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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
99
GRADE
A+
FIX
1
REVIEW
2
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
200 OK
Checks
9
6 PASS 2 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.

B
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 1145 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
REVIEW
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
122 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
250 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
272 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
895 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
1.15 s

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 122 ms TCP Connect 250 ms TLS Handshake 272 ms Server Processing 251 ms Content Transfer 250 ms
B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
315 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

315
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, 140 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 140 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 172.233.70.74
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
Has 1 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2400:8905:1::ace9:464a
Info::
5 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns5.linode.com, ns4.linode.com, ns3.linode.com, ns1.linode.com, ns2.linode.com
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: 140 ms
Got: 140 ms
A172.233.70.74
AAAA2400:8905:1::ace9:464a
CNAME—
NSns5.linode.com, ns4.linode.com, ns3.linode.com, ns1.linode.com, ns2.linode.com
MX
0 aspmx.l.google.com
0 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
0 aspmx3.googlemail.com
0 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
0 aspmx2.googlemail.com
TXT
facebook-domain-verification=cx8cwfaqdgqu8e6c1t3qo6y5jianvl
SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:spf.mailjet.com include:_spf.salesforce.c...
google-site-verification=BvHmXgmPr9ZcWFTLxeZDolxSQwTYx_r8BUesX_f-4Oo
kkk3llmjmod029n3a4md9lsel5
google-site-verification=DXUN1aw6GAT6wuOxqQTUtqp64W_RGc-_z06VvHAxGlU
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 140 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://japantoday.com

https://japantoday.com

987 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://japantoday.com200987 msHTTP/1.1nginx/1.29.8
A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (286 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (286 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2400:8905:1::ace9:464a
Got: 286 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2400:8905:1::ace9:464a Connection Reachable (286 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 967 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 967 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 5619 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 967 entries
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 5619 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents Aqua_Products, Bullseye/1.0, GetRight/4.2, Iron33/1.0.2, JennyBot, Microsoft URL Control - 5.01.4511, PerMan, CherryPicker, libWeb/clsHTTP, Microsoft URL Control, Teleport, LinkScan/8.1a Unix, mozilla/4, Telesoft, ia_archiver/1.6, Titan, WebCopier, Black Hole, Crescent, ia_archiver, lwp-trivial, mozilla/5, ProPowerBot/2.14, TheNomad, Web Image Collector, Bookmark search tool, MIIxpc, MIIxpc/4.2, Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.0; Windows 2000), WebSauger, Mata Hari, hloader, lwp-trivial/1.34, QueryN Metasearch, The Intraformant, URLy Warning, Wget, EmailWolf, Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; BullsEye; Windows 95), True_Robot/1.0, RepoMonkey Bait & Tackle/v1.01, WebStripper, grub-client, searchpreview, cosmos, EroCrawler, SpankBot, Zeus Link Scout, BunnySlippers, LexiBot, moget/2.1, NICErsPRO, True_Robot, LinkextractorPro, Microsoft URL Control - 6.00.8169, WebBandit/3.50, WebZip/4.0, Wget/1.6, BlowFish/1.0, httplib, Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.0; Windows 98), VCI WebViewer VCI WebViewer Win32, WebBandit, WebEnhancer, asterias, LNSpiderguy, VCI, LexxeBot/1.0, NetMechanic, Offline Explorer, Python-urllib, Harvest/1.5, toCrawl/UrlDispatcher, Wget/1.5.3, CherryPickerElite/1.0, MSIECrawler, WebAuto, WebmasterWorldForumBot, WebZip, BuiltBotTough, NetAnts, BackDoorBot/1.0, DittoSpyder, Foobot, Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.0; Windows XP), Openfind, Xenu's, spanner, FairAd Client, BotALot, SiteSnagger, TeleportPro, URL_Spider_Pro, Website Quester, EmailCollector, humanlinks, Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.0; Windows 95), suzuran, Zeus, grub, Kenjin Spider, ProWebWalker, Szukacz/1.4, Webster Pro, RMA, Cegbfeieh, CherryPicker /1.0, Gaisbot, InfoNaviRobot, larbin, Openfind data gathere, RepoMonkey, WWW-Collector-E, CherryPickerSE/1.0, LinkWalker, TightTwatBot, b2w/0.1, ExtractorPro, Radiation Retriever 1.1, Xenu's Link Sleuth 1.1c, Keyword Density/0.9, moget, CheeseBot, CopyRightCheck, EmailSiphon, Flaming AttackBot, Mister PiX, Openbot, URL Control, Zeus 32297 Webster Pro V2.9 Win32, Crescent Internet ToolPak HTTP OLE Control v.1.0, Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.0; Windows ME), Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.0; Windows NT), Oracle Ultra Search, psbot, turingos Blocking No — crawling allowed
###
# robots.txt file created at http://www.yellowpipe.com
# For domain: Jobs
###

