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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
93
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
2
PASS
7
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
200 OK
Checks
9
7 PASS 2 REVIEW
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
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
263 days until leaf cert expires — 6 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

263
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Prefer TLS 1.3 — TLS 1.2 is acceptable but TLS 1.3 removes RSA key exchange and improves latency
  • 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
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 37 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 37 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 199.232.192.233, 199.232.196.233
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: gwen.ns.cloudflare.com, justin.ns.cloudflare.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: 37 ms
Got: 37 ms
A199.232.192.233, 199.232.196.233
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSgwen.ns.cloudflare.com, justin.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
10 aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
30 aspmx3.googlemail.com
30 aspmx2.googlemail.com
TXT
facebook-domain-verification=xflsnyllw2f5zkhyuwhaighnf354qr
_globalsign-domain-verification=tPev9B6kyXPVgSyxyaKKITYmv4HklDAsr30jqNSqYE
have-i-been-pwned-verification=b445344f537e7c59aef8d56182648fe0
globalsign-domain-verification=QCdmvx2FmvCpeqYXQsTAMJMq2YjyK0VzLosSdN6aMP
google-site-verification=5c7Zgr-FdK5W1
google-site-verification=VqX5zhgRKVkBAAw9js5xOa8-R-H1LCTquTDH8oQvyfY
google-site-verification=NnN7W3EnitM3U1UJpX0O6rTYT9_Ww3e-KFY_QP9EmZM
google-site-verification=6UHoj8sVtGgG4bngISYh1XuLP8CCUQADGiKzisHCK98
SPF v=spf1 mx a ip4:198.37.146.120 ip4:74.201.41.28 ip4:74.201.41.29 ip4:74.201.41.3...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 37 ms

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
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://newrepublic.com

https://newrepublic.com

7 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://newrepublic.com2007 msHTTP/1.1Heroku
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 983 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 983 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 584 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 983 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 983 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 584 B Sitemaps referenced 7 User-agents upday, AmazonAdBot, * Blocking No — crawling allowed

    User-agent: upday
    Allow: /

    User-agent: AmazonAdBot
    Allow: /

    User-agent: *
    Sitemap: https://newrepublic.com/sitemap/index.xml
    Sitemap: https://newrepublic.com/sitemap/issues.xml
    Sitemap: https://newrepublic.com/sitemap/verticals.xml
    Sitemap: https://newrepublic.com/sitemap/tag-index.xml
    Sitemap: https://newrepublic.com/sitemap/pages.xml
    Sitemap: https://newrepublic.com/sitemap/authors.xml
    Sitemap: https://newrepublic.com/sitemap/news.xml

    Disallow: /search*
    Disallow: /maz/*
    Disallow: /*?id=
    Disallow: /socket/*
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 983 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

301https://www.newrepublic.com/
200https://newrepublic.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://newrepublic.com/ → https://newrepublic.com/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
newrepublic.com — via Cloudflare, Inc., 23 years, 8 months old, hosted on Fastly
PASS
newrepublic.com — via Cloudflare, Inc., 23 years, 8 months old, hosted on Fastly
Info::
Domain registered until Dec 1, 2026 (7 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: Cloudflare, Inc.
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: Fastly
Got: AS54113
Domain expiry

168 days

December 1, 2026

SSL certificate

263 days

Issued by GlobalSign nv-sa

Domain age

23 years, 8 months

Registered December 1, 2002

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Fastly

ASN AS54113

199.232.192.233

Registrar

Cloudflare, Inc.

Unlocked 2 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 Cloudflare, Inc.
Created December 1, 2002 (23 years, 8 months ago)
Expires December 1, 2026 (7 months)
Last Updated November 1, 2025
Name Servers gwen.ns.cloudflare.com, justin.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 199.232.192.233
ASN AS54113 (FASTLY - Fastly, Inc., US)
Provider Fastly
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 38 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
30 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
0 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
5 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
37 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
38 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 30 ms TCP Connect 0 ms TLS Handshake 5 ms Server Processing 2 ms Content Transfer 1 ms
A+
CDN & Delivery
Fastly (HIT, HIT)
PASS
Fastly (HIT, HIT)
Info::
Site is served via Fastly CDN
Got: x-served-by: cache-iad-kjyo7100095-IAD, cache-toj-leto2350023-TOJ
Info::
CDN cache status: HIT, HIT
CDN Detected: Fastly
Provider Fastly Cache Status HIT, HIT Evidence x-served-by: cache-iad-kjyo7100095-IAD, cache-toj-leto2350023-TOJ
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