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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
99
GRADE
A+
FIX
1
REVIEW
1
PASS
7
INFO
0
Probed from New York, United Stated
200 OK
Checks
9
7 PASS 1 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.

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

Certificate validity

60
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

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 Records
1 A records, 44 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 44 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 216.239.32.29
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
Has 1 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2001:4860:4802:32::1d
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns4.zdns.google, ns2.zdns.google, ns1.zdns.google, ns3.zdns.google
Info::
No MX records — email not configured via DNS
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: 44 ms
Got: 44 ms
A216.239.32.29
AAAA2001:4860:4802:32::1d
CNAME
NSns4.zdns.google, ns2.zdns.google, ns1.zdns.google, ns3.zdns.google
MX
TXT
SPF v=spf1 ?all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 44 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+
Redirect Chain
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://about.google

https://about.google

35 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://about.google20035 msHTTP/1.1sffe
A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2001:4860:4802:32::1d
Got: 2 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2001:4860:4802:32::1d Connection Reachable (2 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 290 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 290 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 66 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 290 entries
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 66 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Allow: /

Sitemap: https://about.google/sitemap.xml

A+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

302https://www.about.google/
200https://about.google/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://about.google/ https://about.google/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
about.google — via MarkMonitor Inc., 7 years, 9 months old
PASS
about.google — via MarkMonitor Inc., 7 years, 9 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Aug 6, 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: MarkMonitor Inc.
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.
Domain expiry

20 days

August 6, 2026

SSL certificate

60 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

7 years, 9 months

Registered August 6, 2018

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2001:4860:4802:32::1d

Registrar

MarkMonitor Inc.

Unlocked 4 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 MarkMonitor Inc.
Created August 6, 2018 (7 years, 9 months ago)
Expires August 6, 2026 (3 months)
Last Updated October 10, 2025
Name Servers ns1.zdns.google, ns2.zdns.google, ns3.zdns.google, ns4.zdns.google
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2001:4860:4802:32::1d
Data source: rdap (0.2s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 3 ms TCP Connect 2 ms TLS Handshake 11 ms Server Processing 19 ms Content Transfer 2 ms
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