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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
92
GRADE
A
FIX
2
REVIEW
2
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
200 OK
Checks
9
5 PASS 2 REVIEW 2 FIX
D
HTTP Probe Timing
Action
Total 2526 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
FIX
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
18 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.
647 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
2.53 s

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 18 ms TCP Connect 0 ms TLS Handshake 3 ms Server Processing 626 ms Content Transfer 1.88 s
D
CDN & Delivery
Action
No CDN detected
FIX
No CDN detected
Warning::
No CDN detected
A CDN can significantly improve load times for users around the world by caching content at edge nodes closer to them.
No CDN detected

Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.

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
82 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

82
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

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 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
1 A records, 101 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 101 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 192.0.66.32
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-1469.awsdns-55.org, ns-112.awsdns-14.com, ns-1696.awsdns-20.co.uk, ns-670.awsdns-19.net
Info::
2 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: 101 ms
Got: 101 ms
A192.0.66.32
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-1469.awsdns-55.org, ns-112.awsdns-14.com, ns-1696.awsdns-20.co.uk, ns-670.awsdns-19.net
MX
10 mxa-00596a01.gslb.pphosted.com
10 mxb-00596a01.gslb.pphosted.com
TXT
ZOOM_verify_59WiJX6USMK92Hbu6-iuEg
gc-ai-domain-verification-pqnv2r=6l7d3qRIy8sKfMz0EsSBxqr80
google-site-verification=Ut_6-La1_H3SIW8cw3Jxn5gBHjCOb1mEm5wEciI90j8
k=rsa; p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDiTxvTgpRaUPa3Zsawin7pRP+CPIij6s1...
globalsign-domain-verification=E1A5DBF2B0DE3B53A5674C61CAB23AD2
pinterest-site-verification=8ee9ddd73c0b33e9c9606a95d1763cc7
yahoo-verification-key=ZGc2aNHEalcpUmqoYUCKock6uR7n971BQPyq+avH5js=
google-site-verification=TfuBznU2bqij21_J2S6N2IDNQta9zajEFCIxJuh033J
64392d9425e042418ac52d053c1ecb2f
google-site-verification=S57vRF8jMqWVb1wbslt1vZqTKLBQPRLeihUQGU4LQL4
google-site-verification=5uYHzCPszHHLF2QyFiup1p177WJxzsWoUNaUCs_fhkQ
amazonses:nZi4yMmejKgD3iT0h5S+LGrgaQGq6NVUPnD4v+R9htc=
globalsign-domain-verification=14BE65E00D7267440AC2843EDFF82780
atlassian-domain-verification=uNoIhBXurxzVlQa0FvK2t9Yld5byfvXbFRQaMToGvrieKjBdyl...
openai-domain-verification=dv-zTDjYaeUtH0Z7a6WRNHJHPNH
facebook-domain-verification=a5ak341y6mn6scu375wpuvy5h38u0
onetrust-domain-verification=e7aaac6a2eba4af5831f665fd4355b18
ValidationTokenValue=be3a705a-0d8d-4c88-91dc-0ebe1d8e2f6d
amazonses:C+fSBo78zXZisXWUUbHRXRXY19xolN+ug+xevTtXL+k=
google-site-verification=pkTc123LIT1uBNNTg9WvGeJjxI0rCnCzmcVYSeFyLFU
google-site-verification=PN2Qi9bdkJ4SDeGCzwK6mosjk_cdEPkd-epRWHrqs7M
globalsign-domain-verification=DC5FAF3AEB5DC469953A669244E3DABD
figma-domain-verification=b411f1d2852c2c7e057a2d6d70fb22896f37ccc1412d1e1bb4f9da...
google-site-verification=43S5hR4E09EYHuJ0EddR08WUtCjmPb3zJDOY1qaqieg
apple-domain-verification=lPyM98oF1jmNh7Ts
tollbit-domain-verification=80476469dd961d48a2f36d45785f7b4bf6823867c0b612c475a6...
globalsign-domain-verification=015A85DB506CC703E147E2E1A8234FFA
SPF v=spf1 include:%{ir}.%{v}.%{d}.spf.has.pphosted.com ~all
google-site-verification=rqQNsAZmdVyYCBkD6XaUsf_6Aq8knJPcJ_AJm_15mSM
adobe-idp-site-verification=7ef638bb68822798685f96e436bfc87a6f79319dd86369e447b8...
apple-domain-verification=37Qe0gDvvRCGgED6VegwSRnviuX7KRbEhaVgN8IGXpQ
ZOOM_verify_GgmxWj_4QZCCMGFMQbCp5Q
knowbe4-site-verification=0694ce74005828dc4bb8b7299bfb6f61
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 101 ms

Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.

