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 Intelligencebusinesstimes.com.sg — via CSC Corporate Domains Inc, 29 years, 4 months old, hosted on AWSREVIEW
EXPIRED
May 19, 2026
192 days
Issued by Amazon
29 years, 4 months
Registered May 19, 1997
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
AWS
ASN AS16509
13.249.228.34
CSC Corporate Domains 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 19, 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 & Recommendations192 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
BCDN & DeliveryAWS CloudFront (LambdaGeneratedResponse from cloudfront)REVIEW
A+DNS Records4 A records, 60 ms lookupPASS
| A | 13.249.228.19, 13.249.228.99, 13.249.228.34, 13.249.228.48 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns-621.awsdns-13.net, ns-1993.awsdns-57.co.uk, ns-364.awsdns-45.com, ns-1208.awsdns-23.org |
| MX | 10 vw.asia1.com.sg |
| TXT | SPF v=spf1 include: ip4:10/8 ip4:192.168/16 ip4:172.16/12 ip4:202.27.16.0/20 ip4:203... HFNL75JA5T6HRR59M1BPUTPG98 kc587k37xjbgn0wqq60nkpbd788sfgpb google-site-verification=An4vX2YG7G5A7ChCgM-Rkz8PQ69AAofrxvtNVHd0Tt0 rmv5khtqdb590d6s27z8n7gwh26tyl9m pbtvjqpfnf1vj2h5ocbja1em08 tsr8n85m1b283f6yzrx39bbyl0brklb6 84x9jk6y13f1g5klgl12cqlxpscyd5l7 _hcvzpaljomai9woz8e8bf3lop0br5zo 9vx7fm49pj8tpjwvn5kwblfd23hqhw13 8w3ygjt8xrrjw6k2zbfj07znm66cwy8m |
| 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), 591 ms totalPASS
https://businesstimes.com.sg
195 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg
396 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://businesstimes.com.sg | 301 | 195 ms | HTTP/1.1 | CloudFront |
| 2 | https://www.businesstimes.com.sg | 200 | 396 ms | HTTP/1.1 | AmazonS3 |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 187 URLsPASS
#
# 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
#
# For syntax checking, see:
# http://www.frobee.com/robots-txt-check
User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 10
Disallow:
# Allow specific AI crawlers
User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /
User-agent: Google-CloudVertexBot
Allow: /
User-agent: Google-Read-Aloud
Allow: /
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /
User-agent: ChatGPT-OpenAI
Allow: /
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Allow: /
User-agent: anthropic-ai
Allow: /
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /
User-agent: claude-web
Allow: /
User-agent: Claude-SearchBot
Allow: /
User-agent: Claude-User
Allow: /
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /
User-agent: Perplexity-User
Allow: /
User-agent: Bingbot
Allow: /
# Optional for Zaobao exploration
User-agent: DeepseekBot
Allow: /
User-agent: Deepseek
Allow: /
Sitemap: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/googlenews.xml
Sitemap: https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/sitemap.xml
- https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/iran-fires-hormuz-ships-us-navy-intercepts-oil-tankers
- https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/0ae4dd605c40e5cbda1ac6f74270bc4b96b2915a5e2bc4e79f4933509bab897b
- https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/shareholder-questions-singapore-construction-firm-okps-large-cash-pile-board-defends-strategy
- https://cassette.sphdigital.com.sg/image/businesstimes/3e84728f1c72876ab75cd75b8c81bad5bdd7e2c2edbdd036f7da63ffedd4c4cf
- https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/energy-commodities/not-so-sweet-deal-singapores-refineries-they-shift-us-alternative-crudes