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Automated Website Trust & Risk Intelligence Report
https://scamlookup.net/website/harvard
Generated: Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:53:22 GMT
Target Website: harvard.edu
Overall Trust Score: 89/100 (Trusted)
harvard.edu
Trusted
Scanned: Sep 5, 10:53 AMTRUST SCORE
89
CONFIDENT
Low Risk
89/100
TRUST SCORE
CONFIDENT
Low Risk
SAFETY
65/100
65/100
TRANSPARENCY
70/100
70/100
DOMAIN RISK
LowLow Tier
LowRisk
SSL SECURITY
100/100
100/100
PAYMENT RISK
NoNo Risk
NoRisk
VERDICT
Trusted
Trusted
AI Security Summary
89/100 — trusted. Domain registration date unconfirmed, clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Verdict driven by: no terms of service found; missing HSTS; missing Content Security Policy — worth extra caution before trusting.
No malware/phishing on feedsGood reputationHTTPS enabled
HTTPS & SSL
SecureSecure
Standard Trusted CA
Threat Status
CleanClean
No blacklists or malware
Domain Age
ActiveActive
Registrar: Verified Registry
Reputation
High TrustHigh Trust
Based on 65+ verified signals
IP & Server
192.0.66.20192.0.66.20
cloudflare
Email Security
ProtectedProtected
SPF, DMARC, MX active
Performance
89 / 10089 / 100
Fast response time
Redirects
1 Hop1 Hop
Redirect chain analyzed
Top Priority RecommendationAction Needed
Missing HSTS
Tells browsers to only use HTTPS for this domain.
Why it matters
Addressing this signal prevents trust downgrades and potential security risks.
View Glossary GuidePositive Signals
- Site responded with 200
- HTTPS is enforced
- Fast response (221ms)
- Served through Cloudflare
- 1 address record(s) resolved
- 6 authoritative nameservers
- HTTPS encryption active & verified
- robots.txt published
Warnings
- Missing HSTS
- Missing Content Security Policy
- No terms of service found
- Large response served uncompressed
Critical Issues
No critical issues found
Domain passes all high-risk checks
- Registrar Name
- Verified Registry
- Creation Date
- —
- Last Updated
- —
- Registry Expiry Date
- —
- WHOIS Privacy Protection
- Redacted for Privacy (Protected)
- Domain Status Codes
- active
ICANN Status Badges
active
Domain records active on registry
Registry returned active status with redacted public contact records.
Security Header Baseline
Strict-Transport-SecurityMissing
Content-Security-PolicyMissing
X-Frame-OptionsMissing
X-Content-Type-OptionsMissing
Referrer-PolicyMissing
Permissions-PolicyMissing
Recommended Missing Headers
missing: HSTSmissing: Content Security Policymissing: X-Frame-Optionsmissing: X-Content-Type-Optionsmissing: Referrer Policymissing: Permissions Policy
All Response Headers (13)
Missing HSTS
Tells browsers to only use HTTPS for this domain.
-4
Missing Content Security Policy
Restricts which scripts and resources the page can load.
-4
Missing X-Frame-Options
Prevents clickjacking by disallowing framing.
-3
Missing X-Content-Type-Options
Blocks MIME-sniffing browser attacks.
-2
Missing Referrer Policy
Controls what referrer information is sent with requests.
-2
Missing Permissions Policy
Restricts access to powerful browser features (camera, mic, etc.).
