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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
93
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 REVIEW
B
Crawlability
no robots.txt, no sitemap
REVIEW
no robots.txt, no sitemap
Info::
No robots.txt found
robots.txt is optional but recommended. It tells search engine crawlers which pages to index.
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

robots.txt is optional but recommended. It tells search engine crawlers which pages to index.

Why this matters

No robots.txt — crawlers fetch /robots.txt and get 404; not breaking but means default crawl behavior with no directives or sitemap reference.

Learn more

A minimal robots.txt with `User-agent: * / Allow: / / Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml` covers the basics. Without it, crawlers behave fine but lose the sitemap signal and can't be selectively blocked from crawl-traps.

Source: robotstxt.org

A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

Why this matters

No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.

Learn more

A sitemap accelerates Google's discovery of new and updated content. Most CMSes auto-generate one; static-site frameworks need a build-step plugin. Reference it from robots.txt and submit in Search Console to confirm Google can fetch it.

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

robots.txt No robots.txt found

No robots.txt found

This is fine for most sites — a missing robots.txt allows all crawling by default.

sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

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

Certificate validity

280
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
Akamai
REVIEW
Akamai
Info::
Site is served via Akamai CDN
Got: server header
CDN Detected: Akamai
Provider Akamai Evidence server header
A+
DNS Records
1 A records, 66 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 66 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 184.24.166.61
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2a02:26f0:1180:183::e96, 2a02:26f0:1180:19a::e96
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: dns4.p01.nsone.net, dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.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: 66 ms
Got: 66 ms
A184.24.166.61
AAAA2a02:26f0:1180:183::e96, 2a02:26f0:1180:19a::e96
CNAME
NSdns4.p01.nsone.net, dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net
MX
0 bedbathandbeyond-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
google-site-verification=0shOleXMq9Sn_MozjJa0IxedphTm9K1EOcLlqhR6434
google-site-verification=rvXDdWoFYWhxfHUjT0Mj9CtO9VPyowlql70D0InpC5M
apple-domain-verification=VTh1xZZrcQBANbGG
google-site-verification=Gp7vx2DK9x3whQzhsHAV4eayFaAlrwUMA_8OTwcbEcg
MS=ms38501519
google-site-verification=uIvKnhWZYMGr2UwELrrhCZeeAwcxLevI8Ad5037PCEA
SPF v=spf1 ip4:65.116.112.0/21 ip4:173.241.144.0/20 ip4:52.8.140.255 ip4:54.164.132....
google-site-verification=S9ZXx5JpJ-BkNzRKppT9xpFUe5ZsN58-sYz7vBAJLAM
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 66 ms

Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.

Why this matters

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.

Why this matters

Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.

A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 159 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 159 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://bedbathandbeyond.com → https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://bedbathandbeyond.com

100 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/

59 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://bedbathandbeyond.com301100 msHTTP/1.1AkamaiGHost
2https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/40359 msHTTP/1.1AkamaiGHost

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (140 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (140 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2a02:26f0:1180:183::e96, 2a02:26f0:1180:19a::e96
Got: 140 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2a02:26f0:1180:183::e96, 2a02:26f0:1180:19a::e96 Connection Reachable (140 ms)
A+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

403https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/
200https://bedbathandbeyond.com/

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://bedbathandbeyond.com/ https://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
bedbathandbeyond.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 29 years, 10 months old
PASS
bedbathandbeyond.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 29 years, 10 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Nov 16, 2028 (2 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: 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.
Domain expiry

857 days

November 16, 2028

SSL certificate

280 days

Issued by DigiCert Inc

Domain age

29 years, 10 months

Registered November 17, 1996

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2a02:26f0:1180:19a::e96

Registrar

MarkMonitor 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 MarkMonitor Inc.
Created November 17, 1996 (29 years, 10 months ago)
Expires November 16, 2028 (2 years, 7 months)
Last Updated July 10, 2023
Name Servers dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net, dns4.p01.nsone.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2a02:26f0:1180:19a::e96
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 138 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
45 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
30 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
33 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
139 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
139 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 45 ms TCP Connect 30 ms TLS Handshake 33 ms Server Processing 31 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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