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· 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 Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 4 REVIEW
C
Crawlability
Action
robots.txt present, sitemap with 7 URLs
REVIEW
robots.txt present, sitemap with 7 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1418 bytes
Critical::
robots.txt blocks all crawlers
Disallow: / for all user-agents prevents search engines from indexing any page. This will remove the site from search results.
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 7 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 7 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap

Disallow: / for all user-agents prevents search engines from indexing any page. This will remove the site from search results.

Why this matters

Disallow: / in robots.txt blocks every search crawler — the site becomes invisible in organic search.

Learn more ▾

Common deployment mistake: a staging robots.txt with `User-agent: * / Disallow: /` ships to prod. The site falls out of search results within days. Verify your robots.txt is the production-intended version. If this is intentional (private site), no action needed.

Source: Google Search Central

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1418 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents ChatGPT-User, googlebot-mobile, TwitterBot 1.0, yahoo-blogs/v3.9, "008", Claude-Web, omgili, MSNBot, Amazonbot, Bytespider, Offline Explorer, meta-externalfetcher, Screaming Frog, ClaudeBot, googlebot-image, Twitterbot/1.0, Screaming Frog SEO Spider, CCBot, YouBot, Googlebot, AhrefsSiteAudit, *, Applebot, FacebookBot, GPTBot, HTTrack, DuckAssistBot, Diffbot, Timpibot, Ai2Bot-Dolma, OAI-SearchBot, Slurp, anthropic-ai, Applebot-extended, Scrapy, meta-externalagent, Perplexity-User, PerplexityBot, yahoo-mmcrawler, AhrefsBot, Bingbot, cohere-ai, Nutch Blocking Yes — all crawlers blocked
User-agent: Googlebot
Disallow:
User-agent: googlebot-image
Disallow:
User-agent: googlebot-mobile
Disallow:
User-agent: MSNBot
Disallow:
User-agent: Slurp
Disallow:
User-agent: yahoo-mmcrawler
Disallow:
User-agent: Twitterbot/1.0
Disallow:
User-agent: TwitterBot 1.0
Disallow:
User-agent: AhrefsBot
Disallow:
User-agent: AhrefsSiteAudit
Disallow:
User-agent: Screaming Frog
Disallow:
User-agent: Screaming Frog SEO Spider
Disallow:
User-agent: yahoo-blogs/v3.9
Disallow:
User-agent: Bingbot
Disallow:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /research/
Sitemap: https://www.spiceworks.com/sitemap_index.xml
Disallow: /*?
Disallow: /sw-marketing/*
User-agent: *
Disallow: /legal-resource-center/*
Disallow: /offers/*
Disallow: /cdn-cgi/

User-agent: "008"
User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: anthropic-ai
User-agent: Applebot
User-agent: Applebot-extended
User-agent: Bytespider
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Claude-Web
User-agent: cohere-ai
User-agent: Diffbot
User-agent: FacebookBot
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: HTTrack
User-agent: Nutch
User-agent: Offline Explorer
User-agent: omgili
User-agent: Scrapy
User-agent: YouBot
User-Agent: meta-externalagent
User-Agent: Timpibot
User-Agent: DuckAssistBot
User-Agent: Perplexity-User
User-Agent: Ai2Bot-Dolma
User-Agent: meta-externalfetcher
User-Agent: ChatGPT-User
User-Agent: PerplexityBot
User-Agent: OAI-SearchBot
Disallow: /
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 7 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
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.spiceworks.com/
200https://spiceworks.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
58 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

