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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
70
GRADE
C
FIX
2
REVIEW
4
PASS
3
INFO
0
Probed from New York, United Stated
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
3 PASS 4 REVIEW 2 FIX
F
Redirect Chain
Action
3 redirect(s), 1315 ms total
FIX
3 redirect(s), 1315 ms total
Warning::
3 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://www.netfirms.com/
Warning::
Redirect overhead: 1315 ms total
Got: 1315 ms
Info::
Cross-domain redirect detected

https://netfirms.com

120 ms · HTTP/1.0

301

https://www.netfirms.com/

31 ms · HTTP/1.1

302

https://secure.netfirms.com/secure/login...

642 ms · HTTP/1.1

302

https://secure.netfirms.com/secure/login...

522 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://netfirms.com301120 msHTTP/1.0BigIP
2https://www.netfirms.com/30231 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
3https://secure.netfirms.com/secure/login...302642 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
4https://secure.netfirms.com/secure/login...200522 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

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

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

C
Crawlability
Action
robots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLs
REVIEW
robots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 10240 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Warning::
sitemap.xml contains invalid XML
Search engines may not be able to parse the sitemap. Fix XML validation errors.
Warning::
sitemap.xml is empty — no URLs found
An empty sitemap provides no value. Add <url> entries for your pages.
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Search engines may not be able to parse the sitemap. Fix XML validation errors.

Why this matters

An unparseable sitemap is silently ignored by Google — the URLs it advertises are never queued for crawl.

Learn more ▾

Google's sitemap parser is strict about XML validity. A single unescaped `&` or unclosed tag invalidates the whole file. Run your sitemap through a validator (Search Console's Sitemaps report flags it) and fix the offending entry. Most generators escape correctly; mistakes usually come from manually-written entries.

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

An empty sitemap provides no value. Add <url> entries for your pages.

Why this matters

An empty sitemap signals 'no content to index' to Google — actively harmful versus having no sitemap at all.

Learn more ▾

Google compares URLs in the sitemap against URLs it has crawled. An empty sitemap on a site with thousands of pages signals abandonment. Either populate it correctly (most CMSes auto-generate) or delete the file and let Google crawl normally.

Source: Google Search Central / sitemaps.org

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 10240 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents Blocking No — crawling allowed


<!DOCTYPE html>
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<!--[if IE 7]>         <html class="no-js lt-ie9 lt-ie8"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if IE 8]>         <html class="no-js lt-ie9"> <![endif]-->
<!--[if gt IE 8]><!--> <html class="no-js"> <!--<![endif]-->


<head>
  <title>Netfirms  Login</title>
  <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://secure.netfirms.com/images/icons/favicon_nf.ico" />
  <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://secure.netfirms.com/images/icons/apple-touch-icons/apple-touch-icon-netfirms.png" />

  





  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
  <meta name="description" content="Small business web hosting offering additional business services such as: domain name registrations, email accounts, web services, online community resources and various small business solutions.">
  <meta name="rating" content="General">
  <meta name="robots" content="noodp, noydir">
  <meta name="revisit-after" content="5 days">
  <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0,width=device-width">
  <meta name="keywords" content="web hosting, domain names, web site, search engine optimization, hosting, servers">


  <link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://secure.netfirms.com/images/icons/favicon_nf.ico" />



  
<script>dataLayer = [{"pageClass":"","pageType":"","userID":"","userType":"anonymous","flow":"","step":""}];</script>





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    <script>
        Modernizr.load([
          {
            test: Modernizr.mq('only all'),
            nope: '/generalAppC/javascripts/respondjs/respond.min.js'
          }
        ]);
    </script>
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/generalAppC/javascripts/bootstrap-3/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css">
    <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/xslt/elements/generic_csscomponent.css?bootstrap=1" />
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/xslt/elements/reg-forms.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/css/login/styles.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/generalAppC/javascripts/font-awesome/current/css/font-awesome.min.css">
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Montserrat:100,200,300,400,500,600,700,800,900">




<!-- Google Tag Manager -->
<script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push(
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);var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],
j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&#38;l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src=
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j.crossOrigin = 'anonymous';
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    <script src="/secure/javascripts/jquery.js" integrity="sha384-wNIkdslLz2GMPWQAggQBKQsHXGCGOFYfeR4j60Y5cjmbQAcDwlXVOlJi0790HMq2" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
  <script src="/secure/javascripts/netfirms/thickbox.js" integrity="sha384-RgShBba34+wB9oSzepfR5KQN9Y/wzCqkeCpct7r7Vst6+wNq4NEqNLx8PgeG8KBs" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
  <script src="/secure/javascripts/netfirms/nfscript.cmp"></script>
  <script src="/secure/BL_AJAX.js" integrity="sha384-7gYyYoIa1k1gi/pKs3QhdZJBxf1FmbLoAbOp/0kLK2omoCVt6sgiKv91CFiiXaLk" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>
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  <script src="/secure/javascripts/myopen.js" integrity="sha384-+iq1z/6tuEHC66nNo+oHRLmcBseC9uXSanWGKS/lYdvZi8EcUcQd+eJGHIn2LDob" crossorigin="anonymous"></script>


