Infrastructure - https://complex.com BeaverCheck Audit

C

IPv6 Readiness

Action

No IPv6 support

REVIEW

No IPv6 support

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

Both www and non-www versions serve content

Got: Both variants return 200 Expected: One variant 301-redirects to the other

HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.complex.com/

200https://complex.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

B

TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations

298 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address

REVIEW

Certificate validity

298

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

4 A records, 6 ms lookup

PASS

4 A records, 6 ms lookup

Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)

Got: 18.239.83.47, 18.239.83.58, 18.239.83.50, 18.239.83.107

No IPv6 (AAAA) records

4 nameserver(s) configured

Got: ns-1171.awsdns-18.org, ns-152.awsdns-19.com, ns-1942.awsdns-50.co.uk, ns-696.awsdns-23.net

5 mail exchanger(s) configured

CAA records not checked

CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.

SPF record present in TXT

DNS resolution time: 6 ms

Got: 6 ms

A	18.239.83.47, 18.239.83.58, 18.239.83.50, 18.239.83.107
AAAA	—
CNAME	—
NS	ns-1171.awsdns-18.org, ns-152.awsdns-19.com, ns-1942.awsdns-50.co.uk, ns-696.awsdns-23.net
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	atlassian-domain-verification=gQmvkXt3f6Ivx/PU7MFWZ9YjYNZ6pzV8atZLLrg3al6TsKS696... google-site-verification=3hlnbBjL3drr8O618t7R4-tfF_EuIoXH6BCvtDq35XU SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:shops.shopify.com include:mail.zendesk.co...
CAA	Lookup not available with standard resolver

Resolved in 6 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), 67 ms total

PASS

1 redirect(s), 67 ms total

Single redirect

Got: https://complex.com → https://www.complex.com:443/ (301)

WWW normalization redirect

https://complex.com

18 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.complex.com:443/

48 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#	URL	Status	Time	Protocol	Server
1	https://complex.com	301	18 ms	HTTP/1.1	awselb/2.0
2	https://www.complex.com:443/	200	48 ms	HTTP/1.1	cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+

Crawlability

robots.txt present, sitemap with 158 URLs

PASS

robots.txt present, sitemap with 158 URLs

robots.txt is present

Got: 5379 bytes

sitemap.xml is present

sitemap.xml is valid XML

sitemap.xml contains 158 entries

robots.txt references sitemap

robots.txt 200 OK

Size 5379 B Sitemaps referenced 8 User-agents Omgili, DeepSeekBot, TurnitinBot, AhrefsBot, MJ12bot, DuckAssistBot, *, Google-Extended, Omgilibot, discobot, Timpibot, grapeshot, Bytespider, meta-externalagent, dotbot, CCBot, AhrefsSiteAudit, Pinterest, ChatGPT-User, Perplexity, ClaudeBot, magpie-crawler, Nutch, adsbot-google, yacybot, Amazonbot, Applebot-Extended, CloudflareBrowserRenderingCrawler, DeepSeek, OAI-Searchbot, GPTBot Blocking No — crawling allowed

# As a condition of accessing this website, you agree to abide by the following
# content signals:

# (a)  If a Content-Signal = yes, you may collect content for the corresponding
#      use.
# (b)  If a Content-Signal = no, you may not collect content for the
#      corresponding use.
# (c)  If the website operator does not include a Content-Signal for a
#      corresponding use, the website operator neither grants nor restricts
#      permission via Content-Signal with respect to the corresponding use.

# The content signals and their meanings are:

# search:   building a search index and providing search results (e.g., returning
#           hyperlinks and short excerpts from your website's contents). Search does not
#           include providing AI-generated search summaries.
# ai-input: inputting content into one or more AI models (e.g., retrieval
#           augmented generation, grounding, or other real-time taking of content for
#           generative AI search answers).
# ai-train: training or fine-tuning AI models.

# ANY RESTRICTIONS EXPRESSED VIA CONTENT SIGNALS ARE EXPRESS RESERVATIONS OF
# RIGHTS UNDER ARTICLE 4 OF THE EUROPEAN UNION DIRECTIVE 2019/790 ON COPYRIGHT
# AND RELATED RIGHTS IN THE DIGITAL SINGLE MARKET.

# BEGIN Cloudflare Managed content

User-agent: *
Content-Signal: search=yes,ai-train=no
Allow: /

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: CloudflareBrowserRenderingCrawler
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /

# END Cloudflare Managed Content

# AI/ML Crawlers
User-agent: Omgilibot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Omgili
Disallow: /
User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /
User-agent: DeepSeekBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: DeepSeek
Disallow: /
User-agent: DuckAssistBot
Disallow: /

# ALLOW SHOP FOR OAI-Searchbot, ChatGPT-User, Perplexity
User-agent: OAI-Searchbot
Allow: /shop

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /shop

User-agent: Perplexity
Allow: /shop

# Other Specific Crawlers
User-agent: discobot
Disallow: /
User-agent: dotbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: TurnitinBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: magpie-crawler
Disallow: /
User-agent: yacybot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Timpibot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Nutch
Disallow: /

# Grapeshot
User-agent: grapeshot
Disallow: /sitemap/

# Google Adsbot
User-agent: adsbot-google
Disallow: /checkouts/
Disallow: /checkout
Disallow: /carts
Disallow: /orders
Disallow: /63826591966/checkouts
Disallow: /63826591966/orders
Disallow: /*?*oseid=*
Disallow: /*preview_theme_id*
Disallow: /*preview_script_id*

