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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
90
GRADE
A
FIX
1
REVIEW
2
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Amsterdam, Netherlands
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 2 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
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
37 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

37
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, 43 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 43 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 192.0.66.195
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-1089.awsdns-08.org, ns-1715.awsdns-22.co.uk, ns-506.awsdns-63.com, ns-675.awsdns-20.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: 43 ms
Got: 43 ms
A192.0.66.195
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-1089.awsdns-08.org, ns-1715.awsdns-22.co.uk, ns-506.awsdns-63.com, ns-675.awsdns-20.net
MX
0 spectator-co-uk.mail.eo.outlook.com
TXT
MS=ms14611524
MS=ms22782045
MS=ms65484067
atlassian-sending-domain-verification=29f27dce-6b8c-4212-8e7f-e47b307f5d9b
dvfvbh4ar3tgdacgfu2q2lj1vk
e6fp6gkjt5eitjqt648ev0fjie
facebook-domain-verification=gn3prcxbv2ekd1b0rkfwwnz77rp9zr
google-site-verification=2BKXOLCPJAcC4x4wICrDOSsoKNziTANV8uRKbCPw6pk
google-site-verification=7pJOsHgO-eHx4l9PrgXkeKowYDckvvRNMBrAJWVODqk
google-site-verification=K4BpcYvJLqEWXWll6ZoQQ1HtpyrY2gVZPXGXVMXjuqc
google-site-verification=ZkB5SJuxHeuzYmgaD_zrFbQ_d0tjP8CYV6NuUg5xU2E
google-site-verification=a9ZCgieI-SWWmI1xlKhttZeH5HKnwtPXRgdBsiGaSxg
google-site-verification=abSbxk8__lt73YnbHYUWbkEvIAaJFCBGu1dOw4PGbi0
google-site-verification=amEEqmzyHnvKUayaYtqF_ZzjN8tQxzZ6Me2nod6Msbo
google-site-verification=yUsdADesrRrKJKO9NbeEU4uUYCGBcGTrILmgas--LAk
growsurf=8f5irx
growsurf=azatwa
stripe-verification=8066c18f3a3f693ae6ce4579272aecb896bd53e8c6962b4687b1c9430307...
SPF v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:amazonses.com include:spf.mand...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 43 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), 31 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 31 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://spectator.co.uk → https://spectator.com/ (301)
Info::
Cross-domain redirect detected

https://spectator.co.uk

16 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://spectator.com/

15 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://spectator.co.uk30116 msHTTP/1.1nginx
2https://spectator.com/20015 msHTTP/1.1nginx

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 66 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 66 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 171 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 66 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 66 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 171 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
# START YOAST BLOCK
# ---------------------------
User-agent: *
Disallow:

Sitemap: https://spectator.com/sitemap_index.xml
# ---------------------------
# END YOAST BLOCK
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 66 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.spectator.co.uk/
200https://spectator.co.uk/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://spectator.co.uk/ → https://spectator.co.uk/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
spectator.co.uk — via Gandi, 31 years, 5 months old, hosted on WordPress.com (Automattic)
PASS
spectator.co.uk — via Gandi, 31 years, 5 months old, hosted on WordPress.com (Automattic)
Info::
Domain registered until May 3, 2027 (1 years 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
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: WordPress.com (Automattic)
Got: AS2635
Domain expiry

289 days

May 3, 2027

SSL certificate

37 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

31 years, 5 months

Registered May 3, 1995

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

WordPress.com (Automattic)

ASN AS2635

192.0.66.195

Registrar

Gandi

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 Gandi
Created May 3, 1995 (31 years, 5 months ago)
Expires May 3, 2027 (1 years)
Last Updated March 29, 2026
Name Servers ns-1089.awsdns-08.org., ns-1715.awsdns-22.co.uk., ns-506.awsdns-63.com., ns-675.awsdns-20.net.
DNSSEC Not enabled
Registrant The Spectator (1828) Limited
Hosting
IP Address 192.0.66.195
ASN AS2635 (AUTOMATTIC - Automattic, Inc, US)
Provider WordPress.com (Automattic)
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 181 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
4 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
1 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
5 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
181 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
181 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 4 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 5 ms Server Processing 172 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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