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Infrastructure

· 9 checks — DNS, redirects, IPv6, crawlability, URL variants, and domain intelligence rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
85
GRADE
B
FIX
1
REVIEW
3
PASS
5
INFO
0
Probed from Madrid, Spain
301 Moved Permanently
Checks
9
5 PASS 3 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.

B
Redirect Chain
2 redirect(s), 644 ms total
REVIEW
2 redirect(s), 644 ms total
Warning::
2 redirects before reaching final URL
Each redirect adds latency. Try to minimize the chain to 1 hop.
Info::
WWW normalization redirect
Info::
Redirect overhead: 644 ms total
Got: 644 ms

https://westernunion.com

395 ms · HTTP/1.0

301

https://www.westernunion.com/

96 ms · HTTP/1.1

301

https://www.westernunion.com/es/es/home....

154 ms · HTTP/1.1 FINAL

#URLStatusTimeProtocolServer
1https://westernunion.com301395 msHTTP/1.0BigIP
2https://www.westernunion.com/30196 msHTTP/1.1AkamaiGHost
3https://www.westernunion.com/es/es/home....200154 msHTTP/1.1AmazonS3

See the visual redirect chain in the HTTP Probe tab →

Each redirect adds latency. Try to minimize the chain to 1 hop.

Why this matters

Redirect chain — each hop adds latency; combine into one redirect where possible.

Source: Google Search Central / web.dev

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

Certificate validity

169
days left
0d 30d 60d 90d+

Recommended actions

  • Prefer TLS 1.3 — TLS 1.2 is acceptable but TLS 1.3 removes RSA key exchange and improves latency
  • 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, 350 ms lookup
PASS
1 A records, 350 ms lookup
Info::
Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
Got: 66.218.161.27
Info::
Single A record — no DNS redundancy
Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
Info::
No IPv6 (AAAA) records
Info::
2 nameserver(s) configured
Got: auth00.ns.uu.net, auth100.ns.uu.net
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 (350 ms)
Slow DNS adds latency to every page load. Consider a faster DNS provider.
Got: 350 ms
A66.218.161.27
AAAA—
CNAME—
NSauth00.ns.uu.net, auth100.ns.uu.net
MX
10 mxa-00002a01.gslb.pphosted.com
10 mxb-00002a01.gslb.pphosted.com
TXT
adobe-idp-site-verification=f5e6ca8d0b35f8301f7dc4f322fe7cc23d407bcf9255ac8b57e1...
9c0HbBioqkbWNxMYrTaKYoRPihafi6Ee3F9bO3if9ra+gwSM3Bx15eXG9EpDtdroi3vuaqOYeFqNkNz7...
dtm-domain-verification=LwAMVfig4yD6Yv3ohTWetCf-IY_HPc9UB4L2okeXjE0
atlassian-domain-verification=sMrYLS5XC9a5TgJTwQART4r5aDDaV4kBhOf0ntNBQ3kzXyeaaq...
Y3Fh+0zQF4jOydeSjJ7dBBafBDcVlPoRzumM063pGB8=
google-site-verification=Qs-9D61IwA4kZeZgoamG4ijzLv36Kiaam_ZwHenkHtc
_6b03fr8wik6a1etzd6oa37zoaqchc38
bird-domain-verification=a82fb957-831a-4355-9d69-b2dff3f370b9
h1-domain-verification=yDFfYV8Q1oDUmr7s1fnrB4FtuhzSUaRcVcGy6xM7JfKxvGnN
google-site-verification=LHWLQ-_ksT62C7ZligxEJzqehp9SnCg4C3pWwaMQxCY
bird-domain-verification=db6e9c58-25fb-4f59-9b2e-e5da177b6b74
smartsheet-site-validation=a9EZta_ZjbznVXmItLgyI1TqXAeI4zcQ
google-site-verification=JJChp48MDSRbBEWmW3_kpsSZ6bMXrUIvPOgVA_bhKHo
duo_sso_verification=5Ew1PkA5abjIfmYJNp5GcB3ZpR7D42jon2l8gKwnm9tdv4iMSpwTS8JwAVD...
bird-domain-verification=0269aac1-5de7-4db9-825c-74cf105e33cb
SPF v=spf1 include:spf-00002a01.pphosted.com include:spf-00002a04.pphosted.com inclu...
google-gws-recovery-domain-verification=61766877
atlassian-domain-verification=VdOuJuR/iIPTwPKH5LrrRC8XROVm8i4ErIZ1dgcwGfi2rgBBFh...
"v=spf1 include:spf-00002a01.pphosted.com include:spf-00002a03.pphosted.com incl...
apple-domain-verification=WizI66ZdqY7ix0mG
bmJbs/2toKCf9yFCFh6Ygq56eDOray8CCqTKZqLAnsc=
apple-domain-verification=oPke3H7ZOCOZJhamePEC3VRNocmyg1u_bFVZzGe0usA
docusign=f5d11c53-03e6-4f7b-8d21-242de935036e
intersight=d06a05456197a8ac9b204fa977c119bc88ef831b8a3781ccf382394fb8a3b8da
docusign=055edb29-59f0-42f8-9b8d-5692c2b42a19
facebook-domain-verification=e35tjnmq34ss9uafw7kzmgbcr80id7
P2S78/iNLflqT1qVVFfwuOkRKM8iZP+35CTTIlq8/4o=
Xa_wwFlJ0-0bd7o4yvkmzQ
CAALookup not available with standard resolver
Resolved in 350 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+
Crawlability
robots.txt present, sitemap with 232 URLs
PASS
robots.txt present, sitemap with 232 URLs
Info::
robots.txt is present
Got: 1498 bytes
Info::
sitemap.xml is present
Info::
sitemap.xml is valid XML
Info::
sitemap.xml contains 232 entries
Info::
Sitemap index with 232 child sitemaps
Info::
robots.txt references sitemap
robots.txt 200 OK
Size 1498 B Sitemaps referenced 15 User-agents * Blocking No — crawling allowed
User-agent: *
Disallow: /priceShopperRedirectAction.do?method=load
Disallow: /shop/
Disallow: /wushop/
Disallow: /wupay/
Disallow: /info/
Disallow: /web-inf/
Disallow: /pdf/
Disallow: /index_1.html
Disallow: /index.php
Disallow: /www.tigomoney.com.gt
Disallow: /favico.ico
Disallow: /*responsive-pages/
Disallow: /*utils/
Disallow: /*legal/
Disallow: /*legal*
Disallow: /wu/
Disallow: /*hardLock/
Disallow: /*docupload*
Disallow: /*legalDisclaimer*
Disallow: /*kycSucess*
Disallow: /*interstitialPage*
Disallow: /*kycVerification*
Disallow: /*session-expired*
Disallow: /*site-restriction*
Disallow: /*temporary-outage.html*

