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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 Sao Paulo, Brazil
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.androidauthority.com/
200https://androidauthority.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://androidauthority.com/ → https://androidauthority.com/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

37
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 (BYPASS)
REVIEW
Cloudflare (BYPASS)
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: GRU)
Got: cf-ray: 9eceb38e282df1ff-GRU
Info::
CDN cache status: BYPASS
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Cache Status BYPASS Evidence cf-ray: 9eceb38e282df1ff-GRU
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 14 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 14 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 172.66.138.120, 172.66.133.107
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700:10::ac42:856b, 2606:4700:10::ac42:8a78
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: alice.ns.cloudflare.com, bart.ns.cloudflare.com
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: 14 ms
Got: 14 ms
A172.66.138.120, 172.66.133.107
AAAA2606:4700:10::ac42:856b, 2606:4700:10::ac42:8a78
CNAME—
NSalice.ns.cloudflare.com, bart.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
10 aspmx3.googlemail.com
10 aspmx2.googlemail.com
TXT
facebook-domain-verification=khq6f8bcwb6mmoxtzlizehy7f0a5po
google-site-verification=RO3g385kssDm7EbDHH4mSJB62lyjjbMfsik0NASRF4g
google-site-verification=hpkh_kC-c4pSKI7HdMQZOY-veQ14JQKo1aeHKv0N6vE
SPF v=spf1 a mx include:aspmx.sailthru.com include:_spf.google.com ~all
yahoo-verification-key=1JVHxHxanhj4GYCHVi9wLNmZPgwKVeRUo+XzqCS62Zo=
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), 509 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 509 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://androidauthority.com → https://www.androidauthority.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 509 ms total
Got: 509 ms

https://androidauthority.com

449 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.androidauthority.com/

60 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://androidauthority.com301449 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.androidauthority.com/20060 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700:10::ac42:856b, 2606:4700:10::ac42:8a78
Got: 2 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2606:4700:10::ac42:856b, 2606:4700:10::ac42:8a78 Connection Reachable (2 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 343 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 343 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 129 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 343 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 343 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 129 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /ie.html
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /*/feed/

Sitemap: https://www.androidauthority.com/sitemap_index.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 343 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
androidauthority.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 18 years, 3 months old
PASS
androidauthority.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 18 years, 3 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Dec 31, 2030 (4 years, 9 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: GoDaddy.com, 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

1632 days

December 31, 2030

SSL certificate

37 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

18 years, 3 months

Registered March 21, 2008

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2606:4700:10::ac42:856b

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

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 GoDaddy.com, LLC
Created March 21, 2008 (18 years, 3 months ago)
Expires December 31, 2030 (4 years, 9 months)
Last Updated September 8, 2022
Name Servers alice.ns.cloudflare.com, bart.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2606:4700:10::ac42:856b
Data source: rdap (0.4s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 15 ms TCP Connect 2 ms TLS Handshake 9 ms Server Processing 437 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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