Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.DCDN & DeliveryActionNo CDN detectedFIX
Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.
CIPv6 ReadinessActionNo IPv6 supportREVIEW
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.
Source: Google IPv6 stats
BURL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSREVIEW
www / non-www
Inconsistent — duplicate content risk
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations67 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
- 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 Records1 A records, 6 ms lookupPASS
| A | 52.71.21.243 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | gabe.ns.cloudflare.com, kim.ns.cloudflare.com |
| MX | 10 mxa-00672b01.gslb.pphosted.com 10 mxb-00672b01.gslb.pphosted.com |
| TXT | adobe-idp-site-verification=2b9c017d82c08ecebbdf9da4fcefc51888136210837e7305f778... apple-domain-verification=fs3inIi7tSWOzKZN facebook-domain-verification=0klbvdiwyu29r8atxu2upwe0mkanlm google-site-verification=AWJ_9YrJEokLliO4GsxoaApnllLbyNb-ZCGTyKRrcwY google-site-verification=sYhcDqYygO-znCaXzGZK5F_hbRvPrrfIyUrol7jYQuI SPF v=spf1 include:spf-00672b01.pphosted.com include:_spf.google.com include:_phishs... |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.
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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.
Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 417 ms totalPASS
https://quantamagazine.org
373 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.quantamagazine.org/
44 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://quantamagazine.org | 301 | 373 ms | HTTP/1.1 | |
| 2 | https://www.quantamagazine.org/ | 200 | 44 ms | HTTP/1.1 | cloudflare |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
ACrawlabilityrobots.txt present, no sitemapPASS
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.
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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
User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Sitemap: https://www.quantamagazine.org/sitemap.xml
No sitemap found
Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.
ADomain Intelligencequantamagazine.org — via Cloudflare, Inc., 13 years, 1 months old, hosted on AWSPASS
EXPIRED
May 24, 2026
67 days
Issued by Let's Encrypt
13 years, 1 months
Registered May 24, 2013
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
AWS
ASN AS14618
52.71.21.243
Cloudflare, Inc.
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Domain has EXPIRED — renew immediately to avoid total site outage
- Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
- Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Domain expiry approaching — renew immediately and ensure auto-renew + alerting are configured.
Source: ICANN renewal policy
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.
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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.
Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.
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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