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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
89
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from New York, United Stated
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 REVIEW
B
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 1286 ms total
REVIEW
1 redirect(s), 1286 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://educause.edu → https://www.educause.edu/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Warning::
Redirect overhead: 1286 ms total
Got: 1286 ms

https://educause.edu

681 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.educause.edu/

605 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://educause.edu301681 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.educause.edu/200605 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

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.educause.edu/
200https://educause.edu/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://educause.edu/ → https://educause.edu/

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
50 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

50
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Submit your domain to hstspreload.org to be added to the Chrome preload list
  • 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, 7 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 7 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 172.66.135.216, 172.66.139.135
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700:10::ac42:87d8, 2606:4700:10::ac42:8b87
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: robin.ns.cloudflare.com, scott.ns.cloudflare.com
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: 7 ms
Got: 7 ms
A172.66.135.216, 172.66.139.135
AAAA2606:4700:10::ac42:87d8, 2606:4700:10::ac42:8b87
CNAME—
NSrobin.ns.cloudflare.com, scott.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
0 educause-edu.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
MS=ms78798836
MS=ms79733964
_m0rfyj22ceiotfrbd7mad6wxkzc4dcc
apple-domain-verification=CXUl6KMRImoAbT1O
docusign=ec58c1fd-12d8-4e14-bd13-93d417894708
google-site-verification=A42xN-Hd0ZHaAzCC2n1PyF0BH3DzQ4cngUDCMQJF_KA
google-site-verification=jTOWXO7qemexfVI7S2s8D50EmmlVc5agr5iE_TENfdQ
google-site-verification=mP4V52cUgEBr4xpGv0rJGPuM2M5kngHQoh4e8i0_1nY
google-site-verification=wm65kKgwKC-1MxqkDP-VmsfaxfcdP3h0OhaSi-1FYcA
mG3q1cxO2DhWov8GSOLTwKLQI6SWu5a1747S054PSzEKHenKWdahvtpQeGm79Onqs6La5VAuEsBmQhiQ...
smartsheet-site-validation=EkcUwiP462UL1gD9hFZP6zQYmQK8nUT9
SPF v=spf1 include:_u.educause.edu._spf.smart.ondmarc.com ~all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 7 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+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700:10::ac42:87d8, 2606:4700:10::ac42:8b87
Got: 2 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2606:4700:10::ac42:87d8, 2606:4700:10::ac42:8b87 Connection Reachable (2 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 5170 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 5170 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1305 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 5170 entries
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1305 B Sitemaps referenced 11 User-agents Baiduspider, MSIECrawler, Fasterfox, Xenu, MauiBot, 008, Yandex, *, psbot, discobot Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-Agent: MSIECrawler

Disallow: /


User-agent: psbot

Disallow: /


User-agent: Fasterfox

Disallow: /


User-agent: Xenu

Disallow: /


User-agent: discobot

Disallow: /


User-agent: MauiBot

Disallow: /


User-agent: 008

Disallow: /


#Baiduspider

User-agent: Baiduspider

Disallow: /


#Yandex

User-agent: Yandex

Disallow: /


User-agent: *

Crawl-delay: 2
Disallow: /*.pdf$

Disallow: /sitecore

Disallow: /sitecore_modules

Disallow: /sitecore_files

Disallow: /temp

Disallow: /upload

Disallow: /import

Disallow: /util

Disallow: /StaticFile/Image


Sitemap: http://er.educause.edu/sitemaps/ero_sitemap.xml

Sitemap: http://library.educause.edu/sitemaps/library_sitemap.xml

Sitemap: http://members.educause.edu/sitemaps/members_sitemap.xml

Sitemap: http://members.educause.edu/sitemaps/members_sitemap1.xml

Sitemap: http://members.educause.edu/sitemaps/members_sitemap2.xml

Sitemap: http://members.educause.edu/sitemaps/members_sitemap3.xml

Sitemap: http://members.educause.edu/sitemaps/members_sitemap4.xml

Sitemap: http://members.educause.edu/sitemaps/members_sitemap5.xml

Sitemap: http://members.educause.edu/sitemaps/members_sitemap6.xml

Sitemap: http://events.educause.edu/sitemaps/events_sitemap.xml

Sitemap: http://www.educause.edu/sitemaps/educause_sitemap.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type URL Set URLs 5170 entries Valid XML Yes
Sample URLs:
A
Domain Intelligence
educause.edu — 28 years, 6 months old
PASS
educause.edu — 28 years, 6 months old
Warning::
Domain expires in 37 days
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Got: Expires May 30, 2026
Domain expiry

EXPIRED

May 30, 2026

SSL certificate

50 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

28 years, 6 months

Registered March 11, 1998

DNSSEC

Status unknown

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2606:4700:10::ac42:87d8

Registrar

Registrar unknown

Lock status unknown 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Domain has EXPIRED — renew immediately to avoid total site outage
Registrar
Created March 11, 1998 (28 years, 6 months ago)
Expires May 30, 2026 (1 months)
Last Updated April 1, 2026
Name Servers robin.ns.cloudflare.com, scott.ns.cloudflare.com
Registrant EDUCAUSE
Hosting
IP Address 2606:4700:10::ac42:87d8
Data source: whois (0.2s)

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

A
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 662 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
6 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
2 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
8 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
662 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
662 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 6 ms TCP Connect 2 ms TLS Handshake 8 ms Server Processing 646 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
PASS
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: EWR)
Got: cf-ray: 9f07d8c6dfcef52e-EWR
Info::
CDN cache status: DYNAMIC
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Cache Status DYNAMIC Evidence cf-ray: 9f07d8c6dfcef52e-EWR
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