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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
85
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Santa Clara, United States
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 REVIEW
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.edweek.org/
200https://edweek.org/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://edweek.org/ → https://edweek.org/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

170
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Add the preload directive and submit to hstspreload.org once max-age + includeSubDomains are in place
  • 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, 22 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 22 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 18.239.199.98, 18.239.199.27, 18.239.199.87, 18.239.199.26
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: paul.ns.cloudflare.com, tara.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: 22 ms
Got: 22 ms
A18.239.199.98, 18.239.199.27, 18.239.199.87, 18.239.199.26
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSpaul.ns.cloudflare.com, tara.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
ZOOM_verify_ENjJKMINTdm0iSVZEvbUIA
amazonses:WRlJGJuFnHbGLpEg9bidf+BsvDYGgos5yDKQS6nzp0s=
facebook-domain-verification=cgwea2426kry9cpk98d069s4m7zvkj
google-site-verification=1B4jDNwDpcnXRypJ-7VTBEvPPspywSSlHEzYyvSuWkI
google-site-verification=CD1FZYyMLGG7BZUDLMfDWvf5yRorftZAqCx3_3_cCm4
google-site-verification=F3ylvUACxdm0x5UVfJ2aV6DoT9784oLvU-KePI_znx8
google-site-verification=TolJcR7jQO5UlvXZBcs-yTdS941fD4pZQAR2iaxdbiI
google-site-verification=WWxELOL_Jg_cRU8ycnQHd00UspWKq7nSZkbGNxSN25k
google-site-verification=qvjwtsSWR6A6vYSgMx20Cl8sx_ZWQ5zDFocoxzvbE3c
google-site-verification=zmb5JCxQhkOSiIhHtZaQdU67P5fUJQ9Q1n9apNAwi14
mt-55469219
smartsheet-site-validation=DkjEi_c42dA-Z_7InC-lFylM6iXn_45K
smartsheet-site-validation=ZB5M9v_R0Y3B4tUMxtLEXcMr6tLH8uCT
stripe-verification=bb07f3cb9a8fe56033078e8cc73c9111ed08c677199aced4c0e5e133053d...
SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ip4:66.151.111.56 include:mktomail.com ~all
zg2rd7qsyslqvf6364lg5ycv1tjr2n0y
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 22 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), 74 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 74 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://edweek.org → https://www.edweek.org/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://edweek.org

35 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.edweek.org/

39 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://edweek.org30135 msHTTP/1.1istio-envoy
2https://www.edweek.org/20039 msHTTP/1.1istio-envoy

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 306 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 306 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 356 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 306 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 306 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 356 B Sitemaps referenced 3 User-agents *, Twitterbot, Yandex Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 10

Disallow: /_debug/
Disallow: /cms/
Disallow: /ajax/
Disallow: /_plugins/
Disallow: /_preview/
Disallow: /search

User-agent: Twitterbot
Disallow: 

User-agent: Yandex
Disallow: /

Sitemap:  https://www.edweek.org/sitemap.xml
Sitemap:  https://www.edweek.org/news-sitemap.xml
Sitemap:  https://www.edweek.org/video-sitemap.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 306 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A
Domain Intelligence
edweek.org — via Network Solutions, LLC, 30 years, 3 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
edweek.org — via Network Solutions, LLC, 30 years, 3 months old, hosted on AWS
Warning::
Domain expires in 62 days
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Got: Expires Jun 23, 2026
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: 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: AWS
Got: AS16509
Domain expiry

7 days

June 23, 2026

SSL certificate

170 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

30 years, 3 months

Registered June 24, 1996

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

18.239.199.87

Registrar

Network Solutions, LLC

Unlocked 2 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 Network Solutions, LLC
Created June 24, 1996 (30 years, 3 months ago)
Expires June 23, 2026 (2 months)
Last Updated April 24, 2024
Name Servers paul.ns.cloudflare.com, tara.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 18.239.199.87
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.2s)

Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.

Why this matters

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.

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 67 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
51 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.
6 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
67 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
67 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 51 ms TCP Connect 4 ms TLS Handshake 6 ms Server Processing 6 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A+
CDN & Delivery
AWS CloudFront (Hit from cloudfront)
PASS
AWS CloudFront (Hit from cloudfront)
Info::
Site is served via AWS CloudFront CDN (edge: SFO53-P3)
Got: x-amz-cf-id: 4tykmyqQUiFEUXXM5_gZJGPgSbldRgUQaa7_wmsedepCp8-hq_HmPQ==
Info::
CDN cache status: Hit from cloudfront
CDN Detected: AWS CloudFront
Provider AWS CloudFront Cache Status Hit from cloudfront Evidence x-amz-cf-id: 4tykmyqQUiFEUXXM5_gZJGPgSbldRgUQaa7_wmsedepCp8-hq_HmPQ==
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