Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.DCDN & DeliveryActionNo CDN detectedFIX
Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.
CIPv6 ReadinessActionNo IPv6 supportREVIEW
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.
Source: Google IPv6 stats
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations49 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
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
ADNS Records1 A records, 224 ms lookupPASS
| A | 20.246.173.94 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | pdns13.domaincontrol.com, pdns14.domaincontrol.com |
| MX | 0 emeraldinsight-com.mail.protection.outlook.com |
| TXT | google-site-verification=uRPNmy4oppuqOaH24thPEdb-mh5F64KiI7lCbHHuUak google-site-verification=RN9bFIzTgELUS6-lVrJpKVY2_ePhWADL9b39t_shjSs 7394d5526cd2d4ecba3a83c5cca065d7 SPF v=spf1 ip4:203.200.192.105 ip4:107.21.37.86 ip4:203.200.192.109 ip4:65.156.0.0/2... |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.
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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.
Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
DNS resolution is slow — anycast DNS providers (Cloudflare, Route 53) typically resolve <50ms globally.
Source: DNS performance benchmarks
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 484 ms totalPASS
https://emeraldinsight.com
462 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.emerald.com/
23 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://emeraldinsight.com | 301 | 462 ms | HTTP/1.1 | Microsoft-IIS/10.0 |
| 2 | https://www.emerald.com/ | 403 | 23 ms | HTTP/1.1 | cloudflare |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
ACrawlabilityrobots.txt present, no sitemapPASS
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.
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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
User-agent: 008
Disallow: /
User-agent: *
Disallow: /bin/
Disallow: /config/
Disallow: /app_data/
Disallow: /dlls/
Disallow: /App_Themes/
Disallow: /signin.aspx
Disallow: /searchresults.aspx
Disallow: /advancedsearch.aspx
Disallow: /DownloadFile/
Disallow: /downloadimage.aspx
Disallow: /Citation/Download
Disallow: /Shibboleth.sso/
Disallow: /SignInShibboleth.aspx
Disallow: /lookup/external-ref
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /cgi/pmidlookup
Disallow: /Themes/Client/app/img/favicons/manifest.json
Disallow: /lookup/google-scholar
Disallow: /store/*
Allow: /cassette.axd/stylesheet/
Allow: /cassette.axd/script/
Allow: /cassette.axd/manifest.xml
Disallow: /*.axd
Disallow: /specificToClient1/
Sitemap:https://www.emerald.com/data/sitemap/sitemap_Collections.xml
Sitemap: https://www.emerald.com/data/sitemap/Site_1/sitemap_books_site1.xml
Sitemap: https://www.emerald.com/data/sitemap/sitemap.xml
No sitemap found
Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.
A+URL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSPASS
www / non-www
Preferred variant: non-www
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
A+Domain Intelligenceemeraldinsight.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 25 years, 7 months old, hosted on Microsoft AzurePASS
559 days
January 24, 2028
49 days
Issued by Let's Encrypt
25 years, 7 months
Registered January 24, 2001
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Microsoft Azure
ASN AS8075
20.246.173.94
GoDaddy.com, LLC
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
- Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.
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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.
Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.
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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