Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.DCDN & DeliveryActionNo CDN detectedFIX
Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.
BRedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 1970 ms totalREVIEW
https://almanac.com
829 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.almanac.com/
1141 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://almanac.com | 301 | 829 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx |
| 2 | https://www.almanac.com/ | 200 | 1141 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
BURL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSREVIEW
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
BHTTP Probe TimingTotal 840 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdownREVIEW
Connection waterfall
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations127 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
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
A+DNS Records2 A records, 100 ms lookupPASS
| A | 100.49.250.20, 34.203.49.20 |
| AAAA | 2600:1f18:327f:a501:a607:1008:af54:e887, 2600:1f18:327f:a500:b1ae:576f:ce2b:81cf |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns-1390.awsdns-45.org, ns-1952.awsdns-52.co.uk, ns-20.awsdns-02.com, ns-716.awsdns-25.net |
| MX | 10 smtp4.webnames.ca |
| TXT | brave-ledger-verification=c132cd80e273cfdb5bff0db6ea82f9f44c0d82ce78f60cc47db204... google-site-verification=YeTWE-J-8Vwyt8DPZHf1XAKciNrxQPF5_C-PwXDY0oE SPF v=spf1 include:shops.shopify.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:mail.cdsfulfil... |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.
A+IPv6 ReadinessIPv6 reachable (237 ms)PASS
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 3921 URLsPASS
#
# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used: http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html
User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /node/add/*
Disallow: /node/*/edit
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/*
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed
Disallow: /extra/pdf
# No documents
Disallow: /*.pdf
Disallow: /*.doc
Disallow: /*.docx
# No Pages with URL Parameters
User-agent: facebookexternalhit
Disallow:
User-agent: *
User-agent: AdsBot-Google
User-agent: AmazonAdBot
User-agent: Bidswitchbot
User-agent: CriteoBot
User-agent: DoubleVerifyBot
User-agent: DVBot
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: Grapeshot
User-agent: Gumgum
User-agent: IAS_admantx
User-agent: IAS_crawler
User-agent: IAS_wombles
User-agent: Leikibot
User-agent: Mediapartners-Google
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
User-agent: Opebot-v
User-agent: Peer39_crawler
User-agent: Proximic
User-agent: PubMatic Crawler Bot
User-agent: SinceraSyntheticUser
User-agent: SlickBot
User-agent: TTD-Content
Allow: /
Sitemap: https://www.almanac.com/sitemap.xml
A+Domain Intelligencealmanac.com — via Webnames.ca Inc., 31 years, 11 months oldPASS
498 days
October 27, 2027
127 days
Issued by Amazon
31 years, 11 months
Registered October 28, 1994
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Unknown
2600:1f18:327f:a500:b1ae:576f:ce2b:81cf
Webnames.ca Inc.
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
- Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
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.
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