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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
94
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 REVIEW
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.thenation.com/
200https://thenation.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

42
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: CDG)
Got: cf-ray: 9eff4efd29a4cddf-CDG
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Evidence cf-ray: 9eff4efd29a4cddf-CDG
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 41 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 41 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.18.11.234, 104.18.10.234
Info::
Has 4 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2620:12a:8000::3, 2620:12a:8001::3, 2606:4700::6812:aea, 2606:4700::6812:bea
Info::
3 nameserver(s) configured
Got: dns2.easydns.net, dns1.easydns.com, dns3.easydns.org
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
Info::
DNS resolution time: 41 ms
Got: 41 ms
A104.18.11.234, 104.18.10.234
AAAA2620:12a:8000::3, 2620:12a:8001::3, 2606:4700::6812:aea, 2606:4700::6812:bea
CNAME—
NSdns2.easydns.net, dns1.easydns.com, dns3.easydns.org
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
MS=ms63401057
google-site-verification=aZuKHK9QeUkpv5gdywRiQSXRV3yibV30uUPaBIUyNqY
SPF v=spf1 include:_spfprod.ngpvan.com include:emailsrvr.com include:_spf.google.com...
google-site-verification=h7lz-xQuG4bef4GoNEyx7ArI_8r4Dqh26cZKv1leny8
google-site-verification=YaXsMxba7muLt21GknQ_I5ddOK_6IvrMlA3z_SjBSeo
ca3-599c655ce52d432eb98fd5b8b592e532
ca3-8970442d42b545d4afe41309dce5d2ab
facebook-domain-verification=qts19cdkpxctfko3tiitwo8iqxci7o
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 41 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), 170 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 170 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://thenation.com → https://www.thenation.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://thenation.com

61 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.thenation.com/

110 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://thenation.com30161 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.thenation.com/200110 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (0 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (0 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2620:12a:8000::3, 2620:12a:8001::3, 2606:4700::6812:aea, 2606:4700::6812:bea
Got: 0 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2620:12a:8000::3, 2620:12a:8001::3, 2606:4700::6812:aea, 2606:4700::6812:bea Connection Reachable (0 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 826 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 826 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 560 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 826 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 826 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 560 B Sitemaps referenced 2 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin
Disallow: /wp-includes
Disallow: /blog
Disallow: /blogs
Disallow: /blogs1
Disallow: /trackback
Disallow: */trackback
Disallow: *.pdf
Disallow: /doc
Disallow: *.mhtml
Disallow: https://www.thenation.com/teaching_guide-sitemap1.xml
Disallow: https://www.thenation.com/teaching_guide-sitemap2.xml
Disallow: https://www.thenation.com/teaching_guide-sitemap3.xml
Disallow: https://www.thenation.com/teaching_guide-sitemap4.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenation.com/sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenation.com/news-sitemap.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 826 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
thenation.com — via Network Solutions, LLC, 31 years, 7 months old
PASS
thenation.com — via Network Solutions, LLC, 31 years, 7 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Feb 24, 2034 (7 years, 11 months 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: 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.
Domain expiry

2779 days

February 24, 2034

SSL certificate

42 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

31 years, 7 months

Registered February 23, 1995

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2606:4700::6812:aea

Registrar

Network Solutions, LLC

Unlocked 3 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 Network Solutions, LLC
Created February 23, 1995 (31 years, 7 months ago)
Expires February 24, 2034 (7 years, 11 months)
Last Updated February 24, 2024
Name Servers dns1.easydns.com, dns2.easydns.net, dns3.easydns.org
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2606:4700::6812:aea
Data source: rdap (0.1s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 46 ms TCP Connect 17 ms TLS Handshake 23 ms Server Processing 24 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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