remaining)
Info::
DNSSEC is enabled
Info::
Registrar: get.gov
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: ATT-INTERNET4 - AT&T Enterprises, LLC, US
Got: AS7018
Domain expiry

9 days

August 26, 2026

SSL certificate

40 days

Issued by DigiCert Inc

Domain age

28 years, 11 months

Registered October 2, 1997

DNSSEC

Enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

ATT-INTERNET4 - AT&T Enterprises, LLC, US

ASN AS7018

12.96.42.215

Registrar

get.gov

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
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar get.gov
Created October 2, 1997 (28 years, 11 months ago)
Expires August 26, 2026 (4 months)
Last Updated August 31, 2025
Name Servers ns07.usaid.gov, ns08.usaid.gov
DNSSEC Enabled
Registrant REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Hosting
IP Address 12.96.42.215
ASN AS7018 (ATT-INTERNET4 - AT&T Enterprises, LLC, US)
Provider ATT-INTERNET4 - AT&T Enterprises, LLC, US
Data source: rdap (0.6s)

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

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