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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
90
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
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

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

Certificate validity

77
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
B
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare
REVIEW
Cloudflare
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: CDG)
Got: cf-ray: 9eff0501faa7d14a-CDG
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Evidence cf-ray: 9eff0501faa7d14a-CDG
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 31 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 31 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.18.5.143, 104.18.4.143
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: dahlia.ns.cloudflare.com, gerald.ns.cloudflare.com
Info::
7 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: 31 ms
Got: 31 ms
A104.18.5.143, 104.18.4.143
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSdahlia.ns.cloudflare.com, gerald.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
10 aspmx3.googlemail.com
10 aspmx4.googlemail.com
10 aspmx2.googlemail.com
10 aspmx5.googlemail.com
TXT
google-site-verification=Jw_0u0_42NeIPbTa4yOihVJ67bRVBlKoM-aY7qJfcgI
google-site-verification=ryeqfmAdNorbyB7jQAd-Khr-SA1V4rU2FNuLy8REr8M
SPF v=spf1 a:news.theregister.co.uk a:smtp.sitpub.com include:_spf.google.com -all
brave-ledger-verification=2c97f8c59be83e123555fdfbc8428866ac19f4481570703942d55f...
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 31 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), 196 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 196 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://theregister.co.uk → https://www.theregister.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Cross-domain redirect detected

https://theregister.co.uk

57 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.theregister.com/

139 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://theregister.co.uk30157 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.theregister.com/200139 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 30 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 30 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 284 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 30 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 30 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

Why this matters

robots.txt omits Sitemap: directive — crawlers must fetch /sitemap.xml by convention; reliable but missing the explicit hint.

Source: sitemaps.org

robots.txt 200 OK
Size 284 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents magpie-crawler, MegaIndex.ru, Re-Animator, AhrefsBot, *, bingbot, Slurp Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: bingbot
Crawl-delay: 5

User-agent: Slurp
Crawl-delay: 5

User-agent: magpie-crawler
Crawl-delay: 5

User-agent: MegaIndex.ru
Crawl-delay: 5

User-agent: Re-Animator
Crawl-delay: 5

User-agent: AhrefsBot
Crawl-delay: 5

User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 5
Disallow: */trackback/
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 30 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.theregister.co.uk/
200https://theregister.co.uk/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://theregister.co.uk/ → https://www.theregister.com/

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
theregister.co.uk — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc [Tag = CSC-CORP-DOMAINS], hosted on Cloudflare
PASS
theregister.co.uk — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc [Tag = CSC-CORP-DOMAINS], hosted on Cloudflare
Info::
Domain registered until Mar 14, 2027 (10 months remaining)
Info::
Registrar: CSC Corporate Domains, Inc [Tag = CSC-CORP-DOMAINS]
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

241 days

March 14, 2027

SSL certificate

77 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

Unknown

DNSSEC

Status unknown

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Cloudflare

ASN AS13335

104.18.5.143

Registrar

CSC Corporate Domains, Inc [Tag = CSC-CORP-DOMAINS]

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 CSC Corporate Domains, Inc [Tag = CSC-CORP-DOMAINS]
Expires March 14, 2027 (10 months)
Last Updated March 10, 2026
Name Servers dahlia.ns.cloudflare.com, gerald.ns.cloudflare.com
Hosting
IP Address 104.18.5.143
ASN AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US)
Provider Cloudflare
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 90 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
32 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.
23 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
91 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
91 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 32 ms TCP Connect 17 ms TLS Handshake 23 ms Server Processing 18 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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