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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
88
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
1
PASS
7
INFO
0
Probed from Santa Clara, United States
200 OK
Checks
9
7 PASS 1 REVIEW 1 FIX
F
IPv6 Readiness
Action
IPv6 records exist but unreachable
FIX
IPv6 records exist but unreachable
Warning::
IPv6 DNS records exist but server is not reachable
Having AAAA records but an unreachable server is worse than no AAAA — clients may experience delays before falling back to IPv4.
Got: 2606:4700:10::6814:7f0, 2606:4700:10::6814:6f0
Info::
IPv6 connection error
Got: dial tcp6 [2606:4700:10::6814:7f0]:443: connect: network is unreachable
IPv6 Misconfigured
AAAA Records 2606:4700:10::6814:7f0, 2606:4700:10::6814:6f0 Connection UNREACHABLE

Having AAAA records but an unreachable server is worse than no AAAA — clients may experience delays before falling back to IPv4.

Why this matters

Advertising IPv6 (AAAA records) without a reachable server means IPv6-preferring clients silently fail every connection.

Learn more ▾

Modern browsers prefer IPv6 if AAAA exists (Happy Eyeballs algorithm). If the IPv6 server isn't reachable, browsers fall back to IPv4 — but with seconds of added latency per request. Either fix IPv6 reachability or remove the AAAA records.

Source: RFC 8305 (Happy Eyeballs)

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

Certificate validity

85
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
2 A records, 17 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 17 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.20.6.240, 104.20.7.240
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700:10::6814:7f0, 2606:4700:10::6814:6f0
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: cortney.ns.cloudflare.com, nile.ns.cloudflare.com
Info::
5 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: 17 ms
Got: 17 ms
A104.20.6.240, 104.20.7.240
AAAA2606:4700:10::6814:7f0, 2606:4700:10::6814:6f0
CNAME—
NScortney.ns.cloudflare.com, nile.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
10 aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
30 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
40 aspmx2.googlemail.com
50 aspmx3.googlemail.com
TXT
anthropic-domain-verification-7vzw58=TbcPUP7giRsFaeMjcj5Le3Y0y
brave-ledger-verification=e8997655e682114364452598541e771c9848cc4a344ed9c9381f3c...
dailymotion-domain-verification=dmz0onmsz1bovllha
facebook-domain-verification=cu97te0w4snsvnklnozd4wdzpmdusx
google-site-verification=2rfEL1JNH_PfDnvN8sg2Mv121z8XI-0UrVGGBiaL3NM
google-site-verification=4AD9l3jnq_7mC91UBXtTJ2SVAQF65R2NqW2SzB0fyWY
google-site-verification=JdrtZ9wr1Q1g22ntrYqNUiKtYX5TMbcrERLij2gcw6g
google-site-verification=MMCR7ys_IcnzoxvIgPvkIZqhaPjcnoD1xv6MX13EoGs
google-site-verification=R_HWsuGY5D2jhyrsiBYoNdou3xQM7mfMvmLNRIf5uNk
google-site-verification=aDLIgzpZsWhltTo0byY4JIrXErh2FSZC7gTNA-pcado
hiryanfromdisqus
klaviyo-site-verification=VymSM6
notion-domain-verification=wlPIL0HDvUMkeXcyPQiHB1EnfOwwhQ1vxpmiCcLY9w3
pinterest-site-verification=b357bf035fef44e634ab43bf435d2592
SPF v=spf1 mx ip4:74.203.48.0/23 ip4:74.203.57.0/24 ip4:174.46.206.0/23 include:amaz...
yandex-verification: a8cb98c870b639cc
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 17 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
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://dailycaller.com

https://dailycaller.com

84 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://dailycaller.com20084 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 4428 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 4428 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 603 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 4428 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 4428 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 603 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents anthropic-ai, Googlebot, GPTBot, Amazonbot, Bytespider, Google-Extended, *, Googlebot-Image, Googlebot-News, Googlebot-Video, AppleBot, ChatGPT-User, ClaudeBot, CCBot Blocking No — crawling allowed
# Permissive with content
User-agent: Googlebot
Disallow:

User-agent: Googlebot-Image
Disallow:

User-agent: Googlebot-News
Disallow:

User-agent: Googlebot-Video
Disallow:

User-agent: AppleBot
Allow: /

# Block AI bots
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

# Default to a throttle
User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 1

Sitemap: https://dailycaller.com/sitemap
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 4428 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

301https://www.dailycaller.com/
200https://dailycaller.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
dailycaller.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 17 years, 2 months old, hosted on Cloudflare
PASS
dailycaller.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 17 years, 2 months old, hosted on Cloudflare
Info::
Domain registered until May 6, 2028 (2 years 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: GoDaddy.com, 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: Cloudflare
Got: AS13335
Domain expiry

690 days

May 6, 2028

SSL certificate

85 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

17 years, 2 months

Registered May 6, 2009

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Cloudflare

ASN AS13335

104.20.7.240

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

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 GoDaddy.com, LLC
Created May 6, 2009 (17 years, 2 months ago)
Expires May 6, 2028 (2 years)
Last Updated May 7, 2025
Name Servers cortney.ns.cloudflare.com, nile.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 104.20.7.240
ASN AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US)
Provider Cloudflare
Data source: rdap (0.2s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 4 ms TCP Connect 4 ms TLS Handshake 11 ms Server Processing 58 ms Content Transfer 88 ms
A
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
PASS
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: SJC)
Got: cf-ray: 9f00aafd494b67a6-SJC
Info::
CDN cache status: DYNAMIC
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Cache Status DYNAMIC Evidence cf-ray: 9f00aafd494b67a6-SJC
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