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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
91
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
2
PASS
7
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
403 Forbidden
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
88 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

88
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

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 Records
4 A records, 44 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 44 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 151.101.193.91, 151.101.65.91, 151.101.1.91, 151.101.129.91
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: dns2.cscdns.net, dns1.cscdns.net
Info::
1 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: 44 ms
Got: 44 ms
A151.101.193.91, 151.101.65.91, 151.101.1.91, 151.101.129.91
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSdns2.cscdns.net, dns1.cscdns.net
MX
10 newsnationnow-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
SPF v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:secondstreetmail.com -all
google-site-verification=nVbieQknmMZAtbxlrO9p9SPdPJxjFEgErkhZI18cknM
facebook-domain-verification=wh382u724ucxv9dwxe3tuhyhusbud4
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 44 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
0 redirect(s), 139 ms total
PASS
0 redirect(s), 139 ms total

https://newsnationnow.com

139 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://newsnationnow.com403139 msHTTP/1.1Varnish
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 53 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 53 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 2259 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 53 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 53 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 2259 B Sitemaps referenced 3 User-agents Bytespider, ClaudeBot, ImagesiftBot, omgili, PerplexityBot, AwarioRssBot, Google-CloudVertexBot, NewsNow, news-please, OAI-SearchBot, peer39_crawler, peer39_crawler/1.0, GPTBot, Google-Extended, CCBot, Taboolabot, Moreover, Verity, TurnitinBot, *, ia_archiver, proximic, AhrefsBot, GumGum, Diffbot, magpie-crawler, Scrapy, Applebot-Extended, AwarioSmartBot, ChatGPT-User, omgilibot, Quora-Bot, FriendlyCrawler, anthropic-ai, Claude-Web, Meta-ExternalAgent, meta-externalagent, FacebookBot, cohere-ai, DataForSeoBot Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

Sitemap: https://www.newsnationnow.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsnationnow.com/news-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.newsnationnow.com/video-sitemap.xml
User-agent: *
Disallow: */?s=
Disallow: */search/
Disallow: /tag/
Disallow: /page/
Disallow: /wp-content/plugins/
Disallow: /wp-content/client-mu-plugins/
Disallow: /wp-includes/css/
Disallow: /wp-includes/js/
Disallow: /wp-content/themes/nexstar/client/build/js/
Disallow: /wp-content/themes/nexstar/client/build/css/
Disallow: /nxs-video-player/

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-Agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-Agent: FacebookBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Taboolabot
Crawl-Delay: 5

User-agent: ia_archiver
Crawl-Delay: 2

User-agent: proximic
Crawl-Delay: 20

User-agent: Moreover
Crawl-Delay: 20

User-agent: AhrefsBot
Crawl-Delay: 20

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: GumGum
Crawl-Delay: 10

User-agent: Verity
Crawl-Delay: 10

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: AwarioRssBot
User-agent: AwarioSmartBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Claude-Web
Disallow: /

User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: DataForSeoBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Diffbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: FacebookBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: FriendlyCrawler
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-CloudVertexBot
Disallow: /
Allow: /wirecutter/

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: ImagesiftBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: magpie-crawler
Disallow: /

User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
User-agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /

User-agent: NewsNow
Disallow: /

User-agent: news-please
Disallow: /

User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: omgili
Disallow: /

User-agent: omgilibot
Disallow: /

User-agent: peer39_crawler
User-agent: peer39_crawler/1.0
Disallow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Quora-Bot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Scrapy
Disallow: /

User-agent: TurnitinBot
Disallow: /
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 53 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Warning::
HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301
Got: 302 temporary redirect Expected: 301 permanent redirect

www / non-www

403https://www.newsnationnow.com/
200https://newsnationnow.com/

HTTP → HTTPS

308http://newsnationnow.com/ → https://newsnationnow.com/

Use 301 (permanent) instead of 302 (temporary)

A+
Domain Intelligence
newsnationnow.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 6 years, 4 months old, hosted on Fastly
PASS
newsnationnow.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 6 years, 4 months old, hosted on Fastly
Info::
Domain registered until Jan 2, 2027 (8 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: CSC Corporate Domains, 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

174 days

January 2, 2027

SSL certificate

88 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

6 years, 4 months

Registered January 2, 2020

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Fastly

ASN AS54113

151.101.65.91

Registrar

CSC Corporate Domains, 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 CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Created January 2, 2020 (6 years, 4 months ago)
Expires January 2, 2027 (8 months)
Last Updated December 29, 2025
Name Servers dns1.cscdns.net, dns2.cscdns.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 151.101.65.91
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 156 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
50 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.
3 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
156 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
156 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 50 ms TCP Connect 0 ms TLS Handshake 3 ms Server Processing 103 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A
CDN & Delivery
Fastly (MISS)
PASS
Fastly (MISS)
Info::
Site is served via Fastly CDN
Got: x-served-by: cache-toj-leto2350020-TOJ
Info::
CDN cache status: MISS
CDN Detected: Fastly
Provider Fastly Cache Status MISS Evidence x-served-by: cache-toj-leto2350020-TOJ
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