Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.DCDN & DeliveryActionNo CDN detectedFIX
Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.
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
BCrawlabilityrobots.txt present, no sitemapREVIEW
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.
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A sitemap accelerates Google's discovery of new and updated content. Most CMSes auto-generate one; static-site frameworks need a build-step plugin. Reference it from robots.txt and submit in Search Console to confirm Google can fetch it.
Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central
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
# robots.txt updated 2026-04-01
User-agent: *
Disallow: /json/
Disallow: /cmlink/
Disallow: /premiumContent
Disallow: /*.pdf
Disallow: /js/adobe/at.js
Disallow: /redaktion?cache
Disallow: *mostclicked.gfn
Disallow: /;suche=artikelsuche/suche/
Disallow: /suche/
Disallow: *?sort=
Disallow: /dist/scripts/main_faz-comment.js
Disallow: /html-ajax*
Disallow: /livewire*
Disallow: *atarget.js
Disallow: */sport-ergebnisse/*/ma*/$
Disallow: */sport-ergebnisse/*/co*/$
Disallow: /api/collect/
Disallow: /podcast-service/
Disallow: */event/widgets/
Disallow: */event/*/live/
Disallow: */event/*/html/
Disallow: /source/
Disallow: /iq/
Disallow: /allesbeste/*?s=*
Disallow: /allesbeste/*&s=*
Disallow: */asset-comment-info/*
Disallow: /membership/*
Disallow: /kaufkompass/wp-admin/
Disallow: /kaufkompass/newsticker/
Disallow: /kaufkompass/wp-content/ab_api_cache/*
Disallow: /kaufkompass/search/
Disallow: /kaufkompass/*?p=*
Disallow: /kaufkompass/*&p=*
Disallow: /kaufkompass/*&preview=*
Allow: /kaufkompass/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
User-agent: Meltwater
Disallow: /
User-agent: NewsNow
Disallow: /
User-agent: Bloodhound
Disallow: /
User-agent: cydralspider
Disallow: /
User-agent: downloadexpress
Disallow: /
User-agent: gammaSpider
Disallow: /
User-agent: ObjectsSearch
Disallow: /
User-agent: Pimptrain
Disallow: /
User-agent: Raven
Disallow: /
User-agent: wapspider
Disallow: /
User-agent: WebZinger
Disallow: /
User-agent: Fasterfox
Disallow: /
User-agent: sentibot
Disallow: /
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /
Allow: /kaufkompass/
User-Agent: omgili
Disallow: /
User-Agent: omgilibot
Disallow: /
User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /
Allow: /source/
Allow: /*-accg-
User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /
User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: Diffbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: YouBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Claude-Web
Disallow: /
User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
Disallow: /
User-agent: DeepSeekBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: DeepSeek
Disallow: /
user-agent: GoogleOther
allow: /source/
User-Agent: Claude-SearchBot
Disallow: /
User-Agent: Claude-User
Disallow: /
User-Agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /
User-Agent: cohere-training-data-crawler
Disallow: /
User-Agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /
User-Agent: Timpibot
Disallow: /
User-Agent: AI2Bot
Disallow: /
User-Agent: DuckAssistBot
Disallow: /
User-Agent: Kangaroo Bot
Disallow: /
User-Agent: PanguBot
Disallow: /
User-Agent: MistralAI-User
Disallow: /
User-Agent: Devin
Disallow: /
User-Agent: PetalBot
Disallow: /
User-Agent: bigsur.ai
Disallow: /
User-Agent: CloudVertexBot
Disallow: /
User-Agent: LinerBot
Disallow: /
User-Agent: OAI-SearchBot
Disallow: /
Allow: /kaufkompass/
User-Agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /
Allow: /kaufkompass/
# Legal notice: faz.net expressly reserves the right to use its content for commercial text and data mining (§44 b UrhG).
# The use of robots or other automated means to access faz.net or collect or mine data without the express permission of faz.net is strictly prohibited.
# faz.net may, in its discretion, permit certain automated access to certain faz.net pages.
# If you would like to apply for permission to crawl faz.net, collect or use data, please email nutzungsrechte@faz.de.
No sitemap found
Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations106 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Prefer TLS 1.3 — TLS 1.2 is acceptable but TLS 1.3 removes RSA key exchange and improves latency
- 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
ADNS Records1 A records, 179 ms lookupPASS
| A | 40.118.6.229 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | anycast1.irondns.net, anycast2.irondns.net |
| MX | 10 faz-net.mail.protection.outlook.com |
| TXT | google-site-verification=CZx2NvRYXSYa8uDL_SRZF84mqKoQ5ltJu0t0vvZgvYQ jhfmuk30j9g49p5n82u2p72amd vq0k7bl2rpmxhw1x6msdjsbptf9l7ckg c65pcjp4vv1jk6p1086aqfs925 rohrft1c9t0ms9n5gc46lbq76e egrm0inmkhscmit61sifpnum31 |
| 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.
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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.
SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
Without SPF, receiving servers can't validate sending IPs — your domain is easier to spoof in phishing.
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SPF complements DMARC. Both should be published. SPF records list authorized sending IPs (e.g., `v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all` for Google Workspace). After publishing, verify in Google Postmaster Tools or mxtoolbox.
Source: RFC 7208 (SPF)
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 349 ms totalPASS
https://faz.net
327 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/
22 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://faz.net | 301 | 327 ms | HTTP/1.1 | nginx |
| 2 | https://www.faz.net/aktuell/ | 200 | 22 ms | HTTP/1.1 |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
A+URL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSPASS
www / non-www
Preferred variant: non-www
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
ADomain Intelligencefaz.net — via Global Village GmbH, 29 years, 3 months old, hosted on Microsoft AzurePASS
EXPIRED
May 22, 2026
106 days
Issued by Starfield Technologies, Inc.
29 years, 3 months
Registered May 21, 1997
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Microsoft Azure
ASN AS8075
40.118.6.229
Global Village GmbH
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.
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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.
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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