    <script src='/generalAppC/javascripts/jquery/jquery.min.js' integrity='sha384-Ft/vb48LwsAEtgltj7o+6vtS2esTU9PCpDqcXs4OCVQFZu5BqprHtUCZ4kjK+bpE' crossorigin='anonymous'></script>
  <script src='/generalAppC/javascripts/bootstrap3/js/bootstrap.min.js'></script>
  <script src='/generalAppC/javascripts/jquery.placeholder-2.0.7.js'></script>



  <script>var _gaq = _gaq || [];</script>


    <!-- Vendor: Genesys Chat| -->
<link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Open+Sans:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;0,700;1,400&display=swap" rel="stylesheet">
<style>
	/* default */
	#genesys-mxg-frame {
		display: none;
	}
	#nf-chat-button {
		box-sizing: border-box;
		position: fixed;
		right: -300px;
		bottom: 24px;
		width: 56px;
		height: 54.75px;
		background: #007A33;
		border: 2px solid #007A33;
		box-shadow: 2.11213px 4.22427px 6.3364px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.23);
		border-radius: 63.364px 63.364px 0px 63.364px;
		z-index: 100000001;
		cursor: pointer;
	}
	#nf-chat-button * {
		pointer-events: none;
	}
	#nf-chat-button.hide {
		opacity: 0;
	}
	#nf-chat-button.show {
		opacity: 1;
		transition: opacity 400ms;
		right: 28px;
	}
	#nf-chat-button:hover {
		background: #FFFFFF;
		border: 2.11213px solid #007A33;
	}
	#nf-chat-button svg {		
		position: absolute;
		left: 30%;
		top: 12%;
		color: #FFFFFF;
	}
	#nf-chat-button .text {
		position: absolute;
		left: 0;
		top: 65%;
		width: 100%;
		font-family: 'Open Sans';
		font-style: normal;
		font-weight: 700;
		font-size: 10px;
		line-height: 10px;
		text-align: center;
		letter-spacing: 0.75px;
		text-transform: uppercase;
		color: #FFFFFF;
		white-space: nowrap;
	}
    #nf-chat-button.show.chat-pop {
        display: none !important;
    }
	#nf-close-chat {
		box-sizing: border-box;
		position: fixed;
		bottom: 0;
		left: 50%;
		transform: translate(-50%, 0);
		padding: 19px 12px;
		font-size: 12px;
		line-height: 12px;
		color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.54);
		z-index: 100000001;
		margin: 0 auto;
		cursor: pointer;
	}
	#nf-close-chat.hide,
	#nf-close-chat.show	{
		display: none;
	}
	#nf-chat-button:hover svg,
	#nf-chat-button:hover .text	{
		color: #007A33;
	}
	/* web overrides */
	#nf-chat-button.web {
		background: #0D47FB;
		border: 2px solid #0D47FB;
		box-shadow: 0px 4.22427px 4.22427px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.25), 4.22427px 4.22427px 0px #000000;
	}
	#nf-chat-button.web:hover {
		background: #FEC101;
		border: 2px solid #FEC101;
	}
	#nf-chat-button.web:hover svg,
	#nf-chat-button.web:hover .text	{
		color: #000000;
	}
	/* register overrides */
	#nf-chat-button.register {
		background: #632E8F;
		border: 2px solid #632E8F;
	}
	#nf-chat-button.register:hover {
		background: #FFFFFF;
		border: 2px solid #632E8F;
	}
	#nf-chat-button.register:hover svg,
	#nf-chat-button.register:hover .text	{
		color: #632E8F;
	}
	/* bh overrides */
	#nf-chat-button.bluehost {
		background: #196BDE;
		border: 2px solid #196BDE;
	}
	#nf-chat-button.bluehost:hover {
		background: #0A476D;
		border: 2px solid #0A476D;
	}
	#nf-chat-button.bluehost:hover svg,
	#nf-chat-button.bluehost:hover .text	{
		color: #FFFFFF;
	}
	/* hostgator overrides */
	#nf-chat-button.hostgator {
		background: #2E93EE;
		border: 2px solid #2E93EE;
	}
	#nf-chat-button.hostgator:hover {
		background: #FFFFFF;
		border: 2px solid #2E93EE;
	}
	#nf-chat-button.hostgator:hover svg,
	#nf-chat-button.hostgator:hover .text	{
		color: #2E93EE;
	}
	/* domain overrides */
	#nf-chat-button.domain {
		background: #e24747;
		border: 2px solid #e24747;
	}
	#nf-chat-button.domain:hover {
		background: #FFFFFF;
		border: 2px solid #e24747;
	}
	#nf-chat-button.domain:hover svg,
	#nf-chat-button.domain:hover .text	{
		color: #e24747;
	}
	/* ipage overrides */
	#nf-chat-button.ipage {
		background: #e24747;
		border: 2px solid #e24747;
	}
	#nf-chat-button.ipage:hover {
		background: #FFFFFF;
		border: 2px solid #e24747;
	}
	#nf-chat-button.ipage:hover svg,
	#nf-chat-button.ipage:hover .text	{
		color: #e24747;
	}
	/* mobile fixes */
	/* this needs to match what Genesys is doing */
	@media screen and (max-device-width: 600px),
	screen and (max-device-width: 768px) and (orientation: landscape),
	screen and (max-device-width: 823px) and (orientation: landscape),
	screen and (max-device-width: 1440px) and (orientation: landscape),
	screen and (min-device-width: 1200px) and (max-device-width: 1920px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 6) and (min-resolution: 192dpi),
	not all,
	not all {
		#nf-chat-button.chat-pop {
			display: none;
		}
		#nf-close-chat.show {
			display: block;
		}
	}
	/* print hide */
	@media print {
		#nf-chat-button,
		#genesys-mxg-frame {
			display: none !important;
		}
	}
</style>
<div id="nf-chat-button" class="hide">
	<span id="nf-chat-svg"></span>
	<div class="text">Chat</div>
</div>
<div id="nf-close-chat" class="hide">Close</div>
<script>
(function() {
	var chatElement = document.createElement("script"),
		chatButton = document.getElementById("nf-chat-button"),
		closeButton = document.getElementById("nf-close-chat"),
		chatIFrameContainer = null,
		chatIFrameButton = null,
		hostname = window.location.host,
		params = new URLSearchParams(document.location.search),
		isJarvis = true,
		isvDeck = false,
		brand = "",
		deployId = "",
		userId = "",
		trkId = "",
		isGenesysInit = false,
		launchAtStart = (params.get("gochat") == "true") ? true : false,
		isProServ = (params.get("pschat") == "true") ? true : false,
		forceBrand = params.get("chatforcebrand"),
		forceDeployId = params.get("chatforceid");
	
