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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
82
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
4
PASS
4
INFO
0
Probed from Sao Paulo, Brazil
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
4 PASS 4 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.

B
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 1490 ms total
REVIEW
1 redirect(s), 1490 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://thenationalnews.com → https://www.thenationalnews.com:443/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Warning::
Redirect overhead: 1490 ms total
Got: 1490 ms

https://thenationalnews.com

683 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.thenationalnews.com:443/

807 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://thenationalnews.com301683 msHTTP/1.1awselb/2.0
2https://www.thenationalnews.com:443/200807 msHTTP/1.1openresty

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

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
URL Variants
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
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.thenationalnews.com/
200https://thenationalnews.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://thenationalnews.com/ → https://www.thenationalnews.com:443/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

295
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
2 A records, 222 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 222 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 13.248.163.249, 76.223.41.28
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns05.domaincontrol.com, ns06.domaincontrol.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
Warning::
DNS resolution is slow (222 ms)
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
Got: 222 ms
A13.248.163.249, 76.223.41.28
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns05.domaincontrol.com, ns06.domaincontrol.com
MX
0 thenationalnews-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
facebook-domain-verification=0ik9u0t5iu15v49wnxd9adecsc1s96
MS=ms68758306
SPF v=spf1 include:spf.mandrillapp.com include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:sp...
apple-domain-verification=A5KLhmMlD5DhtSPx
google-site-verification=bA9Nydx8tRmHVbKOpzCBClz5HnJwlIzQhdOaHO3Ojt4
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 222 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.

Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.

Why this matters

DNS resolution is slow — anycast DNS providers (Cloudflare, Route 53) typically resolve <50ms globally.

Source: DNS performance benchmarks

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 100 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 100 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 3073 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 100 entries
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 3073 B Sitemaps referenced 25 User-agents Googlebot-Image, * Blocking No — crawling allowed
# Updated: 2025-10-31
# Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /uaeprayertimes/
Disallow: /assets/
Disallow: /error/
Disallow: /personalization
Disallow: /section/
Disallow: /article/
Disallow: /blogs/
Disallow: /events/
Disallow: /cmlink/
Disallow: /featured-content/
Disallow: /thenationalconversation/
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /queryly-advanced-search/
Disallow: /signin
Disallow: /polopoly_fs/
Disallow: /storyimage/
Disallow: /image/policy
Disallow: /*252525
Disallow: /*?*noindex=true
Disallow: /*?*bgcolor=000000
Disallow: *_ptid=
Disallow: *%7CUNSUB%7C
Disallow: *%7CUPDATE_PROFILE%7C
Disallow: /resizer/*/arc-photo-thenational/eu-central-1-prod/

Allow: /ads.txt

# Block related images from appearing in Google Images
User-agent: Googlebot-Image
Disallow: /resizer/v2/related-
Disallow: /resizer/*/arc-photo-thenational/eu-central-1-prod/

Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap/?outputType=xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arc/outboundfeeds/sitemap-index/?outputType=xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arc/outboundfeeds/news-sitemap/?outputType=xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arc/outboundfeeds/news-sitemap-index/?outputType=xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arc/outboundfeeds/video-sitemap/?outputType=xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/arc/outboundfeeds/video-sitemap-index/?outputType=xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_article_0.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_article_1.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_article_2.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_article_3.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_article_4.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_article_5.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_article_6.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_article_7.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_article_8.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_article_9.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_article_10.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_article_11.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_article_12.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_article_13.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_archive_0.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_author_0.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_other_0.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_tag_0.xml
Sitemap: https://www.thenationalnews.com/OldArticlesMissingSitemap/sitemap_video_0.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type URL Set URLs 100 entries Valid XML Yes
Sample URLs:
A+
Domain Intelligence
thenationalnews.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 21 years, 6 months old, hosted on AWS
PASS
thenationalnews.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 21 years, 6 months old, hosted on AWS
Info::
Domain registered until Jan 12, 2027 (8 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: GoDaddy.com, 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.
Info::
Hosting: AWS
Got: AS16509
Domain expiry

211 days

January 12, 2027

SSL certificate

295 days

Issued by Amazon

Domain age

21 years, 6 months

Registered January 12, 2005

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

AWS

ASN AS16509

13.248.163.249

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, 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 GoDaddy.com, LLC
Created January 12, 2005 (21 years, 6 months ago)
Expires January 12, 2027 (8 months)
Last Updated January 8, 2026
Name Servers ns05.domaincontrol.com, ns06.domaincontrol.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 13.248.163.249
ASN AS16509 (AMAZON-02 - Amazon.com, Inc., US)
Provider AWS
Data source: rdap (0.6s)

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

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 228 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 342 ms Server Processing 122 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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