Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.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
BURL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSREVIEW
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations82 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
A+DNS Records1 A records, 44 ms lookupPASS
| A | 198.202.211.1 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns1.tucows.com, ns2.tucows.com, ns3.tucows.com |
| MX | 0 mx.tucows.com.cust.hostedemail.com |
| TXT | MS=ms54709270 google-site-verification=TcgYS0xZIEjlXVCUPtxRCyHzMZhpNtxHJGN9vKNuySY openai-domain-verification=dv-dtXXtkf7qy3xjFhaua5QwSAA SPF v=spf1 ip4:216.40.44.0/24 ip4:216.40.34.9/32 ip4:216.40.42.17/32 ip4:64.99.140.0... postman-domain-verification=328b50b3b6a1453dc1e5722fe84be12ce7e2633c56d12f05c80c... MS=ms31902717 atlassian-domain-verification=BL/WGDRfZyvT591DDTYU87janrlmXSAOHrq7wp5Ab4Iw5hflOV... atlassian-domain-verification=w5ZSDl1EANsVeGna8vR3N4sVnwiCkcI/eGDKwu/vS92Wa9GLX4... C7CF9B16EF apple-domain-verification=K4ywWcOTGABfDWxF google-site-verification=TBTPSbsbyYA-Poa-bpZFAgH_-wAU_jCju5a8N6lQQcA google-site-verification=u8WeZ4EBsp-HY4HVJU4Sxwy94d-pF47_-3zmz194ehE |
| 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.
A+Redirect ChainNo redirects — direct accessPASS
https://tucows.com
63 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://tucows.com | 200 | 63 ms | HTTP/1.1 | cloudflare |
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 546 URLsPASS
Sitemap: https://tucows.com/sitemap.xml
A+Domain Intelligencetucows.com — via Tucows Domains Inc., 31 years old, hosted on CloudflarePASS
84 days
September 6, 2026
82 days
Issued by Google Trust Services
31 years
Registered September 7, 1995
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Cloudflare
ASN AS209242
198.202.211.1
Tucows Domains Inc.
Expiry timeline
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
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