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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
85
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
3
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 3 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

C
URL Variants
Action
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
REVIEW
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Critical::
Both www and non-www versions serve content
Got: Both variants return 200 Expected: One variant 301-redirects to the other
Warning::
HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301
Got: 302 temporary redirect Expected: 301 permanent redirect

www / non-www

200https://www.thejournal.ie/
200https://thejournal.ie/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

302http://thejournal.ie/ → https://thejournal.ie:443/

Use 301 (permanent) instead of 302 (temporary)

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
70 days until leaf cert expires — 4 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

70
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

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 Records
3 A records, 39 ms lookup
PASS
3 A records, 39 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 3 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 52.212.128.106, 52.31.246.152, 52.49.150.1
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: anna.ns.cloudflare.com, ivan.ns.cloudflare.com
Info::
5 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: 39 ms
Got: 39 ms
A52.212.128.106, 52.31.246.152, 52.49.150.1
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSanna.ns.cloudflare.com, ivan.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
10 aspmx2.googlemail.com
10 aspmx3.googlemail.com
TXT
SPF v=spf1 include:servers.mcsv.net include:_spf.google.com include:spf.mandrillapp....
facebook-domain-verification=3havxusc6awoy8gonjiil3tl8s59xi
stripe-verification=8e35711422c1b17f589fcf8140d7b4602bedcac730dccd855d77f4e2e2e1...
google-site-verification=NlgQtQJLHIXRf9OaeSqv0dDGBCeli3_4tWyYW-ldC-A
MS=ms19201325
google-site-verification=uuIfYKYZzrGaVoiIblvEhBU8avxx7QhP0XZSk_s9UEQ
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 39 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
1 redirect(s), 515 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 515 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://thejournal.ie → https://www.thejournal.ie/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 515 ms total
Got: 515 ms

https://thejournal.ie

150 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.thejournal.ie/

366 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://thejournal.ie301150 msHTTP/1.1nginx
2https://www.thejournal.ie/200366 msHTTP/1.1nginx

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 79 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 79 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1092 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 79 entries
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1092 B Sitemaps referenced 1 User-agents *, bingbot, ChatGPT-User, GPTBot Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow:
User-agent: *
Disallow: /search/*
Disallow: /article-search*
Disallow: */feed/
Disallow: */feed/*
Disallow: *oauth*
Disallow: *subscription-admin=*
Disallow: *switcher=*
Disallow: *logout.php*
Disallow: *category*Khadr*
Disallow: *category*What%20are%20we%20voting%20on%20and%20why*
Disallow: *category*Should%20the%20President%20be%20more%20than%20an%20ambassadorial%20role*
Disallow: *category*AP%20Photo*
Disallow: *category*who%20had%20been%20in%20power%20for%2023%20years*
Disallow: *category*What are we voting on and why*
Disallow: *category*Should the President be more than an ambassadorial role*
Disallow: *category*AP Photo*
Disallow: *category*who had been in power for 23 years*
Disallow: *category*currentvacancies*
Disallow: *category*THE%20BIGGEST%20GAME%20of%20the*
Disallow: /profile/
Disallow: /profile/*
Disallow: /topic/*
Disallow: /*/news
Disallow: /*/news/page/*
User-Agent: bingbot
Disallow: */*news*
Disallow: /author*
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /
Sitemap: https://www.thejournal.ie/sitemaps/sitemap.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type URL Set URLs 79 entries Valid XML Yes
Sample URLs:
A+
Domain Intelligence
thejournal.ie — via Blacknight Solutions, 16 years, 2 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
thejournal.ie — via Blacknight Solutions, 16 years, 2 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Apr 26, 2028 (2 years remaining)
Info::
Registrar: Blacknight Solutions
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: AWS
Got: AS16509
Domain expiry

653 days

April 26, 2028

SSL certificate

70 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

16 years, 2 months

Registered April 25, 2010

DNSSEC

Status unknown

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

52.212.128.106

Registrar

Blacknight Solutions

Unlocked 2 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Blacknight Solutions
Created April 25, 2010 (16 years, 2 months ago)
Expires April 26, 2028 (2 years)
Last Updated June 5, 2024
Name Servers anna.ns.cloudflare.com, ivan.ns.cloudflare.com
Hosting
IP Address 52.212.128.106
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: whois (0.8s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 42 ms TCP Connect 37 ms TLS Handshake 79 ms Server Processing 38 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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