Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.CIPv6 ReadinessActionNo IPv6 supportREVIEW
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.
Source: Google IPv6 stats
BURL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSREVIEW
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations79 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
- Add the preload directive and submit to hstspreload.org once max-age + includeSubDomains are in place
- 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 Records4 A records, 39 ms lookupPASS
| A | 151.101.130.216, 151.101.66.216, 151.101.194.216, 151.101.2.216 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ashton.ns.cloudflare.com, violet.ns.cloudflare.com |
| MX | 0 hearstnetworks-com.mail.protection.outlook.com |
| TXT | 989fbc51935cc7afe749538c315c9681 MS=ms34709270 dropbox-domain-verification=m7gj56o2fpo2 prowly-verification=a438109972a16184575569f1194750fcc814d65e2501412f4456bf03f376... SPF v=spf1 ip4:204.15.245.41 ip4:204.15.245.46 ip4:64.125.177.41 ip4:64.125.177.46 i... anthropic-domain-verification-11t5qh=lezCq4gxn7p5BJDsYfCvVCBRZ adobe-idp-site-verification=3ebb0754e0941b0fd3e9cfe346802f5b6321a2a9bce74d7ffbce... openai-domain-verification=dv-0gN5N8r6ZdZkjU7GO27dZF7J cursor-domain-verification-v2a2x6=7LobyLxnAGMUXZTHi0ZxpDYeK |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 89 ms totalPASS
https://hearstnetworks.com
6 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.hearstnetworks.com/
83 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://hearstnetworks.com | 301 | 6 ms | HTTP/1.1 | |
| 2 | https://www.hearstnetworks.com/ | 200 | 83 ms | HTTP/1.1 |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 218 URLsPASS
#
# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used: http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html
User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /
Sitemap: https://www.hearstnetworks.com/sitemap.xml
- https://www.aenetworks.tv/
- https://www.aenetworks.tv/homepage
- https://www.aenetworks.tv/news/uk/leading-true-crime-brand-crimeinvestigationr-reaches-milestone-birthday-uk
- https://www.aenetworks.tv/news/uk/ae-networksr-uk-commissions-brand-new-series-british-injustice-raphael-rowe-wt
- https://www.aenetworks.tv/news/uk/ae-networksr-uk-commissions-once-upon-true-crime-premiering-crimeinvestigationr
ADomain Intelligencehearstnetworks.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 1 years, 10 months old, hosted on FastlyPASS
11 days
June 26, 2026
79 days
Issued by Let's Encrypt
1 years, 10 months
Registered June 26, 2024
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Fastly
ASN AS54113
151.101.130.216
CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Expiry timeline
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
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
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.
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.
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