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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
100
GRADE
A+
FIX
0
REVIEW
1
PASS
8
INFO
0
Probed from New York, United Stated
200 OK
Checks
9
8 PASS 1 REVIEW
B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
85 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

85
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
2 A records, 5 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 5 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.20.28.61, 172.66.170.120
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700:10::6814:1c3d, 2606:4700:10::ac42:aa78
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: keira.ns.cloudflare.com, leland.ns.cloudflare.com
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: 5 ms
Got: 5 ms
A104.20.28.61, 172.66.170.120
AAAA2606:4700:10::6814:1c3d, 2606:4700:10::ac42:aa78
CNAME—
NSkeira.ns.cloudflare.com, leland.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
0 thebulletin-org.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
apple-domain-verification=KAazgt_AUfUJ_rWVrcN6El8AXjw88kOrxaQ_S0tGzss
facebook-domain-verification=hii4apm2lrr6vv0cxt7mkskgt5buxe
google-site-verification=JQsV2PqlTOKadfy5Q1dEHgc3z232Jl_ZxnWF-kcq09I
google-site-verification=WIVh1MMZ97prFzb4CrXlDrT9NHZ7LVAvpCiq329H7lk
SPF v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:_spf.salesforce.com include:em...
yahoo-verification-key=siY0tppT+Ud0NNH56moKELi/irPETXDsgvpyeMPtvtQ=
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 5 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://thebulletin.org

https://thebulletin.org

36 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://thebulletin.org20036 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (2 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700:10::6814:1c3d, 2606:4700:10::ac42:aa78
Got: 2 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2606:4700:10::6814:1c3d, 2606:4700:10::ac42:aa78 Connection Reachable (2 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 39 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 39 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 996 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 39 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 39 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 996 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents Meta-ExternalAgent, YandexAdditional, *, PanguBot, PetalBot, Scrapy, YandexAdditionalBot, Applebot-Extended, Bytespider, TermlyBot, Amazonbot, ClaudeBot, FacebookBot, Google-Extended, meta-externalagent, TikTokSpider, YouBot, anthropic-ai, CCBot, cohere-training-data-crawler, GPTBot Blocking No — crawling allowed
# Termly scanner
User-agent: TermlyBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Amazonbot
Disallow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Disallow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: cohere-training-data-crawler
Disallow: /

User-agent: FacebookBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Disallow: /

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: meta-externalagent
Disallow: /

User-agent: Meta-ExternalAgent
Disallow: /

User-agent: PanguBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: PetalBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Scrapy
Disallow: /

User-agent: TikTokSpider
Disallow: /

User-agent: YandexAdditional
Disallow: /

User-agent: YandexAdditionalBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: YouBot
Disallow: /


# START YOAST BLOCK
# ---------------------------
User-agent: *
Disallow: /?s=
Disallow: /page/*/?s=
Disallow: /search/

Sitemap: https://thebulletin.org/sitemap_index.xml
# ---------------------------
# END YOAST BLOCK
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 39 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.thebulletin.org/
200https://thebulletin.org/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://thebulletin.org/ → https://thebulletin.org/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
thebulletin.org — via Wild West Domains, LLC, 26 years, 9 months old
PASS
thebulletin.org — via Wild West Domains, LLC, 26 years, 9 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Nov 18, 2027 (1 years, 7 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: Wild West Domains, LLC
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.
Domain expiry

521 days

November 18, 2027

SSL certificate

85 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

26 years, 9 months

Registered November 18, 1999

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2606:4700:10::6814:1c3d

Registrar

Wild West Domains, LLC

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 Wild West Domains, LLC
Created November 18, 1999 (26 years, 9 months ago)
Expires November 18, 2027 (1 years, 7 months)
Last Updated August 25, 2025
Name Servers keira.ns.cloudflare.com, leland.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2606:4700:10::6814:1c3d
Data source: rdap (0.1s)

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 55 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.
2 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
8 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
37 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
55 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 4 ms TCP Connect 2 ms TLS Handshake 8 ms Server Processing 23 ms Content Transfer 18 ms
A+
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare (HIT)
PASS
Cloudflare (HIT)
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: EWR)
Got: cf-ray: 9f080247ae8d25d8-EWR
Info::
CDN cache status: HIT
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Cache Status HIT Evidence cf-ray: 9f080247ae8d25d8-EWR
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