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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
1
REVIEW
3
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from New York, United Stated
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 3 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
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.channelnewsasia.com/
200https://channelnewsasia.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
79 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

79
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • 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
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 64 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 64 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 76.223.34.124, 13.248.160.137
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-1292.awsdns-33.org, ns-1994.awsdns-57.co.uk, ns-246.awsdns-30.com, ns-573.awsdns-07.net
Info::
1 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: 64 ms
Got: 64 ms
A76.223.34.124, 13.248.160.137
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-1292.awsdns-33.org, ns-1994.awsdns-57.co.uk, ns-246.awsdns-30.com, ns-573.awsdns-07.net
MX
0 channelnewsasia-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
MS=ms52165761
_nskyewbp2srdk02bljz6xyueem3gxzb
ahrefs-site-verification_4b8305df2c34692609199e71bf4b5686a3643fedc2b09eb65828680...
facebook-domain-verification=yreq69xrtgl4jf28ycqtivglz8emvi
globalsign-domain-verification=1E59AD7E52ED48D894CD8A80DB6397DA
globalsign-domain-verification=231096ad1493d0e664b3bf98df35ee5f
globalsign-domain-verification=48147F071E4993008917616D864937C2
globalsign-domain-verification=92FF66C0CBC5F90A7BA3950B9B627D5D
globalsign-domain-verification=97E3CDA4D47A14084163BA4077E6963B
globalsign-domain-verification=B5E1C13A33781B41E9A459683A01F415
globalsign-domain-verification=CF74E79B5A20381ABAAD962DEE4968A2
globalsign-domain-verification=eed59b88764ae3edf0166f4ac9164c94
google-site-verification=gcqKpYH6dKkhC5wY6P-YBN9YKjoYiXuPzAGLxnPglWk
SPF v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 64 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), 392 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 392 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://channelnewsasia.com → https://www.channelnewsasia.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://channelnewsasia.com

190 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/

202 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://channelnewsasia.com301190 msHTTP/1.1urllo
2https://www.channelnewsasia.com/200202 msHTTP/1.1nginx

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 50 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 50 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 2388 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 50 entries
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 2388 B Sitemaps referenced 4 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
#

# robots.txt

#

# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts

# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!

# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,

# you save bandwidth and server resources.

#

# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:

# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt

# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt

#

# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:

# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html


User-agent: *

Crawl-delay: 10
# CSS, JS, Images

Allow: /core/*.css$

Allow: /core/*.css?

Allow: /core/*.js$

Allow: /core/*.js?

Allow: /core/*.gif

Allow: /core/*.jpg

Allow: /core/*.jpeg

Allow: /core/*.png

Allow: /core/*.svg

Allow: /profiles/*.css$

Allow: /profiles/*.css?

Allow: /profiles/*.js$

Allow: /profiles/*.js?

Allow: /profiles/*.gif

Allow: /profiles/*.jpg

Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg

Allow: /profiles/*.png

Allow: /profiles/*.svg

Allow: /api/v1/google-news-feed

Allow: /api/v1/sitemap-video-feed

Allow: /api/v1/sitemap-news-feed

Allow: /api/v1/sitemap-image-feed

Allow: /api/v1/rss-outbound-feed

Allow: /api/v1/google-audio-news-feed

Allow: /api/v1/alexa-news-feed


# Directories

Disallow: /core/

Disallow: /profiles/*

# Files

Disallow: /README.txt

Disallow: /web.config

Disallow: /_Incapsula_Resource?

# Paths (clean URLs)

Disallow: /admin/

Disallow: /comment/reply/

Disallow: /filter/tips

Disallow: /node/add/

Disallow: /search

Disallow: /user/register/

Disallow: /user/password/

Disallow: /user/login/

Disallow: /user/logout/

Disallow: /member/login

Disallow: /profile/

Disallow: /meconnect/

# Paths (no clean URLs)

Disallow: /index.php/admin/

Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/

Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips

Disallow: /index.php/node/add/

Disallow: /index.php/search/

Disallow: /index.php/user/password/

Disallow: /index.php/user/register/

Disallow: /index.php/user/login/

Disallow: /index.php/user/logout/

Disallow: /jsonapi/*

Disallow: /api/*

Disallow: /router/*

Sitemap: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/api/v1/sitemap-news-feed?_format=xml

Sitemap: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/api/v1/sitemap-video-feed?_format=xml

Sitemap: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/api/v1/sitemap-image-feed?_format=xml

Sitemap: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/api/v1/google-audio-news-feed
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type URL Set URLs 50 entries Valid XML Yes
Sample URLs:
A+
Domain Intelligence
channelnewsasia.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 27 years, 6 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
channelnewsasia.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 27 years, 6 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Feb 23, 2027 (10 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.
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: AWS
Got: AS16509
Domain expiry

252 days

February 23, 2027

SSL certificate

79 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

27 years, 6 months

Registered February 23, 1999

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

76.223.34.124

Registrar

CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.

Unlocked 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
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Created February 23, 1999 (27 years, 6 months ago)
Expires February 23, 2027 (10 months)
Last Updated February 19, 2026
Name Servers ns-1292.awsdns-33.org, ns-1994.awsdns-57.co.uk, ns-246.awsdns-30.com, ns-573.awsdns-07.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 76.223.34.124
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
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 181 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.
1 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
117 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
181 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
182 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 5 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 117 ms Server Processing 59 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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