# Ahrefs Crawlers
User-agent: AhrefsBot
Crawl-delay: 10
User-agent: AhrefsSiteAudit
Crawl-delay: 10

Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /cart
Disallow: /orders
Disallow: /checkouts/
Disallow: /checkout
Disallow: /63826591966/checkouts
Disallow: /63826591966/orders
Disallow: /carts
Disallow: /account
Disallow: /blogs/*+*
Disallow: /blogs/*%2B*
Disallow: /blogs/*%2b*
Disallow: /*/blogs/*+*
Disallow: /*/blogs/*%2B*
Disallow: /*/blogs/*%2b*
Disallow: /*?*oseid=*
Disallow: /*preview_theme_id*
Disallow: /*preview_script_id*
Disallow: /policies/
Disallow: /*/*?*ls=*&ls=*
Disallow: /*/*?*ls%3D*%3Fls%3D*
Disallow: /*/*?*ls%3d*%3fls%3d*
Disallow: /search
Allow: /search/
Disallow: /search/?*
Disallow: /apple-app-site-association
Disallow: /.well-known/shopify/monorail

# Other Rate-Limited Crawlers
User-agent: MJ12bot
Crawl-Delay: 10
User-agent: Pinterest
Crawl-delay: 1

# All Other Crawlers
User-agent: *
Disallow: /*?*direction=
Disallow: /*?*cursor=
Disallow: /*?*jw_start=
Disallow: /*?*Size=
Disallow: /*?*dropID=
Disallow: /*?*Material=
Disallow: /*?*queryId=
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /dex/
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /includes/
Disallow: /flash/
Disallow: /plugins/
Disallow: /system/
Disallow: /widgets/
Disallow: /assets/
Disallow: /blogs/wp-content/
Disallow: /blog-galleries/
Disallow: /blogs/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /static/js/
Disallow: /static/css/
Disallow: /js/
Disallow: /css/
Disallow: /tv/
Disallow: /search?*
Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /cart
Disallow: /orders
Disallow: /checkouts/
Disallow: /checkout
Disallow: /63826591966/checkouts
Disallow: /63826591966/orders
Disallow: /carts
Disallow: /account
Disallow: /blogs/*+*
Disallow: /blogs/*%2B*
Disallow: /blogs/*%2b*
Disallow: /*/blogs/*+*
Disallow: /*/blogs/*%2B*
Disallow: /*/blogs/*%2b*
Disallow: /*?*oseid=*
Disallow: /*preview_theme_id*
Disallow: /*preview_script_id*
Disallow: /policies/
Disallow: /*/*?*ls=*&ls=*
Disallow: /*/*?*ls%3D*%3Fls%3D*
Disallow: /*/*?*ls%3d*%3fls%3d*
Disallow: /search
Allow: /search/
Disallow: /search/?*
Disallow: /apple-app-site-association
Disallow: /.well-known/shopify/monorail
Disallow: /shop/drops/takashi-murakami-mlb-tokyo-series-2025

# Global Allow
Allow: /sitemap/

# Sitemaps
Sitemap: https://www.complex.com/shop/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.complex.com/sitemap/v3/news.xml
Sitemap: https://www.complex.com/sitemap/v3/articles.xml
Sitemap: https://www.complex.com/sitemap/v3/videos.xml
Sitemap: https://www.complex.com/sitemap/v3/pages.xml
Sitemap: https://www.complex.com/sitemap/v3/tags.xml
Sitemap: https://www.complex.com/sitemap/v3/authors.xml
Sitemap: https://www.complex.com/sitemap/v3/index.xml

sitemap.xml 200 OK

Type URL Set URLs 158 entries Valid XML Yes

Sample URLs:

A+

Domain Intelligence

complex.com — via Amazon Registrar, Inc., 29 years, 3 months old, hosted on AWS

PASS

complex.com — via Amazon Registrar, Inc., 29 years, 3 months old, hosted on AWS

Domain registered until Sep 1, 2026 (4 months remaining)

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.

Registrar: Amazon Registrar, Inc.

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.

Hosting: AWS

Got: AS16509

Domain expiry

45 days

September 1, 2026

SSL certificate

298 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

29 years, 3 months

Registered June 21, 1997

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

18.239.83.107

Registrar

Amazon Registrar, Inc.

Unlocked 4 NS records

Expiry timeline

Today

+1 year

Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)

Recommended actions

Renew the domain or enable auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiry
Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers

Registrar Amazon Registrar, Inc.

Created June 21, 1997 (29 years, 3 months ago)

Expires September 1, 2026 (4 months)

Last Updated July 28, 2025

Name Servers ns-1171.awsdns-18.org, ns-152.awsdns-19.com, ns-1942.awsdns-50.co.uk, ns-696.awsdns-23.net

DNSSEC Not enabled

Hosting

IP Address 18.239.83.107

ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)

Provider AWS

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

A+

HTTP Probe Timing

Total 19 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown

PASS

DNS Lookup

12 ms

TCP Connect

1 ms

TLS Handshake

4 ms

Time to First Byte

20 ms

Total Time

20 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 12 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 4 ms Server Processing 2 ms Content Transfer 0 ms

A+

CDN & Delivery

AWS CloudFront (Hit from cloudfront)

PASS

AWS CloudFront (Hit from cloudfront)

Site is served via AWS CloudFront CDN (edge: AMS58-P5)

Got: x-amz-cf-id: 8u-NTniekHtr4Z6n6Lj8wIh45SuAZWcEqiuhQI7NK-vMFNg1jAG4SA==

CDN cache status: Hit from cloudfront

CDN Detected: AWS CloudFront

Provider AWS CloudFront Cache Status Hit from cloudfront Evidence x-amz-cf-id: 8u-NTniekHtr4Z6n6Lj8wIh45SuAZWcEqiuhQI7NK-vMFNg1jAG4SA==