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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
74
GRADE
C
FIX
2
REVIEW
4
PASS
3
INFO
0
Probed from Amsterdam, Netherlands
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
3 PASS 4 REVIEW 2 FIX
D
URL Variants
Action
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
FIX
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
Critical::
HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS
Got: HTTP 301 Expected: 301 redirect to HTTPS

www / non-www

200https://www.usu.edu/
200https://usu.edu/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://usu.edu/ http://www.usu.edu/

HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS

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), 1106 ms total
REVIEW
1 redirect(s), 1106 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://usu.edu → https://www.usu.edu/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Warning::
Redirect overhead: 1106 ms total
Got: 1106 ms

https://usu.edu

587 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.usu.edu/

519 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://usu.edu301587 msHTTP/1.1nginx/1.30.0
2https://www.usu.edu/200519 msHTTP/1.1nginx/1.30.0

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
Crawlability
robots.txt present, no sitemap
REVIEW
robots.txt present, no sitemap
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 165 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 165 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *

Disallow: /ust/print.cfm
Disallow: /nothinghere
Disallow: /nothinghere/calendar
Disallow: /nothinghere/cms
Disallow: /nothinghere/calendar/submit.php

sitemap.xml No sitemap found

No sitemap found

Adding a sitemap helps search engines discover your pages.

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

Certificate validity

349
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
1 A records, 811 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 811 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 129.123.54.211
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
3 nameserver(s) configured
Got: root2.usu.edu, root3.usu.edu, root1.usu.edu
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 (811 ms)
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
Got: 811 ms
A129.123.54.211
AAAA
CNAME
NSroot2.usu.edu, root3.usu.edu, root1.usu.edu
MX
0 usu-edu.mail.protection.outlook.com
TXT
MS=ms37029961
ciscocidomainverification=5de081361b8d19b6c741bb3d654e66a4d9554135850d913fd4e97a...
arcules-domain-verification=o6Kh6OCKEuC5CXJVdbdjDzmNbPMarkFqGLh4V5XfkQr
google-site-verification=k5UXdYaMB7Uctg9P2Sz0JH4pO3q1WcK2C3mR5IWrrEQ
uudy/C7eyPebp6qhRAI0uwVrofez6qlviAigRMMXDGnpksY/wtNTwd3Hq1zV3oFcFy3BtH1bw2qH5wBB...
3M90GXM4T69TZ0PAQ2JVSJPWDFISKPPM6X1A4VC92
klaviyo-site-verification=VxvYfX
ZOOM_verify_DQxd_SgMQn6pnQu7RlSHHw
9ji7oo792hc7u0agkogsa9sinq
google-site-verification=yflQrpwhMOEbLvvUgYHaYVUJnbVdrKBcGOzG3EO_6Tc
klaviyo-site-verification=UN34Rh
google-site-verification=QPv7aOXbW4GasfRTCoAO0fisDtqlVzWnZs3IYxijoEc
google-site-verification=g2x-xPOEGfI6gl-HtT806Cj1_qLoxm_9HefK9OojO8o
bw=EQvPRn1lTW+OU41xKbuziISfrQxNEdrS8vSXhGF6NMXF
autodesk-domain-verification=RXpkbOJiNtpf7pGi1GCK
google-site-verification=vUi3lMF6luX94cq1UD-eIThFzksvRc5xIfQHFbZNlv4
google-site-verification=uWFjeMz3kr3IP43ZlvAbpwNQizD4_wSU81BxiqledMI
adobe-idp-site-verification=f9bcba8f-e2e2-4daf-bc36-2869ddd27be4
ijxuCdUX6sKTJ6f/qGEyESJVbOD0d3Iku0CtDL4IkdXyj99R+oeBBb4uSjnohoZyQqIh22sC2h1/ce/9...
google-site-verification=g8e1j8cUHYONiMshafhRDzxBCcaM5QQDPMnov2O9HAA
atlassian-domain-verification=hC/NkRK60vA9UnkGreemA9YnoxxAbDk0EbiWsbmauEsl/84RS6...
jamf-site-verification=LISILb_R5i_yiNGw25YhQA
SPF v=spf1 ip4:129.123.1.1 ip4:129.123.1.28 include:spf.protection.outlook.com a:smt...
openai-domain-verification=dv-VkNdsQaBFQcXanPSzoLhJwj8
anthropic-domain-verification-qfrgnj=LeG9WtnCGTka4SICMiwQKAwuM
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 811 ms

Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.

Why this matters

Single A record means a single point of failure — if that IP goes down, your site is unreachable until DNS TTL expires.

Learn more

Add multiple A records for round-robin failover, or use a managed DNS provider with health-checked failover (Route 53, Cloudflare, NS1). Short TTL (60-300s) lets clients recover faster on outages.

Source: SRE practice / DNS architecture

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+
Domain Intelligence
usu.edu — 38 years, 5 months old, hosted on USU-EDU - Utah State University, US
PASS
usu.edu — 38 years, 5 months old, hosted on USU-EDU - Utah State University, US
Info::
Domain registered until Jul 31, 2027 (1 years, 3 months remaining)
Info::
Hosting: USU-EDU - Utah State University, US
Got: AS26046
Domain expiry

377 days

July 31, 2027

SSL certificate

349 days

Issued by Internet2

Domain age

38 years, 5 months

Registered June 3, 1988

DNSSEC

Status unknown

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

USU-EDU - Utah State University, US

ASN AS26046

129.123.54.211

Registrar

Registrar unknown

Lock status unknown 3 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Registrar
Created June 3, 1988 (38 years, 5 months ago)
Expires July 31, 2027 (1 years, 3 months)
Last Updated July 23, 2025
Name Servers root3.usu.edu, root2.usu.edu, root1.usu.edu
Registrant Utah State University
Hosting
IP Address 129.123.54.211
ASN AS26046 (USU-EDU - Utah State University, US)
Provider USU-EDU - Utah State University, US
Data source: whois (0.8s)
A
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 575 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
138 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
145 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
148 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
575 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
575 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 138 ms TCP Connect 145 ms TLS Handshake 148 ms Server Processing 145 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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