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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
78
GRADE
C
FIX
1
REVIEW
3
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Amsterdam, Netherlands
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 3 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
Redirect Chain
Action
3 redirect(s), 912 ms total
FIX
3 redirect(s), 912 ms total
Warning::
3 redirects before reaching final URL
Each redirect adds latency. Try to minimize the chain to 1 hop.
Info::
HTTP to HTTPS redirect present
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Warning::
3-hop chain could be reduced to 1 hop
Redirect directly from https://kongregate.com to https://www.kongregate.com/en/
Info::
Redirect overhead: 912 ms total
Got: 912 ms

https://kongregate.com

22 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

http://www.kongregate.com/

163 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.kongregate.com/

172 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.kongregate.com/en/

555 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://kongregate.com30122 msHTTP/1.1AmazonS3
2http://www.kongregate.com/301163 msHTTP/1.1nginx
3https://www.kongregate.com/301172 msHTTP/1.1nginx
4https://www.kongregate.com/en/200555 msHTTP/1.1nginx

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

Each redirect adds latency. Try to minimize the chain to 1 hop.

Why this matters

Redirect chain — each hop adds latency; combine into one redirect where possible.

Source: Google Search Central / web.dev

Redirect directly from https://kongregate.com to https://www.kongregate.com/en/

Why this matters

Redirect chain could be flattened to one hop — server config tweak removes intermediate latency.

Source: web.dev

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
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
Critical::
HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS
Got: HTTP 301 Expected: 301 redirect to HTTPS

www / non-www

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

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://kongregate.com/ http://www.kongregate.com/

HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
137 days until leaf cert expires — 2 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

137
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Enable HSTS: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
  • Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A
DNS Records
4 A records, 215 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 215 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 18.239.50.31, 18.239.50.40, 18.239.50.74, 18.239.50.106
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-356.awsdns-44.com, ns-582.awsdns-08.net, ns-1484.awsdns-57.org, ns-1755.awsdns-27.co.uk
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
Warning::
DNS resolution is slow (215 ms)
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
Got: 215 ms
A18.239.50.31, 18.239.50.40, 18.239.50.74, 18.239.50.106
AAAA
CNAME
NSns-356.awsdns-44.com, ns-582.awsdns-08.net, ns-1484.awsdns-57.org, ns-1755.awsdns-27.co.uk
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
d95492b9bd264ec38bc57851682d980b
apple-domain-verification=M7yFTsjQ7arbj5jl
a=0xEE10a74dD3Bc38b1864aec2AD2Fc7087d5b5E0cd
Sendinblue-code:095c182f9a7166921543587a9b9031e7
onetrust-domain-verification=96b5c8b4fb314060a2c8d1c863150f95
google-site-verification=AYr5s_2UvmrOlSUgJALPLqec7PmcNG8nos13Uncs47s
google-site-verification=N1lcFI2bch4N1KE0CLoQOE_wATNsGk3oOyaAxaMrYbw
google-site-verification=V0GHq0WGLN7KGHUgJvkSKxdjpE3-PgxnfyQ8LDwsYCw
google-site-verification=tDVQKa9M1FzsyprYrevUZ1jodx2IiLSOX1WaHyN_l4E
globalsign-domain-verification=8frsHcE2ag-0ccaaP5BTpPmUJC8ob8pdjDQchfAWzD
_globalsign-domain-verification=R1bvWDvJUF1gpXlmc7Q3deFwpZciil5dpJR4t-a8XM
_globalsign-domain-verification=uJqsSX1GhpaZSFMhWB8VnlSbH-6c3GbKG4zsuqlwcx
_globalsign-domain-verification=ygyjmqxnJePai2BalZgoTefqKHjxUrUM0VwTgI7lim
atlassian-domain-verification=1IPkvTPzCAT92kQntAfS0HYFviO0hD7JgXB24l2WLVhqlV5GNf...
SPF v=spf1 a mx include:_spf.google.com ip4:75.98.92.192/26 ip4:52.11.1.189 ip4:52.3...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 215 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.

Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.

Why this matters

DNS resolution is slow — anycast DNS providers (Cloudflare, Route 53) typically resolve <50ms globally.

Source: DNS performance benchmarks

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 3 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 3 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 596 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 3 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 3 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Why this matters

robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.

Source: sitemaps.org

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 596 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /*.rss

Disallow: /accounts/
Disallow: /*/accounts/
Disallow: /my_cards
Disallow: /users/*/posts
Disallow: /users/*/posts.rss

Disallow: /forums/*/topics/*/posts/*/flagging/*

Disallow: /collabs/*rating
Disallow: /collabs/*slideshow
Disallow: /collabs/art/*/*/comments/*/flaggings
Disallow: /collabs/sounds/*/*/comments/*/flaggings

Disallow: /cinematic_bug_counters/increment
Disallow: /games/*/sticker_drop
Disallow: /games/*/rating?
Disallow: /games/*/unpublish
Disallow: /games/*/flags
Disallow: /games/*/embed
Disallow: /games/*/comments

Disallow: /forums

Allow: /

A+
Domain Intelligence
kongregate.com — via NameCheap, Inc., 20 years, 3 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
kongregate.com — via NameCheap, Inc., 20 years, 3 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until May 7, 2032 (6 years, 1 months remaining)
Info::
DNSSEC is enabled
Info::
Registrar: NameCheap, 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.
Info::
Hosting: AWS
Got: AS16509
Domain expiry

2124 days

May 7, 2032

SSL certificate

137 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

20 years, 3 months

Registered May 7, 2006

DNSSEC

Enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

18.239.50.31

Registrar

NameCheap, Inc.

Unlocked 4 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 NameCheap, Inc.
Created May 7, 2006 (20 years, 3 months ago)
Expires May 7, 2032 (6 years, 1 months)
Last Updated April 17, 2023
Name Servers ns-1484.awsdns-57.org, ns-1755.awsdns-27.co.uk, ns-356.awsdns-44.com, ns-582.awsdns-08.net
DNSSEC Enabled
Hosting
IP Address 18.239.50.31
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.2s)

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 DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
12 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
1 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
4 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
19 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
19 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)
Info::
Site is served via AWS CloudFront CDN (edge: AMS58-P3)
Got: x-amz-cf-id: X6FSgX4BEN0t-ikZyTuOqhENf0wQVx4PgGyoUcIoiLA_vz95K4Ri1g==
Info::
CDN cache status: Hit from cloudfront
CDN Detected: AWS CloudFront
Provider AWS CloudFront Cache Status Hit from cloudfront Evidence x-amz-cf-id: X6FSgX4BEN0t-ikZyTuOqhENf0wQVx4PgGyoUcIoiLA_vz95K4Ri1g==
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