Sitemap: https://japantoday.com/sitemap.xml

###
#Unsafe robots to keep away
###
User-agent: Aqua_Products
Disallow: /

User-agent: asterias
Disallow: /

User-agent: b2w/0.1
Disallow: /

User-agent: BackDoorBot/1.0
Disallow: /

User-agent: Black Hole
Disallow: /

User-agent: BlowFish/1.0
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bookmark search tool
Disallow: /

User-agent: BotALot
Disallow: /

User-agent: BuiltBotTough
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bullseye/1.0
Disallow: /

User-agent: BunnySlippers
Disallow: /

User-agent: Cegbfeieh
Disallow: /

User-agent: CheeseBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: CherryPicker
Disallow: /

User-agent: CherryPicker /1.0
Disallow: /

User-agent: CherryPickerElite/1.0
Disallow: /

User-agent: CherryPickerSE/1.0
Disallow: /

User-agent: CopyRightCheck
Disallow: /

User-agent: cosmos
Disallow: /

User-agent: Crescent
Disallow: /

User-agent: Crescent Internet ToolPak HTTP OLE Control v.1.0
Disallow: /

User-agent: DittoSpyder
Disallow: /

User-agent: EmailCollector
Disallow: /

User-agent: EmailSiphon
Disallow: /

User-agent: EmailWolf
Disallow: /

User-agent: EroCrawler
Disallow: /

User-agent: ExtractorPro
Disallow: /

User-agent: FairAd Client
Disallow: /

User-agent: Flaming AttackBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Foobot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Gaisbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: GetRight/4.2
Disallow: /

User-agent: grub
Disallow: /

User-agent: grub-client
Disallow: /

User-agent: Harvest/1.5
Disallow: /

User-agent: hloader
Disallow: /

User-agent: httplib
Disallow: /

User-agent: humanlinks
Disallow: /

User-agent: ia_archiver
Disallow: /

User-agent: ia_archiver/1.6
Disallow: /

User-agent: InfoNaviRobot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Iron33/1.0.2
Disallow: /

User-agent: JennyBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Kenjin Spider
Disallow: /

User-agent: Keyword Density/0.9
Disallow: /

User-agent: larbin
Disallow: /

User-agent: LexiBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: LexxeBot/1.0
Disallow: /

User-agent: libWeb/clsHTTP
Disallow: /

User-agent: LinkextractorPro
Disallow: /

User-agent: LinkScan/8.1a Unix
Disallow: /

User-agent: LinkWalker
Disallow: /

User-agent: LNSpiderguy
Disallow: /

User-agent: lwp-trivial
Disallow: /

User-agent: lwp-trivial/1.34
Disallow: /

User-agent: Mata Hari
Disallow: /

User-agent: Microsoft URL Control
Disallow: /

User-agent: Microsoft URL Control - 5.01.4511
Disallow: /

User-agent: Microsoft URL Control - 6.00.8169
Disallow: /

User-agent: MIIxpc
Disallow: /

User-agent: MIIxpc/4.2
Disallow: /

User-agent: Mister PiX
Disallow: /

User-agent: moget
Disallow: /

User-agent: moget/2.1
Disallow: /

User-agent: mozilla/4
Disallow: /

User-agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; BullsEye; Windows 95)
Disallow: /

User-agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.0; Windows 2000)
Disallow: /

User-agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.0; Windows 95)
Disallow: /

User-agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.0; Windows 98)
Disallow: /

