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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
94
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 REVIEW
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.geekwire.com/
200https://geekwire.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://geekwire.com/ → https://www.geekwire.com/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

71
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Extend HSTS max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year) to meet the preload list criteria
  • Add the preload directive and submit to hstspreload.org once max-age + includeSubDomains are in place
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
B
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare
REVIEW
Cloudflare
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: CDG)
Got: cf-ray: 9f0006ffaaa02a4d-CDG
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Evidence cf-ray: 9f0006ffaaa02a4d-CDG
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 48 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 48 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.20.41.126, 172.66.160.202
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700:10::6814:297e, 2606:4700:10::ac42:a0ca
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: sam.ns.cloudflare.com, nina.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: 48 ms
Got: 48 ms
A104.20.41.126, 172.66.160.202
AAAA2606:4700:10::6814:297e, 2606:4700:10::ac42:a0ca
CNAME—
NSsam.ns.cloudflare.com, nina.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
10 aspmx3.googlemail.com
10 aspmx2.googlemail.com
TXT
MS=ms80505848
google-site-verification=rA5L5EjDN6v2C72Z1suZP1YxAkZ_ibEXfCaRqwq4O4E
google-site-verification=eP6XUNpC2Jf0Dou972i2U8OMO4xEa4j8dtcJbLY-73M
SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:mailgun.org ~all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 48 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), 767 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 767 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://geekwire.com → https://www.geekwire.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 767 ms total
Got: 767 ms

https://geekwire.com

58 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.geekwire.com/

709 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://geekwire.com30158 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.geekwire.com/200709 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (17 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (17 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700:10::6814:297e, 2606:4700:10::ac42:a0ca
Got: 17 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2606:4700:10::6814:297e, 2606:4700:10::ac42:a0ca Connection Reachable (17 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 2 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 2 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 282 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 2 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 2 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 282 B Sitemaps referenced 2 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /members/
Disallow: /wp-json/
Disallow: /jobs/wp-json/
Disallow: /*?s=*
Disallow: /*&s=*
Disallow: /search/

Sitemap: https://www.geekwire.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.geekwire.com/news-sitemap.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 2 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
geekwire.com — via Cloudflare, Inc., 25 years old
PASS
geekwire.com — via Cloudflare, Inc., 25 years old
Info::
Domain registered until Aug 8, 2034 (8 years, 5 months remaining)
Info::
DNSSEC is enabled
Info::
Registrar: Cloudflare, Inc.
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.
Domain expiry

2942 days

August 8, 2034

SSL certificate

71 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

25 years

Registered August 8, 2001

DNSSEC

Enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2606:4700:10::6814:297e

Registrar

Cloudflare, Inc.

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Cloudflare, Inc.
Created August 8, 2001 (25 years ago)
Expires August 8, 2034 (8 years, 5 months)
Last Updated April 6, 2025
Name Servers nina.ns.cloudflare.com, sam.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2606:4700:10::6814:297e
Data source: rdap (0.1s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 44 ms TCP Connect 16 ms TLS Handshake 23 ms Server Processing 19 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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