-2
- IPv4 Addresses (A)
- 192.0.66.20
- IPv6 Addresses (AAAA)
- None
- Mail Servers (MX)
- mx0a-00171101.pphosted.com (Priority: 100), mx0b-00171101.pphosted.com (Priority: 100)
- Authoritative Nameservers (NS)
- a6-66.akam.net, a7-65.akam.net, a1-171.akam.net, a10-66.akam.net, a11-67.akam.net, a16-64.akam.net
- TXT Records Found
- 48 TXT verification records
A Records (IPv4)
192.0.66.20
TXT Verification Records
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brevo-code:30d9f789747b4c124f72dabf24a0a97f
status-page-domain-verification=b4j4g69th3vv
status-page-domain-verification=p83gt91wpxms
fastly-domain-delgation-vdnblsdg768nm-21052021
airtable-verification=8b8110e9283dd87d57b3c5f2f5af2db1
airtable-verification=a92cef30671587a4f6deb7951c1c3f1a
airtable-verification=b25f432db3cbc5bfc481914364b6ce41
openai-domain-verification=dv-5z82SztO32q9YBNgFooNBz5v
openai-domain-verification=dv-e8vYSnmmPbWxpNte1iIKgvOO
geneious.com:domain-verification=1781B6exIEsRBzJ0KzPtKg
cloudflare_dashboard_sso=ef2b950ccd264aba96ddef41e3cf3475
smartsheet-site-validation=jfLh_IkQNJXuKKpTn7RydwiiaAOLy4CR
anthropic-domain-verification-dprfjc=K9LyiFV7zLafnNLNO4lFjyaRx
anthropic-domain-verification-gy5zhc=zmrGT2kyyc2HlnUn6f0utkQB6
globalsign-domain-verification=1C94E0FFAAE95796F597427644D90C03
globalsign-domain-verification=1DDF777ED1ADF45E5FFAFFAAD6774180
globalsign-domain-verification=5A1F4E0081852ECB9015E837384121AD
globalsign-domain-verification=87677a19ae97bfbeec25ff1510a80420
globalsign-domain-verification=9ff12eafbeebb02a0f2b0383aef9d1fa
globalsign-domain-verification=B8359DCEFBCF837B95E2F82282E4297A
globalsign-domain-verification=C44DEEAC45AB4DC2B5AD0B9B2E5D5803
globalsign-domain-verification=dcc2e5d0d67efc32044ae679c7cf19e6
google-site-verification=DZTZhbBaYJ6AO5j-tHFYBdkwryNywFh2gMUeg3SRDSg
google-site-verification=DzhZyP8pu0M1-RFghfTcSN-9poidboYRNdfn2Rf2hCQ
google-site-verification=MmfJS0BjLRgcxrlj8kAyNdToKeAmj0fKb-lPOnd5Pmo
google-site-verification=NEWpTHNZnWRWN3trkIMeFbuPVG3ExwOXUHlC9aJ2sks
google-site-verification=lY-T8NneGQX1RGXeaoBJjSmT_lx3dLRKDq1xY44ZI5w
google-site-verification=pWvLuNePLYxAbafZw2a95vnBhvcj12DzM9NulT9ujSY
google-site-verification=xXWxVElKH8ek_eW45CbAqVSMTQgAqLYUNQUrWpOmkrY
google-site-verification=xqg8LPF_v_QMEIST789q8xhRDqUEX4_8lQjAvV6YykY
heroku-domain-verification=1qfmzz9vp3kexf4fr5zuliwvpieih2ffz4gexo7tlh4
mgverify=45e7fcf3ed36156afa50e8dd90aa36e82af6f11b95e35537b03ecebd434b328a
pardot378242=7001579db574e062735763ba81b54da111abc31facf16bbfa653ab6b8a770988
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v=spf1 include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%{d}._spf.vali.email include:spf.mailjet.com ~all
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ciscocidomainverification=41ce9827e3fbbca9ce75d5dbb5a6bc7b089dc4e239c1b56ba828216d1214480
adobe-idp-site-verification=66e813947c764d98330002232f383a68df8ad609065abb9482f3805dd2a1902c
atlassian-domain-verification=ASRKBXyOafZgDCRWh1Ylv34hiOSMgAIoNXs8H57rR3aTkuOD5KwJfUN9G3f7Ah/H
atlassian-domain-verification=OYfkFwspEELRW6A32BsDVWgvdz8/pLBxVcq7s/mHLBVGqRQRG58XA5LRtDAGpfA7
atlassian-domain-verification=Z8oUd5brL6/RGUMCkxs4U0P/RyhpiNJEIVx9HXJLr3uqEQ1eDmTnj1eq1ObCgY1i
1 address record(s) resolved
+4
6 authoritative nameservers
+2
- Registrable Domain
- harvard.edu
- Registrar Organization
- Verified Registry
- WHOIS Privacy Status
- Enabled (WHOIS Guard / Redacted)
- Registry Status Codes
- active
- Delegated Authoritative Nameservers
- a6-66.akam.net, a7-65.akam.net, a1-171.akam.net, a10-66.akam.net, a11-67.akam.net, a16-64.akam.net
- Registration Lifecycle
- —
Nameservers (NS)
a6-66.akam.neta7-65.akam.neta1-171.akam.neta10-66.akam.neta11-67.akam.neta16-64.akam.net
Domain records active on registry
Registry returned active status with redacted public contact records.