User-agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.0; Windows ME)
Disallow: /

User-agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.0; Windows NT)
Disallow: /

User-agent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 4.0; Windows XP)
Disallow: /

User-agent: mozilla/5
Disallow: /

User-agent: MSIECrawler
Disallow: /

User-agent: NetAnts
Disallow: /

User-agent: NetMechanic
Disallow: /

User-agent: NICErsPRO
Disallow: /

User-agent: Offline Explorer
Disallow: /

User-agent: Openbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Openfind
Disallow: /

User-agent: Openfind data gathere
Disallow: /

User-agent: Oracle Ultra Search
Disallow: /

User-agent: PerMan
Disallow: /

User-agent: ProPowerBot/2.14
Disallow: /

User-agent: ProWebWalker
Disallow: /

User-agent: psbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Python-urllib
Disallow: /

User-agent: QueryN Metasearch
Disallow: /

User-agent: Radiation Retriever 1.1
Disallow: /

User-agent: RepoMonkey
Disallow: /

User-agent: RepoMonkey Bait & Tackle/v1.01
Disallow: /

User-agent: RMA
Disallow: /

User-agent: searchpreview
Disallow: /

User-agent: SiteSnagger
Disallow: /

User-agent: SpankBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: spanner
Disallow: /

User-agent: suzuran
Disallow: /

User-agent: Szukacz/1.4
Disallow: /

User-agent: Teleport
Disallow: /

User-agent: TeleportPro
Disallow: /

User-agent: Telesoft
Disallow: /

User-agent: The Intraformant
Disallow: /

User-agent: TheNomad
Disallow: /

User-agent: TightTwatBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Titan
Disallow: /

User-agent: toCrawl/UrlDispatcher
Disallow: /

User-agent: True_Robot
Disallow: /

User-agent: True_Robot/1.0
Disallow: /

User-agent: turingos
Disallow: /

User-agent: URL Control
Disallow: /

User-agent: URL_Spider_Pro
Disallow: /

User-agent: URLy Warning
Disallow: /

User-agent: VCI
Disallow: /

User-agent: VCI WebViewer VCI WebViewer Win32
Disallow: /

User-agent: Web Image Collector
Disallow: /

User-agent: WebAuto
Disallow: /

User-agent: WebBandit
Disallow: /

User-agent: WebBandit/3.50
Disallow: /

User-agent: WebCopier
Disallow: /

User-agent: WebEnhancer
Disallow: /

User-agent: WebmasterWorldForumBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: WebSauger
Disallow: /

User-agent: Website Quester
Disallow: /

User-agent: Webster Pro
Disallow: /

User-agent: WebStripper
Disallow: /

User-agent: WebZip
Disallow: /

User-agent: WebZip/4.0
Disallow: /

User-agent: Wget
Disallow: /

User-agent: Wget/1.5.3
Disallow: /

User-agent: Wget/1.6
Disallow: /

User-agent: WWW-Collector-E
Disallow: /

User-agent: Xenu's
Disallow: /

User-agent: Xenu's Link Sleuth 1.1c
Disallow: /

User-agent: Zeus
Disallow: /

User-agent: Zeus 32297 Webster Pro V2.9 Win32
Disallow: /

User-agent: Zeus Link Scout
Disallow: /
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type URL Set URLs 967 entries Valid XML Yes
Sample URLs:
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.japantoday.com/
200https://japantoday.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
japantoday.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 27 years, 6 months old
PASS
japantoday.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 27 years, 6 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Feb 14, 2027 (9 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.
Domain expiry

245 days

February 14, 2027

SSL certificate

315 days

Issued by GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Domain age

27 years, 6 months

Registered February 14, 1999

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2400:8905:1::ace9:464a

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

Unlocked 5 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 GoDaddy.com, LLC
Created February 14, 1999 (27 years, 6 months ago)
Expires February 14, 2027 (9 months)
Last Updated August 21, 2025
Name Servers ns1.linode.com, ns2.linode.com, ns3.linode.com, ns4.linode.com, ns5.linode.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2400:8905:1::ace9:464a
Data source: rdap (0.1s)

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

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