Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.DURL VariantsActionwww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSFIX
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations84 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
BCDN & DeliveryAkamaiREVIEW
A+DNS Records1 A records, 10 ms lookupPASS
| A | 23.216.167.190 |
| AAAA | 2600:1419:6200:690::279f, 2600:1419:6200:68d::279f |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | a11-64.akam.net, a24-65.akam.net, a9-67.akam.net, a28-66.akam.net, a1-212.akam.net, a10-67.akam.net |
| MX | 0 ap-org.mail.protection.outlook.com |
| TXT | SFMC-D9K7bgxSPCMlsyGFNaZ_Meg_PpSjrs2EYrl5QeyL syTIuJw5ovMUyTyMZ60sceqMz/AJ4BW+kVtXnmrQtjm9Lk9vr0IgCI1B6DYfnSCq45Z11p2p6lC4F4wm... d1abxg4eb8icpv.cloudfront.net apple-domain-verification=BDZq6aj0YvgNFsps google-site-verification=JYxnc1rJEOm0NMoUhqLA31mq6P9CXV8wlXPkufNYoz0 facebook-domain-verification=c54fplblj1n22ojmp87m5k5iwiixee openai-domain-verification=dv-uSG2sRkwXmO4tgr6UMxrYwkw cisco-ci-domain-verification=42b5396fc695526347599755c2cfeae8f191e7db6c3b88be2f6... google-site-verification=VczfNNj91BZbUadyc1h2prnjj_SJg8xNjs9-t2eySD8 _gh-associated-press-e=3c1cc50563 miro-verification=8b868ce9fe963cecac9b8a736f3c4136dc637f1b ZOOM_verify_RDSngob7Si-WxY7IOPTnlg MS=ms61186271 SPF v=spf1 include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%{d}._spf.vali.email include:spf.protection.o... adobe-idp-site-verification=2fb0968d90abb55244a76623a7e23a000c7ed65c9bb8bc5f7755... nitro-verification-code=MzYyMjE4MzA2MzI4NDc0NDIwNg== protonmail-verification=fb13cb099c413b21891e99e9d39ed0ce0dc0fc4c SFMC-unhaPV4oCPGqVKZS3tFUgM0vH0DUjz9XtyvHJLNT pardot_62432_*=90785b7ef6343e2af03f7a86d32aadb62411a36b4171d121e3f215aa3a57a127 notion-domain-verification=Vh58IvJZs3YSQ3bO8cQlWknfSXbvOAEK5dfgnK8h61R 1password-site-verification=2X5RZ3S2GVF5BKSRROK7U4S254 |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
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.
Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 621 ms totalPASS
https://ap.org
9 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.ap.org/
612 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://ap.org | 301 | 9 ms | HTTP/1.1 | AkamaiGHost |
| 2 | https://www.ap.org/ | 200 | 612 ms | HTTP/1.1 | cloudflare |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
A+IPv6 ReadinessIPv6 reachable (1 ms)PASS
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 23 URLsPASS
User-agent: *
Sitemap: https://www.ap.org/sitemap_index.xml
User-agent: GPTBot
Crawl-delay: 600
User-agent: Google-Extended
Crawl-delay: 600
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Crawl-delay: 600
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Crawl-delay: 600
User-agent: Amazonbot
Crawl-delay: 600
User-agent: bingbot
Crawl-delay: 600
User-agent: GnowitNewsbot
Crawl-delay: 600
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Crawl-delay: 600
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Crawl-delay: 600
User-agent: SemrushBot
Crawl-delay: 600
User-agent: Applebot
Crawl-delay: 600
- https://www.ap.org/post-sitemap.xml
- https://www.ap.org/post-sitemap2.xml
- https://www.ap.org/post-sitemap3.xml
- https://www.ap.org/post-sitemap4.xml
- https://www.ap.org/post-sitemap5.xml
- https://www.ap.org/post-sitemap6.xml
- https://www.ap.org/page-sitemap.xml
- https://www.ap.org/ap-blog-sitemap.xml
- https://www.ap.org/ap-blog-sitemap2.xml
- https://www.ap.org/partner-sitemap.xml
- https://www.ap.org/insights-sitemap.xml
- https://www.ap.org/definitive-source-sit...
- https://www.ap.org/intelligence-sitemap....
- https://www.ap.org/category-sitemap.xml
- https://www.ap.org/ap_blog_categories-si...
- https://www.ap.org/story_type-sitemap.xm...
- https://www.ap.org/story_format-sitemap....
- https://www.ap.org/story_region-sitemap....
- https://www.ap.org/partner_content_types...
- https://www.ap.org/partner_topics-sitema...
- https://www.ap.org/partner_regions-sitem...
- https://www.ap.org/partner_formats-sitem...
- https://www.ap.org/insights_category-sit...
A+Domain Intelligenceap.org — via Network Solutions, LLC, 35 years, 2 months oldPASS
739 days
July 24, 2028
84 days
Issued by DigiCert Inc
35 years, 2 months
Registered July 25, 1991
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Unknown
2600:1419:6200:690::279f
Network Solutions, LLC
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