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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
80
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
4
PASS
4
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
4 PASS 4 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
Crawlability
robots.txt present, no sitemap
REVIEW
robots.txt present, no sitemap
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 137 bytes
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your 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

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 137 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /bundled_loaders.php
Disallow: /site_maintenance.php
Disallow: /missing_page.php
Disallow: /missing_download.php

sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

C
URL Variants
Action
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
Warning::
HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301
Got: 302 temporary redirect Expected: 301 permanent redirect

www / non-www

200https://www.ioncube.com/
200https://ioncube.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

302http://ioncube.com/ https://www.ioncube.com/

Use 301 (permanent) instead of 302 (temporary)

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

Certificate validity

80
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
  • 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, 57 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 57 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 198.211.105.146
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: pns43.cloudns.net, pns42.cloudns.net, pns44.cloudns.net, pns41.cloudns.net
Info::
2 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: 57 ms
Got: 57 ms
A198.211.105.146
AAAA
CNAME
NSpns43.cloudns.net, pns42.cloudns.net, pns44.cloudns.net, pns41.cloudns.net
MX
5 mail0.ioncube.com
10 mail2.ioncube.com
TXT
MS=ms72557673
google-site-verification=7grhp0mpEfbSi7TeBr_TbZdw_Umcj08fVeIiU3NXzx0
SPF v=spf1 mx a ip4:198.211.105.146 ip4:139.59.191.180 ip4:54.172.250.61 ip4:192.241...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 57 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
1 redirect(s), 927 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 927 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://ioncube.com → https://www.ioncube.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 927 ms total
Got: 927 ms

https://ioncube.com

396 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.ioncube.com/

530 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://ioncube.com301396 msHTTP/1.1Apache
2https://www.ioncube.com/200530 msHTTP/1.1Apache

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A
Domain Intelligence
ioncube.com — via NameCheap, Inc., 24 years, 2 months old, hosted on DigitalOcean
PASS
ioncube.com — via NameCheap, Inc., 24 years, 2 months old, hosted on DigitalOcean
Warning::
Domain expires in 57 days
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Got: Expires Jun 19, 2026
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: NameCheap, 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: DigitalOcean
Got: AS14061
Domain expiry

6 days

June 19, 2026

SSL certificate

80 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

24 years, 2 months

Registered June 19, 2002

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

DigitalOcean

ASN AS14061

198.211.105.146

Registrar

NameCheap, Inc.

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 NameCheap, Inc.
Created June 19, 2002 (24 years, 2 months ago)
Expires June 19, 2026 (1 months)
Last Updated June 4, 2025
Name Servers pns41.cloudns.net, pns42.cloudns.net, pns43.cloudns.net, pns44.cloudns.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 198.211.105.146
ASN AS14061 (DIGITALOCEAN-ASN - DigitalOcean, LLC, US)
Provider DigitalOcean
Data source: rdap (0.3s)

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

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 431 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
47 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
95 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.
431 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
431 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 47 ms TCP Connect 95 ms TLS Handshake 195 ms Server Processing 95 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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