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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
84
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
4
PASS
4
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
4 PASS 4 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
CDN & Delivery
Action
No CDN detected
FIX
No CDN detected
Warning::
No CDN detected
A CDN can significantly improve load times for users around the world by caching content at edge nodes closer to them.
No CDN detected

Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.

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
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 35298 URLs
REVIEW
robots.txt present, sitemap with 35298 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 3415 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Warning::
sitemap.xml contains invalid XML
Search engines may not be able to parse the sitemap. Fix XML validation errors.
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 35298 entries
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap

Search engines may not be able to parse the sitemap. Fix XML validation errors.

Why this matters

An unparseable sitemap is silently ignored by Google — the URLs it advertises are never queued for crawl.

Learn more

Google's sitemap parser is strict about XML validity. A single unescaped `&` or unclosed tag invalidates the whole file. Run your sitemap through a validator (Search Console's Sitemaps report flags it) and fix the offending entry. Most generators escape correctly; mistakes usually come from manually-written entries.

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 3415 B Sitemaps referenced 4 User-agents ClarityBot, Googlebot, AdsBot, msnbot, bingbot, *, Slurp, Mediapartners-Google, rogerbot Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /servlet/
Disallow: /abe/
Disallow: /abep/
Disallow: /cgi/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /docs/Newsletters/BD
Disallow: /es/docs/BooksellerCentral/informativos
Disallow: /collections/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /discovery/
Disallow: /docs/asdfrawq/

User-agent: Googlebot
Allow: /search/
Allow: /servlet/SearchResults
Allow: /servlet/BookDetailsPL
Allow: /servlet/BookstoreSearch
Allow: /servlet/ListingDetails
Allow: /servlet/StoreFrontDisplay
Allow: /abe/ListingDetails
Allow: /servlet/DWRestService/
Allow: /servlet/RecommendationsApi
Allow: /servlet/HighlightInventory
Allow: /collections/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /servlet/
Disallow: /abe/
Disallow: /abep/
Disallow: /cgi/
Disallow: /docs/Newsletters/BD
Disallow: /es/docs/BooksellerCentral/informativos
Disallow: /*IMAGE_URL$

User-Agent: AdsBot
Disallow: /servlet/HighlightInventory
Disallow: /servlet/RecommendationsApi

User-Agent: msnbot
Allow: /search/
Allow: /servlet/SearchResults
Allow: /servlet/BookDetailsPL
Allow: /servlet/BookstoreSearch
Allow: /servlet/ListingDetails
Allow: /servlet/StoreFrontDisplay
Allow: /abe/ListingDetails 
Allow: /servlet/DWRestService/
Allow: /collections/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /servlet/
Disallow: /abe/
Disallow: /abep/
Disallow: /cgi/
Disallow: /docs/Newsletters/BD
Disallow: /es/docs/BooksellerCentral/informativos

User-Agent: bingbot
Allow: /search/
Allow: /servlet/SearchResults
Allow: /servlet/BookDetailsPL
Allow: /servlet/BookstoreSearch
Allow: /servlet/ListingDetails
Allow: /servlet/StoreFrontDisplay
Allow: /abe/ListingDetails 
Allow: /servlet/DWRestService/
Allow: /collections/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /servlet/
Disallow: /abe/
Disallow: /abep/
Disallow: /cgi/
Disallow: /docs/Newsletters/BD
Disallow: /es/docs/BooksellerCentral/informativos

User-agent: Slurp     
Allow: /search/
Allow: /servlet/SearchResults
Allow: /servlet/BookDetailsPL
Allow: /servlet/BookstoreSearch
Allow: /servlet/ListingDetails
Allow: /servlet/StoreFrontDisplay
Allow: /abe/ListingDetails 
Allow: /servlet/DWRestService/
Allow: /collections/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /servlet/
Disallow: /abe/
Disallow: /abep/
Disallow: /cgi/
Disallow: /docs/Newsletters/BD
Disallow: /es/docs/BooksellerCentral/informativos


User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
Disallow:/

User-agent: rogerbot
Disallow: /author/
Disallow: /blog/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /book-search/
Disallow: /abe/ListingDetails
Disallow: /servlet/
Disallow: /abe/
Disallow: /abep/
Disallow: /cgi/
Disallow: /docs/Newsletters/BD
Disallow: /site-map/
Disallow: /textbook/isbn
Disallow: /textbook/top-selling-textbooks/
Disallow: /checkout/
Disallow: /products/isbn/
Disallow: /top-authors/
Disallow: /titles/
Disallow: /docs/Newsletters/
Disallow: /*plp$
Disallow: /*sf$
Disallow: /*bd$

