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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
93
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Santa Clara, United States
200 OK
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 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
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
137 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

137
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
  • 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
B
CDN & Delivery
Google Cloud CDN
REVIEW
Google Cloud CDN
Info::
Site is served via Google Cloud CDN CDN
Got: via: 1.1 google, 1.1 google
CDN Detected: Google Cloud CDN
Provider Google Cloud CDN Evidence via: 1.1 google, 1.1 google
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 78 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 78 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 67.199.248.15, 67.199.248.14
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
8 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com, ns-1053.awsdns-03.org, ns-880.awsdns-46.net, ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com, ns-1689.awsdns-19.co.uk, ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com, ns-343.awsdns-42.com, ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.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: 78 ms
Got: 78 ms
A67.199.248.15, 67.199.248.14
AAAA
CNAME
NSns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com, ns-1053.awsdns-03.org, ns-880.awsdns-46.net, ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com, ns-1689.awsdns-19.co.uk, ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com, ns-343.awsdns-42.com, ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com
MX
10 aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
30 aspmx2.googlemail.com
30 aspmx3.googlemail.com
TXT
atlassian-domain-verification=Th+HeZjMKa3QxX9JqLt67kxMrAsEfB9gz51iuPZYjYbveQXnML...
slack-domain-verification=OsqnOPaJcFcYkul1EcF9xRDbjgCiaBgdXHbq2uuC
SPF v=spf1 include:_netblocks.google.com include:_netblocks2.google.com include:_net...
yandex-verification: 641fdbe43ac1cd41
MS=ms65999994
google-site-verification=At4Yo9DrDstvlkL5TvBE-n7NDY1e8oXHDZ0zfBPl39c
status-page-domain-verification=cfzktt77bqp2
google-site-verification=Vus6M9ONzl9cle6IlSjKu8EhefYSY0_-zt4COS8c0j4
E906595EB8
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 78 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
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://bitly.com

https://bitly.com

115 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://bitly.com200115 msHTTP/1.1nginx
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 1 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 1 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1228 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 1 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 1 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1228 B Sitemaps referenced 2 User-agents ChatGPT-User, Claude-SearchBot, Claude-User, Claude-Web, GPTBot, ByteDance, *, PetalBot, ChatGPT Agent, ClaudeBot, CCBot Blocking No — crawling allowed
# Welcome to Bitly =)
# robots welcome;
# API documentation can be found at https://dev.bitly.com/
User-Agent: *
Disallow: /pages/landing
Disallow: /pages/*/landing
Disallow: /pages/pt$
Disallow: /pages/home
Disallow: /pages/*/home
Disallow: /pages/thank-you
Disallow: /pages/de/danke
Disallow: /pages/fr/merci
Disallow: /pages/it/grazie
Disallow: /pages/es/gracias
Disallow: /*/demo-thank-you
Disallow: /*/email-thank-you
Disallow: /*/partner-agreement
Disallow: /*/free-plan-refresh-faqs
Disallow: /*/automatic-renewal-terms
Disallow: /*/domain-name-use-agreement
Disallow: /*/cookie-policy
Disallow: /pages/pricing/*
Disallow: /pages/*/pricing/*
Disallow: /pages/*/v1$
Disallow: /pages/*/v2$
Disallow: /blog/?p=
Disallow: /blog/page/*/?p=
Disallow: /pages/*?preview[
Disallow: /pages/*&preview[
Disallow: /pages/*[
Disallow: /pages/*{
Disallow: /pages/*;
User-agent: PetalBot
User-agent: ChatGPT Agent
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
User-agent: Claude-User
User-agent: Claude-Web
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: ByteDance
Crawl-delay: 1
Sitemap: https://bitly.com/pages/sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://bitly.com/blog-hub/sitemap-index.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 1 entries Valid XML Yes
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.bitly.com/
200https://bitly.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://bitly.com/ https://bitly.com/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
bitly.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 22 years, 9 months old, hosted on Google Cloud
PASS
bitly.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 22 years, 9 months old, hosted on Google Cloud
Info::
Domain registered until Nov 12, 2026 (6 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.
Info::
Hosting: Google Cloud
Got: AS396982
Domain expiry

119 days

November 12, 2026

SSL certificate

137 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

22 years, 9 months

Registered November 12, 2003

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Google Cloud

ASN AS396982

67.199.248.14

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

Unlocked 8 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 November 12, 2003 (22 years, 9 months ago)
Expires November 12, 2026 (6 months)
Last Updated November 12, 2025
Name Servers ns-1053.awsdns-03.org, ns-1689.awsdns-19.co.uk, ns-343.awsdns-42.com, ns-880.awsdns-46.net, ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 67.199.248.14
ASN AS396982 (GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM - Google LLC, US)
Provider Google Cloud
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

A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 275 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
5 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
12 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
15 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
118 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
275 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 5 ms TCP Connect 12 ms TLS Handshake 15 ms Server Processing 86 ms Content Transfer 157 ms
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