Infrastructure - https://europa.eu BeaverCheck Audit

D

CDN & Delivery

Action

No CDN detected

FIX

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.

B

Crawlability

robots.txt present, no sitemap

REVIEW

robots.txt present, no sitemap

robots.txt is present

Got: 4930 bytes

No sitemap.xml found

A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

robots.txt does not reference a sitemap

Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

Why this matters

No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.

Learn more ▾

A sitemap accelerates Google's discovery of new and updated content. Most CMSes auto-generate one; static-site frameworks need a build-step plugin. Reference it from robots.txt and submit in Search Console to confirm Google can fetch it.

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Why this matters

robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.

Source: sitemaps.org

robots.txt 200 OK

Size 4930 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents bingbot, * # match any robot name Blocking No — crawling allowed

#EUROPA.EU ROBOTS.TXT

#BINGBOT
#IM0022076229 / IM0022372707
User-agent: bingbot
Disallow: /taxation_customs/dds2/ecics/

#ALL AGENTS
User-agent: *		# match any robot name
Disallow: /cgi-bin/	# don't allow robots into cgi-bin
Disallow: /eur-lex/	# don't index old Eurlex - 13/09/2006 Request from OPOCE (Mr O. Grossmann)
Disallow: /archives/	# don't index the archives

#IM0012723685 - 03/04/2014
Disallow: /youth/dissemination/		
Disallow: /youth/archive/
Disallow: /youth/includes/
Disallow: /youth/misc/
Disallow: /youth/modules/
Disallow: /youth/profiles/
Disallow: /youth/themes/
Disallow: /youth/cron.php
Disallow: /youth/install.php
Disallow: /youth/LICENSE.txt
Disallow: /youth/xmlrpc.php
Disallow: /youth/admin/
Disallow: /youth/comment/reply/
Disallow: /youth/filter/tips/
Disallow: /youth/node/add/
Disallow: /youth/search/
Disallow: /youth/user/register/
Disallow: /youth/user/password/
Disallow: /youth/user/login/
Disallow: /youth/user/logout/

#IM0017899419 - 20/06/2019
Crawl-delay: 10
Disallow: /capacity4dev/includes/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/misc/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/modules/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/profiles/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/scripts/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/themes/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/CHANGELOG.txt
Disallow: /capacity4dev/cron.php
Disallow: /capacity4dev/INSTALL.mysql.txt
Disallow: /capacity4dev/INSTALL.pgsql.txt
Disallow: /capacity4dev/INSTALL.sqlite.txt
Disallow: /capacity4dev/install.php
Disallow: /capacity4dev/INSTALL.txt
Disallow: /capacity4dev/LICENSE.txt
Disallow: /capacity4dev/MAINTAINERS.txt
Disallow: /capacity4dev/update.php
Disallow: /capacity4dev/UPGRADE.txt
Disallow: /capacity4dev/xmlrpc.php
Disallow: /capacity4dev/admin/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/comment/reply/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/filter/tips/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/node/add/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/search/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/user/register/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/user/password/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/user/login/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/user/logout/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/results-reporting-eud-or-hq-unit
Disallow: /capacity4dev/eu-rfi
Disallow: /capacity4dev/results_reporting_2013-14
Disallow: /capacity4dev/results_reporting_2014-15
Disallow: /capacity4dev/?q=admin/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/?q=comment/reply/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/?q=filter/tips/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/?q=node/add/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/?q=search/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/?q=user/password/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/?q=user/register/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/?q=user/login/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/?q=user/logout/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/includes/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/misc/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/modules/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/profiles/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/scripts/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/themes/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/CHANGELOG.txt
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/cron.php
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/INSTALL.mysql.txt
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/INSTALL.pgsql.txt
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/INSTALL.sqlite.txt
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/install.php
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/INSTALL.txt
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/LICENSE.txt
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/MAINTAINERS.txt
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/update.php
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/UPGRADE.txt
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/xmlrpc.php
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/admin/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/comment/reply/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/filter/tips/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/node/add/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/search/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/user/register/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/user/password/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/user/login/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/user/logout/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/?q=admin/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/?q=comment/reply/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/?q=filter/tips/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/?q=node/add/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/?q=search/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/?q=user/password/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/?q=user/register/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/?q=user/login/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/?q=user/logout/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/flag/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/?q=flag/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/flag/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/capacity4dev/flag/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/?q=flag/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/searchgroup/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/events/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/events/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/blogs/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/news/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/discussions/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/media/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/documents/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/library/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/calendar/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/members/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/people/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/people
Disallow: /capacity4dev/user/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/users/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/members/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/members
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/people/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/people
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/user/
Disallow: /capacity4dev/*/users/
Disallow: /youreurope/citizensACC/
Disallow: /youreurope/businessACC/
Disallow: /youreurope/citizensDEV/
Disallow: /youreurope/businessDEV/

sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

B

TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations

119 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address

REVIEW

Certificate validity

119

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

A+

DNS Records

2 A records, 66 ms lookup

PASS

2 A records, 66 ms lookup

Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)

Got: 147.67.34.45, 147.67.210.45

Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)

Got: 2a01:7080:14:100::666:45, 2a01:7080:24:100::666:45

12 nameserver(s) configured

Got: ns2lux.europa.eu, ns1bru.europa.eu, ns2eu.bt.net, ns4az2.europa.eu, ns1lux.europa.eu, ans2.cw.net, ns3bru.europa.eu, ns2bru.europa.eu, ns3lux.europa.eu, ans1.cw.net, ns1.bt.net, ns4az1.europa.eu

2 mail exchanger(s) configured

CAA records not checked

CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.