Noindex: /*site-restriction*
Noindex: /*temporary-outage.html*

Sitemap: https://www.westernunion.com/sitemap-index.xml
Sitemap: https://www.westernunion.com/additional-services.xml
Sitemap: https://www.westernunion.com/billpay.xml
Sitemap: https://www.westernunion.com/customer-care.xml
Sitemap: https://www.westernunion.com/fraud-awareness.xml
Sitemap: https://www.westernunion.com/home.xml
Sitemap: https://www.westernunion.com/legal.xml
Sitemap: https://www.westernunion.com/locations.xml
Sitemap: https://www.westernunion.com/money-transfer.xml
Sitemap: https://www.westernunion.com/profile.xml
Sitemap: https://www.westernunion.com/rewards.xml
Sitemap: https://www.westernunion.com/send-money.xml
Sitemap: https://www.westernunion.com/tools.xml
Sitemap: https://www.westernunion.com/wu-blog-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://www.westernunion.com/wu-foundation-sitemap.xml
sitemap.xml 200 OK
Type Sitemap Index URLs 232 entries Valid XML Yes
Child Sitemaps:
A+
URL Variants
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
PASS
www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS
Info::
www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www)
Info::
HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

www / non-www

301https://www.westernunion.com/
200https://westernunion.com/

Preferred variant: non-www

HTTP → HTTPS

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

Consistent

A+
Domain Intelligence
westernunion.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 30 years, 11 months old, hosted on WURESTON - THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY, US
PASS
westernunion.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 30 years, 11 months old, hosted on WURESTON - THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY, US
Info::
Domain registered until Oct 7, 2026 (5 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: MarkMonitor 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.
Info::
Hosting: WURESTON - THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY, US
Got: AS36154
Domain expiry

113 days

October 7, 2026

SSL certificate

169 days

Issued by COMODO CA Limited

Domain age

30 years, 11 months

Registered October 8, 1995

DNSSEC

Not enabled

Protects against DNS spoofing

Hosting

WURESTON - THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY, US

ASN AS36154

66.218.161.27

Registrar

MarkMonitor 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 MarkMonitor Inc.
Created October 8, 1995 (30 years, 11 months ago)
Expires October 7, 2026 (5 months)
Last Updated September 5, 2025
Name Servers auth00.ns.uu.net, auth100.ns.uu.net
DNSSEC Not enabled
Hosting
IP Address 66.218.161.27
ASN AS36154 (WURESTON - THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY, US)
Provider WURESTON - THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY, US
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 526 ms — DNS, TCP, TLS, TTFB, content transfer breakdown
PASS
DNS Lookup DNS Lookup — time to resolve the domain name to an IP address.
133 ms
TCP Connect TCP Connect — time to establish a TCP connection to the server.
97 ms
TLS Handshake TLS Handshake — time to complete the HTTPS encryption handshake.
198 ms
Time to First Byte Time to First Byte — how long the server takes to respond with the first byte of data.
526 ms
Total Time Total request time from DNS lookup through full response.
526 ms

Connection waterfall

DNS Lookup 133 ms TCP Connect 97 ms TLS Handshake 198 ms Server Processing 98 ms Content Transfer 0 ms
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