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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
88
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
2
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
200 OK
Checks
9
6 PASS 2 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
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
180 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

180
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
1 A records, 543 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 543 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 167.21.84.89
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns01.delaware.gov, ns02.delaware.gov
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
Warning::
DNS resolution is slow (543 ms)
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
Got: 543 ms
A167.21.84.89
AAAA
CNAME
NSns01.delaware.gov, ns02.delaware.gov
MX
10 delaware-gov.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
MS=ms85599957
ogle-site-verification=lpMCGb_VbkZALv3j-6JXstr_W43g2ZHaIDyFr6Drg-s
globalsign-domain-verification=4245a34e48e59401ae35dcf950ee251e
pexip-ms-tenant-domain-verification=50ddd48d-1130-42ce-83bb-ea9a9d8aead0
cisco-ci-domain-verification=14fffd29a0ceac10885ea866f38e9b917c57a97a4b1ed28d789...
_qk7a3sthws4x899b40w50ipenbiodmh
_globalsign-domain-verification=1Ceo2qnfGWvFtRHUWYtCW1T4Ad3ux2XYQExXFVB9yc
fgosWeQoSnyvPFMPz7XrX8jMNth3jn5TYQjhAumFQY3VWAI37YuDsCdKJrwWqkEtTAj89jSGjvIBXq8N...
B4DE49D3-80CD-4550-8134-B2F1664AD05D
vmware-cloud-verification-5f7d0b3a-c77c-4ae7-9b0f-be62fdcc20e3
Dynatrace-site-verification=a2894a3e-fabd-480b-abbc-f21131acce6e__q7t2e2ofqua397...
adobe-idp-site-verification=42b496269b81d6426c11d655c6b6c85b9ad7defa3d98782c1507...
include:21668608.spf06.hubspotemail.net
anthropic-domain-verification-991b9q=92Qk4vUPSH6sxExcTdetBbNYB
cisco-ci-domain-verification=6a8294957b6b11eefc06bc551d813da1bfc60fbefc579dd0760...
nintex.5d8ce5d5d3a1cb0e0a495afe
bluebeam-verification=53bzdvrjujaouc7vrnop4dmupdgnb9
intersight=f22423c93c96fe8140669052115a16bf1644a141dade8f6bcd3795e115c80381
jamf-site-verification=V2h7KQ2d6bKn-sWn229tRw
SPF v=spf1 include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%{d}._spf.vali.email ~all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 543 ms

Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.

Why this matters

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.

Why this matters

Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.

Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.

Why this matters

DNS resolution is slow — anycast DNS providers (Cloudflare, Route 53) typically resolve <50ms globally.

Source: DNS performance benchmarks

A+
Redirect Chain
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://delaware.gov

https://delaware.gov

535 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://delaware.gov200535 msHTTP/1.1
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 2 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 2 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 151 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 2 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 2 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

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 151 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents archive.org_bot, * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: archive.org_bot

Disallow:


User-agent: *

Disallow: /contact

Disallow: /admin

Disallow: /pages

Disallow: /sso

Disallow: /courtsearch
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 2 entries Valid XML Yes
A
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Warning::
HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301
Got: 302 temporary redirect Expected: 301 permanent redirect

www / non-www

308https://www.delaware.gov/
200https://delaware.gov/

HTTP → HTTPS

302http://delaware.gov/ https://delaware.gov/

Use 301 (permanent) instead of 302 (temporary)

A+
Domain Intelligence
delaware.gov — via get.gov, 27 years old, hosted on STATEOFDE - STATE OF DELAWARE, US
PASS
delaware.gov — via get.gov, 27 years old, hosted on STATEOFDE - STATE OF DELAWARE, US
Info::
Domain registered until Aug 11, 2026 (3 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: get.gov
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: STATEOFDE - STATE OF DELAWARE, US
Got: AS30641
Domain expiry

57 days

August 11, 2026

SSL certificate

180 days

Issued by Sectigo Limited

Domain age

27 years

Registered August 12, 1999

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

STATEOFDE - STATE OF DELAWARE, US

ASN AS30641

167.21.84.89

Registrar

get.gov

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Renew the domain or enable auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiry
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar get.gov
Created August 12, 1999 (27 years ago)
Expires August 11, 2026 (3 months)
Last Updated August 16, 2025
Name Servers ns01.delaware.gov, ns02.delaware.gov
DNSSEC Not enabled
Registrant REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Hosting
IP Address 167.21.84.89
ASN AS30641 (STATEOFDE - STATE OF DELAWARE, US)
Provider STATEOFDE - STATE OF DELAWARE, US
Data source: rdap (0.6s)

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 742 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
203 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
104 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
216 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
639 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
742 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 203 ms TCP Connect 104 ms TLS Handshake 216 ms Server Processing 115 ms Content Transfer 104 ms
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