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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
80
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
3
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
308 Permanent Redirect
Checks
9
5 PASS 3 REVIEW 1 FIX
F
Redirect Chain
Action
4 redirect(s), 932 ms total
FIX
4 redirect(s), 932 ms total
Warning::
4 redirects before reaching final URL
Each redirect adds latency. Try to minimize the chain to 1 hop.
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Uses 302 (temporary) redirect
If permanent, use 301 instead.
Got: https://www.outsideonline.com/
Info::
Redirect overhead: 932 ms total
Got: 932 ms
Info::
Cross-domain redirect detected

https://outsideonline.com

80 ms · HTTP/1.1

308

https://www.outsideonline.com/

171 ms · HTTP/1.1

302

https://accounts.outsideonline.com/oidc/...

487 ms · HTTP/1.1

302

https://www.outsideonline.com/authorize?...

99 ms · HTTP/1.1

302

https://www.outsideonline.com/featured?s...

95 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://outsideonline.com30880 msHTTP/1.1Vercel
2https://www.outsideonline.com/302171 msHTTP/1.1Vercel
3https://accounts.outsideonline.com/oidc/...302487 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
4https://www.outsideonline.com/authorize?...30299 msHTTP/1.1Vercel
5https://www.outsideonline.com/featured?s...20095 msHTTP/1.1Vercel

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

Each redirect adds latency. Try to minimize the chain to 1 hop.

Why this matters

Redirect chain — each hop adds latency; combine into one redirect where possible.

Source: Google Search Central / web.dev

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

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

Certificate validity

36
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
B
CDN & Delivery
Vercel
REVIEW
Vercel
Info::
Site is served via Vercel CDN
Got: x-vercel-id: cdg1::5x9tf-1776811522243-76348915451b
CDN Detected: Vercel
Provider Vercel Evidence x-vercel-id: cdg1::5x9tf-1776811522243-76348915451b
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 30 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 30 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 76.76.21.22, 66.33.60.129
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: rosa.ns.cloudflare.com, ram.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: 30 ms
Got: 30 ms
A76.76.21.22, 66.33.60.129
AAAA
CNAME
NSrosa.ns.cloudflare.com, ram.ns.cloudflare.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
google-site-verification=fqJnh8fPCAFkyZ03TcpLFUztEfdarKIFzNFR3A4vbcQ
google-site-verification=bp6iU0bEEx9UseDEm9DeEHagYCI4WcpEVfcemA9Pkzc
SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:spf.mandrillapp.com include:4566937.spf07...
google-site-verification=rLGXPnJUPV2UPsyV5O2ml9C9KQz2_EGyd4_GI1U8liE
google-site-verification=Nn83eEspb-LACxzd3zRlh1njt_H8ynQmW4GS5np2uvM
google-site-verification=WPAZcZxLo55th8uPNxN20EZtqiYTQk9pmzH5hKyoVak
google-site-verification=_I4n1fJEdiqSVs9rCousoe0NJ8kiKjWac7uXPGtOs2M
fastly-domain-delegation-iqrighugvvhtbax4x3qb--2022-12-07
google-site-verification=r202Wirn9-98_pqdYIW9C7hAi2-I2N9udUwJBf6ozM0
google-site-verification=XxG5F7mrWNYLYNpFhAySh81wF-K8RGGZjuICPujVjcw
google-site-verification=lv8s5fxunDR5fdZn_fjTzoNa-xnZD-oIt-E6to-IITM
google-site-verification=2gPhZXGCUAabPljZJCCysTJjspzM73IqD8x0FoLlzQg
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 30 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+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 6436 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 6436 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 2482 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 6436 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 6436 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 2482 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents Timpibot, webzio, facebookexternalhit, Googlebot, xAI-Grok, AI2Bot, peer39_crawler/1.0, Googlebot-Video, ChatGPT-User, MistralAI-User, omgili, BingBot, GoogleOther, LinkedInBot, ClaudeBot, DeepseekBot, Applebot, Claude-User, meta-webindexer, bigsur.ai, Bytespider, GrokBot, ImagesiftBot, omgilibot, OAI-SearchBot, AI2Bot-Dolma, Amazonbot, CCBot, iAskBot, meta-externalagent, webzio-extended, Claude-SearchBot, Grok-DeepSearch, PerplexityBot, cohere-training-data-crawler, Petalbot, Googlebot-Image, *, BingPreview, DuckDuckBot, meta-externalfetcher, Perplexity-User, Applebot-Extended, cohere-ai, Diffbot, FacebookBot, Slackbot, Twitterbot, AliyunSecBot, anthropic-ai, GPTBot, peer39_crawler Blocking No — crawling allowed
# Outside Online content is for personal, non-commercial use.
# Scraping or data mining with automated tools is not allowed. 
# You cannot use this content to train AI models or create data sets.
# Contact Outside Online for permission to use data.

