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.
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 & Recommendations37 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Submit your domain to hstspreload.org to be added to the Chrome preload list
- 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
ADNS Records1 A records, 335 ms lookupPASS
| A | 52.204.9.77 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns1.nc.gov, ns2.nc.gov |
| MX | 0 nc-gov.mail.protection.outlook.com |
| TXT | google-site-verification=o1IVDquF1h8MkBGhsNykAf7nLMjSZ_BillgY2GZs13E docusign=ed50f81d-5529-4c68-96d6-b0528b6d3acf z1X0HwkAwPrOPP4571tVJUK7TXSYPrXhENFcp/NBb/ahpKUeW653YLitlTT3ZuMthJFFBIhJom7Glg0D... bcp6WczRPE5xTS55UI0f8QOJI0SbR2ofLuW1ppbgOqS4UDF4xpNuCTFpnyYdjuSuzsK5kB3gVdQNQfaK... docusign=a27fc5af-cef6-4734-95e1-4b825783c547 iContact1787918 tR9ljkxvUDVAk4EYc/AUHork2R+k4Qs0CgyeA+j8qSXCAtPfafER5mLQ7GfjZAtUinEu02olQ8wKdsv7... 218c5173-5d5f-4ff9-9e7c-6ee4ef3288a2 00Dcs00000ARqkj=1TBcs0000000FDZ apple-domain-verification=Kr3aavXko8G3A5SF 87f1e6e9-f46f-4e99-abe6-b82ebf7b466d dpkfp8cy166vrk0hzjfglq1c10gxfgw1 00DSK000004z1Cz=1TBSK000000001d SPF v=spf1 include:%{ir}.%{v}.%{d}.spf.has.pphosted.com ~all MS=ms98626480 asv=2d47a2a3d2771dd5b278617f830ed579 cisco-ci-domain-verification=690c6479303bd001463931ac975e62c21b6e6642b07fecc4cd4... adobe-idp-site-verification=6f16ebfc0f5e16ebdb897e81bac152353cde8e97aa65a61f3793... -asv=1ba1a9675602c5a694f975143b5fe756 |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.
Learn more ▾ ▴
Add multiple A records for round-robin failover, or use a managed DNS provider with health-checked failover (Route 53, Cloudflare, NS1). Short TTL (60-300s) lets clients recover faster on outages.
Source: SRE practice / DNS architecture
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.
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
DNS resolution is slow — anycast DNS providers (Cloudflare, Route 53) typically resolve <50ms globally.
Source: DNS performance benchmarks
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 603 ms totalPASS
https://nc.gov
299 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.nc.gov/
304 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://nc.gov | 301 | 299 ms | HTTP/1.1 | Apache |
| 2 | https://www.nc.gov/ | 200 | 304 ms | HTTP/1.1 | Apache |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 80 URLsPASS
#
# 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: *
# 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
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# 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/
# 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/
# DS Additions
Disallow: /user
Disallow: /user/login
Sitemap: https://www.nc.gov/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.nc.gov/sitemap.xml
A+Domain Intelligencenc.gov — via get.gov, 24 years, 1 months old, hosted on AWSPASS
66 days
August 20, 2026
37 days
Issued by Let's Encrypt
24 years, 1 months
Registered July 22, 2002
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
AWS
ASN AS14618
52.204.9.77
get.gov
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Renew the domain or enable auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiry
- Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
- Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
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.
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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