Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.CIPv6 ReadinessActionNo IPv6 supportREVIEW
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.
Source: Google IPv6 stats
BCrawlabilityno robots.txt, no sitemapREVIEW
robots.txt is optional but recommended. It tells search engine crawlers which pages to index.
No robots.txt — crawlers fetch /robots.txt and get 404; not breaking but means default crawl behavior with no directives or sitemap reference.
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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.
No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.
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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
No robots.txt found
This is fine for most sites — a missing robots.txt allows all crawling by default.
No sitemap found
Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations90 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
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
ADNS Records1 A records, 1543 ms lookupPASS
| A | 107.20.176.212 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns2.ny.gov, ns3.ny.gov |
| MX | 10 ny-gov.mail.protection.outlook.com |
| TXT | MS=ms20020510 webexdomainverification.88BZP=806f36e2-f5ea-450a-a375-9761bce71aea _globalsign-domain-verification=UETYJRFDNhMYPpRF9UM-uv2E92Udm9goeiFE1HGu3y facebook-domain-verification=gki8c2w5pfo1beu1z3ndv9poc23q16 webexdomainverification.EMWY=8ab46346-b600-4cf1-b8b0-3e2476f1f99f wombat-verification=3KwxVCQV1HEp-aRXRTKKaZ5G0frhk SPF v=spf1 mx ip4:170.123.0.0/16 ip4:161.11.224.0/22 include:svc.ny.gov include:serv... MS=ms59102469 HXEKhSjzzZC4mnYfhoTpErlwm1yVqpTSyUgYIRglDDy7M4zUFN3UjXJ+p1ma6IIuFhoNVkxLLAYxw5U0... MV2-MJ6-BR9 google-site-verification=XCye-D6cc9kydrkmaqnNIjlMYQuupkb-i_qztp_Eslc google-site-verification=xF9LEy9qzVytU3p0HfWhFA_LdO0o7SfJt8ecyGVpM1k ZOOM_verify_wB_AZlgnSVm7yQyEJSIpng webexdomainverification.JNDC=b730112b-28e8-4cbb-9491-74b8603deecb _globalsign-domain-verification=SzWAMYeEnKGvq8VvGcWdNYAXzeKtle0lujFTWqUaI_ _globalsign-domain-verification=MJ4uwagM31e8xr2YhyjfrAGVRFl6aBuGrnkluWZzuU globalsign-domain-verification=FFA7F053BA862C377AD75C80BBFB78BF _globalsign-domain-verification=7Lc5qtpA-RpuzBxR3qoJoeGlRK5funy-0kFltbo8Ps webexdomainverification.7MXNM=077354b7-e7e5-4b43-966a-08ffc70b3f79 webexdomainverification.=9dca8b5b-5723-4291-a80f-17e41ebc4311 |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.
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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.
Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
DNS resolution is slow — anycast DNS providers (Cloudflare, Route 53) typically resolve <50ms globally.
Source: DNS performance benchmarks
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 475 ms totalPASS
https://ny.gov
289 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.ny.gov/
186 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://ny.gov | 301 | 289 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx |
| 2 | https://www.ny.gov/ | 403 | 186 ms | HTTP/1.1 | cloudflare |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
A+URL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSPASS
www / non-www
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
A+Domain Intelligenceny.gov — via get.gov, 23 years, 11 months old, hosted on AWSPASS
78 days
September 30, 2026
90 days
Issued by GlobalSign nv-sa
23 years, 11 months
Registered September 18, 2002
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
AWS
ASN AS14618
107.20.176.212
get.gov
Expiry timeline
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
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.
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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.
Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.
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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