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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
96
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
2
PASS
7
INFO
0
Probed from Sao Paulo, Brazil
200 OK
Checks
9
7 PASS 2 REVIEW
B
DNS Records
2 A records, 28 ms lookup
REVIEW
2 A records, 28 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.18.3.159, 104.18.2.159
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700::6812:29f, 2606:4700::6812:39f
Warning::
CNAME record at zone apex
A CNAME at the zone apex can break MX and NS records. Use ALIAS/ANAME or A records instead.
Got: www.wired.com.cdn.cloudflare.net
Info::
No NS records found
Info::
No MX records — email not configured via DNS
Info::
CAA records not checked
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Info::
No SPF record found in TXT records
SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
Info::
DNS resolution time: 28 ms
Got: 28 ms
A104.18.3.159, 104.18.2.159
AAAA2606:4700::6812:29f, 2606:4700::6812:39f
CNAMEwww.wired.com.cdn.cloudflare.net
NS—
MX—
TXT—
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 28 ms

A CNAME at the zone apex can break MX and NS records. Use ALIAS/ANAME or A records instead.

Why this matters

CNAME at the apex (example.com) breaks every other apex record (MX, TXT, NS) — DNS-protocol violation per RFC 1034.

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RFC 1034 forbids CNAME alongside other records at the same name. Some DNS providers offer ALIAS / ANAME / flattened-CNAME records that work around this — use those instead. Otherwise apex-level CNAME breaks email (no MX), domain ownership verification (no TXT), and more.

Source: RFC 1034

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.

SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.

Why this matters

Without SPF, receiving servers can't validate sending IPs — your domain is easier to spoof in phishing.

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SPF complements DMARC. Both should be published. SPF records list authorized sending IPs (e.g., `v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all` for Google Workspace). After publishing, verify in Google Postmaster Tools or mxtoolbox.

Source: RFC 7208 (SPF)

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

Certificate validity

68
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+
Redirect Chain
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://www.wired.com

https://www.wired.com

107 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://www.wired.com200107 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700::6812:29f, 2606:4700::6812:39f
Got: 2 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2606:4700::6812:29f, 2606:4700::6812:39f Connection Reachable (2 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 1000 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 1000 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1915 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 1000 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 1000 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1915 B Sitemaps referenced 8 User-agents Google-Extended, meta-externalfetcher, PetalBot, Timpibot, Bytespider, FacebookExternalHit, LinkedInBot, Google-InspectionTool, PerplexityBot, MistralAI-User, Webzio, ia_archiver, *, Storebot-Google, Applebot-Extended, ClaudeBot, Claude-User, cohere-ai, archive.org_bot, ia_archiver-web.archive.org, AmazonAdBot, GoogleOther, cohere-training-data-crawler, heritrix, Pinterestbot, meta-webindexer, TikTokSpider, meta-externalagent, Perplexity-User, PanguBot, Diffbot, DuckAssistBot, Google-CloudVertexBot, Amazonbot, Twitterbot, Claude-SearchBot, CCBot, Webzio-Extended Blocking No — crawling allowed
Sitemap: https://www.wired.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.wired.com/sitemap-archive-1.xml
Sitemap: https://www.wired.com/categories-sitemap.xml?hierarchy=tags
Sitemap: https://www.wired.com/contributors-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.wired.com/bundles-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.wired.com/branded-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.wired.com/feed/google-latest-news/sitemap-google-news
Sitemap: https://www.wired.com/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

###
Allow: /v2/offers/wira
Disallow: */testing-products-
###

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 1000 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
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: www)
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

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

Preferred variant: www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://www.wired.com/ → https://www.wired.com/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
wired.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 33 years, 10 months old
PASS
wired.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 33 years, 10 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Nov 19, 2027 (1 years, 7 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: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Domain expiry

521 days

November 19, 2027

SSL certificate

68 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

33 years, 10 months

Registered November 20, 1992

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2600:9000:a707:a46c:560f:b721:9702:d75e

Registrar

CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.

Lock status unknown 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
Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Created November 20, 1992 (33 years, 10 months ago)
Expires November 19, 2027 (1 years, 7 months)
Last Updated February 2, 2026
Name Servers ns-1116.awsdns-11.org, ns-1935.awsdns-49.co.uk, ns-28.awsdns-03.com, ns-836.awsdns-40.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2600:9000:a707:a46c:560f:b721:9702:d75e
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

A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 140 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
20 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.
122 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
140 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 20 ms TCP Connect 2 ms TLS Handshake 9 ms Server Processing 92 ms Content Transfer 18 ms
A
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
PASS
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: GRU)
Got: cf-ray: 9e717b9cbeb26237-GRU
Info::
CDN cache status: DYNAMIC
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Cache Status DYNAMIC Evidence cf-ray: 9e717b9cbeb26237-GRU
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