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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
86
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

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.snapchat.com/
200https://snapchat.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://snapchat.com/ → https://snapchat.com:443/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

183
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
1 A records, 102 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 102 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 34.149.46.130
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-1892.awsdns-44.co.uk, ns-530.awsdns-02.net, ns-220.awsdns-27.com, ns-1468.awsdns-55.org
Info::
5 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: 102 ms
Got: 102 ms
A34.149.46.130
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-1892.awsdns-44.co.uk, ns-530.awsdns-02.net, ns-220.awsdns-27.com, ns-1468.awsdns-55.org
MX
10 aspmx.l.google.com
20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
30 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
40 aspmx2.googlemail.com
50 aspmx3.googlemail.com
TXT
logmein-verification-code=fd76bf0c-ec62-4587-bb84-4511579e41f4
3ae8f0a14f7a4c98a9023fe8947467bd
atlassian-domain-verification=P7v4/0SuI03V2xsQfPTYYZLbRwBN1QkqBg4E/zqmJVvyWKraMa...
apple-domain-verification=hAi0YbrGnN5ny4wm
dropbox-domain-verification=oypu2eeh56yg
SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:aspmx.pardot.com...
atlassian-domain-verification=TH6BFQJRvZM36e0pNbXcEI/RpTrqBb2JDxzoBsBLa3RajLrpmc...
google-site-verification=Ro2UVvcjx7U_bRc-_HAUELMOxwk4Y6n5FX9FQt8BDsQ
google-site-verification=eye-nbnjs2nv4ll-8vo9ijpgkdvyrs8h2j_1bzkp-t0
openai-domain-verification=dv-qRVXfFNUY6fVpEXy5skTuRnd
autodesk-domain-verification=S6bhF0FKFgY957I6SLKW
onetrust-domain-verification=faca66624bfe477db467f97c7583b7ba
miro-verification=b341b9dfb098865b7517b6c662e94e5538603be4
google-site-verification=Eo-pwhENGkrh6E74BafjjhjK4dGk0B1Tv12bUn5UPSY
https://issues.sonatype.org/browse/OSSRH-54682
nyy2gbb26yz2kntxp7ynycsvql0swn71
onetrust-domain-verification=32eb1654587e494fbd3b4f8a54a6b57f
google-site-verification=bgzZGVgOr4py5YcPQHFZYJFJbarBD_shCxIvjQS1grI
shopify-verification-code=6AbSmjYHNX0fOCzG0oBfncSsCVJfgT
adobe-idp-site-verification=1b7089e1333b1302c4f425ff60baae967ac377d76fb6aa7bb61c...
yahoo-verification-key=hbsSgAjgGym9aXgBQSAX5APr5RKaTlmtGlqFTCMIEXo=
TAILSCALE-bAU9TfNGoz4iD4hioxcp
segment-site-verification=e6U89hyQcmGvDFTApWYKvbj7NFSMu8zj
google-site-verification=tHsCd67KywyjuYvvr7V9I4PFTXXznN48z-jvPm20yBE
docker-verification=2351a4bf-bc17-42ff-8fca-521e86376280
atlassian-domain-verification=t2mP/OxdJvz/S28h3o/5egOc105U1aKneVRngll9cfhI4Un8gQ...
smartsheet-site-validation=dw0MifosV2eGg1JG9ZTtiGpSGNuiqybJ
pardot_346841_*=de35b68dd0e766cfba41cc068f8b424a6ce7ac92052cb30fe9a4a55ac88a0583
yahoo-verification-key=T1Hbkkgw9crF2nr93/q/Zb+IzUPXWSZEmqh1G5VCds0=
_hh9zpxhf35itout7v7mwibqktr44s3s
yahoo-verification-key=xUKCyvTR9ya3lyjYFuWPLGfSFLC/5C0y2txg4crwEbw=
MS=255BA8D56417782169DA12894F5A53521A65F7F2
anthropic-domain-verification-kg6835=FrP90V31rmTTa7Cu3plqLLMEx
canva-site-verification=blQT_XTqOBtV9rXZPJYTvg
jamf-site-verification=_Y2-z-8UweEkmdMZsNbTJg
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 102 ms

Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.

Why this matters

Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.

Learn more ▾

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.

Why this matters

Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.

A
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 154 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 154 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://snapchat.com → https://www.snapchat.com:443/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://snapchat.com

58 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.snapchat.com:443/

96 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://snapchat.com30158 msHTTP/1.1
2https://www.snapchat.com:443/20096 msHTTP/1.1API Gateway

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 21 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 21 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 4254 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 21 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 21 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 4254 B Sitemaps referenced 21 User-agents Brightbot 1.0, Claude-Web, ISSCyberRiskCrawler, PanguBot, Sidetrade indexer bot, Meta-ExternalFetcher, Ai2Bot-Dolma, cohere-training-data-crawler, Crawlspace, iaskspider/2.0, ICC-Crawler, YouBot, Meta-WebIndexer, GoogleOther-Image, GoogleOther-Video, omgili, PetalBot, Timpibot, Amazonbot, CCBot, GoogleOther, Kangaroo Bot, OAI-SearchBot, omgilibot, VelenPublicWebCrawler, AI2Bot, ChatGPT-User, ClaudeBot, FriendlyCrawler, Google-Extended, ImagesiftBot, *, cohere-ai, Googlebot, Scrapy, SemrushBot-OCOB, Webzio-Extended, Meta-ExternalAgent, Bytespider, Diffbot, FacebookBot, GPTBot, img2dataset, SemrushBot-SWA, Applebot-Extended, DuckAssistBot, PerplexityBot, Perplexity‑User, anthropic-ai Blocking No — crawling allowed
# *
User-agent: *
Disallow: /verificationofemployment
Disallow: /static_files/deletion_request.pdf
Disallow: /static/gla/
Disallow: /invite/

