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
BTLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations183 days until leaf cert expires — 4 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 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 Records2 A records, 5 ms lookupPASS
| A | 75.2.53.215, 99.83.138.34 |
| AAAA | — |
| CNAME | — |
| NS | dns1.p09.nsone.net, dns4.p09.nsone.net, dns3.p09.nsone.net, ns5.dnsmadeeasy.com, dns2.p09.nsone.net |
| MX | 0 syracuse-com.mail.protection.outlook.com |
| TXT | xZwn5UTCf57/lbQ3H4/7nMXesPOIGfbbsgZtVxi4e1FntRL1Zk7xPY4p0m3854lffizZ+Lkn2Qd4pxfL... nitro-verification-code=LTc1Nzc5MzkxOTAyOTgxMTQ4MjE= MS=ms46845099 google-site-verification=CqfpQWomkBTtwkEH-zy-cgg-iKeS89CtlHNM2DbiImI yahoo-verification-key=aZrLWFc7srUlIyH4KEioxxp8R5HbmpI+21mgYs7ZilU= anthropic-domain-verification-fc0fme=2wZ8VmH3KPnFah8lSDBcfheK4 ZOOM_verify_d66VwNugosDxxgHIjwd4CM facebook-domain-verification=xg3irf1chlref4mmuw4q6zs8l7cfhx _globalsign-domain-verification=KJpwcLK4TMtlCkskytMrsB5yWTxFnrYws25EpJy2eO FDG/iUAMQgeM+tXXBojTjW1+WuQKUBcArhgs7NOa56d8L3U97GSYe2tBxV+1pXhQcdwRft9KQOKilafp... SPF v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.salesforce.com include:as... atlassian-domain-verification=n7oPJnCHxMrm6OHRP18vc0vX3ZSPFuDT7XEkELo4ndZ5MPacry... |
| CAA | Lookup not available with standard resolver |
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.
ARedirect Chain1 redirect(s), 541 ms totalPASS
https://syracuse.com
457 ms · HTTP/1.1
https://www.syracuse.com:443/
85 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL
| # | URL | Status | Time | Protocol | Server |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | https://syracuse.com | 301 | 457 ms | HTTP/1.1 | awselb/2.0 |
| 2 | https://www.syracuse.com:443/ | 403 | 85 ms | HTTP/1.1 |
See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →
ACrawlabilityrobots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLsPASS
An empty sitemap provides no value. Add <url> entries for your pages.
An empty sitemap signals 'no content to index' to Google — actively harmful versus having no sitemap at all.
Learn more ▾ ▴
Google compares URLs in the sitemap against URLs it has crawled. An empty sitemap on a site with thousands of pages signals abandonment. Either populate it correctly (most CMSes auto-generate) or delete the file and let Google crawl normally.
Source: Google Search Central / sitemaps.org
Sitemap: https://www.syracuse.com/arc/outboundfeeds/rss-latest/?outputType=xml
Sitemap: https://www.syracuse.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap-index/?outputType=xml
Sitemap: https://www.syracuse.com/arc/outboundfeeds/news-sitemap-index/?outputType=xml
Sitemap: https://www.syracuse.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap-index-by-day/
Sitemap: https://www.syracuse.com/arc/outboundfeeds/evg_updates/
Sitemap: https://www.syracuse.com/arc/outboundfeeds/google-news-feed/
User-agent: AmazonAdBot
Allow: /
User-agent: *
Disallow: /search/*
Disallow: /sponsor-content/*
Disallow: /sponsor-content-n/*
Disallow: /sponsor-content-test/
Disallow: /sponsor-content-test/
Disallow: /sponsor-content-index-test/
Disallow: /sponsor-content-p-test/
Disallow: /digitalsubscription/imagedownload/
Disallow: /workspace-betting/*
Disallow: /home-beta/
Disallow: /test/
Disallow: /preview/
Disallow: /staging/
Disallow: /clients/
Disallow: /auctions/
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /printer/
Disallow: /*/print.html*
Disallow: /*/print.ssf*
Disallow: /landingpages/
Disallow: /test_team/
Disallow: /set-local-edition/
Disallow: /toprailapp/
Disallow: /*mt-preview-*
Disallow: /puzzles-games/
Disallow: /comics/
Disallow: /puzzle-society/
Disallow: /go-comics/
Disallow: /comics-kingdom/
Disallow: /*?*sru=
Disallow: /archives/sweepstakes/
Allow: /archives/sweepstakes/2026/*
Allow: /archives/sweepstakes/2027/*
Allow: /archives/sweepstakes/2028/*
User-agent: ia_archiver
Disallow: /
User-agent: ia_archiver-web.archive.org
Disallow: /
User-agent: archive.org_bot
Disallow: /
User-agent: heritrix
Disallow: /
User-agent: Timpibot
Disallow: /
User-agent: omgili
Disallow: /
User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /
User-agent: DuckAssistBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: meta-externalfetcher
Disallow: /
User-agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /
User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /
User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /
User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /
User-agent: FacebookBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: Claude-web
Disallow: /
User-agent: cohere-ai
Disallow: /
User-agent: Omgilibot
Disallow: /
User-Agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /
User-Agent: OAI-SearchBot
Disallow: /
A+URL Variantswww/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPSPASS
www / non-www
HTTP → HTTPS
Consistent
A+Domain Intelligencesyracuse.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 31 years, 8 months old, hosted on AWSPASS
495 days
November 24, 2027
183 days
Issued by Amazon
31 years, 8 months
Registered February 2, 1995
Not enabled
Protects against DNS spoofing
AWS
ASN AS16509
75.2.53.215
CSC Corporate Domains, Inc.
Expiry timeline
Recommended actions
- Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
- Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
Without DNSSEC, an attacker who can poison your DNS can hijack your domain — and SSL certs alone don't stop them.
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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.
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