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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
82
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
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.commondreams.org/
200https://commondreams.org/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://commondreams.org/ → https://www.commondreams.org/

Consistent

B
Domain Intelligence
commondreams.org — via Squarespace Domains II LLC, 29 years, 4 months old, hosted on AWS
REVIEW
commondreams.org — via Squarespace Domains II LLC, 29 years, 4 months old, hosted on AWS
Critical::
Domain expires in 22 days
This domain expires on May 14, 2026. Domains that expire accidentally cause complete website downtime. Enable auto-renewal or renew manually now.
Got: Expires May 14, 2026
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: Squarespace Domains II 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: AWS
Got: AS14618
Domain expiry

EXPIRED

May 14, 2026

SSL certificate

38 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

29 years, 4 months

Registered May 13, 1997

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS14618

54.243.223.181

Registrar

Squarespace Domains II LLC

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Domain has EXPIRED — renew immediately to avoid total site outage
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Squarespace Domains II LLC
Created May 13, 1997 (29 years, 4 months ago)
Expires May 14, 2026 (22 days)
Last Updated July 17, 2025
Name Servers jill.ns.cloudflare.com, marty.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 54.243.223.181
ASN AS14618 (AMAZON-AES - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.5s)

This domain expires on May 14, 2026. Domains that expire accidentally cause complete website downtime. Enable auto-renewal or renew manually now.

Why this matters

Domain expiry approaching — renew immediately and ensure auto-renew + alerting are configured.

Source: ICANN renewal policy

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

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

Certificate validity

38
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, 35 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 35 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 54.243.223.181, 54.243.223.182
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: jill.ns.cloudflare.com, marty.ns.cloudflare.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: 35 ms
Got: 35 ms
A54.243.223.181, 54.243.223.182
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSjill.ns.cloudflare.com, marty.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
TXT
SPF v=spf1 include:servers.mcsv.net include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com ~a...
google-site-verification=rJXfSV9696bbOYFVxwtths03zZZHT7kaY0To7qze6f4
google-site-verification=P1Vo-OWACsxao-0oISEDDkMdZuO60PpmSIPU4A360Zo
_globalsign-domain-verification=NLspY-kqOjOQRMz5WENArvZlazBwZVBvwdLjuWMUK9
google-site-verification=TZxPfPpLA83UbAZ_AUIzryuxKLr71Gs9Bw4peC-ebx0
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 35 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), 549 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 549 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://commondreams.org → https://www.commondreams.org/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 549 ms total
Got: 549 ms

https://commondreams.org

411 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.commondreams.org/

138 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://commondreams.org301411 msHTTP/1.1openresty
2https://www.commondreams.org/200138 msHTTP/1.1nginx

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 556 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 556 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 338 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 556 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 556 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 338 B Sitemaps referenced 5 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /core/*
Disallow: /r/*
Disallow: /mnt/*
Sitemap: https://www.commondreams.org/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.commondreams.org/sitemap_sections.xml
Sitemap: https://www.commondreams.org/sitemap_news.xml
Sitemap: https://www.commondreams.org/sitemap_tags.xml
Sitemap: https://www.commondreams.org/sitemap_video.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 556 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 431 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
35 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
99 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
199 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
431 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
431 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 35 ms TCP Connect 99 ms TLS Handshake 199 ms Server Processing 99 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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