User-agent: ClarityBot
Allow: /search/
Allow: /servlet/SearchResults
Allow: /servlet/BookDetailsPL
Allow: /servlet/BookstoreSearch
Allow: /servlet/ListingDetails
Allow: /servlet/StoreFrontDisplay
Allow: /abe/ListingDetails
Allow: /servlet/DWRestService/
Allow: /servlet/RecommendationsApi
Allow: /servlet/HighlightInventory
Allow: /collections/
Disallow: /servlet/
Disallow: /checkout/

# Sitemap files
Sitemap: https://www.abebooks.com/sitemap.adhoc.bdp47.xml.gz
Sitemap: https://www.abebooks.com/sitemap.bdp_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.abebooks.com/sitemap.plp_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.abebooks.com/brightspot-sitemap.xml
B
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
REVIEW
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Critical::
Both www and non-www versions serve content
Got: Both variants return 200 Expected: One variant 301-redirects to the other
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.abebooks.com/
200https://abebooks.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://abebooks.com/ https://www.abebooks.com/

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
149 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

149
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Prefer TLS 1.3 — TLS 1.2 is acceptable but TLS 1.3 removes RSA key exchange and improves latency
  • 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 Records
2 A records, 33 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 33 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 99.83.223.161, 75.2.69.186
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-1492.awsdns-58.org, ns-1700.awsdns-20.co.uk, ns-148.awsdns-18.com, ns-647.awsdns-16.net
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: 33 ms
Got: 33 ms
A99.83.223.161, 75.2.69.186
AAAA
CNAME
NSns-1492.awsdns-58.org, ns-1700.awsdns-20.co.uk, ns-148.awsdns-18.com, ns-647.awsdns-16.net
MX
10 amazon-smtp.amazon.com
TXT
stripe-verification=FD47CFC0B7963A0C1F1188BD521D2A02CFE12E6D26B3E5C7A280B16C38E8...
docker-verification=fb08c2c0-f24a-48ef-9186-9afd873786ff
TS1760027
00D2E00000131R3=1TBat00000002mb
e1d8d3c2-7a00-4668-aa88-4f0012f5b901
stripe-verification=B0AD8DC1918B8A717E5B6A29C2E04594A9872AB05F8DA24CB762BBA0A048...
MS=ms57068388
canva-site-verification=VpUsJZxt_16j3r7pcOpdvg
MS=D34F561A65A1538CFE519E225C47127473C0B6AD
atlassian-domain-verification=ZT4AapXgobCpXIWoNcd7gtMjZyOUdr4EDFMnFUWrqqqgdaQVbD...
MS=ms14925990
SPF v=spf1 include:spf1.amazon.com include:spf2.amazon.com include:amazonses.com -al...
google-site-verification=JTPx2-G7CvPiiPJsAsMAWAx1tJVn9aviyV_B6rY2yWM
00Df4000001cwvQ=1TBat00000002WT
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 33 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), 646 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 646 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://abebooks.com → https://www.abebooks.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 646 ms total
Got: 646 ms

https://abebooks.com

439 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.abebooks.com/

207 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://abebooks.com301439 msHTTP/1.1awselb/2.0
2https://www.abebooks.com/200207 msHTTP/1.1Server

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Domain Intelligence
abebooks.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 30 years, 9 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
abebooks.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 30 years, 9 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Jun 7, 2027 (1 years, 1 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: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
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: AWS
Got: AS16509
Domain expiry

324 days

June 7, 2027

SSL certificate

149 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

30 years, 9 months

Registered December 24, 1995

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

75.2.69.186

Registrar

CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.

Unlocked 4 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 CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Created December 24, 1995 (30 years, 9 months ago)
Expires June 7, 2027 (1 years, 1 months)
Last Updated June 3, 2025
Name Servers ns-148.awsdns-18.com, ns-1492.awsdns-58.org, ns-1700.awsdns-20.co.uk, ns-647.awsdns-16.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 75.2.69.186
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
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 495 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
46 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
1 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
315 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
495 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
495 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 46 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 315 ms Server Processing 133 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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