Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.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
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations42 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- 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
A+DNS Records2 A records, 10 ms lookupPASS
| A | 141.193.213.10, 141.193.213.11 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | duke.ns.cloudflare.com, leah.ns.cloudflare.com |
| MX | 1 aspmx.l.google.com 5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com 5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com 10 aspmx5.googlemail.com 10 aspmx3.googlemail.com 10 aspmx4.googlemail.com 10 aspmx2.googlemail.com |
| TXT | facebook-domain-verification=j474i4laadt8x4fkibb0s6wg1kfm07 google-site-verification=Vpc0BRw5ksVxjYSqceEgMtkSn7z4ZuPD2WV1eCm4jyM google-site-verification=Ztkc7KS4Ben3JNIau_wOI1T_sr8_SbMJzModdk1jyr8 google-site-verification=bb2f0BAeS8SW_kWyWkJBnLh0vMr0bWc-jaOF1HqVSeQ google-site-verification=xzM2q2X6Trla6YVoruCSCaIjsCiTABHL6cCTdc4WrZY tollbit-domain-verification=a9c0dd3c89794327734c88174e7e535fb309ac657bf22a5304aa... SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all |
| 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.
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 341 ms totalPASS
https://mongabay.com
231 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://news.mongabay.com/
110 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://mongabay.com | 301 | 231 ms | HTTP/1.1 | cloudflare |
| 2 | https://news.mongabay.com/ | 200 | 110 ms | HTTP/1.1 | cloudflare |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
A+Crawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 2 URLsPASS
# START YOAST BLOCK
# ---------------------------
User-agent: *
Disallow:
Sitemap: https://mongabay.com/sitemap_index.xml
# ---------------------------
# END YOAST BLOCK
Sitemap: https://mongabay.com/sitemap.xml
A+URL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSPASS
www / non-www
Preferred variant: non-www
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
ADomain Intelligencemongabay.com — via Squarespace Domains II LLC, 27 years, 3 months old, hosted on CloudflarePASS
EXPIRED
June 8, 2026
42 days
Issued by Let's Encrypt
27 years, 3 months
Registered June 8, 1999
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Cloudflare
ASN AS209242
141.193.213.10
Squarespace Domains II LLC
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