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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
87
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
4
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from New York, United Stated
302 Found
Checks
9
5 PASS 4 REVIEW
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
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.artstation.com/
200https://artstation.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
53 days until leaf cert expires — 5 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

53
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Extend HSTS max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year) to meet the preload list criteria
  • Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
  • Add the preload directive and submit to hstspreload.org once max-age + includeSubDomains are in place
  • 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
REVIEW
Cloudflare
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: EWR)
Got: cf-ray: 9eff27ef3f6c49c1-EWR
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Evidence cf-ray: 9eff27ef3f6c49c1-EWR
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 15 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 15 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.19.169.40, 104.19.170.40
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: chin.ns.cloudflare.com, dom.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: 15 ms
Got: 15 ms
A104.19.169.40, 104.19.170.40
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSchin.ns.cloudflare.com, dom.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
TXT
8072f775643a916c4fa8168c97cda2c2e4b7101cc14d9e3d53462e71ddde45da
adobe-idp-site-verification=8a5be962006abb6a54a07ecebc48df8733bcccf0a5c6b8bcb66f...
anthropic-domain-verification-sgy9pe=rwZxJFjoung1rt7WCd8ECcEAY
box-domain-verification=90c68eb309746ce326626165eadc4785e6094731b6e841ac85dab1c1...
cursor-domain-verification-nh5tsh=etcNTBYsMHpuEqvf2bLmZOcCb
d671c3757d750b236db293bcda9dd55216de0248f244b0b3b0c5506d61eeedba
docusign=d0c8a4a8-110d-474c-bdeb-428556f0559e
dropbox-domain-verification=ovbkgxm5fumh
figma-domain-verification=ffa6044ba8b42d9296b3ff1607f226aecde09d2ef5e0141135265e...
g0p33imcf7rtcsn8dr4c5203db
google-site-verification=LFy7M6-WftEexboOm4kDUMvkZd2mS7yxiR5cu5y4mLQ
google-site-verification=YYGzYCfyROiydPP39LD0ZFNlwW_KAVN-bPrHHciq2eo
google-site-verification=p4H8QZ5vcCg0V593ydHYL0hGHj1JExYIiJleEFV2AzU
miro-verification=66a6d0d4ec91315544e1c0ab5e73b7a2a174f6f4
notion-domain-verification=lOgwachBl5MkU88DlMVGnAEsfQbOlZgMLnx8WcDtW7a
openai-domain-verification=dv-bR7CCj3bSkTsd8G9APFCM4RE
smartsheet-site-validation=3-7wmKstWymPAdBf6qtTBfPJnoblOb2P
tBaSyY%Dug4G,[)T
SPF v=spf1 include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%{d}._spf.vali.email ~all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 15 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://artstation.com → https://www.artstation.com/ (302)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Uses 302 (temporary) redirect
If permanent, use 301 instead.
Got: https://artstation.com

https://artstation.com

34 ms · HTTP/1.1

302

https://www.artstation.com/

162 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://artstation.com30234 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.artstation.com/200162 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

If permanent, use 301 instead.

Why this matters

302 (Found) is for genuinely temporary redirects — if this redirect is permanent, switch to 301 to preserve SEO equity.

Learn more ▾

Search engines treat 302 as temporary, keeping the original URL indexed and not transferring full link equity to the destination. Use 301 (Moved Permanently) for permanent redirects (HTTP→HTTPS, www-vs-non-www, URL restructures).

Source: Google Search Central

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 15458 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 15458 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 927 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 15458 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 15458 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 927 B Sitemaps referenced 9 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /*/likes
Disallow: /*/following
Disallow: /*/followers
Disallow: /*/collections
Disallow: /*/collections/likes
Disallow: /*/collections/*
Disallow: /registration/*
Disallow: /studentpro
Disallow: /2fa
Disallow: /users/password/edit

Sitemap: https://www.artstation.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.artstation.com/api/v2/marketplace/product-sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.artstation.com/api/v2/prints/printed-product-sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.artstation.com/api/v2/prints/curated-pages-sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.artstation.com/api/v2/blogging/blog-sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.artstation.com/api/v2/jobs/jobs-sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.artstation.com/api/v2/learning/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.artstation.com/api/v2/seo/sitemap-seo-pages-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.artstation.com/api/v2/competition/challenges-sitemap-index.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 15458 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
artstation.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 21 years, 2 months old, hosted on Cloudflare
PASS
artstation.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 21 years, 2 months old, hosted on Cloudflare
Info::
Domain registered until May 14, 2028 (2 years, 1 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: MarkMonitor Inc.
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: Cloudflare
Got: AS13335
Domain expiry

668 days

May 14, 2028

SSL certificate

53 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

21 years, 2 months

Registered May 14, 2005

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Cloudflare

ASN AS13335

104.19.169.40

Registrar

MarkMonitor Inc.

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 MarkMonitor Inc.
Created May 14, 2005 (21 years, 2 months ago)
Expires May 14, 2028 (2 years, 1 months)
Last Updated April 12, 2026
Name Servers chin.ns.cloudflare.com, dom.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 104.19.169.40
ASN AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US)
Provider Cloudflare
Data source: rdap (0.1s)

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 46 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
5 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.
11 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
46 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
47 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 5 ms TCP Connect 2 ms TLS Handshake 11 ms Server Processing 28 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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