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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
83
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
3
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
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

C
URL Variants
Action
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
Warning::
HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301
Got: 302 temporary redirect Expected: 301 permanent redirect

www / non-www

200https://www.sba.gov/
200https://sba.gov/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

308http://sba.gov/ https://sba.gov/

Use 301 (permanent) instead of 302 (temporary)

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

Certificate validity

42
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 OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A
DNS Records
3 A records, 623 ms lookup
PASS
3 A records, 623 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 3 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 54.221.219.215, 35.153.10.75, 3.220.200.186
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
5 nameserver(s) configured
Got: Volturno.sba.gov, Brahmaputra.sba.gov, Dnieper.sba.gov, Yamuna.sba.gov, vmedmz-zn3-dns1.sba.gov
Info::
1 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
Warning::
DNS resolution is slow (623 ms)
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
Got: 623 ms
A54.221.219.215, 35.153.10.75, 3.220.200.186
AAAA
CNAME
NSVolturno.sba.gov, Brahmaputra.sba.gov, Dnieper.sba.gov, Yamuna.sba.gov, vmedmz-zn3-dns1.sba.gov
MX
0 sba-gov.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
MS=ms44127958
MS=ms52509136
google-site-verification=gsWcd5fj4du35uujXAK2TmEOSJ0_jv-hBNATpB73hZo​
54S+4F/2bXB/LuJabP63tf9StYo3CWTXdjvrHjlWw6UsvLqifME5UUvaaEc7Kj9NLRz0l9OIIeYxRSE9...
perplexity-ai-domain-verification-vz1440=EZ6zzCA9F4Tcz90GvMNCo7xf4
apple-domain-verification=fxE7ZSWy0cxeRgFl
atlassian-domain-verification=ekFBbeOHkooTGQd3TyvbSbrLa99bG1QRG0wNk4mB1zVQcIleje...
SPF v=spf1 ip4:165.110.5.0/24 ip4:66.151.109.93 include:spf.sba.gov include:amazonse...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 623 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.

Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.

Why this matters

DNS resolution is slow — anycast DNS providers (Cloudflare, Route 53) typically resolve <50ms globally.

Source: DNS performance benchmarks

A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 346 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 346 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://sba.gov → https://www.sba.gov/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://sba.gov

299 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.sba.gov/

47 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://sba.gov301299 msHTTP/1.1Caddy
2https://www.sba.gov/20047 msHTTP/1.1Apache

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 3 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 3 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 2105 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 3 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 3 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

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 2105 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
# 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
# Do not index PDFs or other files
Disallow: /sites/default/files/*
Disallow: /sites/sbagov/files/*

sitemap.xml 200 OK
A+
Domain Intelligence
sba.gov — via get.gov, 28 years, 11 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
sba.gov — via get.gov, 28 years, 11 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Jan 8, 2027 (8 months remaining)
Info::
DNSSEC is enabled
Info::
Registrar: get.gov
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

177 days

January 8, 2027

SSL certificate

42 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

28 years, 11 months

Registered October 2, 1997

DNSSEC

Enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

54.221.219.215

Registrar

get.gov

Unlocked 4 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar get.gov
Created October 2, 1997 (28 years, 11 months ago)
Expires January 8, 2027 (8 months)
Last Updated January 13, 2026
Name Servers brahmaputra.sba.gov, dnieper.sba.gov, volturno.sba.gov, yamuna.sba.gov
DNSSEC Enabled
Registrant REDACTED FOR PRIVACY
Hosting
IP Address 54.221.219.215
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.6s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 227 ms TCP Connect 97 ms TLS Handshake 98 ms Server Processing 96 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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