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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
1
REVIEW
2
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 2 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
CDN & Delivery
Action
No CDN detected
FIX
No CDN detected
Warning::
No CDN detected
A CDN can significantly improve load times for users around the world by caching content at edge nodes closer to them.
No CDN detected

Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.

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.gq-magazine.co.uk/
200https://gq-magazine.co.uk/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://gq-magazine.co.uk/ → https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

213
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Submit your domain to hstspreload.org to be added to the Chrome preload list
  • 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
2 A records, 30 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 30 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 166.117.251.134, 52.223.6.210
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2600:9000:a707:a46c:560f:b721:9702:d75e, 2600:9000:a41b:ef95:eff:32b3:411c:f36c
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-1935.awsdns-49.co.uk, ns-1116.awsdns-11.org, ns-836.awsdns-40.net, ns-28.awsdns-03.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: 30 ms
Got: 30 ms
A166.117.251.134, 52.223.6.210
AAAA2600:9000:a707:a46c:560f:b721:9702:d75e, 2600:9000:a41b:ef95:eff:32b3:411c:f36c
CNAME—
NSns-1935.awsdns-49.co.uk, ns-1116.awsdns-11.org, ns-836.awsdns-40.net, ns-28.awsdns-03.com
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
facebook-domain-verification=iomeks15ya1fpz4i7mazcr9zwvoap2
google-site-verification=qRf-QYEpiF1w161vaSzARDN3ddvhC8aJiqYAE1Oomno
google-site-verification=9vtX3VPCZd_0W2juh7xptLUmnpccBaqz1DByP0Za3II
_globalsign-domain-verification=_WqlnKK2NhX-_2nLfrltK9bne89euvcGNIgMRJnZP9
fastly-214215612-279829-20202608
SPF v=spf1 include:_u.gq-magazine.co.uk._spf.smart.ondmarc.com -all
VuIkwW2x
_globalsign-domain-verification=f-B_7ErtvSe_2e1SkhSsTab6DQA-AVd2vcvY3gqskQ
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 30 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), 196 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 196 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://gq-magazine.co.uk → https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://gq-magazine.co.uk

125 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/

72 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://gq-magazine.co.uk301125 msHTTP/1.1nginx
2https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/20072 msHTTP/1.1CloudFront

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 2600:9000:a707:a46c:560f:b721:9702:d75e, 2600:9000:a41b:ef95:eff:32b3:411c:f36c
Got: 1 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2600:9000:a707:a46c:560f:b721:9702:d75e, 2600:9000:a41b:ef95:eff:32b3:411c:f36c Connection Reachable (1 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 60 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 60 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1929 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 60 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 60 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1929 B Sitemaps referenced 8 User-agents PetalBot, Diffbot, MistralAI-User, cohere-training-data-crawler, PanguBot, Pinterestbot, Storebot-Google, Applebot-Extended, meta-webindexer, Google-InspectionTool, AmazonAdBot, Google-CloudVertexBot, GoogleOther, CCBot, Webzio-Extended, TikTokSpider, ClaudeBot, DuckAssistBot, Timpibot, ia_archiver-web.archive.org, Perplexity-User, *, Claude-SearchBot, Claude-User, PerplexityBot, ia_archiver, LinkedInBot, heritrix, FacebookExternalHit, Google-Extended, cohere-ai, Bytespider, Webzio, archive.org_bot, Twitterbot, Amazonbot, meta-externalagent, meta-externalfetcher Blocking No — crawling allowed
Sitemap: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/tagpages-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/contributors-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/bundles-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/branded-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/feed/google-latest-news/sitemap-google-news
Sitemap: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/feed/rss
Sitemap: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/feed/met-gala-feed/rss

User-agent: *
Disallow: /*?
Allow: /*?*page
Allow: /*.xml?
Allow: /*.js
Allow: /*.css
Allow: /*.ico
Allow: /verso/static
Allow: /*.svg
Allow: /*.png
Allow: /*.jpg
Allow: /*.jpeg
Allow: /*rss?
Allow: /*?id=
Disallow: /auth/
Disallow: /account/
Disallow: /user/
Disallow: /user-context
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /product/
Disallow: /cdn-cgi/
Disallow: /services.min.js
Disallow: /com.condenast/yv8

###
Disallow: */image/
###

User-agent: FacebookExternalHit
User-agent: Twitterbot
User-agent: Pinterestbot
User-agent: LinkedInBot
User-agent: TikTokSpider
User-agent: Storebot-Google
User-agent: Google-InspectionTool
User-agent: AmazonAdBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
User-agent: Google-CloudVertexBot
User-agent: GoogleOther
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: meta-webindexer
User-agent: meta-externalagent
User-agent: meta-externalfetcher
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
User-agent: Claude-User
User-agent: PerplexityBot
User-agent: Perplexity-User
User-agent: cohere-training-data-crawler
User-agent: cohere-ai
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: PanguBot
User-agent: PetalBot
User-agent: Bytespider
User-agent: Diffbot
User-agent: DuckAssistBot
User-agent: MistralAI-User
User-agent: Timpibot
User-agent: Webzio
User-agent: Webzio-Extended
User-agent: archive.org_bot
User-agent: ia_archiver
User-agent: ia_archiver-web.archive.org
User-agent: heritrix
Disallow: /
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 60 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
gq-magazine.co.uk — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc [Tag = CSC-CORP-DOMAINS]
PASS
gq-magazine.co.uk — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc [Tag = CSC-CORP-DOMAINS]
Info::
Domain registered until Sep 7, 2027 (1 years, 4 months remaining)
Info::
Registrar: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc [Tag = CSC-CORP-DOMAINS]
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

418 days

September 7, 2027

SSL certificate

213 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

Unknown

DNSSEC

Status unknown

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2600:9000:a41b:ef95:eff:32b3:411c:f36c

Registrar

CSC Corporate Domains, Inc [Tag = CSC-CORP-DOMAINS]

Unlocked 4 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc [Tag = CSC-CORP-DOMAINS]
Expires September 7, 2027 (1 years, 4 months)
Last Updated September 3, 2025
Name Servers ns-1116.awsdns-11.org, ns-1935.awsdns-49.co.uk, ns-28.awsdns-03.com, ns-836.awsdns-40.net
Hosting
IP Address 2600:9000:a41b:ef95:eff:32b3:411c:f36c
Data source: whois (0.6s)

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 142 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
29 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.
75 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
142 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
142 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 29 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 75 ms Server Processing 38 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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