Infrastructure
· 17 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.DCDN & DeliveryActionNo CDN (document or assets)FIX
Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.
BDNSSECUnsigned (DNSSEC not deployed)REVIEW
BCAA RecordsNo CAA records (any CA may issue certificates)REVIEW
CReverse DNSAction0/1 IPs match cert SANREVIEW
BRedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 1563 ms totalREVIEW
https://thegeopolitician.com
82 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://thegeopolitician.com/en/
1480 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://thegeopolitician.com | 301 | 82 ms | HTTP/1.1 | |
| 2 | https://thegeopolitician.com/en/ | 200 | 1480 ms | HTTP/1.1 |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
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 & Recommendations74 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Add the preload directive and submit to hstspreload.org once max-age + includeSubDomains are in place
- 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
BCDN Cache ObservabilityNo CDN cache-status headers in the responseREVIEW
BOperational Status PageNo status page link detectedREVIEW
A+DNS Records1 A records, 50 ms lookupPASS
| A | 51.75.185.175 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns18.lwsdns.com, ns19.lwsdns.com, ns20.lwsdns.com, ns17.lwsdns.com |
| MX | 10 mail.thegeopolitician.com |
| TXT | google-site-verification=L9mnXDR3IeLmkw3_UUotp_X-34tReMUiECKS6KgIlng google-site-verification=t2zTCwrqNeBQPsYyUnETzUIbzFhjQm_N7GUEmdytLeA SPF v=spf1 mx:thegeopolitician.com a:mail.thegeopolitician.com a:mailphp.lws-hosting... |
| 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.
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
A+Subdomain TakeoverNo subdomain takeover risk detectedPASS
A+Multi-Resolver DNS SpeedMean 34ms across 3 resolvers (spread 27ms)PASS
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 1241 URLsPASS
User-agent: *
Allow: /en/
Allow: /fr/
Allow: /sitemap.xml
Allow: /news_sitemap.xml
Allow: /robots.txt
Allow: /llms.txt
Allow: /assets/
Allow: /static/
Allow: /locales/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /signin
Disallow: /signup
Disallow: /forgot-password
Disallow: /reset-password
Disallow: /verify-account
Disallow: /dashboard
Disallow: /settings
Disallow: /chat
Disallow: /newsletter
Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /confirm/
User-agent: MJ12bot
Disallow: /
User-agent: DotBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: BLEXBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /
User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /
User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /
Sitemap: https://thegeopolitician.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://thegeopolitician.com/news_sitemap.xml
A+URL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSPASS
www / non-www
Preferred variant: non-www
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
A+Domain Intelligencethegeopolitician.com — via Ligne Web Services SAS dba LWS, 25 days old, hosted on OVHPASS
327 days
October 2, 2027
74 days
Issued by Let's Encrypt
25 days
Registered October 2, 2026
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
OVH
ASN AS16276
51.75.185.175
Ligne Web Services SAS dba LWS
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
- Newly registered domain — build backlinks and content to establish SEO trust
- Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Newly registered domains may face SEO trust challenges. Search engines generally give more authority to older domains. This is informational — not a problem to fix.
Informational: domain age. Newer domains may have lower trust signals in spam/security filters.
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.
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