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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
91
GRADE
A
FIX
1
REVIEW
2
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Sao Paulo, Brazil
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 2 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.

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

Certificate validity

202
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
3 A records, 41 ms lookup
PASS
3 A records, 41 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 3 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 13.51.42.154, 13.63.206.250, 13.50.6.60
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-1302.awsdns-34.org, ns-1814.awsdns-34.co.uk, ns-321.awsdns-40.com, ns-744.awsdns-29.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: 41 ms
Got: 41 ms
A13.51.42.154, 13.63.206.250, 13.50.6.60
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-1302.awsdns-34.org, ns-1814.awsdns-34.co.uk, ns-321.awsdns-40.com, ns-744.awsdns-29.net
MX
1 maila.aljazeera.net
1 mailb.aljazeera.net
TXT
_qhc5ckndj0v0cuu4zloc8vg4nwd0fd0
brevo-code:706289be26adb46268fc5315988644e6
dtm-domain-verification=wI5BYcsOMyOViN0wvRdEzNPVL4nDlV9eVqDitvCHtOQ
google-site-verification=GYHvTiSZMugLVHza8hKcU73ZXvRA9EzfmCFhq3do7Gs
google-site-verification=M3ur7621hvOQpenlhs-_qF01ecDrayRa1L5fBmtt4gM
sendinblue-site-verification=4125135
SPF v=spf1 mx ptr mx:maila.aljazeera.net mx:mailb.aljazeera.net ip4:213.130.112.86/2...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 41 ms

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
1 redirect(s), 635 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 635 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://aljazeera.com → https://www.aljazeera.com:443/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 635 ms total
Got: 635 ms

https://aljazeera.com

574 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.aljazeera.com:443/

61 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://aljazeera.com301574 msHTTP/1.1awselb/2.0
2https://www.aljazeera.com:443/20061 msHTTP/1.1nginx

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 8400 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 8400 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1635 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 8400 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 8400 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1635 B Sitemaps referenced 6 User-agents cohere-ai, *, GPTBot, PerplexityBot, Bytespider, AmazonAdBot, anthropic-ai, ChatGPT-User, ClaudeBot, Claude-Web Blocking No — crawling allowed
# Al Jazeera Media Network content is made available for your personal, non-commercial 
# use subject to our Terms and Conditions: 
# https://www.aljazeera.com/terms-and-conditions/
# Any other uses are not permitted, including but not limited to:
# (1) the development of any software, machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI),
# and/or large language models (LLMs); 
# (2) text and data mining activities;
# (3) creating or providing archived or cached data sets containing our content to others; and/or
# (4) any commercial purposes.
# Use of any device, tool, or process designed to data mine or scrape the content
# using automated means is prohibited without prior written permission from 
# Al Jazeera Media Network. Contact https://network.aljazeera.net/en/contact for assistance.

User-agent: *
Disallow: /api
Disallow: /asset-manifest.json
Allow: /search/$
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /home/search?q=

# Allow Rules

User-agent: AmazonAdBot
Allow: /

# Disallow Rules

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: / 

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: / 

User-agent: Claude-Web
Disallow: /

User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: / 

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /


# Sitemaps

Sitemap: https://www.aljazeera.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aljazeera.com/news-sitemap.xml 
Sitemap: https://www.aljazeera.com/sitemaps/article-archive.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aljazeera.com/sitemaps/article-new.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aljazeera.com/sitemaps/video-archive.xml
Sitemap: https://www.aljazeera.com/sitemaps/video-new.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 8400 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

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

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://aljazeera.com/ → https://www.aljazeera.com:443/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
aljazeera.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 30 years, 5 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
aljazeera.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 30 years, 5 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Apr 13, 2031 (5 years 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: AWS
Got: AS16509
Domain expiry

1735 days

April 13, 2031

SSL certificate

202 days

Issued by Sectigo Limited

Domain age

30 years, 5 months

Registered April 12, 1996

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

13.50.6.60

Registrar

MarkMonitor Inc.

Unlocked 4 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 April 12, 1996 (30 years, 5 months ago)
Expires April 13, 2031 (5 years)
Last Updated January 5, 2026
Name Servers ns-1302.awsdns-34.org, ns-1814.awsdns-34.co.uk, ns-321.awsdns-40.com, ns-744.awsdns-29.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 13.50.6.60
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.7s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 42 ms TCP Connect 142 ms TLS Handshake 288 ms Server Processing 142 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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