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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
96
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
200 OK
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 REVIEW
B
Crawlability
robots.txt present, no sitemap
REVIEW
robots.txt present, no sitemap
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 2027 bytes
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

Why this matters

No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.

Learn more

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

Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Why this matters

robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.

Source: sitemaps.org

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 2027 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
#
# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed

sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
41 days until leaf cert expires — 5 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

41
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • 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
B
CDN & Delivery
AWS CloudFront
REVIEW
AWS CloudFront
Info::
Site is served via AWS CloudFront CDN (edge: AMS58-P1)
Got: x-amz-cf-id: 9hr3UPAGcy6MkmF_ULDTJi0QBsa3HgVVnFjpis5i5O522VDxKT9CdQ==
CDN Detected: AWS CloudFront
Provider AWS CloudFront Evidence x-amz-cf-id: 9hr3UPAGcy6MkmF_ULDTJi0QBsa3HgVVnFjpis5i5O522VDxKT9CdQ==
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 36 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 36 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 2.16.6.30, 2.16.6.17
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2a02:26f0:82::17c8:560a, 2a02:26f0:82::17c8:5608
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: dns4.p01.nsone.net, dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.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: 36 ms
Got: 36 ms
A2.16.6.30, 2.16.6.17
AAAA2a02:26f0:82::17c8:560a, 2a02:26f0:82::17c8:5608
CNAME
NSdns4.p01.nsone.net, dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net
MX
10 mx1.redhat.com
20 mx2.redhat.com
TXT
SPF v=spf1 mx ip4:66.187.233.33 ip4:66.187.233.34 ip4:209.132.183.28 include:_netblo...
google-site-verification=X28eGinKFncUAc3Z2eE3MPs3JPzYsfmhC2HNu78IY-8
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 36 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://opensource.com

https://opensource.com

100 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://opensource.com200100 msHTTP/1.1
A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (21 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (21 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2a02:26f0:82::17c8:560a, 2a02:26f0:82::17c8:5608
Got: 21 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2a02:26f0:82::17c8:560a, 2a02:26f0:82::17c8:5608 Connection Reachable (21 ms)
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.opensource.com/
200https://opensource.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://opensource.com/ https://opensource.com/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
opensource.com — via Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE, 28 years, 8 months old
PASS
opensource.com — via Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE, 28 years, 8 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Jan 7, 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: Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE
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.
Domain expiry

205 days

January 7, 2027

SSL certificate

41 days

Issued by DigiCert Inc

Domain age

28 years, 8 months

Registered January 8, 1998

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2a02:26f0:82::17c8:560a

Registrar

Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE

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 Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE
Created January 8, 1998 (28 years, 8 months ago)
Expires January 7, 2027 (8 months)
Last Updated December 8, 2025
Name Servers dns1.p01.nsone.net, dns2.p01.nsone.net, dns3.p01.nsone.net, dns4.p01.nsone.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2a02:26f0:82::17c8:560a
Data source: rdap (0.1s)

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 141 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
47 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
30 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
33 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
141 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
142 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 47 ms TCP Connect 30 ms TLS Handshake 33 ms Server Processing 32 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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