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, sitemap with 28041 URLsREVIEW
Search engines may not be able to parse the sitemap. Fix XML validation errors.
An unparseable sitemap is silently ignored by Google — the URLs it advertises are never queued for crawl.
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Google's sitemap parser is strict about XML validity. A single unescaped `&` or unclosed tag invalidates the whole file. Run your sitemap through a validator (Search Console's Sitemaps report flags it) and fix the offending entry. Most generators escape correctly; mistakes usually come from manually-written entries.
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
User-agent: * # directed to all spiders, not just Scooter
Disallow: /departments/ac/
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /usage/
Disallow: /Excite/
Disallow: /dir/
Disallow: /news/notices/
Disallow: /computing/hallnet-test/
Disallow: /mediaservices/ex/
Disallow: /designandprint/ex/
Disallow: /designandprint/photography/imagebank.html
Disallow: /computing/news/archive/
Disallow: /pboro/pages/
Disallow: /computing/Library/
Disallow: /computing/Templates/
Disallow: /admin/imago/
Disallow: /service/fli/
Disallow: /schools/materials/newsite/
Disallow: /departments/eu/images/staff/Ruth-Kinna.jpg
Disallow: /departments/eu/images/staff/Dave-Berry.jpg
Disallow: /departments/eu/images/staff/Sureyya-Turkeli.jpg
Disallow: /departments/eu/images/staff/Robert-Knight.jpg
Disallow: /departments/materials/pg/unilever/
Disallow: /departments/sses/ex/
Disallow: /departments/ssehs/ex/
Disallow: /departments/ssehs/information/
Disallow: /service/fm/ex/
Disallow: /service/publicity/vco/
Disallow: /services/it/training/
Disallow: /sport/sportpark/
Disallow: /sport/hall-of-fame/
Disallow: /news/whatsnew/
Disallow: /test/
Disallow: /service/studentsupportcentre/international/
Disallow: /service/studentsupportcentre/international/graduate-entrepreneur.html
Disallow: /students/graduation/test-webcast/
Disallow: /study/portal-unavailable/
Disallow: /-css/
Disallow: /-images/
Disallow: /study/apply/results/information-for-staff/
Disallow: /study/undergraduate/2014/visiting/campustours/
Disallow: /html-email/
Disallow: /departments/sspgs/sspgs-dev/
Disallow: /admin/ar/student/forms/
Disallow: /study/clearing/register/thanks/
Disallow: /departments/aed/degree-show-16/3ddesign/studentcatalogue/abigail-monger/
Disallow: /services/registry/fpp/
Disallow: /study/undergraduate/virtual-open-day/
Disallow: /study/postgraduate/virtual-open-day/
Disallow: /research/cat-irc/
Disallow: /services/library-02022024/
Disallow: /internal/coronavirus/latest-updates/
Noindex: /clearing/courses/drama/
Noindex: /clearing/courses/english/
Noindex: /clearing/courses/electrical-engineering/
Noindex: /clearing/courses/social-policy-studies/
Noindex: /clearing/courses/materials/
Noindex: /clearing/courses/geography/
Noindex: /clearing/courses/politics-international-relations/
Noindex: /clearing/courses/history/
Noindex: /clearing/courses/chemistry/
Noindex: /departments/aed/degree-show-16/3ddesign/studentcatalogue/abigail-monger/
Noindex: /services/fm/campus-works-updates/listing-email/
Noindex: /study/undergraduate/join-us/
Noindex: /study/undergraduate/virtual-open-day/
Noindex: /study/postgraduate/virtual-open-day/
Noindex: /services/creative-print/web-design/research-project/
Noindex: /students/careers-fest/the-headline-event/organisations-attending/
Noindex: /students/graduation/video/testvid
Noindex: /services/library/reading-lists
Noindex: /services/creative-print/print-post/shop-user-questionnaire
Noindex: /business-partnerships------preview/
Noindex: /jobs-----new---2026
- https://lboro.ac.uk/internal/news/2025/june/changes-to-drop-in-mental-health-cafe/
- https://lboro.ac.uk/internal/news/2025/january/warpit-success/
- https://lboro.ac.uk/internal/news/2025/april/joining-the-ai-conversation-at-loughborough/
- https://lboro.ac.uk/internal/news/2025/february/dr-francis-edum-fotwe/
- https://lboro.ac.uk/internal/news/2025/february/university-prizes-application/
BURL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSREVIEW
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations115 days until leaf cert expires — 5 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Extend HSTS max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year) to meet the preload list criteria
- Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
- 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
ADNS Records2 A records, 581 ms lookupPASS
| A | 75.2.70.143, 76.223.116.192 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | bgate.lut.ac.uk, cgate.lut.ac.uk, ns1.surfnet.nl, agate.lut.ac.uk |
| MX | 5 lboro-ac-uk.mail.protection.outlook.com |
| TXT | Xc/VgDtx1tghK4zNPO/RWG0QGwyzUZuJ/ktOzS7BZ4CbxEZtPw0IHav8S2KQ5pIMovvqpn3uAQG/f122... SPF v=spf1 ip4:3.8.217.160 ip4:158.125.0.0/16 ip4:131.231.0.0/16 ip4:194.66.220.0/24... google-site-verification=XvSH_BI54pAh7sy9Nu6WPMstE105x34YUNGk_CovodM adobe-idp-site-verification=477b201ceb2caba0cdfc5ab2388e5395b923ca0512107f77d8fe... |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
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.
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
DNS resolution is slow — anycast DNS providers (Cloudflare, Route 53) typically resolve <50ms globally.
Source: DNS performance benchmarks
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 906 ms totalPASS
https://lboro.ac.uk
669 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/
237 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://lboro.ac.uk | 301 | 669 ms | HTTP/1.1 | Apache |
| 2 | https://www.lboro.ac.uk/ | 200 | 237 ms | HTTP/1.1 | Apache |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
A+Domain Intelligencelboro.ac.uk — via No registrar listed. This domain is directly registered with Nominet., hosted on AWSPASS
Unknown
115 days
Issued by Amazon
Unknown
Status unknown
Protects against DNS spoofing
AWS
ASN AS16509
75.2.70.143
No registrar listed. This domain is directly registered with Nominet.
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
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