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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
87
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
4
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Santa Clara, United States
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 4 REVIEW
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.handelsblatt.com/
200https://handelsblatt.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

74
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • 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
B
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare
REVIEW
Cloudflare
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: SJC)
Got: cf-ray: 9ecea3cd089417f0-SJC
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Evidence cf-ray: 9ecea3cd089417f0-SJC
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 14 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 14 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.18.127.178, 104.18.128.178
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: aida.ns.cloudflare.com, walt.ns.cloudflare.com
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
Info::
DNS resolution time: 14 ms
Got: 14 ms
A104.18.127.178, 104.18.128.178
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSaida.ns.cloudflare.com, walt.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
100 handelsblatt-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
MS=ms40792516
facebook-domain-verification=hris9ctk1vjhgz1ouk6rkha667i1w2
google-site-verification=GWf13FQ06e91f6FoB4qMCbBgDOaf468OAHympUn5VHA
ms-domain-verification=fa504d18-c1a0-44aa-9e89-cabac0f6d140
pinterest-site-verification=ea0723194e6ac1f83e2d63f0314c7eeb
SPF v=spf1 include:spf.servicemail24.de include:spfvwd.handelsblatt.com include:spf....
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 14 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), 82 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 82 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://handelsblatt.com → https://www.handelsblatt.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://handelsblatt.com

30 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.handelsblatt.com/

52 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://handelsblatt.com30130 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.handelsblatt.com/20052 msHTTP/1.1

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 27 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 27 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1728 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 27 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 27 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1728 B Sitemaps referenced 4 User-agents Claude-SearchBot, Meta-ExternalAgent, FacebookBot, Cloudflare-Crawl, *, Google-Extended, ClaudeBot, Timpibot, Amazonbot, cohere-ai, GPTBot, Applebot-Extended, CCBot, Bytespider, anthropic-ai, Claude-Web, Diffbot, DeepSeek, YouBot, DeepSeekBot, MistralAI-User Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /preparesite/empty.js*
Disallow: /cdn-cgi/beacon/performance*
Disallow: /*/v_premium_not_allowed/*.html$
Disallow: /*v_detail_tab_print*.html$
Disallow: /*v_detail_tab_comments/*
Disallow: /ajaxentry/
Disallow: /*imagelightbox?elementId*
Disallow: /user-registrierung/
Disallow: /*;jsessionid=*
Disallow: /*jsessionid=*
Disallow: /*action=activate*
Disallow: /lesezeichen/
Disallow: /registrierung/
Disallow: /*?ajaxelementid=*
Disallow: /*ajaxelementid=*
Disallow: /*?view=print*
Disallow: /*view=print*
Disallow: /*?view=lightbox
Disallow: /*view=lightbox*
Disallow: /channelizer/
Disallow: /themen/my/*
Disallow: /meine-news*
Disallow: /api/*
Allow: /api/content
Disallow: */partials/htmlbox/*
Disallow: */v_advertorial_detail/*
Disallow: */amp-ivw.html*
Disallow: */partials/related*
Disallow: /cdn-cgi/rum*
Disallow: /boerse/option/*
Disallow: /boerse/zertifikat/*
Disallow: /recommendation/hb_web/offerpage*
Disallow: /cdn-cgi/


User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: Google-Extended
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: Bytespider
User-agent: anthropic-ai
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Claude-Web
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
User-agent: Diffbot
User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
User-agent: FacebookBot
User-agent: YouBot
User-agent: Timpibot
User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: DeepSeek
User-agent: DeepSeekBot
User-agent: cohere-ai
User-agent: MistralAI-User
User-agent: Cloudflare-Crawl
Disallow: /

Sitemap: https://www.handelsblatt.com/sitemapExternal/sitemaps_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.handelsblatt.com/sitemapExternal/news.xml
Sitemap: https://www.handelsblatt.com/sitemapExternal/premium-news.xml
Sitemap: https://www.handelsblatt.com/sitemapExternal/agentur-news.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 27 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
handelsblatt.com — via InterNetX GmbH, 30 years, 5 months old, hosted on Cloudflare
PASS
handelsblatt.com — via InterNetX GmbH, 30 years, 5 months old, hosted on Cloudflare
Info::
Domain registered until Apr 17, 2031 (5 years remaining)
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: InterNetX GmbH
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: Cloudflare
Got: AS13335
Domain expiry

1739 days

April 17, 2031

SSL certificate

74 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

30 years, 5 months

Registered April 16, 1996

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Cloudflare

ASN AS13335

104.18.128.178

Registrar

InterNetX GmbH

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar InterNetX GmbH
Created April 16, 1996 (30 years, 5 months ago)
Expires April 17, 2031 (5 years)
Last Updated April 10, 2026
Name Servers aida.ns.cloudflare.com, walt.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 104.18.128.178
ASN AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US)
Provider Cloudflare
Data source: rdap (0.2s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 7 ms TCP Connect 4 ms TLS Handshake 11 ms Server Processing 16 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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