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· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
91
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
2
PASS
7
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
200 OK
Checks
9
7 PASS 2 REVIEW
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
75 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

75
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
  • Add the preload directive and submit to hstspreload.org once max-age + includeSubDomains are in place
  • 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
2 A records, 32 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 32 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.16.98.104, 104.16.97.104
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: venus.ns.cloudflare.com, vin.ns.cloudflare.com
Info::
6 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: 32 ms
Got: 32 ms
A104.16.98.104, 104.16.97.104
AAAA
CNAME
NSvenus.ns.cloudflare.com, vin.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
5 cluster-b.mailcontrol.com
5 cluster-d.mailcontrol.com
5 cluster-g.mailcontrol.com
5 cluster-e.mailcontrol.com
5 cluster-h.mailcontrol.com
5 cluster-j.mailcontrol.com
TXT
facebook-domain-verification=brkqwehm0zli4u1xzp4zrgp8hqj56t
MS=ms25599298
adobe-idp-site-verification=dabcc8ed-211c-4807-aac5-9a4742d4b911
BAa2KTEVZM06hvkdSNP5lLhmkXGDJYmWCuYIjzrxpGuFyy7+SMq91/BXZ8Kd6o7o3Y3G/hDWhuQENPX0...
SPF v=spf1 redirect=spf.tfl.gov.uk
apple-domain-verification=RoWZjgHcLwd4OUHy
google-site-verification=Kh2iiFd30E9OxJNYnmhB2WYG2BBd_lYCPZ2LqYgggWk
msfpkey=61c2ctreyh277pttfin6d9v3b
d365mktkey=lqSuKaARYbIszs2xvQz2BxCysx9PfhZbLvEmp3UxOM8x
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 32 ms

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
No redirects — direct access
PASS
No redirects — direct access
Info::
No redirects — direct access
Got: https://tfl.gov.uk

https://tfl.gov.uk

100 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://tfl.gov.uk200100 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 1229 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 1229 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1065 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 1229 entries
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1065 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents AhrefsBot, * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: AhrefsBot

Disallow: /


User-agent: *

Allow: /

Sitemap: /sitemap.xml

Disallow: /plan-a-journey/results*

Disallow: /search/

Disallow: /traffic/status*?

Disallow: /journeyplanner

Disallow: /modes/driving/te-contact-us-make-complaint-failure-*

Disallow: /modes/driving/te-contact-us-make-an-enquiry-failure-26705

Disallow: /statusupdates

Disallow: /modes/driving/compliance-registration/before-you-start

Disallow: /help-and-contact/maintenance-for-contactless

Disallow: /help-and-contact/planned-maintenance

Disallow: /help-and-contact/maintenance-for-accounts

Disallow: /help-and-contact/maintenance-for-oyster

Disallow: /help-and-contact/maintenance-for-santander-cycles

Disallow: /help-and-contact/we-re-doing-maintenance-on-our-photocard-website

Disallow: /modes/driving/ruc-unplanned-maintenance

Disallow: /modes/driving/ruc-error

Disallow: /modes/driving/ruc-planned-maintenance

Disallow: /modes/driving/unplanned-maintenance

Disallow: /modes/driving/planned-maintenance

Disallow: /modes/driving/temporary-change-to-payments


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

302https://www.tfl.gov.uk/
200https://tfl.gov.uk/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://tfl.gov.uk/ https://tfl.gov.uk/

Consistent

A
Domain Intelligence
tfl.gov.uk — via Markmonitor International Limited, 26 years, 2 months old, hosted on Cloudflare
PASS
tfl.gov.uk — via Markmonitor International Limited, 26 years, 2 months old, hosted on Cloudflare
Warning::
Domain expires in 54 days
Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
Got: Expires Jun 15, 2026
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 International Limited
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: Cloudflare
Got: AS13335
Domain expiry

EXPIRED

June 15, 2026

SSL certificate

75 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

26 years, 2 months

Registered June 15, 2000

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Cloudflare

ASN AS13335

104.16.97.104

Registrar

Markmonitor International Limited

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Domain has EXPIRED — renew immediately to avoid total site outage
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Markmonitor International Limited
Created June 15, 2000 (26 years, 2 months ago)
Expires June 15, 2026 (1 months)
Name Servers venus.ns.cloudflare.com, vin.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Registrant Domain Administrator
Hosting
IP Address 104.16.97.104
ASN AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US)
Provider Cloudflare
Data source: rdap (0.4s)

Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.

Why this matters

Domain expiry approaching — renew immediately and ensure auto-renew + alerting are configured.

Source: ICANN renewal policy

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 122 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
30 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.
22 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
122 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
123 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 30 ms TCP Connect 17 ms TLS Handshake 22 ms Server Processing 53 ms Content Transfer 1 ms
A
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
PASS
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: CDG)
Got: cf-ray: 9effd57a4ecbb598-CDG
Info::
CDN cache status: DYNAMIC
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Cache Status DYNAMIC Evidence cf-ray: 9effd57a4ecbb598-CDG
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