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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
90
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 REVIEW
B
Crawlability
robots.txt present, no sitemap
REVIEW
robots.txt present, no sitemap
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 2027 bytes
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

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

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 2027 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
#
# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

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/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# 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.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

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.iop.org/
200https://iop.org/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://iop.org/ https://iop.org/

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
36 days until leaf cert expires — 5 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

36
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Extend HSTS max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year) to meet the preload list criteria
  • Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
  • Add the preload directive and submit to hstspreload.org once max-age + includeSubDomains are in place
  • 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
A+
DNS Records
1 A records, 28 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 28 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 23.185.0.4
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: 2620:12a:8001::4, 2620:12a:8000::4
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-639.awsdns-15.net, ns-340.awsdns-42.com, ns-1960.awsdns-53.co.uk, ns-1225.awsdns-25.org
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: 28 ms
Got: 28 ms
A23.185.0.4
AAAA2620:12a:8001::4, 2620:12a:8000::4
CNAME
NSns-639.awsdns-15.net, ns-340.awsdns-42.com, ns-1960.awsdns-53.co.uk, ns-1225.awsdns-25.org
MX
10 eu-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.com
10 eu-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.com
TXT
MS=58689DAEDB25039730AB530BD8CE7A1D7484E43D
_du40h1slzxpu2y7kkyblisw0lyq1yxd
atlassian-domain-verification=8zjpOaVhpx4GsMyDKKC7PiepHpMJn3/YLa6zj3Rg533EF946kb...
MS=ms59250746
fxy6wlx58w4406ff4cq94vtgz194j1s3
google-site-verification=h-13dH-mtX3h2aiT1F3Sbx6pLi2f9d1oAg1UzdlU6-E
50by84zzj9h15s0ffhz079tmf1jd8ff5
SPF v=spf1 include:msgfocus.com include:docebosaas.com include:_netblocks.mimecast.c...
knfzbsps54lz92cdmcr79wgg0tmlk0yn
atlassian-domain-verification=KBOLTLmWdCHd1fvodLout9SW1yXe8twKA9bm2F1s5ch7L1afAo...
include:spf.mandrillapp.com ~all"
4320pjynsqdkq8dcps4q0dr4hykcxfyf
7nrd6mq79qscw0zl8h8cryj8msvw322z
"spf2.0/pra a mx ip4:212.50.164.128/25 ip4:77.86.25.0/25 ip4:213.249.244.128/25 ...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 28 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), 348 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 348 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://iop.org → https://www.iop.org/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://iop.org

7 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.iop.org/

341 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://iop.org3017 msHTTP/1.1nginx
2https://www.iop.org/200341 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

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 2620:12a:8001::4, 2620:12a:8000::4
Got: 1 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2620:12a:8001::4, 2620:12a:8000::4 Connection Reachable (1 ms)
A+
Domain Intelligence
iop.org — via Amazon Registrar, Inc., 31 years, 11 months old
PASS
iop.org — via Amazon Registrar, Inc., 31 years, 11 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Oct 18, 2026 (5 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: Amazon Registrar, Inc.
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

95 days

October 18, 2026

SSL certificate

36 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

31 years, 11 months

Registered October 19, 1994

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2620:12a:8001::4

Registrar

Amazon Registrar, Inc.

Unlocked 4 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 Amazon Registrar, Inc.
Created October 19, 1994 (31 years, 11 months ago)
Expires October 18, 2026 (5 months)
Last Updated February 14, 2025
Name Servers ns-1225.awsdns-25.org, ns-1960.awsdns-53.co.uk, ns-340.awsdns-42.com, ns-639.awsdns-15.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2620:12a:8001::4
Data source: rdap (0.6s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 28 ms TCP Connect 0 ms TLS Handshake 3 ms Server Processing 36 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A+
CDN & Delivery
Fastly (HIT, MISS)
PASS
Fastly (HIT, MISS)
Info::
Site is served via Fastly CDN
Got: x-served-by: cache-ams2100102-AMS, cache-toj-leto2350034-TOJ
Info::
CDN cache status: HIT, MISS
CDN Detected: Fastly
Provider Fastly Cache Status HIT, MISS Evidence x-served-by: cache-ams2100102-AMS, cache-toj-leto2350034-TOJ
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