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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
73
GRADE
C
FIX
2
REVIEW
5
PASS
2
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
2 PASS 5 REVIEW 2 FIX
D
URL Variants
Action
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
FIX
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
Critical::
HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS
Got: HTTP 301 Expected: 301 redirect to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.163.com/
200https://163.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://163.com/ http://www.163.com/

HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS

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.

B
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 2231 ms total
REVIEW
1 redirect(s), 2231 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://163.com → http://www.163.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Warning::
Redirect overhead: 2231 ms total
Got: 2231 ms

https://163.com

987 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

http://www.163.com/

1243 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://163.com301987 msHTTP/1.1nginx
2http://www.163.com/2001243 msHTTP/1.1Tengine

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

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: 225 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 225 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent:*
Disallow: /special/0077sp
Disallow: /special/00774J29
Disallow: /special/00774IG5
Disallow: /a11y/video/
Disallow: /special/007797UO/index_a11y
Disallow: /article/*_pa11y.html
Disallow: /dy/article/*_pdya11y.html
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type URL Set URLs 0 entries Valid XML No
B
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 1119 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
REVIEW
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
251 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
209 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
444 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
1.12 s
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
1.12 s

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 251 ms TCP Connect 209 ms TLS Handshake 444 ms Server Processing 214 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
C
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
Action
15 days until leaf cert expires — 5 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

15
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+
Renew soon — under 30 days remaining

Recommended actions

  • Renew certificate — 15 days remaining
  • 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, 40 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 40 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 59.111.160.244
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
7 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns4.nease.net, ns3.nease.net, ns6.nease.net, ns2.166.com, ns1.nease.net, ns5.nease.net, ns8.166.com
Info::
4 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: 40 ms
Got: 40 ms
A59.111.160.244
AAAA
CNAME
NSns4.nease.net, ns3.nease.net, ns6.nease.net, ns2.166.com, ns1.nease.net, ns5.nease.net, ns8.166.com
MX
10 163mx03.mxmail.netease.com
10 163mx02.mxmail.netease.com
10 163mx01.mxmail.netease.com
50 163mx00.mxmail.netease.com
TXT
0hz8zn8jpkr3vffgll8hnd6j873bzvsg
57c23e6c1ed24f219803362dadf8dea3
facebook-domain-verification=kqgnezlldheaauy9huiesb3j2emhh3
qdx50vkxg6qpn3n1k6n1tg2syg5wp96y
google-site-verification=hRXfNWRtd9HKlh-ZBOuUgGrxBJh526R8Uygp0jEZ9wY
SPF v=spf1 include:spf.mail.163.com -all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 40 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
163.com — via MarkMonitor Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 29 years old, hosted on NETEASE-NETWORK NetEase Building No.16 Ke Yun Road, CN
PASS
163.com — via MarkMonitor Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., 29 years old, hosted on NETEASE-NETWORK NetEase Building No.16 Ke Yun Road, CN
Info::
Domain registered until Sep 14, 2027 (1 years, 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: MarkMonitor Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
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: NETEASE-NETWORK NetEase Building No.16 Ke Yun Road, CN
Got: AS45062
Domain expiry

455 days

September 14, 2027

SSL certificate

15 days

Issued by DigiCert, Inc.

Domain age

29 years

Registered September 15, 1997

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

NETEASE-NETWORK NetEase Building No.16 Ke Yun Road, CN

ASN AS45062

59.111.160.244

Registrar

MarkMonitor Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

Unlocked 7 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Renew the TLS certificate or verify auto-renewal is working
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar MarkMonitor Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Created September 15, 1997 (29 years ago)
Expires September 14, 2027 (1 years, 5 months)
Last Updated September 22, 2023
Name Servers ns1.nease.net, ns2.166.com, ns3.nease.net, ns4.nease.net, ns5.nease.net, ns6.nease.net, ns8.166.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 59.111.160.244
ASN AS45062 (NETEASE-NETWORK NetEase Building No.16 Ke Yun Road, CN)
Provider NETEASE-NETWORK NetEase Building No.16 Ke Yun Road, CN
Data source: rdap (0.4s)

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

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