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
BCrawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 24134 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
User-agent: *
Disallow: */newsletter/*
Sitemap: https://www.nato.int/sitemap.xml
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations339 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
- 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
A+DNS Records4 A records, 13 ms lookupPASS
| A | 151.101.3.10, 151.101.67.10, 151.101.131.10, 151.101.195.10 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | a1-71.akam.net, a7-65.akam.net, a8-64.akam.net, a11-65.akam.net, a12-67.akam.net, a14-67.akam.net |
| MX | 5 mailstream-eu1.mxrecord.io 10 mailstream-central.mxrecord.mx 20 mailstream-east.mxrecord.io 20 mailstream-west.mxrecord.io |
| TXT | SPF v=spf1 redirect=_spfnato.nato.int google-site-verification=1nd__5b63e-sQsJy9eA4RSK8A0Pdjj7tHHUplooQ0Y8 _globalsign-domain-verification=Vn9nwDBdNQuJDGKckbKdOSB2b7N-qBgjlah10zidOr |
| 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), 30 ms totalPASS
https://nato.int
17 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://nato.int/en
13 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://nato.int | 301 | 17 ms | HTTP/1.1 | |
| 2 | https://nato.int/en | 200 | 13 ms | HTTP/1.1 |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
A+URL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSPASS
www / non-www
Preferred variant: non-www
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
A+Domain Intelligencenato.int — 29 years old, hosted on FastlyPASS
Unknown
339 days
Issued by GlobalSign nv-sa
29 years
Registered August 26, 1997
Enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Fastly
ASN AS54113
151.101.3.10
Registrar unknown
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