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
BCrawlabilityrobots.txt present, no sitemapREVIEW
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
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.
robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.
Source: sitemaps.org
User-agent: *
Disallow: /dev/
Disallow: /concepts/
Disallow: /share/
Disallow: /fast/
Disallow: /galleries/
Disallow: /mockup/
Disallow: /mockups/
Disallow: /html_tests/
Disallow: /florida/
No sitemap found
Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations311 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Prefer TLS 1.3 — TLS 1.2 is acceptable but TLS 1.3 removes RSA key exchange and improves latency
- 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 Records1 A records, 38 ms lookupPASS
| A | 66.240.200.101 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns10.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns14.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns15.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns13.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns11.dnsmadeeasy.com, ns12.dnsmadeeasy.com |
| MX | 0 realclearpolitics-com.mail.protection.outlook.com |
| TXT | _globalsign-domain-verification=SQONiBgTxRVzPPtIHjei_IUGCiAa0KxoVWFw1QfVes google-site-verification=nYB5mMrdorF8Ke9PdB5sh5-SWjtsH1-8qLODxAUKj5c MS=ms31851780 SPF v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:authsmtp.com include:_spf.sale... google-site-verification=6uE7jYDZkSJHITSBhBcC8flH4IC_pgYUy18OCH1un6Y stripe-verification=02d2b15ddabcadb61d15dc2c3fdb2b039142ea3b4144f9a0538e0c105bb7... |
| 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), 704 ms totalPASS
https://realclearpolitics.com
588 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/
116 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://realclearpolitics.com | 301 | 588 ms | HTTP/1.1 | |
| 2 | https://www.realclearpolitics.com/ | 403 | 116 ms | HTTP/1.1 | CloudFront |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
A+URL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSPASS
www / non-www
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
A+Domain Intelligencerealclearpolitics.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 26 years, 7 months old, hosted on CARINET - CariNet, Inc., USPASS
567 days
February 3, 2028
311 days
Issued by GoDaddy.com, Inc.
26 years, 7 months
Registered February 3, 2000
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
CARINET - CariNet, Inc., US
ASN AS10439
66.240.200.101
GoDaddy.com, LLC
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
- Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
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