Domain Analyzer

How can I verify if a website is genuine before entering my information?

Before you enter sensitive information like your email, password, or payment details on a website, it is crucial to verify its legitimacy. Our domain analyzer tool helps you do this by providing important information about the website’s security, ownership, and technical setup. This can help you avoid scams and protect your personal data.

What does the domain analyzer check?

Our domain analyzer performs several checks to give you a comprehensive overview of a website’s credibility:

• Security: It checks for HTTPS, TLS certificates, and security headers like HSTS and CSP.
• Ownership: It retrieves domain registration details, including registrar, expiry date, and registry status.
• Technical Setup: It identifies the server location, hosting provider, and network (ASN) from IP geolocation.
• Content Structure: It analyzes the homepage title, description, word count, and headings.
• Platform: It detects platform fingerprints such as WordPress or Angular.
• SEO and Accessibility: It checks for sitemap size, robots.txt rules, and canonicalization behavior.
• Third-Party Services: It identifies third-party hosts, cookies, and trackers.

What technical details does the tool provide?

The domain analyzer provides detailed technical information that can help you assess a website’s security and legitimacy:

• HTTP Status and Response Time: It checks if the website is up and how quickly it responds.
• TLS Certificate: It verifies the certificate’s issuer, expiry date, and the subdomains it covers.
• Security Headers: It lists which of six key security headers are set: HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Permissions-Policy.
• DNS Records: It retrieves DNS records and checks for DMARC, CAA, and DNSSEC.
• Server and Hosting: It identifies the server location, hosting provider, and network (ASN).

What information about the website’s content and structure is provided?

The tool analyzes the website’s content and structure to give you insights into its purpose and organization:

• Homepage Title and Description: It shows the title and meta description used by the website.
• Word Count and Headings: It provides the word count of the homepage and lists the headings used.
• Platform Detection: It detects if the website is built with popular platforms like WordPress or Angular.
• Schema.org Types: It lists the schema.org types published on the website.
• Robots.txt Rules: It checks the robots.txt file and whether AI crawlers like GPTBot and ClaudeBot are blocked.
• Sitemap Size: It reports the size of the website’s sitemap.
• Redirect and Canonicalization Behavior: It analyzes how the website handles redirects and canonical URLs.
• Error Handling: It shows what the domain returns for a URL that does not exist.

What will the tool not tell me?

While our domain analyzer provides valuable information, it does not offer certain data:

• Traffic Estimates: It does not provide estimates of website traffic or visitor numbers.
• Authority or Ranking Scores: It does not give SEO authority or ranking scores.
• Keyword Data: It does not provide information on keywords the website ranks for.

These metrics cannot be determined by simply inspecting a domain and require specialized tools and access to search engine data.

What if a site blocks the check?

If a website blocks automated requests, such as those from our domain analyzer, the tool will still produce a report. This report will be labeled as blocked and will not include any content-derived information. However, it will still show certificate, DNS, registration, and robots.txt details because these are served to everyone.

Is my privacy protected when using the tool?

Yes, your privacy is important. When you use the domain analyzer, the tool queries the domain registry over RDAP and an IP geolocation service to build the report. This process does not involve collecting or storing any personal data about you. The reports are public and cached for 14 days, but no personal information is retained.

What does it mean when a site is hosted on a CDN?

When a site is hosted on a Content Delivery Network (CDN), the location shown in the report is where the CDN edge server is located, not the actual company location. This is because the CDN edge server is the one responding to the request.

How can I interpret the results?

By reviewing the information provided, you can assess the website’s security measures, ownership, and technical setup. This can help you decide whether it is safe to interact with the site.

What should I do if I find suspicious information?

If the domain analyzer reveals suspicious details, such as an expired TLS certificate or missing security headers, you should exercise caution. Consider contacting the website directly or looking for alternative, more secure options.

Frequently asked questions

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