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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
0
REVIEW
4
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from New York, United Stated
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 4 REVIEW
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.newindianexpress.com/
200https://newindianexpress.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
35 days until leaf cert expires — 5 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

35
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Extend HSTS max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year) to meet the preload list criteria
  • 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
Cloudflare
REVIEW
Cloudflare
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: EWR)
Got: cf-ray: 9f0741e5c979e738-EWR
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Evidence cf-ray: 9f0741e5c979e738-EWR
A+
DNS Records
5 A records, 6 ms lookup
PASS
5 A records, 6 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 5 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.18.90.198, 104.18.92.198, 104.18.94.198, 104.18.93.198, 104.18.91.198
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-1288.awsdns-33.org, ns-1674.awsdns-17.co.uk, ns-226.awsdns-28.com, ns-715.awsdns-25.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: 6 ms
Got: 6 ms
A104.18.90.198, 104.18.92.198, 104.18.94.198, 104.18.93.198, 104.18.91.198
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-1288.awsdns-33.org, ns-1674.awsdns-17.co.uk, ns-226.awsdns-28.com, ns-715.awsdns-25.net
MX
10 mail.newindianexpress.com
TXT
google-site-verification=KFPKQlbcJFU47lGgAJas85W7NijCZXNwqAkbWqyLlsE
google-site-verification=m-XsLT25bStFxhVhGgHyCl9JC1GmEcFuGaZUBEyTrfo
google-site-verification=wvbO7eF2l5hSu9ipw-UA1M7ZlN86CXB8RlcmzDQBp3o
mailerlite-domain-verification=b2f80289d8ae19014d71e7feb178195190b4005e
SPF v=spf1 mx a ip4:203.197.142.35 ip4:203.197.142.39 ip4:202.54.139.18 include:_spf...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 6 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), 114 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 114 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://newindianexpress.com → https://www.newindianexpress.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://newindianexpress.com

22 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.newindianexpress.com/

93 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://newindianexpress.com30122 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.newindianexpress.com/20093 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 35 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 35 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 135 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 35 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 35 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 135 B Sitemaps referenced 2 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Sitemap: https://www.newindianexpress.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newindianexpress.com/news_sitemap.xml
Allow: /
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 35 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
newindianexpress.com — via PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, 21 years, 8 months old, hosted on Cloudflare
PASS
newindianexpress.com — via PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com, 21 years, 8 months old, hosted on Cloudflare
Info::
Domain registered until Nov 26, 2026 (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: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
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: Cloudflare
Got: AS13335
Domain expiry

132 days

November 26, 2026

SSL certificate

35 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

21 years, 8 months

Registered November 26, 2004

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Cloudflare

ASN AS13335

104.18.92.198

Registrar

PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com

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 PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Created November 26, 2004 (21 years, 8 months ago)
Expires November 26, 2026 (7 months)
Last Updated February 14, 2024
Name Servers ns-1288.awsdns-33.org, ns-1674.awsdns-17.co.uk, ns-226.awsdns-28.com, ns-715.awsdns-25.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 104.18.92.198
ASN AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US)
Provider Cloudflare
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 21 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.
3 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
9 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
21 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
22 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 5 ms TCP Connect 3 ms TLS Handshake 9 ms Server Processing 5 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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