Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.DURL VariantsActionwww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSFIX
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS
DCDN & DeliveryActionNo CDN detectedFIX
Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.
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 & Recommendations42 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, 6 ms lookupPASS
| A | 93.174.10.103 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns1-02.azure-dns.com, ns2-02.azure-dns.net, ns3-02.azure-dns.org, ns4-02.azure-dns.info |
| MX | 0 newsquest-co-uk.mail.protection.outlook.com |
| TXT | SPF v=spf1 include:spf.newsquest.co.uk -all facebook-domain-verification=zefwwyxngz4lwgfg8lq97d9oxse1u1 google-site-verification=rzykST-Fjz6VRb9310LQJQ5HshPsnldxpnrAggAdGJY MS=ms89481797 XRAhcjPj07x41hVFAEktd9oombe63C9WreE87N/v2+WWqlZd0GVNcmcDDshdo33KWaHNJnM0rTtfMdVY... BSI76619482953 |
| 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
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.
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 112 ms totalPASS
https://heraldscotland.com
56 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.heraldscotland.com/
56 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://heraldscotland.com | 301 | 56 ms | HTTP/1.1 | Apache/2.4.7 (Ubuntu) |
| 2 | https://www.heraldscotland.com/ | 200 | 56 ms | HTTP/1.1 | Apache/2.4.7 (Ubuntu) |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 74 URLsPASS
Sitemap: https://www.heraldscotland.com/sitemap.xml
User-agent: *
Disallow: /__siren/
Disallow: /resources/images/captcha2*
Disallow: /user/*
Disallow: /my/*
Disallow: /search/*
Disallow: /soldpricesearch/*
Disallow: /announcements/public_notices/download/*
User-agent: Googlebot-News
Disallow: /advertise/
Disallow: /advertising/
Disallow: /li/
Disallow: /mart/
Disallow: /trade_directory/
Disallow: /dating/
Disallow: /homes/
Disallow: /jobs/
User-agent: AI2Bot
User-agent: Ai2Bot-Dolma
User-agent: Amazonbot
User-agent: anthropic-ai
User-agent: Applebot
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
User-agent: Bytespider
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
User-agent: Claude-Web
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
User-agent: cohere-ai
User-agent: Diffbot
User-agent: DuckAssistBot
User-agent: FriendlyCrawler
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: iaskspider/2.0
User-agent: ICC-Crawler
User-agent: ImagesiftBot
User-agent: img2dataset
User-agent: ISSCyberRiskCrawler
User-agent: Kangaroo Bot
User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
User-agent: Meta-ExternalFetcher
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
User-agent: omgili
User-agent: omgilibot
User-agent: PanguBot
User-agent: PerplexityBot
User-agent: PetalBot
User-agent: Scrapy
User-agent: SleepBot
User-agent: Sidetrade indexer bot
User-agent: Timpibot
User-agent: VelenPublicWebCrawler
User-agent: Webzio-Extended
User-agent: YouBot
User-agent: AhrefsBot
User-agent: aiHitBot
User-agent: Amazon Kendra
User-agent: AmazonBot
User-agent: Arquivo-web-crawler
User-agent: AspiegelBot
User-agent: AwarioRssBot
User-agent: AwarioSmartBot
User-agent: Barkrowler
User-agent: Big Sur AI
User-agent: Brandwatch
User-agent: Bravest
User-agent: Claude-Web
User-agent: coccocbot-web
User-agent: cohere-training-data-crawler
User-agent: Cotoyogi
User-agent: crawler4j
User-agent: Crawlspace
User-agent: DataForSeoBot
User-agent: DigitalOceanGenAICrawler
User-agent: dotbot
User-agent: DuckAssistBot
User-agent: Echobot Bot
User-agent: Factset_spyderbot
User-agent: Grok
User-agent: ia_archiver
User-agent: ia_archiver-web.archive.org
User-agent: iaskspider/2.0
User-agent: ICC Crawler
User-agent: img2dataset
User-agent: imgproxy
User-agent: JenkersBot
User-agent: LINER Bot
User-agent: LivelapBot
User-agent: magpie-crawler
User-agent: MauiBot
User-agent: Meltwater
User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
User-agent: MJ12bot
User-agent: MistralAI-User
User-agent: Mojeek
User-agent: MojeekBot
User-agent: MoodleBot
User-agent: NeticleBot
User-agent: netEstate Imprint Crawler
User-agent: Netvibes
User-agent: news-please
User-agent: NovaAct
User-agent: peer39_crawler
User-agent: peer39_crawler/1.0
User-agent: QualifiedBot
User-agent: SBIntuitionsBot
User-agent: SeekportBot
User-agent: Seekr
User-agent: SemrushBot
User-agent: SemrushBot-OCOB
User-agent: SemrushBotSwa
User-agent: SeznamBot
User-agent: TaraGroup Intelligent Bot
User-agent: TaraGroup Intelligent Bot V1
User-agent: TikTokSpider
User-agent: Turnitin
User-agent: TurnitinBot
User-agent: WARDBot
User-agent: Webzio-Extended
User-agent: Yandex
User-agent: YandexAdditional
User-agent: YandexAdditionalBot
User-agent: yacy
User-agent: yacybot
User-agent: archive.org_bot
User-agent: https://hada.news
User-agent: https://www.imediaethics.org
User-agent: ChatGPT Operator
User-agent: Claude-User
Disallow: /
A+Domain Intelligenceheraldscotland.com — via eNom, LLC, 18 years, 4 months old, hosted on IOMART-AS, GBPASS
261 days
March 3, 2027
42 days
Issued by Let's Encrypt
18 years, 4 months
Registered March 3, 2008
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
IOMART-AS, GB
ASN AS20860
93.174.10.103
eNom, LLC
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- 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.
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