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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
1
REVIEW
3
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 3 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
CDN & Delivery
Action
No CDN detected
FIX
No CDN detected
Warning::
No CDN detected
A CDN can significantly improve load times for users around the world by caching content at edge nodes closer to them.
No CDN detected

Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.

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.aol.com/
200https://aol.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

146
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
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 41 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 41 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 13.248.158.7, 76.223.84.192
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
5 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns4.yahoo.com, ns1.yahoo.com, ns5.yahoo.com, ns2.yahoo.com, ns3.yahoo.com
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: 41 ms
Got: 41 ms
A13.248.158.7, 76.223.84.192
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns4.yahoo.com, ns1.yahoo.com, ns5.yahoo.com, ns2.yahoo.com, ns3.yahoo.com
MX
10 mx-aol.mail.gm0.yahoodns.net
TXT
google-site-verification=ducLuHpystFIiiH_U1devs1CL3q7nhkjCV3BQQtxwWM
_globalsign-domain-verification=5qAMTVb8BnarU3IjRaQnyRZI3P1sfIcYF2K1VaJdS4
google-site-verification=BNb5wrsmDzzWz2SS35sCfIYkrZOQWWY-3ZdY-pgip4k
facebook-domain-verification=ervjrx9gun9l4uhc6o4d05p65r2824
_globalsign-domain-verification=A8559NR8s5jDgfIOiI89M1Ln_KDohG1F-obiPNLdkK
google-site-verification=A3SjuAs-uLOfPY5VcSW-yJJIi6gjOC3HRXsZ3FhVaLs
google-site-verification=rrvUvV8gUjL0YugQKfcRVnaeQSBJT50UYL_CRwTdKAc
google-site-verification=Urd7MSITHYcx-rtP1PTVfeiC8RZ2QaKF_6bd6mW_51U
google-site-verification=cr9372hSYxSXo52q8ME19Decs88FL4U8DGETLFhcD9A
SPF v=spf1 redirect=_spf.mail.yahoo.com
'4a751cdeec084ee2bc9e2cb2e94ba8af'
_globalsign-domain-verification=W22K-ATZWdBDmzMIsFCF5smJ_T5-7Zl-JDnV8qNe-i
google-site-verification=NqM_NKWhteDHiJCOfhlQqKT4nxexIeFRie5MmWA1RBk
google-site-verification=vWa8DccevgR6DN9S4K4ydAcrlRn7SCXHx6sQRmqElLc
knowbe4-site-verification=bc3830115833f4f956e30f506f1da8c8
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 41 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), 649 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 649 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://aol.com → https://www.aol.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 649 ms total
Got: 649 ms

https://aol.com

155 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.aol.com/

494 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://aol.com301155 msHTTP/1.1ATS
2https://www.aol.com/200494 msHTTP/1.1ATS

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 10 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 10 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 2875 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 10 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 10 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 2875 B Sitemaps referenced 13 User-agents FacebookBot, ImagesiftBot, panscient.com, Perplexity-ai, PetalBot, Seekr, ADmantX, Bytespider, CCBot, Meltwater, AlphaBot, AwarioSmartBot, huggingface, NewsNow, BLEXBot, ClaudeBot, Diffbot, magpie-crawler, omgilibot, PiplBot, scoop.it, Scrapy, anthropic-ai, FriendlyCrawler, Google-Extended, omgili, *, GPTBot, img2dataset, PerplexityBot, TurnitinBot, ZumBot, AwarioRssBot, claritybot, news-please, SeznamBot, Buzzbot, Claude-Web, Neevabot, Nutch, SentiBot, YouBot, ChatGPT-User, cohere-ai Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Allow: /author/
Disallow: /forward
Disallow: /traffic
Disallow: /mm_track
Disallow: /dl_track
Disallow: /_uac/adpage.html
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /amp-proxy/
Disallow: /auth
Disallow: /login
Disallow: /logout
Disallow: /config
Disallow: /_/authenticate/
Disallow: /video/play/
Disallow: /m/
Disallow: /article/m/
Disallow: /metrics/pageView
Disallow: /game/playUpdate
User-agent: ADmantX
Disallow: /
User-agent: AlphaBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: AwarioRssBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: AwarioSmartBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: BLEXBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Buzzbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /
User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /
User-agent: claritybot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Claude-Web
Disallow: /
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: Diffbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: FacebookBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: FriendlyCrawler
Disallow: /
User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: huggingface
Disallow: /
User-agent: ImagesiftBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: img2dataset
Disallow: /
User-agent: magpie-crawler
Disallow: /
User-agent: Meltwater
Disallow: /
User-agent: Neevabot
Disallow: /
User-agent: news-please
Disallow: /
User-agent: NewsNow
Disallow: /
User-agent: Nutch
Disallow: /
User-agent: omgili
Disallow: /
User-agent: omgilibot
Disallow: /
User-agent: panscient.com
Disallow: /
User-agent: Perplexity-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: PetalBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: PiplBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: scoop.it
Disallow: /
User-agent: Scrapy
Disallow: /
User-agent: Seekr
Disallow: /
User-agent: SentiBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: SeznamBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: TurnitinBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: YouBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: ZumBot
Disallow: /
Sitemap: https://www.aol.com/sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aol.com/sitemaps/aolnews-sitemap_index_US_en-US.xml.gz
Sitemap: https://www.aol.com/sitemaps/aolnews-sitemap_googlenewsindex_US_en-US.xml.gz
Sitemap: https://www.aol.com/sitemaps/aolentertainment-sitemap_index_US_en-US.xml.gz
Sitemap: https://www.aol.com/sitemaps/aolentertainment-sitemap_googlenewsindex_US_en-US.xml.gz
Sitemap: https://www.aol.com/sitemaps/aolfinance-sitemap_index_US_en-US.xml.gz
Sitemap: https://www.aol.com/sitemaps/aolfinance-sitemap_googlenewsindex_US_en-US.xml.gz
Sitemap: https://www.aol.com/sitemaps/aollifestyle-sitemap_index_US_en-US.xml.gz
Sitemap: https://www.aol.com/sitemaps/aollifestyle-sitemap_googlenewsindex_US_en-US.xml.gz
Sitemap: https://www.aol.com/sitemaps/aolweather-sitemap_index_US_en-US.xml.gz
Sitemap: https://www.aol.com/sitemaps/aolweather-sitemap_googlenewsindex_US_en-US.xml.gz
Sitemap: https://www.aol.com/products/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aol.com/seo-sitemaps/weather-sitemapindex.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 10 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
aol.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 31 years, 3 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
aol.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 31 years, 3 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Nov 23, 2027 (1 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: GoDaddy.com, LLC
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

526 days

November 23, 2027

SSL certificate

146 days

Issued by DigiCert Inc

Domain age

31 years, 3 months

Registered June 22, 1995

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

13.248.158.7

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

Unlocked 5 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 GoDaddy.com, LLC
Created June 22, 1995 (31 years, 3 months ago)
Expires November 23, 2027 (1 years, 7 months)
Last Updated January 28, 2026
Name Servers ns1.yahoo.com, ns2.yahoo.com, ns3.yahoo.com, ns4.yahoo.com, ns5.yahoo.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 13.248.158.7
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.3s)

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 191 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
29 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.
107 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
191 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
191 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 29 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 107 ms Server Processing 54 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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