Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.BDNS Records2 A records, 31 ms lookupREVIEW
| A | 104.19.251.10, 104.19.250.10 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | www.namecheap.com.cdn.cloudflare.net |
| NS | — |
| MX | — |
| TXT | — |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
A CNAME at the zone apex can break MX and NS records. Use ALIAS/ANAME or A records instead.
CNAME at the apex (example.com) breaks every other apex record (MX, TXT, NS) — DNS-protocol violation per RFC 1034.
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RFC 1034 forbids CNAME alongside other records at the same name. Some DNS providers offer ALIAS / ANAME / flattened-CNAME records that work around this — use those instead. Otherwise apex-level CNAME breaks email (no MX), domain ownership verification (no TXT), and more.
Source: RFC 1034
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.
SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
Without SPF, receiving servers can't validate sending IPs — your domain is easier to spoof in phishing.
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SPF complements DMARC. Both should be published. SPF records list authorized sending IPs (e.g., `v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all` for Google Workspace). After publishing, verify in Google Postmaster Tools or mxtoolbox.
Source: RFC 7208 (SPF)
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 & Recommendations272 days until leaf cert expires — 2 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- 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
BCDN & DeliveryCloudflareREVIEW
A+Redirect Chain0 redirect(s), 65 ms totalPASS
https://www.namecheap.com
65 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://www.namecheap.com | 403 | 65 ms | HTTP/1.1 | cloudflare |
ACrawlabilityrobots.txt present, no sitemapPASS
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.
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A sitemap accelerates Google's discovery of new and updated content. Most CMSes auto-generate one; static-site frameworks need a build-step plugin. Reference it from robots.txt and submit in Search Console to confirm Google can fetch it.
Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central
User-agent: *
Disallow: /blog/wp-admin/
Allow: /status-updates/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /status-updates/wp-admin/
Disallow: /domains/transfer-a-domain/transfer.aspx*
Disallow: /domains/whois/whois-ajax.aspx*
Disallow: /Domains/DomainControlPanel/*
Disallow: /support/knowledgebase/article.aspx?type=article*contentid*
Disallow: /support/knowledgebase/subcategory.aspx?type=category*contentid*
# parameters
Disallow: /*app=*
Disallow: /?Author=*
Disallow: /*Bpreview=*
Disallow: /*ca_referer=*
Disallow: /*cerkl_id=*
Disallow: /*controlsVisibleOnLoad=*
Disallow: /*content_title=*
Disallow: /*conversion-rate=*
Disallow: /?country=*
Disallow: /*cta_guid=*
Disallow: /*eco_language=*
Disallow: /*gfe_rd=*
Disallow: /*gh_jid=*
Disallow: /*hsCtaTracking=*
Disallow: /*hsFormKey=*
Disallow: /*hs_amp=*
Disallow: /*playerColor=*
Disallow: /*jobid=*
Disallow: /*library=*
Disallow: /*marketing_company_auto__c=*
Disallow: /*MessageRunDetailID=*
Disallow: /*mimeType=*
Disallow: /*mobileformat=*
Disallow: /*modal_active=*
Disallow: /*msclkid=*
Disallow: /*PageSpeed=noscript*
Disallow: /*;preview=*
Disallow: /*redirect=*
Disallow: /*reviews_page=*
Disallow: /*rs=*
Disallow: /*sections_activeEl=*
Disallow: /*smclient=*
Disallow: /*subject=*
Disallow: /*videoHeight=*
Disallow: /*videoFoam=*
# Sitemap link
Sitemap: https://www.namecheap.com/sitemap.xml
No sitemap found
Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.
A+URL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSPASS
www / non-www
Preferred variant: www
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
A+Domain Intelligencenamecheap.com — via NameCheap, Inc., 26 years old, hosted on NamecheapPASS
30 days
August 11, 2026
272 days
Issued by Sectigo Limited
26 years
Registered August 11, 2000
Enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Namecheap
ASN AS22612
198.54.117.250
NameCheap, Inc.
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Renew the domain or enable auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiry