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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
94
GRADE
A
FIX
0
REVIEW
3
PASS
6
INFO
0
Probed from Amsterdam, Netherlands
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
6 PASS 3 REVIEW
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.washingtonexaminer.com/
200https://washingtonexaminer.com/

Inconsistent — duplicate content risk

HTTP → HTTPS

301http://washingtonexaminer.com/ → https://washingtonexaminer.com/

Consistent

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

Certificate validity

83
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 (EXPIRED)
REVIEW
Cloudflare (EXPIRED)
Info::
Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: AMS)
Got: cf-ray: 9effaef21b256710-AMS
Info::
CDN cache status: EXPIRED
CDN Detected: Cloudflare
Provider Cloudflare Cache Status EXPIRED Evidence cf-ray: 9effaef21b256710-AMS
A+
DNS Records
2 A records, 8 ms lookup
PASS
2 A records, 8 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 104.18.4.91, 104.18.5.91
Info::
Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
Got: 2606:4700::6812:45b, 2606:4700::6812:55b
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: chin.ns.cloudflare.com, thomas.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: 8 ms
Got: 8 ms
A104.18.4.91, 104.18.5.91
AAAA2606:4700::6812:45b, 2606:4700::6812:55b
CNAME—
NSchin.ns.cloudflare.com, thomas.ns.cloudflare.com
MX
1 aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
TXT
apple-domain-verification=yohnU4NZuUOS4d8z
google-site-verification=YgqOLB4_v4f7ngV3RAIiu5IeaI-TDIHKVmJjZkJJXr8
SPF v=spf1 ip4:96.46.141.220 ip4:96.46.141.221 include:_spf.google.com -all
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 8 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), 103 ms total
PASS
1 redirect(s), 103 ms total
Info::
Single redirect
Got: https://washingtonexaminer.com → https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/ (301)
Info::
WWW normalization redirect

https://washingtonexaminer.com

54 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/

49 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://washingtonexaminer.com30154 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare
2https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/20049 msHTTP/1.1cloudflare

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

A+
IPv6 Readiness
IPv6 reachable (1 ms)
PASS
IPv6 reachable (1 ms)
Info::
IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700::6812:45b, 2606:4700::6812:55b
Got: 1 ms connect
IPv6 Ready
AAAA Records 2606:4700::6812:45b, 2606:4700::6812:55b Connection Reachable (1 ms)
A+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 8815 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 8815 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 645 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 8815 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 8815 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 645 B Sitemaps referenced 2 User-agents CCBot, omgili, Coccocbot, Spinn3r, Yandex, Mail.RU_Bot, omgilibot, Sogou, Exabot, *, Bytespider, YandexBot, Baidu Blocking No — crawling allowed

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /

Disallow: /*?source=
Disallow: /*?utm_
Disallow: /*?fbclid=
Disallow: /*?gclid=

User-agent: Bytespider
Disallow: /

User-agent: YandexBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Spinn3r
Disallow: /

User-agent: Yandex
Disallow: /

User-agent: Baidu
Disallow: /

User-agent: Mail.RU_Bot
Disallow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: omgilibot
Disallow: /

User-agent: omgili
Disallow: /

User-agent: Sogou
Disallow: /

User-agent: Exabot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Coccocbot
Disallow: /

Sitemap: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sitemap.xml

Sitemap: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news-sitemap.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 8815 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
Domain Intelligence
washingtonexaminer.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 20 years, 4 months old
PASS
washingtonexaminer.com — via GoDaddy.com, LLC, 20 years, 4 months old
Info::
Domain registered until Apr 2, 2027 (11 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: GoDaddy.com, LLC
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

291 days

April 2, 2027

SSL certificate

83 days

Issued by Let's Encrypt

Domain age

20 years, 4 months

Registered April 2, 2006

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

Unknown

2606:4700::6812:55b

Registrar

GoDaddy.com, LLC

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 GoDaddy.com, LLC
Created April 2, 2006 (20 years, 4 months ago)
Expires April 2, 2027 (11 months)
Last Updated April 3, 2026
Name Servers chin.ns.cloudflare.com, thomas.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 2606:4700::6812:55b
Data source: rdap (0.0s)

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 487 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
4 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
1 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
8 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
487 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
487 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 4 ms TCP Connect 1 ms TLS Handshake 8 ms Server Processing 474 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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