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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
85
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.guidestar.org/
200https://guidestar.org/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://guidestar.org/ https://guidestar.org/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

192
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Prefer TLS 1.3 — TLS 1.2 is acceptable but TLS 1.3 removes RSA key exchange and improves latency
  • Extend HSTS max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year) to meet the preload list criteria
  • 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, 29 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 29 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 44.209.206.23, 52.4.55.98
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-1484.awsdns-57.org, ns-372.awsdns-46.com, ns-1008.awsdns-62.net, ns-1803.awsdns-33.co.uk
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: 29 ms
Got: 29 ms
A44.209.206.23, 52.4.55.98
AAAA
CNAME
NSns-1484.awsdns-57.org, ns-372.awsdns-46.com, ns-1008.awsdns-62.net, ns-1803.awsdns-33.co.uk
MX
10 guidestar-org.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
globalsign-domain-verification=4C91062FCFE1413B492838C455A8F4CA
ms=ms89461254
AGQI2qR0IczgUeJbIJZMFS1bxxTbtcqm+R6w2B53Q+DSE7zYshzrObL71xHls4GpZJgKQ8EDc6Z292Zx...
google-site-verification=q-4eQCrROiMeSk2dPlcjubnpmqCTVStzkXE8PFm0OOg
SPF v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com a mx include:spf.braintreegateway.com ...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 29 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), 928 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 928 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://guidestar.org → https://www.guidestar.org/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 928 ms total
Got: 928 ms

https://guidestar.org

383 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.guidestar.org/

545 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://guidestar.org301383 msHTTP/1.1Microsoft-IIS/10.0
2https://www.guidestar.org/200545 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A
Crawlability
robots.txt present, no sitemap
PASS
robots.txt present, no sitemap
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 767 bytes
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap

A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

Why this matters

No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.

Learn more

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

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 767 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents 008, WellKnownBot, *, Ezooms, percbotspider, facebookexternalhit Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *

Disallow: *.axd$

Disallow: /bin

Disallow: /config

Disallow: /CuteSoft_Client

Disallow: /js

Disallow: /onlineopinionF3cS

Disallow: /onlineopinionV5

Disallow: /xsl

Disallow: /PartnerSearch.aspx

Disallow: /PartnerDocuments.aspx

Disallow: /UserData.aspx

Disallow: /BrowserSearch.xml

Disallow: /FinDocuments

Disallow: /popup_salesforce.html

Disallow: /ViewPDF.aspx

Disallow: /Profile/ViewPdf

Disallow: /Error/DistilBlock

Disallow: /Account/Register

Disallow: /organizations


User-agent: Ezooms

Disallow: /

User-agent: percbotspider

Disallow: /

User-agent: facebookexternalhit

Disallow: /rxg/

Disallow: /rxa/

User-agent: 008

Disallow: /

User-Agent: WellKnownBot

Disallow: /


Sitemap: https://www.guidestar.org/sitemapIndex.xml
sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

A+
Domain Intelligence
guidestar.org — via Amazon Registrar, Inc., 30 years, 5 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
guidestar.org — via Amazon Registrar, Inc., 30 years, 5 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Apr 20, 2027 (1 years 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: Amazon Registrar, Inc.
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: AS14618
Domain expiry

308 days

April 20, 2027

SSL certificate

192 days

Issued by Sectigo Limited

Domain age

30 years, 5 months

Registered April 19, 1996

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS14618

44.209.206.23

Registrar

Amazon Registrar, Inc.

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 Amazon Registrar, Inc.
Created April 19, 1996 (30 years, 5 months ago)
Expires April 20, 2027 (1 years)
Last Updated August 21, 2024
Name Servers ns-1484.awsdns-57.org, ns-1008.awsdns-62.net, ns-1803.awsdns-33.co.uk, ns-372.awsdns-46.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 44.209.206.23
ASN AS14618 (AMAZON-AES - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.5s)

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 433 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.
96 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
195 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
433 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
433 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 45 ms TCP Connect 96 ms TLS Handshake 195 ms Server Processing 97 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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