Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.BURL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSREVIEW
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations141 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
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
BCDN & DeliveryAkamaiREVIEW
A+DNS Records1 A records, 39 ms lookupPASS
| A | 23.195.96.252 |
| AAAA | 2a02:26f0:e0:18e::1ee, 2a02:26f0:e0:187::1ee |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | a6-65.akam.net, a3-64.akam.net, a1-220.akam.net, a22-67.akam.net, a9-67.akam.net, a8-66.akam.net |
| MX | 0 citynews-ca.mail.protection.outlook.com |
| TXT | _ftjnpbc4q50h3ybd5ano7jeppq0kaal _0jervf23pskp54yw4mkg71hlckiv0sk facebook-domain-verification=jb5y0es28pe7il633ibpwgiezeok91 SPF v=spf1 include:spf.protection.rci.rogers.com -all _v7jh73n6jwi9r2tah2prgyarsj2t0ep google-site-verification=Bc_soOPpCkUu4gARzNi7O_C63X4uQPXqZZy3OLHAiKc facebook-domain-verification=wqggaxtq05wnbgqf94fu6gxkdz8pwo facebook-domain-verification=s0qjno94w5huxb2kp7p044fw000qov 2VxXPCb2AEh35aw9m1oyh4uW2MyeR49iuomyquaGHz1bvCvoCDHKqY8AYa63VnJto7ixT+Ft14RV/f/n... MS=ms57867343 facebook-domain-verification=80z3rrdpv6d6unt7t34v9m9r9dl1be _4g9a6t3a1qs349rj477p5hqzytl3s2s _e69tlpszy2j6veg2v1ovwzki7tsloga _tv9ri7o6guxibi973rqg4q5s47cyjgk |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
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.
Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 612 ms totalPASS
https://citynews.ca
6 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.citynews.ca/
607 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://citynews.ca | 301 | 6 ms | HTTP/1.1 | AkamaiGHost |
| 2 | https://www.citynews.ca/ | 200 | 607 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
A+IPv6 ReadinessIPv6 reachable (1 ms)PASS
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 8 URLsPASS
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.
robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.
Source: sitemaps.org
User-agent: Twitterbot
Disallow:
User-agent: *
Disallow:
Crawl-delay: 10
User-agent: *
Disallow: /events/action~posterboard/
Disallow: /events/action~agenda/
Disallow: /events/action~oneday/
Disallow: /events/action~month/
Disallow: /events/action~week/
Disallow: /events/action~stream/
Disallow: /events/action~undefined/
Disallow: /events/action~http:/
Disallow: /events/action~default/
Disallow: /events/action~poster/
Disallow: /events/action~*/
Disallow: /*controller=ai1ec_exporter_controller*
Disallow: /*/action~*/
- https://www.citynews.ca/post-sitemap.xml
- https://www.citynews.ca/page-sitemap.xml
- https://www.citynews.ca/attachment-sitem...
- https://www.citynews.ca/category-sitemap...
- https://www.citynews.ca/post_tag-sitemap...
- https://www.citynews.ca/audio-shows-site...
- https://www.citynews.ca/rogers_topic-sit...
- https://www.citynews.ca/author-sitemap.x...
ADomain Intelligencecitynews.ca — via CSC Corporate Domains (Canada) Company, 22 years, 2 months oldPASS
EXPIRED
June 8, 2026
141 days
Issued by DigiCert Inc
22 years, 2 months
Registered June 8, 2004
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Unknown
2a02:26f0:e0:187::1ee
CSC Corporate Domains (Canada) Company
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
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
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