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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
88
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 REVIEW
B
Redirect Chain
2 redirect(s), 686 ms total
REVIEW
2 redirect(s), 686 ms total
Warning::
2 redirects before reaching final URL
Each redirect adds latency. Try to minimize the chain to 1 hop.
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 686 ms total
Got: 686 ms

https://newstatesman.com

9 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.newstatesman.com//

555 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.newstatesman.com/

122 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://newstatesman.com3019 msHTTP/1.1nginx
2https://www.newstatesman.com//301555 msHTTP/1.1nginx
3https://www.newstatesman.com/200122 msHTTP/1.1nginx

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

Each redirect adds latency. Try to minimize the chain to 1 hop.

Why this matters

Redirect chain — each hop adds latency; combine into one redirect where possible.

Source: Google Search Central / web.dev

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.newstatesman.com/
200https://newstatesman.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

45
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
A+
DNS Records
1 A records, 44 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 44 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 23.185.0.2
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: 2620:12a:8000::2, 2620:12a:8001::2
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-1564.awsdns-03.co.uk, ns-1220.awsdns-24.org, ns-298.awsdns-37.com, ns-921.awsdns-51.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: 44 ms
Got: 44 ms
A23.185.0.2
AAAA2620:12a:8000::2, 2620:12a:8001::2
CNAME—
NSns-1564.awsdns-03.co.uk, ns-1220.awsdns-24.org, ns-298.awsdns-37.com, ns-921.awsdns-51.net
MX
0 newstatesman-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
MS=ms59477431
detectify-verification=35fa337912c06aa9ba56771146ec51ff
0ed1fe018a28f2cd6fcff34fab8acd38
MS=ms82624773
as=1669045006
google-site-verification=Cn1FCAxgcE4dEn5OM1aQi9ShBvA6z5LMS2AMoc1F5Oc
fastly-domain-delegation-hz3ue7bse3vknphvbtrg-536036-2022-10-03
SPF v=spf1 ip4:52.56.92.53 ip4:18.171.20.138 include:eu._netblocks.mimecast.com incl...
google-site-verification=Neak_u6WDqtBEPtjByVi4xVlBhpJHSBWxDVhS4531Ew
pardot509131=5139a58d318f6beff3958d034157f92968792aecfbc1488229ea0215a1c08bc6
fastly-45646189-370161-190521
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 44 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+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (1 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (1 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2620:12a:8000::2, 2620:12a:8001::2
Got: 1 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2620:12a:8000::2, 2620:12a:8001::2 Connection Reachable (1 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 436 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 436 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 528 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 436 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 436 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 528 B Sitemaps referenced 2 User-agents Swiftbot, Twitterbot, YandexBot, GPTBot, RavenCrawler, rogerbot, dotbot, SemrushBot-SA, PowerMapper, Yandex, *, SemrushBot Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *


User-agent: RavenCrawler

User-agent: rogerbot

User-agent: dotbot

User-agent: SemrushBot

User-agent: SemrushBot-SA

User-agent: PowerMapper

User-agent: Swiftbot

User-agent: Twitterbot


Disallow: /wp-admin/

Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

Allow: /

Disallow: /magazine/

Disallow: /?s=*


Sitemap: https://www.newstatesman.com/sitemap.xml

Sitemap: https://www.newstatesman.com/news-sitemap.xml


User-agent: Yandex

Disallow: /


User-agent: YandexBot

Disallow: /


User-agent: GPTBot

Disallow: /
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 436 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A
Domain Intelligence
newstatesman.com — via Register SPA, 27 years, 1 months old
PASS
newstatesman.com — via Register SPA, 27 years, 1 months old
Warning::
Domain expires in 89 days
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Got: Expires Jul 20, 2026
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: Register SPA
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

37 days

July 20, 2026

SSL certificate

45 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

27 years, 1 months

Registered July 20, 1999

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2620:12a:8001::2

Registrar

Register SPA

Unlocked 4 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
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
Registrar Register SPA
Created July 20, 1999 (27 years, 1 months ago)
Expires July 20, 2026 (2 months)
Last Updated March 7, 2025
Name Servers ns-1220.awsdns-24.org, ns-1564.awsdns-03.co.uk, ns-298.awsdns-37.com, ns-921.awsdns-51.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2620:12a:8001::2
Data source: rdap (0.1s)

Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.

Why this matters

Domain expiry approaching — renew immediately and ensure auto-renew + alerting are configured.

Source: ICANN renewal policy

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 56 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.
0 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
4 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
56 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
57 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 45 ms TCP Connect 0 ms TLS Handshake 4 ms Server Processing 7 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A+
CDN & Delivery
Fastly (HIT, HIT, MISS, MISS)
PASS
Fastly (HIT, HIT, MISS, MISS)
Info::
Site is served via Fastly CDN
Got: x-served-by: cache-chi-klot8100094-CHI, cache-toj-leto2350067-TOJ, cache-toj-leto2350052-TOJ, cache-toj-leto2350052-TOJ
Info::
CDN cache status: HIT, HIT, MISS, MISS
CDN Detected: Fastly
Provider Fastly Cache Status HIT, HIT, MISS, MISS Evidence x-served-by: cache-chi-klot8100094-CHI, cache-toj-leto2350067-TOJ, cache-toj-leto2350052-TOJ, cache-toj-leto2350052-TOJ
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