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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
85
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
4
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 4 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
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
REVIEW
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
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.allmusic.com/
200https://allmusic.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://allmusic.com/ → https://allmusic.com/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

84
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • 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
B
CDN & Delivery
Varnish
REVIEW
Varnish
Info::
Site is served via Varnish CDN
Got: via: 1.1 varnish (Varnish/6.1)
CDN Detected: Varnish
Provider Varnish Evidence via: 1.1 varnish (Varnish/6.1)
A+
DNS Records
1 A records, 45 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 45 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 130.211.21.62
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: dns1.easydns.com, dns2.easydns.net, dns3.easydns.org, dns4.easydns.info
Info::
5 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: 45 ms
Got: 45 ms
A130.211.21.62
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSdns1.easydns.com, dns2.easydns.net, dns3.easydns.org, dns4.easydns.info
MX
10 aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
30 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
30 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
TXT
SPF v=spf1 mx include:_spf.google.com include:sendgrid.net -all
google-site-verification=Tk8zvymrmbrGMQcdADh_P8XodD9EITZAsvp15ADX6S0
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 45 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
1 redirect(s), 350 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 350 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://allmusic.com → https://www.allmusic.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://allmusic.com

162 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.allmusic.com/

188 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://allmusic.com301162 msHTTP/1.1nginx/1.28.0
2https://www.allmusic.com/200188 msHTTP/1.1nginx/1.28.0

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 390 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 390 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 2512 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 390 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 390 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 2512 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents Go-http-client, weborama-fetcher, Omgilibot, ChatGPT-User, AwarioSmartBot, anthropic-ai, Google-CloudVertexBot, Meta-ExternalAgent, Amazonbot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, Seekr, DataForSeoBot, Googlebot, CCBot, FacebookBot, PetalBot, Omgili, AwarioRssBot, Applebot-Extended, PerplexityBot, YouBot, Meltwater, DotBot, Captify, Owler, Bingbot, cohere-ai, OAI-SearchBot, Bytedance, ImagesiftBot, AhrefsBot, *, Claude-Web, Bytespider, DuckAssistBot, Applebot, AhrefsSiteAudit, GPTBot, Diffbot, carbon-umbrella-bot Blocking No — crawling allowed
# Block AI Training Crawlers

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: Claude-Web
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-CloudVertexBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: YouBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: DuckAssistBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: weborama-fetcher
Disallow: /

User-agent: Diffbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: FacebookBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytedance
Disallow: /

User-agent: PetalBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Omgilibot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Omgili
Disallow: /

User-agent: ImagesiftBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Meltwater
Disallow: /

User-agent: Seekr
Disallow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /

User-agent: Applebot
Disallow: /

User-agent: DotBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: DataForSeoBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: carbon-umbrella-bot
Disallow: /

User-agent: AwarioSmartBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: AwarioRssBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Captify
Disallow: /

User-agent: Owler
Disallow: /

User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
Disallow: /

User-agent: Go-http-client
Disallow: /

# Allow traditional search engines

User-agent: Googlebot
Allow: /

User-agent: Bingbot
Allow: /

User-agent: AhrefsSiteAudit
Allow: /

User-agent: AhrefsBot
Allow: /

Sitemap: https://www.allmusic.com/sitemap.xml

User-agent: *
Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /search
Disallow: */22732481/*
Disallow: /user/
Disallow: /user/nav
Disallow: /sample/*
Disallow: /album/delete_user_review
Disallow: /album/save_user_review/*
Disallow: /album/fetch_review_view/*
Disallow: /album/fetch_overview_review/*
Disallow: /album/review_thumbs
Disallow: /album/report_inappropriate
Disallow: /album/*/*Ajax
Disallow: /album/release/*/*Ajax
Disallow: /artist/*/*Ajax
Disallow: /artist/*/*Ajax/*
Disallow: /artist/*/*Ajax/*/*
Disallow: /song/delete_user_review
Disallow: /song/save_user_review/*
Disallow: /song/fetch_review_view/*
Disallow: /song/fetch_overview_review/*
Disallow: /song/review_thumbs
Disallow: /song/report_inappropriate
Disallow: /song/fetch-perf-year-ajax/*
Disallow: /song/*/*Ajax
Disallow: /check-logged-in
Disallow: /rating/average/*
Disallow: /*AJAX
Disallow: /*Ajax
Disallow: /*Ajax/*
Disallow: /fetch_scroll?*
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 390 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A
Domain Intelligence
allmusic.com — via easyDNS Technologies Inc., 32 years, 4 months old, hosted on Google Cloud
PASS
allmusic.com — via easyDNS Technologies Inc., 32 years, 4 months old, hosted on Google Cloud
Warning::
Domain expires in 40 days
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Got: Expires Jun 1, 2026
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: easyDNS Technologies 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: Google Cloud
Got: AS396982
Domain expiry

EXPIRED

June 1, 2026

SSL certificate

84 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

32 years, 4 months

Registered June 2, 1994

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Google Cloud

ASN AS396982

130.211.21.62

Registrar

easyDNS Technologies Inc.

Unlocked 3 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Domain has EXPIRED — renew immediately to avoid total site outage
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar easyDNS Technologies Inc.
Created June 2, 1994 (32 years, 4 months ago)
Expires June 1, 2026 (1 months)
Last Updated May 17, 2025
Name Servers dns1.easydns.com, dns2.easydns.net, dns3.easydns.org
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 130.211.21.62
ASN AS396982 (GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM - Google LLC, US)
Provider Google Cloud
Data source: rdap (0.3s)

Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.

Why this matters

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.

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 48 ms TCP Connect 18 ms TLS Handshake 21 ms Server Processing 123 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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