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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
75
GRADE
C
FIX
1
REVIEW
3
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 3 REVIEW 1 FIX
F
Redirect Chain
Action
5 redirect(s), 879 ms total
FIX
5 redirect(s), 879 ms total
Warning::
5 redirects before reaching final URL
Each redirect adds latency. Try to minimize the chain to 1 hop.
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Uses 302 (temporary) redirect
If permanent, use 301 instead.
Got: https://idp.springer.com/authorize?response_type=cookie&client_id=springerlink&redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Flink.springer.com%2Fbrands%2Fspringer
Info::
Redirect overhead: 879 ms total
Got: 879 ms
Info::
Cross-domain redirect detected

https://springer.com

97 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.springer.com/

93 ms · HTTP/1.1

303

https://link.springer.com/brands/springe...

112 ms · HTTP/1.1

303

https://idp.springer.com/authorize?respo...

94 ms · HTTP/1.1

302

https://idp.springer.com/transit?redirec...

34 ms · HTTP/1.1

302

https://link.springer.com/brands/springe...

450 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://springer.com30197 msHTTP/1.1ee-www-redirect
2https://www.springer.com/30393 msHTTP/1.1Oscar Platform 0.2165.0
3https://link.springer.com/brands/springe...303112 msHTTP/1.1Oscar Platform 0.1648.0
4https://idp.springer.com/authorize?respo...30294 msHTTP/1.1
5https://idp.springer.com/transit?redirec...30234 msHTTP/1.1
6https://link.springer.com/brands/springe...200450 msHTTP/1.1Oscar Platform 0.1648.0

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

Each redirect adds latency. Try to minimize the chain to 1 hop.

Why this matters

Redirect chain — each hop adds latency; combine into one redirect where possible.

Source: Google Search Central / web.dev

If permanent, use 301 instead.

Why this matters

302 (Found) is for genuinely temporary redirects — if this redirect is permanent, switch to 301 to preserve SEO equity.

Learn more

Search engines treat 302 as temporary, keeping the original URL indexed and not transferring full link equity to the destination. Use 301 (Moved Permanently) for permanent redirects (HTTP→HTTPS, www-vs-non-www, URL restructures).

Source: Google Search Central

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::
HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS
Got: HTTP 301 Expected: 301 redirect to HTTPS

www / non-www

303https://www.springer.com/
200https://springer.com/

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://springer.com/ http://www.springer.com/

HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
40 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

