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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
4
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 4 REVIEW
B
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 1422 ms total
REVIEW
1 redirect(s), 1422 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://usenix.org → https://www.usenix.org/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Warning::
Redirect overhead: 1422 ms total
Got: 1422 ms

https://usenix.org

590 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.usenix.org/

832 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://usenix.org301590 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.usenix.org/200832 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

B
Crawlability
robots.txt present, no sitemap
REVIEW
robots.txt present, no sitemap
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 2208 bytes
Info::
No sitemap.xml found
A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
Info::
robots.txt does not reference a sitemap
Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.

Why this matters

No sitemap.xml — Google relies on crawl-graph discovery alone, slowing indexing of deep or fresh URLs.

Learn more

A sitemap accelerates Google's discovery of new and updated content. Most CMSes auto-generate one; static-site frameworks need a build-step plugin. Reference it from robots.txt and submit in Search Console to confirm Google can fetch it.

Source: sitemaps.org / Google Search Central

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 2208 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
#
# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html
#
# For syntax checking, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/checker.html

User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 10
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/misc/*.css$
Allow: /core/misc/*.css?
Allow: /core/misc/*.js$
Allow: /core/misc/*.js?
Allow: /core/misc/*.gif
Allow: /core/misc/*.jpg
Allow: /core/misc/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/misc/*.png
Allow: /core/modules/*.css$
Allow: /core/modules/*.css?
Allow: /core/modules/*.js$
Allow: /core/modules/*.js?
Allow: /core/modules/*.gif
Allow: /core/modules/*.jpg
Allow: /core/modules/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/modules/*.png
Allow: /core/profiles/*.css$
Allow: /core/profiles/*.css?
Allow: /core/profiles/*.js$
Allow: /core/profiles/*.js?
Allow: /core/profiles/*.gif
Allow: /core/profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /core/profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/profiles/*.png
Allow: /core/themes/*.css$
Allow: /core/themes/*.css?
Allow: /core/themes/*.js$
Allow: /core/themes/*.js?
Allow: /core/themes/*.gif
Allow: /core/themes/*.jpg
Allow: /core/themes/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/themes/*.png
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin
Disallow: /comment/reply
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add
Disallow: /publications/proceedings
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /semantic-views-demo
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /?q=admin
Disallow: /?q=comment/reply
Disallow: /?q=filter/tips
Disallow: /?q=node/add
Disallow: /?q=publications/proceedings
Disallow: /?q=search
Disallow: /?q=semantic-views-demo
Disallow: /?q=user/password
Disallow: /?q=user/register
Disallow: /?q=user/login
Disallow: /?q=user/logout

sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

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.usenix.org/
200https://usenix.org/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://usenix.org/ https://usenix.org/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

34
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Add includeSubDomains to the HSTS directive
  • 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, 31 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 31 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 172.67.159.52, 104.21.9.67
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700:3034::ac43:9f34, 2606:4700:3033::6815:943
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: amalia.ns.cloudflare.com, duke.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: 31 ms
Got: 31 ms
A172.67.159.52, 104.21.9.67
AAAA2606:4700:3034::ac43:9f34, 2606:4700:3033::6815:943
CNAME
NSamalia.ns.cloudflare.com, duke.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
5 aspmx2.googlemail.com
10 aspmx3.googlemail.com
TXT
sophos-domain-verification=a57c5be5f56331d9aa0762c379ced2559c2ab6e13189020ae0cd5...
MS=ms35918051
MS=ms74434625
SPF v=spf1 include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%{d}._spf.vali.email ~all
MS=1C9777014BBA1311A8D73006D88E8171BD2C45F1
apple-domain-verification=pMupuJTB7hD1o7CP
google-site-verification=NWZh1b4m1muqzcGTUY41ERnLVVU1U0nU1knFu0v-Y5g
facebook-domain-verification=k4ln5v10rpbl30ycqf3adsmx5wdxer
1password-site-verification=A4FZ5FEBIBGCJIZETBURXRBIF4
jamf-site-verification=9jpXV9Kj0zUc4Hmh7xQhBA
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+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (16 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (16 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700:3034::ac43:9f34, 2606:4700:3033::6815:943
Got: 16 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2606:4700:3034::ac43:9f34, 2606:4700:3033::6815:943 Connection Reachable (16 ms)
A+
Domain Intelligence
usenix.org — via easyDNS Technologies Inc., 39 years, 4 months old
PASS
usenix.org — via easyDNS Technologies Inc., 39 years, 4 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Jul 13, 2027 (1 years, 2 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: easyDNS Technologies Inc.
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.
Domain expiry

359 days

July 13, 2027

SSL certificate

34 days

Issued by Google Trust Services

Domain age

39 years, 4 months

Registered July 14, 1987

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2606:4700:3033::6815:943

Registrar

easyDNS Technologies Inc.

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 easyDNS Technologies Inc.
Created July 14, 1987 (39 years, 4 months ago)
Expires July 13, 2027 (1 years, 2 months)
Last Updated April 20, 2026
Name Servers amalia.ns.cloudflare.com, duke.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2606:4700:3033::6815:943
Data source: rdap (0.4s)

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 672 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
31 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
16 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.
672 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
672 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 31 ms TCP Connect 16 ms TLS Handshake 23 ms Server Processing 602 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
A
CDN & Delivery
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
PASS
Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: CDG)
Got: cf-ray: 9f0052c83ec601f3-CDG
Info::
CDN cache status: DYNAMIC
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Cache Status DYNAMIC Evidence cf-ray: 9f0052c83ec601f3-CDG
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