58
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Enable HSTS: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
  • 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: MAD)
Got: cf-ray: 9f074c427bb3026a-MAD
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Evidence cf-ray: 9f074c427bb3026a-MAD
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 120 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 120 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 141.193.213.11, 141.193.213.10
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700:4400::6812:2938, 2606:4700:4400::ac40:92c8
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-198.awsdns-24.com, ns-518.awsdns-00.net, ns-1051.awsdns-03.org, ns-1720.awsdns-23.co.uk
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: 120 ms
Got: 120 ms
A141.193.213.11, 141.193.213.10
AAAA2606:4700:4400::6812:2938, 2606:4700:4400::ac40:92c8
CNAME—
NSns-198.awsdns-24.com, ns-518.awsdns-00.net, ns-1051.awsdns-03.org, ns-1720.awsdns-23.co.uk
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
TXT
google-site-verification=7iGHKwnOqoTIbWDgpiM3ilTu_OmVDUcHyBjL72KgFlc
workplace-domain-verification=nyG3Ka2PT6mtUMtgla9atxccUqqeG1
google-site-verification=WtyWEqjfeBHB8_ClM05h4Gb-cOCLV3Zn8TnC4jvIfk4
MS=ms16651012
zapier-domain-verification-challenge=f1ddfaef-2fc4-4420-9a94-11f3ed601ac9
globalsign-domain-verification=5a7f99475d1f7aa90047a05432038b8e
amazonses:Ziz/TAhYy0oGBc/6Q8dgs1gyE7ktj51iuQ6wgWoSFKk=
h9j11af54a3uvi1lcivggg9m84
SPF v=spf1 ip4:54.208.84.215 ip4:54.176.194.42 include:_spf.google.com include:docu...
google-site-verification=tXRqlrOJB_rehe2s3jmvuel81gIrUpsitUQYQUTkyag
ZOOM_verify_uXjUz93wC8WW4gZuNpyZG9
anthropic-domain-verification-3w7hrh=LvorYKtpD1HtRXx8uy1d5XYso
onetrust-domain-verification=fb28bed427354cd2bef229432d72141b
MS=ms50687237
3p66qggv5y8nmk4df8gjdw51c0hmqw5r
google-site-verification=fpONNpFDTr1UqTr6ifJJXhyn2M3cs4auUbgBE4WJBus
MS=ms21468380
ba6ede24-7c8a-4946-b89a-ee430ce135df
stripe-verification=306FF55E0FE79A8D44DA43C555A76AD6D87668B60773E119F4E558B79E8D...
cloudhealth=1b8c9785-3541-464b-af6a-ade74fc9b1f5
globalsign-domain-verification=637b76af88aae3dd060517498ca8f4e7
46zy6.x.incapdns.net
google-site-verification=S0w4z5I4aSiJp311kSpLAXZ5yowVpmn92dNJ30HTXRE
google-site-verification=HDwadu-OTn_948CnaOw9vmNQf8wYDcOaThtwDIMl8wE
docker-verification=29f307d8-a755-4c25-bd34-a61785f73284
google-site-verification=tn2O5lUSfajEemiJ3seaJBZrfpEK3sGItRwAVNWO71s
knowbe4-site-verification=f8a0eecde40ecb172ead956570d9179c
globalsign-domain-verification=NaF3CvZ7nt5nRRTJudXu6YlAJfzi4pMK_qeNkqWi0b
atlassian-sending-domain-verification=6dad3d05-26ed-4916-bfc1-e7fa71e42d98
globalsign-domain-verification=22D16ECCD57588EA202735485707C00A
globalsign-domain-verification=8459F93764A4ADAD2034E40A1089B622
atlassian-domain-verification=QUsZX4LdPWTYZgx09JhShFot27EJnUl/5CyxXFsiGebXl2QD8F...
drift-domain-verification=05dd87d9d7c282afdcb1ca4284b2d573176df1b4935b39ba193e68...
_globalsign-domain-verification=trWgc15L247W7Xyco4N5M8bx2RPqEZMw_iHW5QlK-u
google-site-verification=Uool69iYXsSjjBUJqrUm7YBRyVnl5_omdyxvdG5exe4
teamviewer-sso-verification=fec790dab3b04f00a1b94beeeec9a7df
miro-verification=e9a62b40366ba29373bbd98c9c7ec60d5c45605c
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 120 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), 228 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 228 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://spiceworks.com → https://www.spiceworks.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://spiceworks.com

20 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.spiceworks.com/

208 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://spiceworks.com30120 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.spiceworks.com/200208 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (17 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (17 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700:4400::6812:2938, 2606:4700:4400::ac40:92c8
Got: 17 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2606:4700:4400::6812:2938, 2606:4700:4400::ac40:92c8 Connection Reachable (17 ms)
A+
Domain Intelligence
spiceworks.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 28 years, 6 months old
PASS
spiceworks.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 28 years, 6 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Feb 25, 2028 (1 years, 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.
Domain expiry

621 days

February 25, 2028

SSL certificate

58 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

28 years, 6 months

Registered February 26, 1998

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2606:4700:4400::6812:2938

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 26, 1998 (28 years, 6 months ago)
Expires February 25, 2028 (1 years, 10 months)
Last Updated August 17, 2022
Name Servers ns-1051.awsdns-03.org, ns-1720.awsdns-23.co.uk, ns-198.awsdns-24.com, ns-518.awsdns-00.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2606:4700:4400::6812:2938
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 37 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
27 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.
7 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
38 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
38 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 27 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 7 ms Server Processing 3 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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