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https://boston.com

Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
94
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Sao Paulo, Brazil
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 REVIEW
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.boston.com/
200https://boston.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://boston.com/ → https://www.boston.com/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

69
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
Cloudflare
REVIEW
Cloudflare
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: GRU)
Got: cf-ray: 9efee2852c44f1bb-GRU
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Evidence cf-ray: 9efee2852c44f1bb-GRU
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 11 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 11 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.18.19.63, 104.18.18.63
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700::6812:123f, 2606:4700::6812:133f
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: noah.ns.cloudflare.com, teagan.ns.cloudflare.com
Info::
1 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: 11 ms
Got: 11 ms
A104.18.19.63, 104.18.18.63
AAAA2606:4700::6812:123f, 2606:4700::6812:133f
CNAME—
NSnoah.ns.cloudflare.com, teagan.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
1 smtp.google.com
TXT
50gjw9twsb8qkt5v3xfvtbd1dj8nby49
936685aeab2b48ed839028e690097d2c
_globalsign-domain-verification=6CefEhdXpSEvPRuTfkeYdvQ_0ij6wKrIcTTNPwKRvH
_globalsign-domain-verification=xD2Xrm6RMwMJjYQgka9_JIGNgIkA2KVGMdm55GS4H0
atlassian-domain-verification=vNoVoPJnYrmYhugpzEFYEUUdqZCayYg/xomfDHKFG05C+QSREh...
brave-ledger-verification=d57434a188efd09b913abccd9a4781e7d941d8d0c4d9eded049970...
docusign=360b3dec-f114-49bd-8ceb-549461a83274
facebook-domain-verification=tqycbx2xeq2vpox6fee18a2is4b7m7
globalsign-domain-verification=KaParXxs1OHDy7o8CMbPpHBN-2m_mzwdPqKMMQ66a6
google-site-verification=1dhNW21E0BiEKmXUpo1iiZHRwqvc_gfv2CGZTGnnZ64
google-site-verification=2lqX1JxpZs1KgXI1LnMNiYNsyltbW_TX8SstRbAeBCQ
google-site-verification=EWB-j4e4YzK-JbV6RyRnxDs9gEHyEF4GT9FP3627F94
google-site-verification=JpfUTE2GKOOiugoiZLI7B6doF5ngu0CKRJtfklI_Tqk
google-site-verification=P2cm3Vj1SSAdu4aXb1OkHQtwcchSsLutxzpuvOfzRMU
google-site-verification=aLq2SsAV6njoiwgsCn5TLKQ4M-_6wjZpjlwGQDpJ0do
google-site-verification=aSifYgoH1UWu9OqwMI8QHlOY5_gkAs8YbJO0mEUbl0o
google-site-verification=hsPe9eZqz9uK2RBXuKkoVjuhzhewJVzuVO0QqZg1gTQ
google-site-verification=uSLoVvr7xQ3_sstEmPRPSAG1xKqKFltFoC_6Uzv2XC4
jgc7p8f42kfqclly04b9d0ys7n27s9jl
loaderio-d763caf65813617cd5547ea80c5b5f6a
tinfoil-site-verification: f5fc756f1205b16596a2cfcd9ab78ec91038ddf5=316e472fbc50...
SPF v=spf1 a mx ip4:198.115.64.0/24 ip4:198.115.68.0/22 ip4:198.115.72.0/21 ip4:198....
zx6d470gn482zw2kwgrg5grfgpwk93pr
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 11 ms

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), 123 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 123 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://boston.com → https://www.boston.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://boston.com

58 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.boston.com/

64 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://boston.com30158 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.boston.com/20064 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700::6812:123f, 2606:4700::6812:133f
Got: 2 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2606:4700::6812:123f, 2606:4700::6812:133f Connection Reachable (2 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 121 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 121 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1236 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 121 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 121 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1236 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents Google-Extended, GPTBot, Meta-ExternalAgent, PanguBot, cohere-training-data-crawler, Diffbot, Webzio-Extended, CCBot, FacebookBot, Timpibot, *, AmazonAdBot, anthropic-ai, Applebot-Extended, Bytespider, omgili, AI2Bot, ClaudeBot, cohere-ai Blocking No — crawling allowed
# Robots.txt for www.boston.com
# Passionate about publishing and technology? Visit https://www.bostonglobemedia.com/opportunities/

# Sitemaps
Sitemap: https://www.boston.com/sitemap_index.xml

# Disallow
# --WORD-4089-- New rules to limit crawl of real estate listings search result pages.
# -----------------------
User-agent: *
Disallow: *?s=
Disallow: /listings/*aggregate*
Disallow: /listings/*freetext*
Disallow: /listings/*refresh*
Disallow: /listings/*sortBy*
Disallow: /wp-admin/
# -----------------------

# Allow
User-agent: *
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

User-agent: AmazonAdBot
Allow: /

# AI Bots
User-agent: AI2Bot
Disallow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: cohere-training-data-crawler
Disallow: /

User-agent: Diffbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: FacebookBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: GPTBot 
Disallow: /

User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent

User-agent: omgili
Disallow: /

User-agent: PanguBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Timpibot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Webzio-Extended
Disallow: /
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 121 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
boston.com — via Name106, Inc., 31 years, 3 months old
PASS
boston.com — via Name106, Inc., 31 years, 3 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Apr 7, 2027 (11 months remaining)
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: Name106, 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.
Domain expiry

295 days

April 7, 2027

SSL certificate

69 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

31 years, 3 months

Registered June 26, 1995

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2606:4700::6812:123f

Registrar

Name106, Inc.

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Name106, Inc.
Created June 26, 1995 (31 years, 3 months ago)
Expires April 7, 2027 (11 months)
Last Updated October 2, 2023
Name Servers noah.ns.cloudflare.com, teagan.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2606:4700::6812:123f
Data source: rdap (0.4s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 9 ms TCP Connect 2 ms TLS Handshake 8 ms Server Processing 28 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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