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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
85
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
4
PASS
4
INFO
0
Probed from Santa Clara, United States
200 OK
Checks
9
4 PASS 4 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.

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
Crawlability
robots.txt present, no sitemap
REVIEW
robots.txt present, no sitemap
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 143 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 143 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents ia_archiver, Scrapy, TikTokSpider, Bytespider Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: ia_archiver
Disallow: /

User-agent: Scrapy
Disallow: /

User-agent: TikTokSpider
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /


sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

B
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 803 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
REVIEW
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
322 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
158 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
160 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
803 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
804 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 322 ms TCP Connect 158 ms TLS Handshake 160 ms Server Processing 163 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
86 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

86
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
A
DNS Records
1 A records, 321 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 321 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 178.63.63.253
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
3 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns1.first-ns.de, robotns2.second-ns.de, robotns3.second-ns.com
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
Warning::
DNS resolution is slow (321 ms)
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
Got: 321 ms
A178.63.63.253
AAAA
CNAME
NSns1.first-ns.de, robotns2.second-ns.de, robotns3.second-ns.com
MX
10 in1-smtp.messagingengine.com
20 in2-smtp.messagingengine.com
TXT
SPF v=spf1 include:spf.messagingengine.com ?all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 321 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.

Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.

Why this matters

DNS resolution is slow — anycast DNS providers (Cloudflare, Route 53) typically resolve <50ms globally.

Source: DNS performance benchmarks

A+
Redirect Chain
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://w3techs.com

https://w3techs.com

810 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://w3techs.com200810 msHTTP/1.1Apache/2.4.58 (Ubuntu)
A+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

301https://www.w3techs.com/
200https://w3techs.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://w3techs.com/ https://w3techs.com/

Consistent

A
Domain Intelligence
w3techs.com — via Hetzner Online GmbH, 17 years, 1 months old, hosted on Hetzner
PASS
w3techs.com — via Hetzner Online GmbH, 17 years, 1 months old, hosted on Hetzner
Warning::
Domain expires in 47 days
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Got: Expires Jun 9, 2026
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: Hetzner Online 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: Hetzner
Got: AS24940
Domain expiry

EXPIRED

June 9, 2026

SSL certificate

86 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

17 years, 1 months

Registered June 9, 2009

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Hetzner

ASN AS24940

178.63.63.253

Registrar

Hetzner Online GmbH

Unlocked 3 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Domain has EXPIRED — renew immediately to avoid total site outage
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Hetzner Online GmbH
Created June 9, 2009 (17 years, 1 months ago)
Expires June 9, 2026 (1 months)
Last Updated November 25, 2025
Name Servers ns1.first-ns.de, robotns2.second-ns.de, robotns3.second-ns.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 178.63.63.253
ASN AS24940 (HETZNER-AS, DE)
Provider Hetzner
Data source: rdap (0.3s)

Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.

Why this matters

Domain expiry approaching — renew immediately and ensure auto-renew + alerting are configured.

Source: ICANN renewal policy

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

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