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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
100
GRADE
A+
FIX
0
REVIEW
1
PASS
8
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
200 OK
Checks
9
8 PASS 1 REVIEW
B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
301 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

301
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
4 A records, 37 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 37 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 216.137.53.121, 216.137.53.26, 216.137.53.100, 216.137.53.6
Info::
Has 8 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2600:9000:20fe:2400:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:0:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:ca00:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:c800:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:1600:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:8e00:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:7800:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:8c00:19:8015:1900:93a1
Info::
3 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-170-c.gandi.net, ns-91-a.gandi.net, ns-241-b.gandi.net
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
Info::
DNS resolution time: 37 ms
Got: 37 ms
A216.137.53.121, 216.137.53.26, 216.137.53.100, 216.137.53.6
AAAA2600:9000:20fe:2400:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:0:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:ca00:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:c800:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:1600:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:8e00:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:7800:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:8c00:19:8015:1900:93a1
CNAME—
NSns-170-c.gandi.net, ns-91-a.gandi.net, ns-241-b.gandi.net
MX
0 searchenginewatch-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
MS=ms43817731
google-site-verification=H1XHdiOqnkZ-rLQ3qszf2NheT_fkWGZdcpTQetjqlwU
MS=ms71914172
SPF v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 37 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://searchenginewatch.com

https://searchenginewatch.com

84 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://searchenginewatch.com20084 msHTTP/1.1Apache/2.4.62 (Debian)
A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (25 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (25 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2600:9000:20fe:2400:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:0:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:ca00:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:c800:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:1600:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:8e00:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:7800:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:8c00:19:8015:1900:93a1
Got: 25 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2600:9000:20fe:2400:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:0:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:ca00:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:c800:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:1600:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:8e00:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:7800:19:8015:1900:93a1, 2600:9000:20fe:8c00:19:8015:1900:93a1 Connection Reachable (25 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 39 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 39 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 122 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 39 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 39 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 122 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php

Sitemap: https://searchenginewatch.com/wp-sitemap.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 39 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
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.searchenginewatch.com/
200https://searchenginewatch.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://searchenginewatch.com/ → https://searchenginewatch.com/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
searchenginewatch.com — via Gandi SAS, 28 years, 5 months old
PASS
searchenginewatch.com — via Gandi SAS, 28 years, 5 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Mar 19, 2027 (11 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: Gandi SAS
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

276 days

March 19, 2027

SSL certificate

301 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

28 years, 5 months

Registered March 20, 1998

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2600:9000:20fe:2400:19:8015:1900:93a1

Registrar

Gandi SAS

Unlocked 3 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 Gandi SAS
Created March 20, 1998 (28 years, 5 months ago)
Expires March 19, 2027 (11 months)
Last Updated February 16, 2026
Name Servers ns-170-c.gandi.net, ns-241-b.gandi.net, ns-91-a.gandi.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2600:9000:20fe:2400:19:8015:1900:93a1
Data source: rdap (0.2s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 41 ms TCP Connect 25 ms TLS Handshake 27 ms Server Processing 28 ms Content Transfer 3 ms
A+
CDN & Delivery
AWS CloudFront (Hit from cloudfront)
PASS
AWS CloudFront (Hit from cloudfront)
Info::
Site is served via AWS CloudFront CDN (edge: LHR82-P2)
Got: x-amz-cf-id: 23FrzsPMpD1ZTcLFcE88M2s7qeqfamEB19YaLWO08qUR2QA5Q649BQ==
Info::
CDN cache status: Hit from cloudfront
CDN Detected: AWS CloudFront
Provider AWS CloudFront Cache Status Hit from cloudfront Evidence x-amz-cf-id: 23FrzsPMpD1ZTcLFcE88M2s7qeqfamEB19YaLWO08qUR2QA5Q649BQ==
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