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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
85
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
3
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
200 OK
Checks
9
5 PASS 3 REVIEW 1 FIX
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
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
REVIEW
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Critical::
Both www and non-www versions serve content
Got: Both variants return 200 Expected: One variant 301-redirects to the other
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.paulgraham.com/
200https://paulgraham.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://paulgraham.com/ https://paulgraham.com/

Consistent

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
130 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

130
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
2 A records, 113 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 113 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 52.4.160.184, 52.204.244.237
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns1.turbify.com, ns2.turbify.com
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::
No SPF record found in TXT records
SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
Info::
DNS resolution time: 113 ms
Got: 113 ms
A52.4.160.184, 52.204.244.237
AAAA
CNAME
NSns1.turbify.com, ns2.turbify.com
MX
10 milter1.store.yahoo.com
10 milter2.store.yahoo.com
TXT
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 113 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.

SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.

Why this matters

Without SPF, receiving servers can't validate sending IPs — your domain is easier to spoof in phishing.

Learn more

SPF complements DMARC. Both should be published. SPF records list authorized sending IPs (e.g., `v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all` for Google Workspace). After publishing, verify in Google Postmaster Tools or mxtoolbox.

Source: RFC 7208 (SPF)

A+
Redirect Chain
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://paulgraham.com

https://paulgraham.com

339 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://paulgraham.com200339 msHTTP/1.1
A
Crawlability
robots.txt present, no sitemap
PASS
robots.txt present, no sitemap
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 265 bytes
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
Info::
robots.txt references 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

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 265 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents Roverbot, * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /RT/
Disallow: /TG/
Disallow: /QS/
Disallow: /wgl/
Disallow: /P/
Disallow: /ymix/
Disallow: /OS/
Disallow: /cs/
Disallow: /en=
Disallow: /io=
Disallow: /*/cgi-bin/

User-agent: Roverbot
Disallow: /

Sitemap: /sitemap.xml

sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

A+
Domain Intelligence
paulgraham.com — via easyDNS Technologies Inc., 27 years, 10 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
paulgraham.com — via easyDNS Technologies Inc., 27 years, 10 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Oct 28, 2026 (6 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: easyDNS Technologies 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: AWS
Got: AS16509
Domain expiry

108 days

October 28, 2026

SSL certificate

130 days

Issued by DigiCert Inc

Domain age

27 years, 10 months

Registered October 29, 1998

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

52.204.244.237

Registrar

easyDNS Technologies 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 easyDNS Technologies Inc.
Created October 29, 1998 (27 years, 10 months ago)
Expires October 28, 2026 (6 months)
Last Updated October 13, 2025
Name Servers yns1.yahoo.com, yns2.yahoo.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 52.204.244.237
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
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 450 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
111 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
102 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
105 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
450 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
451 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 111 ms TCP Connect 102 ms TLS Handshake 105 ms Server Processing 132 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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