Why this matters

Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.

Learn more ▾

Add multiple A records for round-robin failover, or use a managed DNS provider with health-checked failover (Route 53, Cloudflare, NS1). Short TTL (60-300s) lets clients recover faster on outages.

Source: SRE practice / DNS architecture

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://nypost.com

https://nypost.com

7 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://nypost.com2007 msHTTP/1.1nginx
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 6743 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 0 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 0 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 6743 B Sitemaps referenced 36 User-agents anthropic-ai, meta-externalfetcher, psbot, R6_CommentReader, *, news-please, omgili, meta-externalagent, A6-Indexer, Applebot-Extended, FriendlyCrawler, Genieo, FacebookBot, cohere-ai, magpie-crawler, Diffbot, Meta-ExternalAgent, peer39_crawler/1.0, Spinn3r, WebVac, Bytespider, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended, claritybot, Meltwater, Claude-Web, MJ12bot, AhrefsBot, AwarioSmartBot, ecoResearch, PetalBot, Scrapy, Seekr, AwarioRssBot, BLP_bbot, NewsNow, ia_archiver, DataForSeoBot, EasouSpider, WebZip, FontReport, ImagesiftBot, TurnitinBot, CCBot, PerplexityBot, PiplBot, omgilibot, peer39_crawler, Perplexity-ai Blocking No — crawling allowed
# NOTICE: Collection of content and other data on nypost.com through
# automated means is prohibited unless you have express written
# permission from NYP Holdings, Inc. and may only be conducted for the
# limited purpose contained in said permission.
#
# NYP Holdings, Inc. Terms of Use may be found at
# https://nypost.com/terms/
#
# If you would like to apply for permission to license the
# intellectual property and/or other materials of NYP Holdings, Inc.'s
# brands, please contact us at ip-permissions@nypost.com.

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /wp-json/
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /account/
Allow: /account/subscribe
User-agent: *
Disallow: /tag/credible/
Disallow: /personal-finance/
Disallow: /banking/
Disallow: /credit-cards/
Disallow: /loans/
Disallow: /personal-loans/
Disallow: /refinance-student-loans/
Disallow: /student-loans/
Disallow: /mortgages/
Disallow: /home-equity/
Disallow: /mortgage-rates/
Disallow: /mortgage-refinance/

User-agent: *
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /horoscope/
Disallow: /*?x=
Disallow: /*?action=
Disallow: /*&action=
Disallow: /*?adid=
Disallow: /*&adid=
Disallow: /*?bitrate=
Disallow: /*&bitrate=
Disallow: /*?channel=
Disallow: /*&channel=
Disallow: /*?clipid=
Disallow: /*&clipid=
Disallow: /*?contentCollection=
Disallow: /*&contentCollection=
Disallow: /*?contentId=
Disallow: /*&contentId=
Disallow: /*?ei=
Disallow: /*&ei=
Disallow: /*?format=
Disallow: /*&format=
Disallow: /*?height=
Disallow: /*&height=
Disallow: /*?iframe=
Disallow: /*&iframe=
Disallow: /*?mediaId=
Disallow: /*&mediaId=
Disallow: /*?module=
Disallow: /*&module=
Disallow: /*?monthnum=
Disallow: /*&monthnum=
Disallow: /*?pgtype=
Disallow: /*&pgtype=
Disallow: /*?preview=
Disallow: /*&preview=
Disallow: /*?priority=
Disallow: /*&priority=
Disallow: /*?ref=
Disallow: /*&ref=
Disallow: /*?referrer=
Disallow: /*&referrer=
Disallow: /*?sa=
Disallow: /*&sa=
Disallow: /*?section=
Disallow: /*&section=
Disallow: /*?share=
Disallow: /*&share=
Disallow: /*?TB_iframe=
Disallow: /*&TB_iframe=
Disallow: /*?TBL_Prod100Page=
Disallow: /*&TBL_Prod100Page=
Disallow: /*?theme_preview=
Disallow: /*&theme_preview=
Disallow: /*?usg=
Disallow: /*&usg=
Disallow: /*?ved=
Disallow: /*&ved=
Disallow: /*?version=
Disallow: /*&version=
Disallow: /*?VID=
Disallow: /*&VID=
Disallow: /*?vxBitrate=
Disallow: /*&vxBitrate=
Disallow: /*?vxChannel=
Disallow: /*&vxChannel=
Disallow: /*?vxClipId=
Disallow: /*&vxClipId=
Disallow: /*?vxSiteId=
Disallow: /*&vxSiteId=
Disallow: /*?width=
Disallow: /*&width=
Disallow: /*?year=
Disallow: /*&year=
Disallow: /*.xml?uuid=
Disallow: /*?post_type=feedback&p=
Disallow: /*?wptouch_preview_theme=
Disallow: /*>
Disallow: /?attachment_id=
Disallow: /affiliate/
Disallow: /ai_log/
Disallow: /*?*pg99.asia*
Disallow: /*&*pg99.asia*
Disallow: /*?*gg155.cn*
Disallow: /*&*gg155.cn*
Disallow: /*?*To66.Asia*
Disallow: /*&*To66.Asia*

