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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
92
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
2
PASS
7
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
200 OK
Checks
9
7 PASS 2 REVIEW
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
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
68 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

68
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

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
A+
DNS Records
1 A records, 58 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 58 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 162.159.135.42
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: ns-687.awsdns-21.net, ns-1533.awsdns-63.org, ns-127.awsdns-15.com, ns-1760.awsdns-28.co.uk
Info::
5 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: 58 ms
Got: 58 ms
A162.159.135.42
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-687.awsdns-21.net, ns-1533.awsdns-63.org, ns-127.awsdns-15.com, ns-1760.awsdns-28.co.uk
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
TXT
google-site-verification=7m11TM3DR2Cgi-mh0oDvC1G_uJtRiRN69Z6OfHl4Ru8
google-site-verification=MMBhepDiqJEKUmyvYwLZGpSsBXAbjCzbayfzJK9Siws
google-site-verification=BvnHHN3JYjeGlWWUl-HOBfAOk_5CrQnev2QB_LyGQQE
SPF v=spf1 include:mailgun.org include:amazonses.com include:_spf.google.com include...
Sendinblue-code:1ce435a3a75ab9b333cd901387d1a66c
ca3-c511a536ed774721b0735c95ab345227
facebook-domain-verification=nsi2nrdxgyajv90e0da7fllfdsp6po
mandrill_verify.v57BM-K3xGV4fSTS5ghGsg
ahrefs-site-verification_7658bf3ce978371393363d6dc680898621df36900e8bedcc4ea5e85...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 58 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+
Redirect Chain
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://nationaltoday.com

https://nationaltoday.com

191 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://nationaltoday.com200191 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 34 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 34 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 181 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 34 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 34 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 181 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
# This space intentionally left blank
User-agent: *
Disallow: /resources/
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

Sitemap: https://nationaltoday.com/sitemap_index.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 34 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
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)
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

301https://www.nationaltoday.com/
200https://nationaltoday.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
nationaltoday.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 14 years, 11 months old, hosted on Cloudflare
PASS
nationaltoday.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 14 years, 11 months old, hosted on Cloudflare
Info::
Domain registered until Jul 25, 2026 (3 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: Cloudflare
Got: AS13335
Domain expiry

40 days

July 25, 2026

SSL certificate

68 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

14 years, 11 months

Registered July 25, 2011

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Cloudflare

ASN AS13335

162.159.135.42

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

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 GoDaddy.com, LLC
Created July 25, 2011 (14 years, 11 months ago)
Expires July 25, 2026 (3 months)
Last Updated July 29, 2025
Name Servers ns-127.awsdns-15.com, ns-1533.awsdns-63.org, ns-1760.awsdns-28.co.uk, ns-687.awsdns-21.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 162.159.135.42
ASN AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US)
Provider Cloudflare
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 538 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
31 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
17 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
22 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.
539 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 31 ms TCP Connect 17 ms TLS Handshake 22 ms Server Processing 364 ms Content Transfer 106 ms
A
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
PASS
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: CDG)
Got: cf-ray: 9f084fe7985e3388-CDG
Info::
CDN cache status: DYNAMIC
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Cache Status DYNAMIC Evidence cf-ray: 9f084fe7985e3388-CDG
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