# (A) ALLOW: SOCIAL PREVIEWS & SEARCH AI (RAG / Citations)
# These bots can see content for user requests and link previews.
User-agent: Applebot
User-agent: BingBot
User-agent: BingPreview
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
User-agent: Claude-User
User-agent: DuckDuckBot
User-agent: facebookexternalhit
User-agent: Grok-DeepSearch
User-agent: Googlebot
User-agent: GoogleOther
User-agent: LinkedInBot
User-agent: meta-externalfetcher
User-agent: meta-webindexer
User-agent: MistralAI-User
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
User-agent: PerplexityBot
User-agent: Perplexity-User
User-agent: Slackbot
User-agent: Twitterbot
User-agent: xAI-Grok
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /*.pantheonsite.io/
Disallow: /accounts.outsideonline.com/
Disallow: /preview/
Allow: /

# (B) BLOCK: AI TRAINING, DATA AGGREGATORS & BRAND SAFETY
# These bots crawl for LLM training or commercial scraping.
User-agent: AI2Bot
User-agent: AI2Bot-Dolma
User-agent: AliyunSecBot
User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: anthropic-ai
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
User-agent: bigsur.ai
User-agent: Bytespider
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: cohere-ai
User-agent: cohere-training-data-crawler
User-agent: DeepseekBot
User-agent: Diffbot
User-agent: FacebookBot
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: GrokBot
User-agent: iAskBot
User-agent: ImagesiftBot
User-agent: meta-externalagent
User-agent: omgili
User-agent: omgilibot
User-agent: peer39_crawler
User-agent: peer39_crawler/1.0
User-agent: Petalbot
User-agent: Timpibot
User-agent: webzio
User-agent: webzio-extended
Disallow: /

# (C) MEDIA CRAWLERS (Images & Video)
User-agent: Googlebot-Image 
User-agent: Googlebot-Video 
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /*.pantheonsite.io/
Disallow: /accounts.outsideonline.com/
Disallow: /preview/
Allow: /  

# (D) GENERAL SEARCH ENGINES & SEO TOOLS
User-agent: *
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /login/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /*.pantheonsite.io/
Disallow: /accounts.outsideonline.com/
Disallow: /preview/
Sitemap: https://www.outsideonline.com/sitemap_index.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 6436 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: non-www)
Warning::
HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301
Got: 302 temporary redirect Expected: 301 permanent redirect

www / non-www

302https://www.outsideonline.com/
200https://outsideonline.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

308http://outsideonline.com/ https://outsideonline.com/

Use 301 (permanent) instead of 302 (temporary)

A+
Domain Intelligence
outsideonline.com — via Cloudflare, Inc., 27 years, 7 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
outsideonline.com — via Cloudflare, Inc., 27 years, 7 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Feb 3, 2027 (9 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: Cloudflare, 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

234 days

February 3, 2027

SSL certificate

36 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

27 years, 7 months

Registered February 3, 1999

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

76.76.21.22

Registrar

Cloudflare, 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 Cloudflare, Inc.
Created February 3, 1999 (27 years, 7 months ago)
Expires February 3, 2027 (9 months)
Last Updated January 4, 2026
Name Servers ram.ns.cloudflare.com, rosa.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 76.76.21.22
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.2s)

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 102 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
30 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.
42 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
102 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
103 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 30 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 42 ms Server Processing 30 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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