User-agent: *
Disallow: /new-york-post-instagram-feed/
Disallow: /new-york-post-tiktok-feed/
Disallow: /alexa-new-york-post-instagram-feed/
Disallow: /alexa-new-york-post-tiktok-feed/

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Claude-Web
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: FacebookBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: MJ12bot
Disallow: /

User-agent: NewsNow
Disallow: /

User-agent: Perplexity-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: PiplBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: ia_archiver
Disallow: /

User-agent: magpie-crawler
Disallow: /

User-agent: news-please
Disallow: /

User-agent: omgili
Disallow: /

User-agent: omgilibot
Disallow: /

User-agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /

User-agent: meta-externalfetcher
Disallow: /

User-agent: A6-Indexer
Disallow: /

User-agent: AhrefsBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: AwarioRssBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: AwarioSmartBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: BLP_bbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: claritybot
Disallow: /

User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: DataForSeoBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Diffbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: EasouSpider
Disallow: /

User-agent: ecoResearch
Disallow: /

User-agent: FriendlyCrawler
Disallow: /

User-agent: Genieo
Disallow: /

User-agent: ImagesiftBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Meltwater
Disallow: /

User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
Disallow: /

User-agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /

User-agent: peer39_crawler
Disallow: /

User-agent: peer39_crawler/1.0
Disallow: /

User-agent: PetalBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: psbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: R6_CommentReader
Disallow: /

User-agent: Scrapy
Disallow: /

User-agent: Seekr
Disallow: /

User-agent: Spinn3r
Disallow: /

User-agent: TurnitinBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: WebVac
Disallow: /

User-agent: WebZip
Disallow: /

Disallow: /5850/
# Sitemap archive
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-1865.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-1999.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2000.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2001.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2002.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2003.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2004.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2005.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2006.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2007.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2008.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2009.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2010.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2011.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2012.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2013.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2014.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2015.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2016.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2017.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2018.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2019.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2020.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2021.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2022.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2023.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2024.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2025.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-2026.xml


User-agent: FontReport
Allow: /

# Sitemaps
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/news-sitemap.xml

# Additional sitemaps
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-nypost-edition.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-nypost-section.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-nypost-post_tag.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-nypost-authors.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-nypost-pages.xml
Sitemap: https://nypost.com/sitemap-nypost-sportstat.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 0 entries Valid XML Yes
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.nypost.com/
200https://nypost.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
nypost.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 29 years, 11 months old, hosted on WordPress.com (Automattic)
PASS
nypost.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 29 years, 11 months old, hosted on WordPress.com (Automattic)
Info::
Domain registered until Sep 28, 2026 (5 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: MarkMonitor 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: WordPress.com (Automattic)
Got: AS2635
Domain expiry

104 days

September 28, 2026

SSL certificate

82 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

29 years, 11 months

Registered September 29, 1996

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

WordPress.com (Automattic)

ASN AS2635

192.0.66.32

Registrar

MarkMonitor Inc.

Unlocked 4 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 MarkMonitor Inc.
Created September 29, 1996 (29 years, 11 months ago)
Expires September 28, 2026 (5 months)
Last Updated August 27, 2025
Name Servers ns-112.awsdns-14.com, ns-1469.awsdns-55.org, ns-1696.awsdns-20.co.uk, ns-670.awsdns-19.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 192.0.66.32
ASN AS2635 (AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US)
Provider WordPress.com (Automattic)
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

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