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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
87
GRADE
B
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Amsterdam, Netherlands
200 OK
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 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

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.thepointsguy.com/
200https://thepointsguy.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

308http://thepointsguy.com/ → https://thepointsguy.com/

Use 301 (permanent) instead of 302 (temporary)

B
TLS Certificate Expiry & Recommendations
74 days until leaf cert expires — 3 issues to address
REVIEW

Certificate validity

74
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
4 A records, 11 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 11 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 151.101.194.132, 151.101.2.132, 151.101.66.132, 151.101.130.132
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-1253.awsdns-28.org, ns-1856.awsdns-40.co.uk, ns-570.awsdns-07.net, ns-78.awsdns-09.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: 11 ms
Got: 11 ms
A151.101.194.132, 151.101.2.132, 151.101.66.132, 151.101.130.132
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-1253.awsdns-28.org, ns-1856.awsdns-40.co.uk, ns-570.awsdns-07.net, ns-78.awsdns-09.com
MX
10 thepointsguy-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
0ed1fe018a80252663274f433fbafe10b605992385
0ed1fe018af7365330e3804bb9b6564d9d7744e270
MS=ms31814741
ZOOM_verify_gg8rf5L2S5a4EiDZYf5MtA
adobe-idp-site-verification=b6e27597198dfc9921fbe2ad78e9a76012bb17d0ddb65389e600...
anthropic-domain-verification-37xghp=vGuzWffGk7v0weHKCFwclSTOh
atlassian-domain-verification=dXpMb6IBZlmK7X42/O28YWyiXYn0+90NDFEfrPsBAoAoUsAoDi...
canva-site-verification=ACGXICbdz_WofXR0vqLQHw
ciscocidomainverification=6b582aab2e2697e801aa97b3a62f812b3074caaec134f45a285b31...
cob7fntc765apc22aub7122hv5
creatopy-domain-verification=cd2429b1-12e9-4283-8c75-3037ea55b889
cursor-domain-verification-9p8s1f=wRTcWQbgOYXZI2CmdMVfi5jHW
docker-verification=1c3352ed-03e9-496b-99ec-26771866bfae
facebook-domain-verification=oldu9us8l3xagrf8ajr0ifg5dpawhf
google-site-verification=DKwp0T9qcI5_6iX8FQAjOsiq4WpU_OLCOG9AM5115NU
google-site-verification=Ott6LR53XV5-qpO9vjJds8m_o3aTXgASu6abqF_NSZc
google-site-verification=ZtTW5kSNfzJPdMyYtha0OkDyhxcWT-4xPLEDHMtNtkE
google-site-verification=noQFv41k7dgPmuZHxdbMmNgffV6_nXkNhNO-7pdGDcw
google-site-verification=uFzvCc9KgLucZu-JwcYCs6Ht64H0RgBbZR53jU0pVM4
google-site-verification=zbwJXPTqnb4nb8btisL8FRtgIyfWJ3Oc_q3lEJExR9M
openai-domain-verification=dv-9baY35JXYA30dhzsrqNeubCh
stripe-verification=B3204365BF7305E6C588C2DCF5D860D08250316341C301FB789BEA24F297...
tvt5hk0cds62uiqd2kt0dsgbid
SPF v=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com ip4:149.72.129.218 ip4:149.72.142.184 ...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 11 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://thepointsguy.com

https://thepointsguy.com

11 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://thepointsguy.com20011 msHTTP/1.1
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 31 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 31 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 478 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 31 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 31 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 478 B Sitemaps referenced 4 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /endpoint/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /apply/
Disallow: /apply-now/
Disallow: /apply-banner/
Disallow: /apply-marketplace/
Disallow: /oc/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /cardmatch-pm/
Disallow: /cardmatch-pm2/
Disallow: /*s=

Sitemap: https://thepointsguy.com/wp-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://thepointsguy.com/sitemap_cards.xml
Sitemap: https://thepointsguy.com/news-sitemap.xml/
Sitemap: https://thepointsguy.com/sitemap-nl-archive.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 31 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
thepointsguy.com — via GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC, 17 years, 3 months old, hosted on Fastly
PASS
thepointsguy.com — via GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC, 17 years, 3 months old, hosted on Fastly
Info::
Domain registered until Apr 20, 2027 (1 years 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 Corporate 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.
Info::
Hosting: Fastly
Got: AS54113
Domain expiry

280 days

April 20, 2027

SSL certificate

74 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

17 years, 3 months

Registered April 20, 2009

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Fastly

ASN AS54113

151.101.2.132

Registrar

GoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC

Unlocked 4 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 Corporate Domains, LLC
Created April 20, 2009 (17 years, 3 months ago)
Expires April 20, 2027 (1 years)
Last Updated March 23, 2026
Name Servers ns-1253.awsdns-28.org, ns-1856.awsdns-40.co.uk, ns-570.awsdns-07.net, ns-78.awsdns-09.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 151.101.2.132
ASN AS54113 (FASTLY - Fastly, Inc., US)
Provider Fastly
Data source: rdap (0.3s)

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 23 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
6 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.
4 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
16 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
23 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 6 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 4 ms Server Processing 5 ms Content Transfer 8 ms
A+
CDN & Delivery
Fastly (HIT, HIT, MISS)
PASS
Fastly (HIT, HIT, MISS)
Info::
Site is served via Fastly CDN
Got: x-served-by: cache-rtm-ehrd2290033-RTM
Info::
CDN cache status: HIT, HIT, MISS
CDN Detected: Fastly
Provider Fastly Cache Status HIT, HIT, MISS Evidence x-served-by: cache-rtm-ehrd2290033-RTM
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