# Meta-WebIndexer
User-agent: Meta-WebIndexer
Allow: /

# Meta-ExternalAgent
User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
Disallow: /

# Meta-ExternalFetcher
User-agent: Meta-ExternalFetcher
Disallow: /

# AI2Bot
User-agent: AI2Bot
Disallow: /

# Ai2Bot-Dolma
User-agent: Ai2Bot-Dolma
Disallow: /

# Amazonbot
User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /

# anthropic-ai
User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /

# Applebot-Extended
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /

# Brightbot 1.0
User-agent: Brightbot 1.0
Disallow: /

# Bytespider
User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

# CCBot
User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

# ChatGPT-User
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /

# Claude-Web
User-agent: Claude-Web
Disallow: /

# ClaudeBot
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

# cohere-ai
User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /

# cohere-training-data-crawler
User-agent: cohere-training-data-crawler
Disallow: /

# Crawlspace
User-agent: Crawlspace
Disallow: /

# Diffbot
User-agent: Diffbot
Disallow: /

# DuckAssistBot
User-agent: DuckAssistBot
Disallow: /

# FacebookBot
User-agent: FacebookBot
Disallow: /

# FriendlyCrawler
User-agent: FriendlyCrawler
Disallow: /

# Googlebot
User-agent: Googlebot
Disallow: /getreplies
Disallow: /explore/

# Google-Extended
User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

# GoogleOther
User-agent: GoogleOther
Disallow: /

# GoogleOther-Image
User-agent: GoogleOther-Image
Disallow: /

# GoogleOther-Video
User-agent: GoogleOther-Video
Disallow: /

# GPTBot
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

# iaskspider/2.0
User-agent: iaskspider/2.0
Disallow: /

# ICC-Crawler
User-agent: ICC-Crawler
Disallow: /

# ImagesiftBot
User-agent: ImagesiftBot
Disallow: /

# img2dataset
User-agent: img2dataset
Disallow: /

# ISSCyberRiskCrawler
User-agent: ISSCyberRiskCrawler
Disallow: /

# Kangaroo Bot
User-agent: Kangaroo Bot
Disallow: /

# OAI-SearchBot
User-agent: OAI-SearchBot
Disallow: /

# omgili
User-agent: omgili
Disallow: /

# omgilibot
User-agent: omgilibot
Disallow: /

# PanguBot
User-agent: PanguBot
Disallow: /

# PerplexityBot
User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /

# Perplexity‑User
User-agent: Perplexity‑User
Disallow: /

# PetalBot
User-agent: PetalBot
Disallow: /

# Scrapy
User-agent: Scrapy
Disallow: /

# SemrushBot-OCOB
User-agent: SemrushBot-OCOB
Disallow: /

# SemrushBot-SWA
User-agent: SemrushBot-SWA
Disallow: /

# Sidetrade indexer bot
User-agent: Sidetrade indexer bot
Disallow: /

# Timpibot
User-agent: Timpibot
Disallow: /

# VelenPublicWebCrawler
User-agent: VelenPublicWebCrawler
Disallow: /

# Webzio-Extended
User-agent: Webzio-Extended
Disallow: /

# YouBot
User-agent: YouBot
Disallow: /

# Host
Host: https://www.snapchat.com

# Sitemaps
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/lens/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/add/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/p/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/place/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/add/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/p/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/tag/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/topic/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/curated_topic/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/extended_curated_topic/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/ddb_topic_all/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/ddb_topic_eight_plus/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/ddb_topic_up_to_eight/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/top_spotlights/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/mit_tier1_legacy/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/mit_tier1_new/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/mit_tier1_mix/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/mit_tier2_legacy/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/mit_tier2_new/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.snapchat.com/sitemaps/mit_tier2_mix/sitemap-index.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 21 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
snapchat.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 14 years, 4 months old, hosted on Google Cloud
PASS
snapchat.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 14 years, 4 months old, hosted on Google Cloud
Info::
Domain registered until Feb 28, 2034 (7 years, 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: MarkMonitor 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: Google Cloud
Got: AS396982
Domain expiry

2787 days

February 28, 2034

SSL certificate

183 days

Issued by DigiCert Inc

Domain age

14 years, 4 months

Registered February 28, 2012

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Google Cloud

ASN AS396982

34.149.46.130

Registrar

MarkMonitor Inc.

Unlocked 4 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 MarkMonitor Inc.
Created February 28, 2012 (14 years, 4 months ago)
Expires February 28, 2034 (7 years, 11 months)
Last Updated January 28, 2026
Name Servers ns-1468.awsdns-55.org, ns-1892.awsdns-44.co.uk, ns-220.awsdns-27.com, ns-530.awsdns-02.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 34.149.46.130
ASN AS396982 (GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM - Google LLC, US)
Provider Google Cloud
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 78 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
22 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
17 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
21 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
78 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
78 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 22 ms TCP Connect 17 ms TLS Handshake 21 ms Server Processing 18 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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