Infrastructure
· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.DCDN & DeliveryActionNo CDN detectedFIX
Consider using a CDN to improve global delivery speed and reduce origin load.
CIPv6 ReadinessActionNo IPv6 supportREVIEW
IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity.
No AAAA records — same impact as 'no IPv6 (AAAA) records'; IPv6-preferring clients pay extra latency falling back to IPv4.
Source: Google IPv6 stats
BCrawlabilityno robots.txt, no sitemapREVIEW
robots.txt is optional but recommended. It tells search engine crawlers which pages to index.
No robots.txt — crawlers fetch /robots.txt and get 404; not breaking but means default crawl behavior with no directives or sitemap reference.
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A minimal robots.txt with `User-agent: * / Allow: / / Sitemap: https://example.com/sitemap.xml` covers the basics. Without it, crawlers behave fine but lose the sitemap signal and can't be selectively blocked from crawl-traps.
Source: robotstxt.org
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.
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A sitemap accelerates Google's discovery of new and updated content. Most CMSes auto-generate one; static-site frameworks need a build-step plugin. Reference it from robots.txt and submit in Search Console to confirm Google can fetch it.
Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central
No robots.txt found
This is fine for most sites — a missing robots.txt allows all crawling by default.
No sitemap found
Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations168 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to addressREVIEW
Certificate validity
Recommended actions
- Prefer TLS 1.3 — TLS 1.2 is acceptable but TLS 1.3 removes RSA key exchange and improves latency
- Enable HSTS: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
- Enable OCSP stapling on your TLS server to remove a CA roundtrip and protect user privacy
A+DNS Records1 A records, 41 ms lookupPASS
| A | 34.85.147.204 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | ns-cloud-b4.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b2.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b3.googledomains.com, ns-cloud-b1.googledomains.com |
| MX | 1 aspmx.l.google.com 5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com 5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com 10 aspmx2.googlemail.com 10 aspmx3.googlemail.com |
| TXT | varnish-group=2 SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.mcclatchy.com include:cust-spf.osgbilling.com ip4:54.77.160.... _8qxpx5v772wgizt9s1rr51qtfsyxhbq ZOOM_verify_tiihFBoPRsCP8e4Fht8oYg adobe-sign-verification=d42aacceb0cdcd44286532fa2d19780 knowbe4-site-verification=d6e44116a749b1f61f1d7bc9f3e4b677 google-site-verification=eulskXoLTCzr1K31aaLVFAZK2UsE0SF5gQ_iHLZdZf0 adobe-idp-site-verification=23a64011527341e7a0b4471230e84b44977294637c642b8b2348... tollbit-domain-verification=74a3ce6110fe4b1d67a504b349ec433b36ff3c55c0b1e3afa8ac... MS=ms50991491 3600 _bu5io9ltlmqu3zjlf2hb9qowhrjlqt9 google-site-verification=5SzWb0TvxNASCFCSJkwr1gqjND0YGqL-HCw2ZgPEpNc |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.
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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.
Informational: CAA (Certification Authority Authorization) records weren't checked in this scan.
A+Redirect Chain0 redirect(s), 382 ms totalPASS
https://star-telegram.com
382 ms · HTTP/1.0 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://star-telegram.com | 301 | 382 ms | HTTP/1.0 | BigIP |
A+URL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSPASS
www / non-www
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
A+Domain Intelligencestar-telegram.com — via GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC, 30 years, 6 months old, hosted on Google CloudPASS
250 days
March 21, 2027
168 days
Issued by DigiCert Inc
30 years, 6 months
Registered March 20, 1996
Enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
Google Cloud
ASN AS396982
34.85.147.204
GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
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.
Without registrar lock, an attacker who phishes your registrar credentials can transfer the domain in minutes — total brand hijack.
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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