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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
79
GRADE
C
FIX
3
REVIEW
3
PASS
3
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
3 PASS 3 REVIEW 3 FIX
D
Redirect Chain
Action
2 redirect(s), 2707 ms total
FIX
2 redirect(s), 2707 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::
Uses 302 (temporary) redirect
If permanent, use 301 instead.
Got: https://www.uaf.edu/
Warning::
Redirect overhead: 2707 ms total
Got: 2707 ms

https://uaf.edu

828 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.uaf.edu/

1030 ms · HTTP/1.1

302

https://www.uaf.edu/uaf/

849 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://uaf.edu301828 msHTTP/1.1Apache
2https://www.uaf.edu/3021030 msHTTP/1.1Apache
3https://www.uaf.edu/uaf/200849 msHTTP/1.1Apache

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

If permanent, use 301 instead.

Why this matters

302 (Found) is for genuinely temporary redirects — if this redirect is permanent, switch to 301 to preserve SEO equity.

Learn more

Search engines treat 302 as temporary, keeping the original URL indexed and not transferring full link equity to the destination. Use 301 (Moved Permanently) for permanent redirects (HTTP→HTTPS, www-vs-non-www, URL restructures).

Source: Google Search Central

D
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
Action
6 days until leaf cert expires — 5 issues to address
FIX

Certificate validity

6
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+
Renew urgently — under 14 days remaining

Recommended actions

  • Renew certificate — 6 days remaining
  • Prefer TLS 1.3 — TLS 1.2 is acceptable but TLS 1.3 removes RSA key exchange and improves latency
  • 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
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.

B
DNS Records
1 A records, 218 ms lookup
REVIEW
1 A records, 218 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 137.229.114.150
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns1.uaf.edu, aduans-f.alaska.edu, aduans-a.alaska.edu, ns2.uaf.edu
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::
No SPF record found in TXT records
SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
Warning::
DNS resolution is slow (218 ms)
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
Got: 218 ms
A137.229.114.150
AAAA
CNAME
NSns1.uaf.edu, aduans-f.alaska.edu, aduans-a.alaska.edu, ns2.uaf.edu
MX
10 seven.alaska.edu
TXT
apple-domain-verification=LEgsruKoS26Vjo5h
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 218 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.

SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.

Why this matters

Without SPF, receiving servers can't validate sending IPs — your domain is easier to spoof in phishing.

Learn more

SPF complements DMARC. Both should be published. SPF records list authorized sending IPs (e.g., `v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all` for Google Workspace). After publishing, verify in Google Postmaster Tools or mxtoolbox.

Source: RFC 7208 (SPF)

Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.

Why this matters

DNS resolution is slow — anycast DNS providers (Cloudflare, Route 53) typically resolve <50ms globally.

Source: DNS performance benchmarks

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
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 1047 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
REVIEW
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
216 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
207 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
418 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
1.05 s
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
1.05 s

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 216 ms TCP Connect 207 ms TLS Handshake 418 ms Server Processing 207 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 50001 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 50001 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 330 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 50001 entries
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Why this matters

robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.

Source: sitemaps.org

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 330 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents ZanranCrawler, Baiduspider, * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: ZanranCrawler
Disallow: /
User-agent: Baiduspider
Disallow: /
User-agent: *
Disallow: /templates/
Disallow: /ua-templates/
Disallow: /roxen-files/
Disallow: /__internal/
Disallow: /_internal/
Disallow: /__frame/
Disallow: /coursefinder/search-results/
Disallow: /anla/collections/search/resultDetail.xml
Disallow: /hr/
A
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
Warning::
HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301
Got: 302 temporary redirect Expected: 301 permanent redirect

www / non-www

302https://www.uaf.edu/
200https://uaf.edu/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

302http://uaf.edu/ https://uaf.edu/

Use 301 (permanent) instead of 302 (temporary)

A+
Domain Intelligence
uaf.edu — 30 years, 7 months old, hosted on ALASKA - University of Alaska, US
PASS
uaf.edu — 30 years, 7 months old, hosted on ALASKA - University of Alaska, US
Info::
Domain registered until Jul 31, 2026 (3 months remaining)
Info::
Hosting: ALASKA - University of Alaska, US
Got: AS7774
Domain expiry

45 days

July 31, 2026

SSL certificate

6 days

Issued by Internet2

Domain age

30 years, 7 months

Registered February 22, 1996

DNSSEC

Status unknown

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

ALASKA - University of Alaska, US

ASN AS7774

137.229.114.150

Registrar

Registrar unknown

Lock status unknown 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
  • Renew the TLS certificate or verify auto-renewal is working
Registrar
Created February 22, 1996 (30 years, 7 months ago)
Expires July 31, 2026 (3 months)
Last Updated June 3, 2025
Name Servers ns1.uaf.edu, aduans-a.alaska.edu, ns2.uaf.edu, aduans-f.alaska.edu
Registrant University of Alaska Fairbanks
Hosting
IP Address 137.229.114.150
ASN AS7774 (ALASKA - University of Alaska, US)
Provider ALASKA - University of Alaska, US
Data source: whois (1.2s)
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