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· 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 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
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.tomshardware.com/
200https://tomshardware.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://tomshardware.com/ → https://www.tomshardware.com/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

35
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Add the preload directive and submit to hstspreload.org once max-age + includeSubDomains are in place
  • 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, 39 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 39 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 199.232.198.114, 199.232.194.114
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
4 nameserver(s) configured
Got: ns-1533.awsdns-63.org, ns-840.awsdns-41.net, ns-1591.awsdns-06.co.uk, ns-185.awsdns-23.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
A199.232.198.114, 199.232.194.114
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSns-1533.awsdns-63.org, ns-840.awsdns-41.net, ns-1591.awsdns-06.co.uk, ns-185.awsdns-23.com
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
TXT
google-site-verification=d8vorM25J3JA7Xnoal_3g9if_TNdr9IO4XVNz1EDxcE
botify-site-verification=FhOPYm8UFswe1dwsRsY52wKjK184fnKE
spf2.0/pra a mx include:spf2.splio.com include:_spf.google.com ip4:91.190.168.0/...
google-site-verification=h4RbLiiAlcspJDVKJDl_Xsb8lWlofLEx8NujxviQxGU
aPkftmL2ms0Q1HrdFYgNvz6ySizQtzsdf6Zp9QJse9b2Ea7YV9iLJBBfFhwHkGwKXLeBdeVEV1CeviP3...
MS=ms18694389
fastly-domain-delegation-vckjl45689sbmnqwe-17052021
7p7ybm7QqoLn+IXPSjuWM0HLtFM+TErJRP9Q65t3aFk=
GoogleSiteVerificationCode = google-site-verification=7zjok8Ea844EG3xYn9Z0QRSs5P...
SPF v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com -all
_globalsign-domain-verification=SQONiBgTxRVzPPtIHjei_IUGCiAa0KxoVWFw1QfVes
google-site-verification=7zjok8Ea844EG3xYn9Z0QRSs5PYoKm7NsiikgCpqiJo
facebook-domain-verification=mkcawvy2m4ek07r36qie26iy61kqwr
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), 86 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 86 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://tomshardware.com → https://www.tomshardware.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://tomshardware.com

5 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.tomshardware.com/

81 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://tomshardware.com3015 msHTTP/1.1Varnish
2https://www.tomshardware.com/20081 msHTTP/1.1

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 331 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 331 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1650 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 331 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 331 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1650 B Sitemaps referenced 4 User-agents AmazonAdBot, mistralai, cohere, ai2bot, youbot, omgili, amazon-qbusiness, img2dataset, *, diffbot, kangaroo, meta-webindexer, bytespider, amazonbot, meta-externalagent Blocking No — crawling allowed
##################################################
# Vanilla-wide rules                             #
##################################################
User-agent: *

# Common path patterns (* prefix to handle localisation)
Disallow: */deals/compare
Disallow: */html/
Disallow: */p/*/embed/captioned
Disallow: */outlink*

# Common query string patterns
Disallow: *searchTerm=*
Disallow: *sortBy=*
Disallow: *productBrand=*
Disallow: *%7B*%7D*
Disallow: *seenMatchId=*

# Infinite scroll paths
Disallow: /infinite-scroll-article/*
Disallow: /infinite-scroll-review/*
Disallow: /infinite-scroll-recipe/*

# Amazon AdBot
User-agent: AmazonAdBot
Disallow:

# AI crawlers
User-agent: bytespider
User-agent: mistralai
User-agent: cohere
User-agent: ai2bot
User-agent: youbot
User-agent: omgili
User-agent: diffbot
User-agent: kangaroo
User-agent: img2dataset
User-agent: amazonbot
User-agent: amazon-qbusiness
User-Agent: meta-externalagent
User-Agent: meta-webindexer
Disallow: /

##################################################
# Site-specific rules                            #
##################################################
User-Agent: *
Disallow: /r/
Disallow: /?*
Disallow: /us/s/
Disallow: /de/*
Disallow: */primary-style
Disallow: /coupons/coupons/visit/*

##################################################
# Sitemaps                                       #
##################################################
User-agent: *
Sitemap: https://www.tomshardware.com/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.tomshardware.com/sitemap-news.xml
Sitemap: https://www.tomshardware.com/uk/sitemap-news.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 331 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
tomshardware.com — via Lexsynergy Limited, 29 years old, hosted on Fastly
PASS
tomshardware.com — via Lexsynergy Limited, 29 years old, hosted on Fastly
Info::
Domain registered until Sep 10, 2026 (4 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: Lexsynergy Limited
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

85 days

September 10, 2026

SSL certificate

35 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

29 years

Registered September 11, 1997

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Fastly

ASN AS54113

199.232.198.114

Registrar

Lexsynergy Limited

Unlocked 4 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Recommended actions
  • Renew the domain or enable auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiry
  • Enable DNSSEC to protect visitors from DNS spoofing
  • Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) to block unauthorized domain transfers
Registrar Lexsynergy Limited
Created September 11, 1997 (29 years ago)
Expires September 10, 2026 (4 months)
Last Updated August 11, 2025
Name Servers ns-1533.awsdns-63.org, ns-1591.awsdns-06.co.uk, ns-185.awsdns-23.com, ns-840.awsdns-41.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 199.232.198.114
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 21 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
17 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
0 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
3 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
22 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
22 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 17 ms TCP Connect 0 ms TLS Handshake 3 ms Server Processing 1 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A+
CDN & Delivery
Fastly (HIT-SYNTH)
PASS
Fastly (HIT-SYNTH)
Info::
Site is served via Fastly CDN
Got: x-served-by: cache-toj-leto2350052-TOJ
Info::
CDN cache status: HIT-SYNTH
CDN Detected: Fastly
Provider Fastly Cache Status HIT-SYNTH Evidence x-served-by: cache-toj-leto2350052-TOJ
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