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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
88
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
4
PASS
4
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
200 OK
Checks
9
4 PASS 4 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.

C
IPv6 Readiness
Action
No IPv6 support
REVIEW
No IPv6 support
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records found
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No IPv6 Support
About 40% of internet users have IPv6. Consider adding AAAA records.

IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.

Why this matters

No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.

Source: Google IPv6 stats

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.bravenet.com/
200https://bravenet.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://bravenet.com/ → https://bravenet.com/

Consistent

B
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 1092 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
REVIEW
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
272 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
163 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
168 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
803 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
1.09 s

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 272 ms TCP Connect 163 ms TLS Handshake 168 ms Server Processing 199 ms Content Transfer 290 ms
B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
185 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

185
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
A+
DNS Records
1 A records, 188 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 188 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 38.88.83.41
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
5 nameserver(s) configured
Got: dns3.easydns.org, dns1.easydns.com, ns2.bravenet.com, ns1.bravenet.com, dns2.easydns.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: 188 ms
Got: 188 ms
A38.88.83.41
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSdns3.easydns.org, dns1.easydns.com, ns2.bravenet.com, ns1.bravenet.com, dns2.easydns.net
MX
10 mail.bravenet.com
20 mail2.bravenet.com
TXT
google-site-verification=M3CULvQkuQAC-APOHUrixOC2sRdOXjE6yyTJy5z5j0Y
yahoo-verification-key=kMrdnyopxse/LfsDFs43aCx+LH95aDBQAT/BTU3HkNw=
google-site-verification=odT7gGCQDl4xPnLclsPx7W-gtRu1NRIf-_ovyIEF21I
SPF v=spf1 include:spf1.bravenet.com include:mailgun.org -all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 188 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://bravenet.com

https://bravenet.com

511 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://bravenet.com200511 msHTTP/1.1Apache
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 24 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 24 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 592 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 24 entries
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 592 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents Googlebot, *, PetalBot, turnitinbot, Teoma, ia_archiver, Googlebot-Image Blocking No — crawling allowed
# skip selected directories
User-agent: Teoma
Disallow: /cartoon
User-agent: ia_archiver
Disallow: /
Sitemap: http://www.bravenet.com/sitemap.xml
User-agent: Googlebot-Image
Disallow: /global/imgverify.php*
User-agent: Googlebot
Disallow: /global/imgverify.php*
Disallow: /bravemailer/v2/online*
User-agent: *
Allow: /calendar/show.php
Disallow: /calendar/
Disallow: /forum/static/*cmd=search*
Disallow: /bravemailer/v2/online*
User-agent: PetalBot
Disallow: /elist/add.php*
Disallow: /bravemailer/v2/online*
User-agent: turnitinbot
Disallow: /elist/add.php*
Disallow: /bravemailer/v2/online*
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type URL Set URLs 24 entries Valid XML Yes
Sample URLs:
A+
Domain Intelligence
bravenet.com — via Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC, 29 years, 6 months old, hosted on COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
PASS
bravenet.com — via Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC, 29 years, 6 months old, hosted on COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
Info::
Domain registered until Feb 27, 2027 (10 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: Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC
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.
Info::
Hosting: COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
Got: AS174
Domain expiry

227 days

February 27, 2027

SSL certificate

185 days

Issued by Sectigo Limited

Domain age

29 years, 6 months

Registered February 26, 1997

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US

ASN AS174

38.88.83.41

Registrar

Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC

Unlocked 3 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 Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC
Created February 26, 1997 (29 years, 6 months ago)
Expires February 27, 2027 (10 months)
Last Updated January 5, 2026
Name Servers dns3.easydns.org, ns1.bravenet.com, ns2.bravenet.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 38.88.83.41
ASN AS174 (COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US)
Provider COGENT-174 - Cogent Communications, LLC, US
Data source: rdap (0.3s)

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

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