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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
86
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
3
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 3 REVIEW 1 FIX
D
CDN & Delivery
Action
No CDN detected
FIX
No CDN detected
Warning::
No CDN detected
A CDN can significantly improve load times for users around the world by caching content at edge nodes closer to them.
No CDN detected

Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.

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.makeuseof.com/
200https://makeuseof.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://makeuseof.com/ https://www.makeuseof.com/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

81
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Submit your domain to hstspreload.org to be added to the Chrome preload list
  • 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
1 A records, 35 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 35 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 54.157.137.27
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
6 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns15.dnsmadeeasy.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: 35 ms
Got: 35 ms
A54.157.137.27
AAAA
CNAME
NSns11.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com
MX
10 aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
30 aspmx2.googlemail.com
30 aspmx3.googlemail.com
TXT
google-site-verification=HstUOQsM5p9HxuVTYeVe79TJC10DsjRLp9vkXi4dTdU
7gx0896dqyj4wpkrjw6hltxrzz44wzhm
google-site-verification=2cno1kK27wks5ACgpcGEBVNW4nqk88HwgZyOyvcYBmQ
google-site-verification=ZwHXQlySYIBTJb0yfB1PfKNyUyk2cbBXO4Bx8NWkzqU
google-site-verification=YU-A4nWOzc_7_BXIASILHngCcOsOKQHNcFMkpo_SCT4
facebook-domain-verification=vfni2281oyr62lwycezyspzglls69v
pinterest-site-verification=1f3676d8e31ceb74da001978566feaef
SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:one.zoho.com ~all
google-site-verification=CAxaugD_nFh8lAwBX0_fm-0rheocNki0ZTiwESP--Kw
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 35 ms

Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.

Why this matters

Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.

Learn more

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.

Why this matters

Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.

A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 710 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 710 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://makeuseof.com → https://www.makeuseof.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 710 ms total
Got: 710 ms

https://makeuseof.com

298 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.makeuseof.com/

412 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://makeuseof.com301298 msHTTP/1.1nginx
2https://www.makeuseof.com/200412 msHTTP/1.1nginx

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 232 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 232 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 2060 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 232 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 232 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 2060 B Sitemaps referenced 2 User-agents "008", Bytespider, ClaudeBot, Offline Explorer, omgili, ChatGPT-User, Applebot, Claude-Web, Diffbot, FacebookBot, Nutch, *, Applebot-extended, GPTBot, HTTrack, YouBot, cohere-ai, AmazonAdBot, CCBot, Scrapy, anthropic-ai Blocking No — crawling allowed
# Valnet content is made available for your non-commercial use subject to our
# Terms of Use here: https://www.valnetinc.com/en/terms-of-use
# Use of any robot, crawler, or other tool to scrape, harvest, extract, or retrieve any content on
# this website using automated means is prohibited without written permission from Valnet.
# Prohibited uses include but are not limited to:
# (1) text and data mining under Art. 4 of the EU Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single
# Market;
# (2) development or operation of artificial intelligence or machine learning software or
# databases, including by training, fine-tuning, embedding, and retrieval-augmented generation;
# (3) creating data sets containing our content or sharing it with others; and
# (4) any commercial purposes.
# Contact info@valnetinc.com for assistance.

User-agent: *
Disallow: /pixel.png*
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /profile/
Disallow: /strpixel.png*
Disallow: /public/build/quill*
Disallow: /fetch/tag/*
Disallow: /comment-fetch/
Disallow: /comment-reply-fetch/
Disallow: /modules-fetch/
Disallow: /fetch/quick-rating-widgets/
Disallow: /tag/interaction-card/*
Disallow: /tag/search/db-home/
Disallow: /tag/search/listing-page/
Disallow: /mymodule/tag/
Disallow: /mymodule/vehicle-sub-model-year-tag/
Disallow: /mymodule/vehicle-sub-model-year-tag-trim/compare/
Disallow: /fetch/next/mural
Disallow: /fetch/next/mural/*
Disallow: /fetch/next/mural?*
Disallow: /author/*/page/

# Block AI content scrapers
User-agent: "008"
User-agent: Applebot
User-agent: Applebot-extended
User-agent: Bytespider
User-agent: CCBot
User-agent: Claude-Web
User-agent: ClaudeBot
User-agent: Diffbot
User-agent: FacebookBot
User-agent: GPTBot
User-agent: HTTrack
User-agent: Nutch
User-agent: Offline Explorer
User-agent: Scrapy
User-agent: YouBot
User-agent: anthropic-ai
User-agent: cohere-ai
User-agent: omgili
Disallow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /
User-agent: AmazonAdBot
Allow: /
Sitemap: https://www.makeuseof.com/sitemap.xml

Sitemap: https://www.makeuseof.com/post_google_news.xml


sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 232 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
makeuseof.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 20 years, 1 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
makeuseof.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 20 years, 1 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Jul 3, 2027 (1 years, 2 months remaining)
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: GoDaddy.com, 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

382 days

July 3, 2027

SSL certificate

81 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

20 years, 1 months

Registered July 3, 2006

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

54.157.137.27

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

Unlocked 4 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC
Created July 3, 2006 (20 years, 1 months ago)
Expires July 3, 2027 (1 years, 2 months)
Last Updated November 14, 2022
Name Servers ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 54.157.137.27
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.3s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 34 ms TCP Connect 98 ms TLS Handshake 100 ms Server Processing 98 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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