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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
90
GRADE
A
FIX
1
REVIEW
3
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Sao Paulo, Brazil
200 OK
Checks
9
5 PASS 3 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.

B
Crawlability
robots.txt present, no sitemap
REVIEW
robots.txt present, no sitemap
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 2027 bytes
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

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

Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Why this matters

robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.

Source: sitemaps.org

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 2027 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
#
# 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: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
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/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
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
sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

C
URL Variants
Action
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
Warning::
HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301
Got: 302 temporary redirect Expected: 301 permanent redirect

www / non-www

200https://www.belgium.be/
200https://belgium.be/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

302http://belgium.be/ → https://belgium.be/

Use 301 (permanent) instead of 302 (temporary)

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

Certificate validity

27
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+
Renew soon — under 30 days remaining

Recommended actions

  • Renew certificate — 27 days remaining
  • 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
1 A records, 5 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 5 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 193.191.245.121
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2a01:690:35:100::f5:79, 2001:6a8:9a00:36c2::69
Info::
6 nameserver(s) configured
Got: a3-64.akam.net, a1-195.akam.net, a10-67.akam.net, a11-65.akam.net, a22-66.akam.net, a28-65.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: 5 ms
Got: 5 ms
A193.191.245.121
AAAA2a01:690:35:100::f5:79, 2001:6a8:9a00:36c2::69
CNAME—
NSa3-64.akam.net, a1-195.akam.net, a10-67.akam.net, a11-65.akam.net, a22-66.akam.net, a28-65.akam.net
MX
10 relay-shs.fed.be
10 relay2-shs.fed.be
TXT
MS=ms94375182
HARICA-xuJ5QObvLUeX0QACY2c
3bv972sd09s9v49w0xnqjnrphvkx38y9
d574023983da4ce391accd2b80344cc9
connecto=2fbf8b38d836ec240560adc0f694728a
480db4f6-5436-4f77-a5ae-f29f05590c3e_16082018
google-site-verification=0C530Xa903baq7R8jKRjDBkscYhIT4medK5uhJRPWbA
google-site-verification=3wl6cVaW-cEPS9LeJUoeD3h4IzCPcwyf2Q7xTxVNxqc
google-site-verification=DiwRt91txlqCA2t7K4n_l-okbuHY3Jryk3pxm_e5lb8
SPF v=spf1 mx a:fmrelay.fed.be include:spf.fediap.be include:sharepointonline.com -a...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 5 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
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://belgium.be

https://belgium.be

606 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://belgium.be200606 msHTTP/1.1
A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (249 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (249 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2a01:690:35:100::f5:79, 2001:6a8:9a00:36c2::69
Got: 249 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2a01:690:35:100::f5:79, 2001:6a8:9a00:36c2::69 Connection Reachable (249 ms)
A+
Domain Intelligence
belgium.be
PASS
belgium.be
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.
Domain expiry

Unknown

SSL certificate

27 days

Issued by Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA

Domain age

Unknown

DNSSEC

Status unknown

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2a01:690:35:100::f5:79

Registrar

Registrar unknown

Unlocked 6 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Renew the TLS certificate or verify auto-renewal is working
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar
Name Servers a1-195.akam.net, a10-67.akam.net, a11-65.akam.net, a22-66.akam.net, a28-65.akam.net, a3-64.akam.net
Registrant Not shown, please visit www.dnsbelgium.be for webbased whois.
Hosting
IP Address 2a01:690:35:100::f5:79
Data source: whois (1.4s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 6 ms TCP Connect 199 ms TLS Handshake 204 ms Server Processing 200 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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