- SPF Record
- v=spf1 include:%{i}._ip.%{h}._ehlo.%{d}._spf.vali.email include:spf.mailjet.com ~all
- DMARC Policy Mode
- Policy: QUARANTINE
- DMARC Raw Record
- v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; sp=none; pct=100; adkim=r; aspf=r; rua=mailto:dmarc_agg@vali.email
- DKIM Selectors Detected
- default, selector1, s1, s2
Email Protection Summary: This domain has strong email authentication configured to prevent spammers from sending emails impersonating this brand.
SPF record published
+5
DMARC published (quarantine)
+4
DKIM configured (default, selector1, s1, s2)
+3
URLhaus Malware
Clean / Not Listed
PhishStats Feed
Clean / Not Listed
Google Safe Browsing
Not checked
- Root Domain Label
- harvard
- Top-Level Domain (TLD)
- .edu (Standard TLD)
- Punycode Obfuscation
- No (Standard ASCII)
- Homoglyph / Lookalike Script
- No mixed scripts
- Brand Match Analysis
- No recognized brand impersonation
- Typosquatting Risk
- Clean
No impersonation patterns detected
Domain doesn't look like a typosquat, doesn't embed a well-known brand, and uses ASCII characters.
+8
Detected Technologies by Category
cms
WordPress
js
SveltejQuery
css
Tailwind CSS
analytics
Google AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
cdn
Cloudflare
Page Metadata & Fingerprint
- HTML Title
- Harvard University
- Meta Description
- Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
- Document Language
- en-US
- Character Encoding
- utf-8
- Viewport Setting
- width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
- Generator Software
- —
7 technologies detected
WordPress, Svelte, jQuery, Tailwind CSS, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare
Legacy jQuery detected without a modern framework
Not inherently unsafe, but often indicates an unmaintained site.
-2
Mobile viewport configured
+2
Items to Fix & Optimize
Text compression (Brotli/Gzip)
MUCH NEEDEDEnable on server or CDN
Modern image formats (WebP/AVIF/SVG)
OPTIONALConvert heavy images to WebP/AVIF
Protocol
HTTP/2
Binary framing, multiplexed
Compression
NONE
No compression detected
Optimization Signals (From Detectable Headers & Assets)
Image Formats
Legacy / Unchecked
Transfer
Uncompressed
Transport
HTTP/2
These are server-side signals. Actual Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) require real-user measurement via PageSpeed Insights.
Detected Asset & Image Formats
WebPAVIFSVGJPEGPNG
- HTTP Response Time
- 221 ms
- Payload Body Size
- 154.6 KB
- Compression Status
- Uncompressed
- Cache Directives
- max-age=300, must-revalidate
Large response served uncompressed
Enable gzip or brotli at the edge to cut transfer size dramatically.
-3
Response is cache-friendly
max-age=300, must-revalidate
+2
AI Content Evaluation
89/100 — trusted. Domain registration date unconfirmed, clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Verdict driven by: no terms of service found; missing HSTS; missing Content Security Policy — worth extra caution before trusting.
- Payment Red Flags
- None (No suspicious payment requests)
- High-Pressure Language
- None (No artificial urgency detected)
- Disposable Domain Risk
- No (Established infrastructure)
- Text Scanned Depth
- 9,749 characters verified
No scam-correlated language found on the home page
No crypto-only / gift-card / wire-only payment demands, and no obvious urgency tactics.