40
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
1 A records, 80 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 80 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 151.101.204.95
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
6 nameserver(s) configured
Got: pdns5.ultradns.info, pdns6.ultradns.co.uk, pdns2.ultradns.net, pdns4.ultradns.org, pdns1.ultradns.net, pdns3.ultradns.org
Info::
2 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: 80 ms
Got: 80 ms
A151.101.204.95
AAAA
CNAME
NSpdns5.ultradns.info, pdns6.ultradns.co.uk, pdns2.ultradns.net, pdns4.ultradns.org, pdns1.ultradns.net, pdns3.ultradns.org
MX
10 mxb-002c5801.gslb.pphosted.com
10 mxa-002c5801.gslb.pphosted.com
TXT
figma-domain-verification=a02807ceec187285dae088008460ab5e258fd494d08ac0c2c56f37...
docusign=b91742f4-1de7-49c0-8419-c6e7b8df9153
cisco-ci-domain-verification=46aaf2d1013e9a15aae51f1209572e18098496310bde5b4f164...
atlassian-domain-verification=8YyRB1dGCFU6FTIcUt18raWzPoKaOFUG7xiFOkac8XcGVOZgEt...
1password-site-verification=UPKRUMKB3RCTJJ7TCUE25ED6LY
mistral-domain-verification=196c74f6fdab912a2a5c714149fe9675f92da7d9
google-site-verification=BMRCdiXlqiW_LDDkgi8F1MQJ35elf5mB-bzfB_kz5L4
google-site-verification=pO7cXCufNSjTBzsdQZDs62zcGtzzTl2GTRnXzwfMDI0
elevenlabs=htgkNynt98_WQQxEQOYcFi7dECs35fWsKzt6kJu2Ljk
MS=1C4E80428ECF2197D70E028BF1D5940C53272135
google-site-verification=r-mNXFlbTzOLf3U-9CwvQ9y5x-VteDkSgSBxFITB9_w
v=DMARC1; p=none; pct=100; rua=mailto:re+undujzcqrz6@dmarc.postmarkapp.com; sp=n...
MS=ms78204475
lovable_verification=RRjvRYYzlyNRyQgjsp9U
extensis-domain-verification=247a2c5e-b2c3-477e-a1a1-69522ce10b98
_globalsign-domain-verification=GXpUUS49HB9rYWZEmxJFtZdS61weLMlf91w9Dn-5O0
facebook-domain-verification=1kaxt38kjanljujwoetwnrpbzs1s3r
google-site-verification=2fe0xW_3vftnKKv-JdWQBFoYRev6M4qWsB9-1U9ynFA
SFMC-MVH07EMhNoUkJaUN2Ljqh8SxWf6yUzBRUHFHPyDS
cisco-ci-domain-verification=21a19db53c9e0a7ac86466cf36934d275534813c9d6b503210e...
adobe-idp-site-verification=e7d316e26179ad0d4b3f90cf2a0754eec7efe5ffd4e42fd68fb1...
SPF v=spf1 ip4:192.87.127.46/32 ip4:192.87.127.47/32 ip4:188.94.250.251/32 ip4:192.8...
google-site-verification=XTgDyZkDJhd30u2nxwiNMZ8JQloZa_1moAbqoDOt6Q0
docker-verification=b297e373-6dd2-44f4-9a43-6b7b7bbbd0b0
onetrust-domain-verification=340cbe9c178446e792ce7ec4909e6415
google-site-verification=jUq69goCFXn9Z9QCW5_O1iALBt9LZZ77icdW9TaRtkQ
globalsign-domain-verification=DxtJ51OaIp87_OgmKu-iPxmFMN4i0CvhJtymIzHDyK
anthropic-domain-verification-bqptrp=v9wpfv9cCmays3ssTEFHg501k
shopify-verification-code=HGUH91nAr57g1menBHV0W5nVPcxtpf
_globalsign-domain-verification=aQIRcZ4Sa1SmXZlbSPt5QrVI6ozleqa0sPLU-bElLs
google-site-verification=bnqyk4LPYnvBpjCtyaarHsn1M7JbTrHGogLFoBGr8e4
canva-site-verification=0eQ4w0o1XIdbPUk-R__uFQ
amazonses:xyoOimFZCMBBHM34oAU0LNs4+K/K4aSLw4fyiE5rlHw=
_globalsign-domain-verification=95YZs-Lq6mpDrrS5bnsvxSp8Llz8ZsgkwBGGx8RQVh
zapier-domain-verification-challenge=014e2b0e-979f-447c-9997-bb7b899be9cc
openai-domain-verification=dv-zwKNWCwczk2MoUWFGoVrnsCz
deepl-domain-verification=b8faec8a0acd4830a6c745d36a104c04
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 80 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.

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 329 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 329 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 286 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 329 entries
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 286 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Allow: /
Allow: /$
Disallow: */product-search*
Disallow: */search*
Disallow: */product-marketing-tool/*
Disallow: */booksellers/forthcoming-titles-alert*
Disallow: */1000$
Disallow: *wicket:interface*

Sitemap: https://www.springer.com/legacy-sitemaps/springer-sitemap.xml
A
Domain Intelligence
springer.com — via EuroDNS S.A., 29 years, 3 months old, hosted on Fastly
PASS
springer.com — via EuroDNS S.A., 29 years, 3 months old, hosted on Fastly
Warning::
Domain expires in 41 days
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Got: Expires May 28, 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: EuroDNS S.A.
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: Fastly
Got: AS54113
Domain expiry

EXPIRED

May 28, 2026

SSL certificate

40 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

29 years, 3 months

Registered May 29, 1997

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Fastly

ASN AS54113

151.101.204.95

Registrar

EuroDNS S.A.

Unlocked 6 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 EuroDNS S.A.
Created May 29, 1997 (29 years, 3 months ago)
Expires May 28, 2026 (1 months)
Last Updated May 22, 2025
Name Servers pdns1.ultradns.net, pdns2.ultradns.net, pdns3.ultradns.org, pdns4.ultradns.org, pdns5.ultradns.info, pdns6.ultradns.co.uk
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 151.101.204.95
ASN AS54113 (FASTLY - Fastly, Inc., US)
Provider Fastly
Data source: rdap (0.3s)

Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.

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

A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 120 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
26 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
30 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
34 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
120 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
120 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 26 ms TCP Connect 30 ms TLS Handshake 34 ms Server Processing 30 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A+
CDN & Delivery
Fastly (HIT)
PASS
Fastly (HIT)
Info::
Site is served via Fastly CDN
Got: x-served-by: cache-rtm-ehrd2290020-RTM
Info::
CDN cache status: HIT
CDN Detected: Fastly
Provider Fastly Cache Status HIT Evidence x-served-by: cache-rtm-ehrd2290020-RTM
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