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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
93
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Amsterdam, Netherlands
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 REVIEW
B
Crawlability
no robots.txt, no sitemap
REVIEW
no robots.txt, no sitemap
Info::
No robots.txt found
robots.txt is optional but recommended. It tells search engine crawlers which pages to index.
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

robots.txt is optional but recommended. It tells search engine crawlers which pages to index.

Why this matters

No robots.txt — crawlers fetch /robots.txt and get 404; not breaking but means default crawl behavior with no directives or sitemap reference.

Learn more

A minimal robots.txt with `User-agent: * / Allow: / / Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml` covers the basics. Without it, crawlers behave fine but lose the sitemap signal and can't be selectively blocked from crawl-traps.

Source: robotstxt.org

A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

Why this matters

No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.

Learn more

A sitemap accelerates Google's discovery of new and updated content. Most CMSes auto-generate one; static-site frameworks need a build-step plugin. Reference it from robots.txt and submit in Search Console to confirm Google can fetch it.

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

robots.txt No robots.txt found

No robots.txt found

This is fine for most sites — a missing robots.txt allows all crawling by default.

sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
191 days until leaf cert expires — 2 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

191
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • 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
B
CDN & Delivery
Akamai
REVIEW
Akamai
Info::
Site is served via Akamai CDN
Got: server header
CDN Detected: Akamai
Provider Akamai Evidence server header
A+
DNS Records
1 A records, 9 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 9 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 23.222.18.169
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2a02:26f0:1180:187::447a, 2a02:26f0:1180:197::447a
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: asa.ns.cloudflare.com, tanner.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: 9 ms
Got: 9 ms
A23.222.18.169
AAAA2a02:26f0:1180:187::447a, 2a02:26f0:1180:197::447a
CNAME
NSasa.ns.cloudflare.com, tanner.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
10 mxa-00376703.gslb.gpphosted.com
10 mxb-00376703.gslb.gpphosted.com
TXT
MS=ms47745217
1n25vm3j9qyl50w2lmtr07yrr1bb3j5f
b7gyh2v0b9plxgbxj3f05984j8ydkc1r
kzx864rmpgz2sqn611htwvpkjb2c4ybf
sbh0ffwgs6dvnfl2c4rhp97r0g5qwq9y
v=msv1t=67143E11-2ACB-4C50-9863-CFBD22611C10
google-site-verification=Yu0gqdoXIYSIgmTWo6_Z9E2tB5v9QKhPHwZeWbqphvo
pm2hl6ylj1LvCcrU6dVoD5XchVrQyawQg/+bWKe1GEEhUIzAD4030jhU05DRWC5wrlBDofaT0uoOK+K7...
SPF v=spf1 include:spf.dhs.gov include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:spf-003767...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 9 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.

A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 76 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 76 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://fema.gov → https://www.fema.gov/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://fema.gov

42 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.fema.gov/

34 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://fema.gov30142 msHTTP/1.1AkamaiGHost
2https://www.fema.gov/40334 msHTTP/1.1AkamaiGHost

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (1 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (1 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2a02:26f0:1180:187::447a, 2a02:26f0:1180:197::447a
Got: 1 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2a02:26f0:1180:187::447a, 2a02:26f0:1180:197::447a Connection Reachable (1 ms)
A+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

403https://www.fema.gov/
200https://fema.gov/

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://fema.gov/ https://fema.gov/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
fema.gov — via get.gov, 28 years, 11 months old
PASS
fema.gov — via get.gov, 28 years, 11 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Aug 20, 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.
Domain expiry

68 days

August 20, 2026

SSL certificate

191 days

Issued by DigiCert Inc

Domain age

28 years, 11 months

Registered October 2, 1997

DNSSEC

Enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2a02:26f0:1180:187::447a

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 20, 2026 (4 months)
Last Updated August 25, 2025
Name Servers asa.ns.cloudflare.com, tanner.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Enabled
Registrant REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Hosting
IP Address 2a02:26f0:1180:187::447a
Data source: rdap (0.4s)

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 49 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
19 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.
6 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
50 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
50 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 19 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 6 ms Server Processing 24 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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