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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
85
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
4
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 4 REVIEW
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
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
REVIEW
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Critical::
HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS
Got: HTTP 403 Expected: 301 redirect to HTTPS

www / non-www

403https://www.bluehost.com/
200https://bluehost.com/

HTTP → HTTPS

403http://bluehost.com/

HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS

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

Certificate validity

72
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
B
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare
REVIEW
Cloudflare
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: CDG)
Got: cf-ray: 9ed507c22e2122a6-CDG
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Evidence cf-ray: 9ed507c22e2122a6-CDG
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 31 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 31 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.18.41.208, 172.64.146.48
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: erin.ns.cloudflare.com, cody.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: 31 ms
Got: 31 ms
A104.18.41.208, 172.64.146.48
AAAA
CNAME
NSerin.ns.cloudflare.com, cody.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
0 bluehost-com.mail.eo.outlook.com
TXT
google-site-verification=_6nbuoY72FRe_b9BN_gDw9Jkfcod1HYfWMzd9X4VwEg
google-site-verification=DzOfkbFR16zGttaTzbxkajZdHmTa66FrjVWwY5gThCE
google-site-verification=Ps-PuyL1E7WcWPrX6y78aC4P2RfLoGvwpsl4-xwJPVw
google-site-verification=-LZzunGOfIDaGqxvWFtIFoN8PuA8VvjkP81XZZzEcJQ
knowbe4-site-verification=2196cd8a72de50eedd7703120b752b77
google-site-verification=DRKzLI6tQYu_YO6K5pGg0wOuuLxVcDhWpThjGgHA-cE
google-site-verification=66tEZdAQlA9BLDQd3QylvqYIhriJr5gGoA9cQbIOTp4
MS=ms67698328
onetrust-domain-verification=945145d8f9504c238ba20ad58be4ca9d
SPF v=spf1 ip4:209.17.115.0/24 ip4:64.69.218.0/24 include:spf2.bluehost.com include:...
google-site-verification=Te366sWRx0P9u95lb_Rfj5YyalbHdb20J8t6ESOx1vc
google-site-verification=pFgmIQ6qK3YjcRAAhsKiPzmEiOVcynQslFMEba5lXvs
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 31 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
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 187 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 187 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://bluehost.com → https://www.bluehost.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://bluehost.com

81 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.bluehost.com/

106 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://bluehost.com30181 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.bluehost.com/403106 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A
Crawlability
no robots.txt, sitemap with 217 URLs
PASS
no robots.txt, sitemap with 217 URLs
Info::
No robots.txt found
robots.txt is optional but recommended. It tells search engine crawlers which pages to index.
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 217 entries

robots.txt is optional but recommended. It tells search engine crawlers which pages to index.

Why this matters

No robots.txt — crawlers fetch /robots.txt and get 404; not breaking but means default crawl behavior with no directives or sitemap reference.

Learn more

A minimal robots.txt with `User-agent: * / Allow: / / Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml` covers the basics. Without it, crawlers behave fine but lose the sitemap signal and can't be selectively blocked from crawl-traps.

Source: robotstxt.org

robots.txt No robots.txt found

No robots.txt found

This is fine for most sites — a missing robots.txt allows all crawling by default.

A+
Domain Intelligence
bluehost.com — via Domain.com - Network Solutions, LLC, 23 years, 9 months old, hosted on Cloudflare
PASS
bluehost.com — via Domain.com - Network Solutions, LLC, 23 years, 9 months old, hosted on Cloudflare
Info::
Domain registered until Nov 15, 2034 (8 years, 8 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: Domain.com - Network Solutions, 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.
Info::
Hosting: Cloudflare
Got: AS13335
Domain expiry

3047 days

November 15, 2034

SSL certificate

72 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

23 years, 9 months

Registered November 15, 2002

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Cloudflare

ASN AS13335

104.18.41.208

Registrar

Domain.com - Network Solutions, LLC

Unlocked 2 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 Domain.com - Network Solutions, LLC
Created November 15, 2002 (23 years, 9 months ago)
Expires November 15, 2034 (8 years, 8 months)
Last Updated April 8, 2026
Name Servers cody.ns.cloudflare.com, erin.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 104.18.41.208
ASN AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US)
Provider Cloudflare
Data source: rdap (0.3s)

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 115 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
31 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
16 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
22 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
116 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
116 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 31 ms TCP Connect 16 ms TLS Handshake 22 ms Server Processing 46 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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