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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 Madrid, Spain
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
217 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

217
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, 27 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 27 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 194.190.139.3
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns10.sputniknews.com, ns9.sputniknews.com
Info::
2 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: 27 ms
Got: 27 ms
A194.190.139.3
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns10.sputniknews.com, ns9.sputniknews.com
MX
10 mail-in2.rian.ru
10 mail-in1.rian.ru
TXT
MS=ms85543782
mailru-verification: 365016d453e7e56e
SPF v=spf1 redirect=_spf.rian.ru
google-site-verification=mbmvTCj_fBGoVYV-P3tEM9HUY23-KOZUjesbk16ITOs
_globalsign-domain-verification=On_hlj-Y-r3zofKqUmcMIjK4COvTJn42Lp5AinsPdZ
MS=093237D6FEEE39CCEDC4A96066342490D27FFAD4
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 27 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), 801 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 801 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://sputniknews.com → https://sputnikglobe.com/ (301)
Info::
Redirect overhead: 801 ms total
Got: 801 ms
Info::
Cross-domain redirect detected

https://sputniknews.com

211 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://sputnikglobe.com/

589 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://sputniknews.com301211 msHTTP/1.1QRATOR
2https://sputnikglobe.com/200589 msHTTP/1.1QRATOR

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 268 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 268 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 381 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 268 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 268 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 381 B Sitemaps referenced 3 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: *-print.html$
Disallow: /sys_*
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /services/
Disallow: /cms/
Disallow: */calendar.html
Disallow: /_editorial_preview_*
Clean-param: param /
Clean-param: nid /

Sitemap: https://sputnikglobe.com/sitemap_article_index.xml
Sitemap: https://sputnikglobe.com/sitemap_list_index.xml
Sitemap: https://sputnikglobe.com/sitemap_archive.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 268 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.sputniknews.com/
200https://sputniknews.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
sputniknews.com — via Regional Network Information Center, JSC dba RU-CENTER, 14 years, 8 months old, hosted on ROSSIYA-SEGODNYA, RU
PASS
sputniknews.com — via Regional Network Information Center, JSC dba RU-CENTER, 14 years, 8 months old, hosted on ROSSIYA-SEGODNYA, RU
Info::
Domain registered until Oct 24, 2028 (2 years, 6 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: Regional Network Information Center, JSC dba RU-CENTER
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: ROSSIYA-SEGODNYA, RU
Got: AS57352
Domain expiry

861 days

October 24, 2028

SSL certificate

217 days

Issued by GlobalSign nv-sa

Domain age

14 years, 8 months

Registered October 24, 2011

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

ROSSIYA-SEGODNYA, RU

ASN AS57352

194.190.139.3

Registrar

Regional Network Information Center, JSC dba RU-CENTER

Unlocked 2 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 Regional Network Information Center, JSC dba RU-CENTER
Created October 24, 2011 (14 years, 8 months ago)
Expires October 24, 2028 (2 years, 6 months)
Last Updated March 4, 2022
Name Servers ns10.sputniknews.com, ns9.sputniknews.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 194.190.139.3
ASN AS57352 (ROSSIYA-SEGODNYA, RU)
Provider ROSSIYA-SEGODNYA, RU
Data source: rdap (0.5s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 74 ms TCP Connect 30 ms TLS Handshake 34 ms Server Processing 247 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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