thewest.com.au
The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs.
At a glance
- Category
- News
- Language
- English
- Paid-content signal
- Paid contentObserved
- Registered
- Unknown
- Hosting
- Amazon CloudFrontInferred
- HTTPS certificate trusted
- PassedObserved
- Last updated
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Website Overview
Page metadata, canonical configuration and social previews work together to provide more consistent search and sharing presentation.
Domain and Registration
Transfer-protection status is present, helping reduce the risk of unauthorized domain transfers. The domain uses the common .au extension, which is not an independent safety signal.
DNS and Email
The lowest TTL is 60 seconds, supporting rapid record changes at the cost of more frequent lookups. Nameservers are provided by Amazon Route 53, indicating managed DNS hosting. MX records point to the Microsoft 365 email service. No CNAME was found; the observed records resolve directly to addresses. SPF and DMARC are configured. DKIM status is unknown.
TLS and Certificates
The certificate uses an RSA 2048-bit public key, offering broad client compatibility. The server supplied a complete certificate chain. No organization name is present in the certificate; the available fields are consistent with domain validation. The certificate was issued within the Amazon cloud or CDN ecosystem. The certificate is valid for about 197 days in total, with 192 days remaining.
HTTP and Browser Security
The response lacks these common security headers: X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy. No X-Powered-By header was found, reducing one common source of backend fingerprinting information. The x-cache, via response header indicates a CDN or caching proxy in the delivery path. No obvious internal addresses or debug information were found in the headers. The Server header contains the custom value CloudFront.
Technology Stack Analysis
The public page identifies Amazon CloudFront without precise versions, leaving fewer clues for version-specific scanning.
Search and Social Sharing
Twitter Card metadata is configured. The title has 54 characters, within a common display range. A meta description is present, with 149 characters. No Generator meta tag is publicly exposed. A viewport declaration is present, providing a basis for mobile layout.
Hosting and Email
Registration details
| Registrar | Corporation Service Company (Aust) Pty Ltd |
|---|---|
| Registered | Unknown |
| Expires | Unknown |
| Domain status | server delete prohibited、server renew prohibited、server transfer prohibited、server update prohibited |
| Nameservers | ns-1379.awsdns-44.org、ns-1872.awsdns-42.co.uk、ns-427.awsdns-53.com、ns-619.awsdns-13.net |
| DNSSEC | unsigned |
DNS records
| Type | Name | Value | TTL | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | thewest.com.au | 13.226.209.12 | 60 | — |
| A | thewest.com.au | 13.226.209.127 | 60 | — |
| A | thewest.com.au | 13.226.209.49 | 60 | — |
| A | thewest.com.au | 13.226.209.58 | 60 | — |
| AAAA | thewest.com.au | 2600:9000:201d:1e00:a:9ea7:4a40:93a1 | 60 | — |
| AAAA | thewest.com.au | 2600:9000:201d:3800:a:9ea7:4a40:93a1 | 60 | — |
| AAAA | thewest.com.au | 2600:9000:201d:400:a:9ea7:4a40:93a1 | 60 | — |
| AAAA | thewest.com.au | 2600:9000:201d:9800:a:9ea7:4a40:93a1 | 60 | — |
| AAAA | thewest.com.au | 2600:9000:201d:c000:a:9ea7:4a40:93a1 | 60 | — |
| AAAA | thewest.com.au | 2600:9000:201d:d400:a:9ea7:4a40:93a1 | 60 | — |
| AAAA | thewest.com.au | 2600:9000:201d:e800:a:9ea7:4a40:93a1 | 60 | — |
| AAAA | thewest.com.au | 2600:9000:201d:ec00:a:9ea7:4a40:93a1 | 60 | — |
| MX | thewest.com.au | thewest-com-au.mail.protection.outlook.com | 300 | 0 |
| NS | thewest.com.au | ns-1379.awsdns-44.org | 172800 | — |
| NS | thewest.com.au | ns-1872.awsdns-42.co.uk | 172800 | — |
| NS | thewest.com.au | ns-427.awsdns-53.com | 172800 | — |
| NS | thewest.com.au | ns-619.awsdns-13.net | 172800 | — |
| TXT | thewest.com.au | GKsXfG58YYhnDI/gYMpbM/UshrJqQZfNA//xxbMHmXpl92Yf40sEuoX0PsF5MBSYWDNI6KzyodwqgjwLDYzUng== | 300 | — |
| TXT | thewest.com.au | MS=ms11785540 | 300 | — |
| TXT | thewest.com.au | UBvKHyWIb750fDIm6bB6XTIZiSOhzWMsLScEsqsSED13ajef5Mm+nbaq+U/kBybDzp+ibxolDVQ951qolLrxBQ== | 300 | — |
| TXT | thewest.com.au | _globalsign-domain-verification=xfkrv3yRwA5GGm0E4l5RlcNKTqVD8KAYsYdCYTBMF0 | 300 | — |
| TXT | thewest.com.au | adobe-idp-site-verification=75c0fa16-3b60-4300-bff2-613579011f2c | 300 | — |
| TXT | thewest.com.au | atlassian-domain-verification=q7L83nJ0sdGIGjOaXuZWO9Lo7BJgQDQaY6bCB/KQL7NOWIs/3U/ZuSVuRcRsyrPt | 300 | — |
| TXT | thewest.com.au | facebook-domain-verification=ldcuj6vltz4pk4xkf2zj7hhgf2nwhl | 300 | — |
| TXT | thewest.com.au | globalsign-domain-verification=14C92E9D40B38232C616F34908B2684B | 300 | — |
| TXT | thewest.com.au | globalsign-domain-verification=2DDE5506A7C998A14DE30113EA1055D2 | 300 | — |
| TXT | thewest.com.au | google-site-verification=HhrGa0EEJzJ5Cs-OlWtb1aZYNIGGUIKNncqUlWnYVbg | 300 | — |
| TXT | thewest.com.au | google-site-verification=q1YpBR1UeH4PuSfE5R3cgYddKgSkH9aKZvRb9dfzHGg | 300 | — |
| TXT | thewest.com.au | v=spf1 ip4:202.41.193.244 ip4:202.41.193.245 include:spf.protection.outlook.com -all | 300 | — |
| DMARC | _dmarc.thewest.com.au | v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:[email protected]; ruf=mailto:[email protected]; adkim=s; aspf=s; fo=1 | 300 | — |
TLS and certificates
HTTP response headers
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| content-type | text/html; charset=utf-8 |
| cache-control | public, max-age=120 |
| server | CloudFront |
| strict-transport-security | max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains |
| content-security-policy | default-src 'self' data: https:;font-src 'self' https: data:;form-action 'self' https://*.dotmetrics.net;frame-ancestors https://cue.wanews.com.au 'self';img-src 'self' data: https:;object-src 'none';script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval' data: https:;style-src 'self' https: 'unsafe-inline';upgrade-insecure-requests;report-to csp-violations;report-uri https://thewest.com.au/csp-report;connect-src 'self' https: data: wss:;frame-src 'self' https:;media-src 'self' data: blob: https:;worker-src 'self' https: data: blob: |
Identified technologies
Pages, Search and Sharing
| Meta description | The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. |
|---|---|
| Canonical URL | https://thewest.com.au/ |
| Language | English (default) |
| Twitter Card | summary_large_image |
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14 fieldsrobots.txt (opens in a new tab)
2 rulesAll bots 0 allowed · 1 disallowed
- Disallow
/search
googlebot-image 0 allowed · 1 disallowed
- Disallow
/assets/profiles/*_thumb.png$
No matching rules.
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