Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.CIPv6 ReadinessActionNo IPv6 supportREVIEW
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.
Source: Google IPv6 stats
BURL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSREVIEW
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
BDomain Intelligencebenzinga.com — via NameCheap, Inc., 17 years, 2 months old, hosted on FastlyREVIEW
EXPIRED
May 18, 2026
62 days
Issued by Let's Encrypt
17 years, 2 months
Registered May 18, 2009
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Fastly
ASN AS54113
151.101.194.137
NameCheap, Inc.
Expiry timeline
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
This domain expires on May 18, 2026. Domains that expire accidentally cause complete website downtime. Enable auto-renewal or renew manually now.
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.
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
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations62 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Submit your domain to hstspreload.org to be added to the Chrome preload list
- 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 Records4 A records, 95 ms lookupPASS
| A | 151.101.194.137, 151.101.2.137, 151.101.66.137, 151.101.130.137 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns-322.awsdns-40.com, ns-1749.awsdns-26.co.uk, ns-924.awsdns-51.net, ns-1050.awsdns-03.org |
| MX | 1 aspmx.l.google.com 5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com 5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com 10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com 10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com |
| TXT | MS=ms65411080 ca3-a266c1d456ec475db9178672637349dfprodpad-domain-verification=p069MIk1jAEkwvfB... SPF v=spf1 include:sendgrid.net include:_spf.google.com include:mailer.myclickfunne... ca3-8c6258af88df4ea7b153eb4c8926f4f5google-site-verification=GFQ5ZZ-M_qbxiVFA_Vm... ahrefs-site-verification_0f88f4cba18811817156ffc96abfcd85a48116517de6df2ac7550c9... ca3-e1ec2da014ed406bb3216f60da007341 1password-site-verification=B4IHBOQHFVHDHBPBG3CU76N44A facebook-domain-verification=j6mdm09g1giioe5t5i18ybkpo73f0h fastly-domain-delegation-fddelt763857-5-9-24 ca3-b467f8d1b1934c768c1a3cb11bd4f3fd clickfunnels-domain-verification=vbMxNQ dropbox-domain-verification=sxrilygpf57w clickfunnels-domain-verification=jdWDdg _globalsign-domain-verification=uCpcs9dHJZ7eQrFmOgULisPsYuIkc6i6pZq_KsxERG google-site-verification=0tT1QlxoAbXsY-PH4bZZL2Xk9VH4HRI6_6A0QEYbYog google-site-verification=4sJzrXgOrAAlErjAQqNjC62gs5XvDA8vz38ruvr2kmc xrigwcn8fa google-site-verification=6OZT8GSCgC_8LFdL0f_q6UBymV7WKFcMZ_IR1CHPjKk google-site-verification=XVBp1WN5c6N-6MoK1ODCUFLl9Scs9WhKKBMlw-hCftk |
| 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.
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 183 ms totalPASS
https://benzinga.com
4 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.benzinga.com/
179 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://benzinga.com | 301 | 4 ms | HTTP/1.1 | Varnish |
| 2 | https://www.benzinga.com/ | 200 | 179 ms | HTTP/1.1 | cloudflare |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 40000 URLsPASS
Sitemap: https://www.benzinga.com/sec/insider-trades/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.benzinga.com/sitemap_index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.benzinga.com/sitemap-benzinga.com/www/archive.xml
Sitemap: https://www.benzinga.com/sitemap-benzinga.com/www/latest.xml
Sitemap: https://www.benzinga.com/sitemap-benzinga.com/www/quotes.xml
Sitemap: https://www.benzinga.com/sitemap-benzinga.com/www/authors.xml
Sitemap: https://www.benzinga.com/sitemap-benzinga.com/www/googlenews.xml
User-agent: *
# Query Params Paths
Disallow: /*?*__hstc=
Disallow: /*?*comments_open=
Disallow: /*?*feed_id=
Disallow: /*?*q=
Disallow: /*?*utm_campaign=
Disallow: /*?*utm_source=
# Ads
Allow: /ads.txt
Disallow: /ads.
# Directories
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /authors/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /bzfeed
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips/
Disallow: /go/
Disallow: /i/
Disallow: /includes/
Disallow: /logout/
Disallow: /misc/
Disallow: /modules/
Disallow: /money/attachments/
Disallow: /money/products/
Disallow: /money/widgets/
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /pressreleases
Disallow: /pressreleases/
Disallow: /secfilings
Disallow: /secfilings/
Disallow: /profiles/
Disallow: /scripts/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /themes/
Disallow: /user/
Disallow: /web-stories/
Disallow: /wp-admin
# Files
Disallow: /*.csv$
Disallow: /*.txt$
Disallow: /boost_stats.php
Disallow: /CHANGELOG.txt
Disallow: /cron.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.mysql.txt
Disallow: /INSTALL.pgsql.txt
Disallow: /install.php
Disallow: /INSTALL.txt
Disallow: /LICENSE.txt
Disallow: /MAINTAINERS.txt
Disallow: /update.php
Disallow: /UPGRADE.txt
Disallow: /xmlrpc.php
Disallow: /wp-login.php
# Revisit 2025-01
#Disallow: /node/
#Disallow: /views/
#Disallow: /z/
User-agent: magpie-crawler
User-agent: scoop.it
User-agent: Scrapy
Disallow: /
- https://www.benzinga.com/sec/insider-trades/0000316011/lilly-endowment-inc
- https://www.benzinga.com/sec/insider-trades/0001450604/james-k-mckillop
- https://www.benzinga.com/sec/insider-trades/0001084458/james-m-cassidy
- https://www.benzinga.com/sec/insider-trades/0000902012/william-h-gates-iii
- https://www.benzinga.com/sec/insider-trades/0001294447/randolph-s-hudson