	if (forceBrand !== null) {
		hostname = forceBrand;
	}

	function messengerToggle(force) {
		if (typeof force == "undefined") {
			force = false;
		}
		if (chatIFrameContainer !== null) {
			var shouldShow = (
				(
					!(chatIFrameContainer.classList.contains("genesys-mxg-conversation")) &&
					!(chatIFrameContainer.classList.contains("genesys-mxg-homescreen"))
				) || force
			),
				thisCommand = (shouldShow) ? "Messenger.open" : "Messenger.close";
			
			Genesys("command", thisCommand);
		}
	}

	function messengerInit(myJwt) {	
		// insert the chat script and prepare to fire
		chatElement.setAttribute("id", "genesys-chat")
		chatElement.setAttribute("data-brand", brand);
		chatElement.setAttribute("data-deployment-id", deployId);
		chatElement.setAttribute("data-jwt", myJwt);
		chatElement.setAttribute("data-elem
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type URL Set URLs 0 entries Valid XML No
B
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
REVIEW
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
Critical::
HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS
Got: HTTP 301 Expected: 301 redirect to HTTPS

www / non-www

302https://www.netfirms.com/
200https://netfirms.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://netfirms.com/ → http://www.netfirms.com/

HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS

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

Certificate validity

107
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, 17 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 17 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 65.254.227.16
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
3 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns2.netfirms.com, ns1.netfirms.com, ns3.netfirms.com
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: 17 ms
Got: 17 ms
A65.254.227.16
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns2.netfirms.com, ns1.netfirms.com, ns3.netfirms.com
MX
10 netfirms-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
20 netfirms-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
ca3-192c901a2af3419f915cbc4a00640863
SPF v=spf1 ip4:38.113.1.0/24 ip4:38.113.20.0/24 ip4:12.45.243.128/26 ip4:65.254.224....
MS=ms57827177
MS=ms45719978
google-site-verification=ateQppn-vVgloVrKlcrd1B5td-cl2IfnAJXU0SJ-vGU
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 17 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+
Domain Intelligence
netfirms.com — via Domain.com - Network Solutions, LLC, 27 years, 11 months old, hosted on BIZLAND-SD - Newfold Digital, Inc., US
PASS
netfirms.com — via Domain.com - Network Solutions, LLC, 27 years, 11 months old, hosted on BIZLAND-SD - Newfold Digital, Inc., US
Info::
Domain registered until Sep 29, 2026 (5 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: Domain.com - Network Solutions, 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: BIZLAND-SD - Newfold Digital, Inc., US
Got: AS29873
Domain expiry

77 days

September 29, 2026

SSL certificate

107 days

Issued by Sectigo Limited

Domain age

27 years, 11 months

Registered September 30, 1998

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

BIZLAND-SD - Newfold Digital, Inc., US

ASN AS29873

65.254.227.16

Registrar

Domain.com - Network Solutions, LLC

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 Domain.com - Network Solutions, LLC
Created September 30, 1998 (27 years, 11 months ago)
Expires September 29, 2026 (5 months)
Last Updated August 31, 2025
Name Servers ns1.netfirms.com, ns2.netfirms.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 65.254.227.16
ASN AS29873 (BIZLAND-SD - Newfold Digital, Inc., US)
Provider BIZLAND-SD - Newfold Digital, Inc., US
Data source: rdap (0.1s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 10 ms TCP Connect 25 ms TLS Handshake 55 ms Server Processing 25 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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