+6
- Primary Web Server
- cloudflare
- CDN / Cloud Provider
- Cloudflare
- Primary IP Address
- 192.0.66.20
- HTTP Status Code
- 200 OK
- Final Landing Destination
- https://www.harvard.edu/
- Redirect Hop Count
- 1 hop
Redirect Hop Chain
- 1.https://harvard.edu/ → https://www.harvard.edu/
Site responded with 200
Final URL: https://www.harvard.edu/. Response time 221ms.
+8
HTTPS is enforced
All redirects stayed on HTTPS. Traffic is encrypted end-to-end.
+10
Fast response (221ms)
+6
Served through Cloudflare
Sites behind a major CDN benefit from DDoS protection and edge caching.
+4
- Certificate Authority (Issuer)
- Standard Trusted CA
- Subject Common Name (CN)
- harvard.edu
- Validity Period
- 60 days remaining (Expires: 2026-11-04T10:53:23.125Z)
- Subject Alternative Names (SANs)
- 1 domain protected
- Certificates Logged (CT)
- 1 certs recorded
Subject Alternative Names (Sample)
harvard.edu
HTTPS encryption active & verified
Live TLS connection established successfully on port 443 with valid cipher suites.
+8
Key Legal & Transparency Pages
- Published Phone Numbers
- 2026-09-01, 1788374477, 2021-01-29, 1611922150, 6683-6682-1, 6683-1644-1
Privacy policy linked from home page
+6
No terms of service found
Reputable sites usually publish a terms of service.
-4
Contact page linked from home page
+5
About page linked from home page
+3
No refund/return policy found
Reputable sites usually publish a refund/return policy.
-3
No cookie policy found
Reputable sites usually publish a cookie policy.
-2
4 social profile(s) linked
facebook, instagram, youtube, tiktok
+3
Phone number published
+2
- Robots.txt Directives
- Present & Configured
- Sitemaps Declared
- https://www.harvard.edu/sitemap_index.xml, https://www.harvard.edu/president/sitemap_index.xml, https://www.harvard.edu/media-relations/sitemap_index.xml, https://www.harvard.edu/climate-and-sustainability/sitemap_index.xml, https://www.harvard.edu/wellbeing/sitemap_index.xml, https://www.harvard.edu/guidelines/sitemap_index.xml, https://www.harvard.edu/ai/sitemap_index.xml, https://www.harvard.edu/community/sitemap_index.xml, https://legacyofslavery.harvard.edu/sitemap_index.xml, https://www.harvard.edu/federal-lawsuits/sitemap_index.xml
- Disallow Rules Count
- 1 rule
View Raw robots.txt
# START YOAST BLOCK # --------------------------- User-agent: * Disallow: Sitemap: https://www.harvard.edu/sitemap_index.xml Sitemap: https://www.harvard.edu/president/sitemap_index.xml Sitemap: https://www.harvard.edu/media-relations/sitemap_index.xml Sitemap: https://www.harvard.edu/climate-and-sustainability/sitemap_index.xml Sitemap: https://www.harvard.edu/wellbeing/sitemap_index.xml Sitemap: https://www.harvard.edu/guidelines/sitemap_index.xml Sitemap: https://www.harvard.edu/ai/sitemap_index.xml Sitemap: https://www.harvard.edu/community/sitemap_index.xml Sitemap: https://legacyofslavery.harvard.edu/sitemap_index.xml Sitemap: https://www.harvard.edu/federal-lawsuits/sitemap_index.xml # --------------------------- # END YOAST BLOCK
robots.txt published
+2
Export & Share Intelligence
Download the complete official PDF verification report (all sections and technical signals expanded), or export raw JSON telemetry.
Scan Engine Performance
Automated multi-signal inspection pipeline
Signals Analyzed
38
This scan
Sources Checked
18
Live security feeds
Scan Duration
2.66s
Ultra-fast
Last Scan
9/5/2026
Live timestamp
Overall Risk
Low Risk