SPF record present in TXT

DNS resolution time: 66 ms

Got: 66 ms

A	147.67.34.45, 147.67.210.45
AAAA	2a01:7080:14:100::666:45, 2a01:7080:24:100::666:45
CNAME	—
NS	ns2lux.europa.eu, ns1bru.europa.eu, ns2eu.bt.net, ns4az2.europa.eu, ns1lux.europa.eu, ans2.cw.net, ns3bru.europa.eu, ns2bru.europa.eu, ns3lux.europa.eu, ans1.cw.net, ns1.bt.net, ns4az1.europa.eu
MX	10 mxa-00244802.gslb.pphosted.com 10 mxb-00244802.gslb.pphosted.com
TXT	pnfm8n4m7lmp9d1pajbg9r75kg WM+KEtZ8csQ1+YoyvDY+JophT0DYfsjJsYeNgkkxH8o= SPF v=spf1 -all v1inc38ais4eor8dd2be59ap7v v1he8htvegs2u8pk09img207mh globalsign-domain-verification=B762A73F73CF60DC20EC10D5BCC1F69F 585pfn277okgsr6eqq5cp66kjc qjN-z-oil6MiHrTAeEPV9832p9-1ewZQs8CEFV8idpU 2y8xxj7q7dt3hxkh7zk1psbz59cz0q12 nebYTcEacNoHj/N4hQzlTm96MnMnc30ILD2tZb2NsjM= globalsign-domain-verification=1DAC9871AC98A3037988017AF30FA87F google-site-verification=OjhPSDIP2VIXIUH7hMv7CrLWwkyvnVgBdU-VcMHDoUI DN6kiCaIRHg011SWPd/y5wK0nF1lAB0vxkimTgK6YHQ= 35HsndgfVFDTReSgRvCjY3t5wlWjYsLllfUgRIpuDfk= yjh4bgq2dh9j194hj56s9ykgzf2nkh0g google-site-verification=C0d5wiXRs2yokw7eUIL5Gz1825U9-M-HumwMZZYC7co s5okgqb037ach4jjok6997blj7 _telesec-domain-validation=A04C937E41A9E22C91DC0F50FD4D6C9095ABAC1B09A81560305F2... globalsign-domain-verification=EE82C636B37B31C32CDDE24375C410A9 OSSRH-80601
CAA	Lookup not available with standard resolver

Resolved in 66 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), 228 ms total

PASS

1 redirect(s), 228 ms total

Single redirect

Got: https://europa.eu → https://european-union.europa.eu/select-language?destination=/node/1 (301)

Cross-domain redirect detected

https://europa.eu

102 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://european-union.europa.eu/select-...

125 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#	URL	Status	Time	Protocol	Server
1	https://europa.eu	301	102 ms	HTTP/1.1	Europa
2	https://european-union.europa.eu/select-...	200	125 ms	HTTP/1.1

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+

IPv6 Readiness

IPv6 reachable (29 ms)

PASS

IPv6 reachable (29 ms)

IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2a01:7080:14:100::666:45, 2a01:7080:24:100::666:45

Got: 29 ms connect

IPv6 Ready

AAAA Records 2a01:7080:14:100::666:45, 2a01:7080:24:100::666:45 Connection Reachable (29 ms)

A

URL Variants

www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS

PASS

www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS

www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)

HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301

Got: 302 temporary redirect Expected: 301 permanent redirect

www / non-www

302https://www.europa.eu/

200https://europa.eu/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

307http://europa.eu/ → https://europa.eu/

Use 301 (permanent) instead of 302 (temporary)

A+

Domain Intelligence

europa.eu — via ClearMedia NV

PASS

europa.eu — via ClearMedia NV

Registrar: ClearMedia NV

Domain expiry

Unknown

SSL certificate

119 days

Issued by GlobalSign nv-sa

Domain age

Unknown

DNSSEC

Status unknown

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2a01:7080:14:100::666:45

Registrar

ClearMedia NV

Lock status unknown 12 NS records

Expiry timeline

Today

+1 year

SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)

Registrar ClearMedia NV

Name Servers ns4az2.europa.eu, ns1bru.europa.eu, ans1.cw.net, ns2eu.bt.net, ns4az1.europa.eu, ns1lux.europa.eu, ns2bru.europa.eu, ns1.bt.net, ns3bru.europa.eu, ns3lux.europa.eu, ans2.cw.net, ns2lux.europa.eu

Registrant NOT DISCLOSED!

Hosting

IP Address 2a01:7080:14:100::666:45

Data source: whois (1.1s)

A+

HTTP Probe Timing

Total 148 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown

PASS

DNS Lookup

22 ms

TCP Connect

30 ms

TLS Handshake

32 ms

Time to First Byte

118 ms

Total Time

148 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 22 ms TCP Connect 30 ms TLS Handshake 32 ms Server Processing 35 ms Content Transfer 30 ms