Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.DCDN & DeliveryActionNo CDN detectedFIX
Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.
BRedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 1350 ms totalREVIEW
https://dailystar.co.uk
668 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/
682 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://dailystar.co.uk | 301 | 668 ms | HTTP/1.1 | Apache |
| 2 | https://www.dailystar.co.uk/ | 200 | 682 ms | HTTP/1.1 | CloudFront |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
CIPv6 ReadinessActionNo IPv6 supportREVIEW
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.
Source: Google IPv6 stats
BURL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSREVIEW
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations119 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Prefer TLS 1.3 — TLS 1.2 is acceptable but TLS 1.3 removes RSA key exchange and improves latency
- 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 Records2 A records, 5 ms lookupPASS
| A | 46.137.150.232, 52.48.6.184 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns-1012.awsdns-62.net, ns-1349.awsdns-40.org, ns-2044.awsdns-63.co.uk, ns-268.awsdns-33.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=d6p2y9em7wcymln3beuwbahgmhncot fastly-domain-delegation-fi7zgykuegtsg4ayc3ir--2023-02-06 google-site-verification=-Zg_1rNOO1Eyrh1IopPcLf9ikp6WRljrKEACOKTO82s google-site-verification=OgnZ1qazBG8w6QM2oZJSLKfm9QNyx_wxCnTBvCdPQ6U google-site-verification=XKD2kAy8Vc5qOyFPOmaZ9SAbFi6OCAZVqIVY6_QoS6g google-site-verification=aH_yzG4buea_mnUHQyzlsTFHtVxmGoF847PEEh_6_2k google-site-verification=be0BsYLevxcEuQi9KFM3XQMxf7okgHucIVEGL2P6hTc google-site-verification=wgEYbM4U2SOotZ0zPMlgJLEUgfMyraLJxf-2HMImzKg klaviyo-site-verification=R3mnhH tollbit-domain-verification=e8e397b848d5f6d55e6beceecf953ff74928734187dbb118a259... SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 333 URLsPASS
Sitemap: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/map_news.xml
Sitemap: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sitemaps/sitemap_index.xml
User-agent: *
Disallow: /topics/*
Disallow: /topics
Disallow: /*token=*
Crawl-delay: 10.0
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /comm-part-test/
Disallow: /*service=ajax
Disallow: /resources/js/s_code.js
Disallow: /template/
Disallow: /regression-test-home/
Disallow: /5293/
#Agent Specific Disallowed Sections
User-agent: daumoa
Disallow: /
User-agent: Sosospider
Disallow: /
User-agent: rogerbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: semetrical
Disallow: /
User-agent: Googlebot-News
Disallow: /thedavedesk/
User-agent: AhrefsBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Perplexity-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: YouBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: Claude-Web
Disallow: /
User-agent: grapeshot
Crawl-delay: 0
User-agent: bingbot
Crawl-delay: 1
User-agent: AmazonAdBot
Crawl-delay: 0
User-agent: ozone
Crawl-delay: 0
User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
Disallow: /
- https://www.dailystar.co.uk/music/foo-fighters-dave-grohl-reveals-37049473
- https://i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/us-showbiz/article34728805.ece/ALTERNATES/s338a/2_2024-New-Orleans-Jazz-Heritage-Festival.jpg
- https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/morrisons-close-store-supermarket-giant-37051040
- https://i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/article37051039.ece/ALTERNATES/s338a/0_UK-Supermarkets-As-Grocery-Inflation-Rises.jpg
- https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/iran-brands-trump-loser-rejects-37051035
ADomain Intelligencedailystar.co.uk — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc, 30 years, 3 months old, hosted on AWSPASS
EXPIRED
June 14, 2026
119 days
Issued by Amazon
30 years, 3 months
Registered June 14, 1996
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
AWS
ASN AS16509
52.48.6.184
CSC Corporate Domains, Inc
Expiry timeline
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
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
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.
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.
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