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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
82
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
4
PASS
4
INFO
0
Probed from New York, United Stated
302 Found
Checks
9
4 PASS 4 REVIEW 1 FIX
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.

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: 76 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 76 B Sitemaps referenced 0 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /?s=*
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /graduation/?s=*

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
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
Critical::
HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS
Got: HTTP 302 Expected: 301 redirect to HTTPS

www / non-www

302https://www.uw.edu/
200https://uw.edu/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

302http://uw.edu/ http://www.washington.edu/

HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS

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

Certificate validity

79
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, 411 ms lookup
PASS
4 A records, 411 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 34.168.51.100, 34.82.219.4, 128.208.60.183, 128.208.60.208
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
3 nameserver(s) configured
Got: hanna.cac.washington.edu, holly.s.uw.edu, marge.cac.washington.edu
Info::
2 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 (411 ms)
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
Got: 411 ms
A34.168.51.100, 34.82.219.4, 128.208.60.183, 128.208.60.208
AAAA
CNAME
NShanna.cac.washington.edu, holly.s.uw.edu, marge.cac.washington.edu
MX
100 mxb-00641c01.gslb.pphosted.com
100 mxa-00641c01.gslb.pphosted.com
TXT
JYHwTkmauR9Uf73bc2UKPrr8gll1luLYtKlzYQX2gjgLygJLhVakZoWgkeqDj+ml9uOxw9s16XcnBjzx...
SPF v=spf1 include:%{ir}.%{v}.%{d}.spf.has.pphosted.com ?all
asv=4aec4221ca16f4ddabb965d56cba5a45
adobe-idp-site-verification=bf58555dab65d2680143848e6dd700a49924a704c9715bbb4de1...
mailerlite-domain-verification=6d5b2f522be1491d09fa5d9e3e14b0f422aff8f8
atlassian-domain-verification=4fVjVA/0ZYukgGpqUbHhHlep2o5ddyjh1zEtPnwVcDq0TVJqbk...
brevo-code:baaaa85b76f736acdb5e333a992610fb
QseXm8unGZRLtmktVY6mjPgcbS6ePUHm38xXcgGU4mJBIgDEWehegLJCR14mFNlQ1qMmUNHVn7xNjbHK...
openai-domain-verification=dv-uWDvgoa44Kvo5OMoXuPMvJyc
atlassian-domain-verification=e8Pwet1ReJCU/7512/D6iH/ncRD45nGJaZy9CkItCnA/cKEXtl...
v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQDNkERx6TWQDJSQ48B09uuWmR...
d365mktkey=WxU27ukPc76Ign5M1W2CizwtxVN5kw7gQFxNcw0wzgYx
canva-site-verification=bCxq9Ss3g2mgduxSoE587g
MS=ms55788655
yahoo-verification-key=ST9Gtfp0w9a4mUPUIShYgKZ4cRlrMhhzfsLzTAOL6Qo=
docusign=31a2e780-14d0-4e85-b7f5-08cecf866ef7
google-site-verification=fT5TMnLTwGF4ZcihKPZJO8mXjzFvxbqYV5AduKnlU4U
EMsAdxfUbyMIMoqsVWmln133vdJsn8QlVll1iE1gPz6B3jbSFgq6Fq3EhUSJumCzyDZfExpuinUPkgQA...
martsheet-site-validation=pJGifE5tD7YZ4CfwDL-lPo3Y5YWybO7L
mailerlite-domain-verification=0d618a8444c7cf47d3930a243720032e5b6f6017
duo_sso_verification=lgcg8UUdo7P5hY4ytqMRFVvUhykWSvQzB2vs4cSgB4V3n5JjQW2vaeBtF0r...
smartsheet-site-validation=c3eoTaT-Q4wHMGQnJzslpRSFPer6oQOX
8TZFEO0bZl/ua1vH/RsgZnM5o9lz91ti5Oaez6B8dC1QnAhMOBR6XLLhACi2MJkuWpIwdcvivAW18nEt...
docusign=08b749c6-d902-421f-b556-de6c91eabd24
atlassian-domain-verification=JoSQh6laPe1luqA8IPordTq7opI1kfFekywvCaqN0NHefwlyak...
d365mktkey=zPxS1ZexL4VS7JxlyWNYA3xzhOISXAIxBcGAvVhKAhsx
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 411 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.

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
Redirect Chain
1 redirect(s), 612 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 612 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://uw.edu → https://www.washington.edu/ (302)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Uses 302 (temporary) redirect
If permanent, use 301 instead.
Got: https://uw.edu
Info::
Redirect overhead: 612 ms total
Got: 612 ms
Info::
Cross-domain redirect detected

https://uw.edu

319 ms · HTTP/1.1

302

https://www.washington.edu/

292 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://uw.edu302319 msHTTP/1.1
2https://www.washington.edu/200292 msHTTP/1.1Apache

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

If permanent, use 301 instead.

Why this matters

302 (Found) is for genuinely temporary redirects — if this redirect is permanent, switch to 301 to preserve SEO equity.

Learn more

Search engines treat 302 as temporary, keeping the original URL indexed and not transferring full link equity to the destination. Use 301 (Moved Permanently) for permanent redirects (HTTP→HTTPS, www-vs-non-www, URL restructures).

Source: Google Search Central

A+
Domain Intelligence
uw.edu — 27 years, 6 months old, hosted on Google Cloud
PASS
uw.edu — 27 years, 6 months old, hosted on Google Cloud
Info::
Domain registered until Jul 31, 2027 (1 years, 3 months remaining)
Info::
Hosting: Google Cloud
Got: AS396982
Domain expiry

410 days

July 31, 2027

SSL certificate

79 days

Issued by Internet2

Domain age

27 years, 6 months

Registered March 5, 1999

DNSSEC

Status unknown

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Google Cloud

ASN AS396982

34.82.219.4

Registrar

Registrar unknown

Lock status unknown 3 NS records
Expiry timeline
Today
+1 year
Domain expiry SSL expiry Danger zone (≤30 days)
Registrar
Created March 5, 1999 (27 years, 6 months ago)
Expires July 31, 2027 (1 years, 3 months)
Last Updated July 31, 2025
Name Servers holly.s.uw.edu, hanna.cac.washington.edu, marge.cac.washington.edu
Registrant University of Washington
Hosting
IP Address 34.82.219.4
ASN AS396982 (GOOGLE-CLOUD-PLATFORM - Google LLC, US)
Provider Google Cloud
Data source: whois (0.2s)
A+
HTTP Probe Timing
Total 288 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
77 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
69 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
72 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
288 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
288 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 77 ms TCP Connect 69 ms TLS Handshake 72 ms Server Processing 70 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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