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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
86
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Amsterdam, Netherlands
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 REVIEW
B
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 1063 ms total
REVIEW
1 redirect(s), 1063 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://govinfo.gov → https://www.govinfo.gov/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Warning::
Redirect overhead: 1063 ms total
Got: 1063 ms

https://govinfo.gov

480 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.govinfo.gov/

583 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://govinfo.gov301480 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.govinfo.gov/200583 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

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.govinfo.gov/
200https://govinfo.gov/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Use 301 (permanent) instead of 302 (temporary)

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

Certificate validity

309
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Enable HSTS: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 12 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 12 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.18.41.188, 172.64.146.68
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2a06:98c1:3105::ac40:9244, 2606:4700:440b::6812:29bc
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns1.govinfo.gov, ns2.govinfo.gov
Info::
No MX records — email not configured via DNS
Info::
CAA records not checked
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Info::
No SPF record found in TXT records
SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
Info::
DNS resolution time: 12 ms
Got: 12 ms
A104.18.41.188, 172.64.146.68
AAAA2a06:98c1:3105::ac40:9244, 2606:4700:440b::6812:29bc
CNAME—
NSns1.govinfo.gov, ns2.govinfo.gov
MX—
TXT
gtk6mvlr6f5rnfpq3276n42ydn4n8n96
kfltrvfqdyjnqlg989qkl5qq65cl6v8d
google-site-verification=TK1f33eQ8cLZ1kEFH5KKOIJc4yOYD3IoYmkjRR18EjI
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 12 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.

SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.

Why this matters

Without SPF, receiving servers can't validate sending IPs — your domain is easier to spoof in phishing.

Learn more ▾

SPF complements DMARC. Both should be published. SPF records list authorized sending IPs (e.g., `v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all` for Google Workspace). After publishing, verify in Google Postmaster Tools or mxtoolbox.

Source: RFC 7208 (SPF)

A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (1 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (1 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2a06:98c1:3105::ac40:9244, 2606:4700:440b::6812:29bc
Got: 1 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2a06:98c1:3105::ac40:9244, 2606:4700:440b::6812:29bc Connection Reachable (1 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 182 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 182 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 4695 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 182 entries
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 4695 B Sitemaps referenced 53 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
#
# robots.txt
#

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/
# 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

Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/BILLS_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/BUDGET_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/CCAL_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/CDIR_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/CDOC_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/CFR_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/CHRG_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/CMR_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/COMPS_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/CPRT_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/CRECB_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/CREC_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/CRI_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/CRPT_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/CZIC_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/DCPD_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/ECONI_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/ERIC_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/ERP_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/FR_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/GAOREPORTS_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/GOVMAN_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/GOVPUB_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/GPO_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/HJOURNAL_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/HMAN_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/HOB_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/LSA_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/PAI_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/PLAW_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/PPP_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/SERIALSET_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/SMAN_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/STATUTE_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/USCODE_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/USCOURTS_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/USREPORTS_sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/WCPD_sitemap_index.xml

# Bulkdata sitemaps
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/bulkdata/BILLSUM/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/bulkdata/BILLS/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/bulkdata/CBD/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/bulkdata/CFR/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/bulkdata/ECFR/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/bulkdata/FR/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/bulkdata/GOVMAN/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/bulkdata/HMAN/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/bulkdata/PAI/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/bulkdata/PPP/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/bulkdata/PLAW/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/bulkdata/SCD/sitemapindex.xml
Sitemap: https://www.govinfo.gov/sitemap/bulkdata/STATUTE/sitemapindex.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type URL Set URLs 182 entries Valid XML Yes
Sample URLs:
A
Domain Intelligence
govinfo.gov — via get.gov, 12 years old
PASS
govinfo.gov — via get.gov, 12 years old
Warning::
Domain expires in 51 days
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Got: Expires Jun 12, 2026
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

EXPIRED

June 12, 2026

SSL certificate

309 days

Issued by DigiCert Inc

Domain age

12 years

Registered June 23, 2014

DNSSEC

Enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2a06:98c1:3105::ac40:9244

Registrar

get.gov

Unlocked 4 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Domain has EXPIRED — renew immediately to avoid total site outage
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar get.gov
Created June 23, 2014 (12 years ago)
Expires June 12, 2026 (1 months)
Last Updated June 17, 2025
Name Servers chip.ns.cloudflare.com, cruz.ns.cloudflare.com, ns1.govinfo.gov, ns2.govinfo.gov
DNSSEC Enabled
Registrant REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Hosting
IP Address 2a06:98c1:3105::ac40:9244
Data source: rdap (0.3s)

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

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 6 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 89 ms Server Processing 379 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
PASS
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: AMS)
Got: cf-ray: 9eff3865fda51606-AMS
Info::
CDN cache status: DYNAMIC
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Cache Status DYNAMIC Evidence cf-ray: 9eff3865fda51606-AMS
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