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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
84
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
5
PASS
4
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
403 Forbidden
Checks
9
4 PASS 5 REVIEW
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
Crawlability
no robots.txt, no sitemap
REVIEW
no robots.txt, no sitemap
Info::
No robots.txt found
robots.txt is optional but recommended. It tells search engine crawlers which pages to index.
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

robots.txt is optional but recommended. It tells search engine crawlers which pages to index.

Why this matters

No robots.txt — crawlers fetch /robots.txt and get 404; not breaking but means default crawl behavior with no directives or sitemap reference.

Learn more

A minimal robots.txt with `User-agent: * / Allow: / / Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml` covers the basics. Without it, crawlers behave fine but lose the sitemap signal and can't be selectively blocked from crawl-traps.

Source: robotstxt.org

A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

Why this matters

No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.

Learn more

A sitemap accelerates Google's discovery of new and updated content. Most CMSes auto-generate one; static-site frameworks need a build-step plugin. Reference it from robots.txt and submit in Search Console to confirm Google can fetch it.

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

robots.txt No robots.txt found

No robots.txt found

This is fine for most sites — a missing robots.txt allows all crawling by default.

sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

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 403 Expected: 301 redirect to HTTPS

www / non-www

403https://www.accuweather.com/
200https://accuweather.com/

HTTP → HTTPS

403http://accuweather.com/

HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS

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

Certificate validity

114
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Extend HSTS max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year) to meet the preload list criteria
  • 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
B
CDN & Delivery
Akamai
REVIEW
Akamai
Info::
Site is served via Akamai CDN
Got: server header
CDN Detected: Akamai
Provider Akamai Evidence server header
A+
DNS Records
1 A records, 75 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 75 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 23.194.17.37
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: a9-65.akam.net, a28-66.akam.net, a1-82.akam.net, a18-65.akam.net, a7-64.akam.net, a6-67.akam.net
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: 75 ms
Got: 75 ms
A23.194.17.37
AAAA
CNAME
NSa9-65.akam.net, a28-66.akam.net, a1-82.akam.net, a18-65.akam.net, a7-64.akam.net, a6-67.akam.net
MX
10 mxa-00635b01.gslb.pphosted.com
20 mxb-00635b01.gslb.pphosted.com
TXT
MS=ms20532502
_rk1acp19bxxjnsqj3dgmprtwg4ojs7u
infoblox-domain-mastery=353f79370a6d15b2bb38a278c02916fec3afb51361c95f36f2fd34b0...
ZOOM_verify_4IWU7JxbToqRc0nv4q84nw
docusign=b23bbbdc-65c4-4d70-a231-224988aea976
06zrkfvh2mmvw7wbthjvtnbqlv34d1bk
google-site-verification=xuAY4yh09mB7Hz5XpT5biGMD6r9x_BtiAdbRZ1ekjVM
MS=BA45DCC3F25CEAD3744C86C05FF8164E57D1B25E
status-page-domain-verification=njj4dlr3x2p6
google-site-verification=YyTprKTRdJ39SOqiVWyRfAwHUik0Zjj3PxGnbv0khZI
apple-domain-verification=TW4ksrj4OYwJKoUz
adobe-idp-site-verification=1477ccafafc4ad49ea300342442dd6d6125dfd36d67b53db6776...
openai-domain-verification=dv-z9ytF08fXiLOLMHQwu4i1ECy
docusign=30d33150-307c-47ec-b3d4-6b1874a0022a
8uAyVkBWGYXkzHnOtf9COZh798XXAvsEHdPCPHVFcLXKYSRO3EvKeXGDDSIBqzK3AjhjLVKDQpolh18I...
canva-site-verification=unguoOs2VHQyE_7YevkmMQ
zt2pdycd5v8nsfgdzngvp2t6qjql8f2k
cloudbees-domain-verification=a3a27a0d9df45fbb61e09d487f89da7e8d8d57a5
SPF v=spf1 include:%{ir}.%{v}.%{d}.spf.has.pphosted.com ~all
yandex-verification:a734ee8a1cba6392
atlassian-domain-verification=/qi19TDKBJp2TTZ5HBL9BSoaGS/dzyB6imE0VQ2SwyJd5IRrAG...
stripe-verification=232BEF2409B9C346DA3EDA3119F14DD21E276D87FB2B41004EA0AE82F722...
google-site-verification=KgnGpclXC_v8XVE-3v0BRwCgUz_t5cMvuh6LWMSa-fE
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 75 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
0 redirect(s), 10 ms total
PASS
0 redirect(s), 10 ms total

https://accuweather.com

10 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://accuweather.com40310 msHTTP/1.1AkamaiGHost
A+
Domain Intelligence
accuweather.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 30 years, 10 months old, hosted on Akamai
PASS
accuweather.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 30 years, 10 months old, hosted on Akamai
Info::
Domain registered until Oct 26, 2027 (1 years, 6 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.
Info::
Hosting: Akamai
Got: AS16625
Domain expiry

469 days

October 26, 2027

SSL certificate

114 days

Issued by DigiCert Inc

Domain age

30 years, 10 months

Registered October 27, 1995

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Akamai

ASN AS16625

23.194.17.37

Registrar

MarkMonitor Inc.

Unlocked 6 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar MarkMonitor Inc.
Created October 27, 1995 (30 years, 10 months ago)
Expires October 26, 2027 (1 years, 6 months)
Last Updated September 24, 2025
Name Servers a1-82.akam.net, a18-65.akam.net, a28-66.akam.net, a6-67.akam.net, a7-64.akam.net, a9-65.akam.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 23.194.17.37
ASN AS16625 (AKAMAI-AS - Akamai Technologies, Inc., US)
Provider Akamai
Data source: rdap (0.3s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 29 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 2 ms Server Processing 6 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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