Is archive.org Safe? Website Security Report — 78/100

REPORT OVERVIEW

What the latest scan says about archive.org

DarkOra separates technical evidence from community opinion and explains the factors behind the score.

Assessment summary

The available evidence contains more reassuring signals than material concerns. Its TLS certificate was valid at scan time. Registration records show the domain has existed for more than two years. The accessible homepage exposed no clear contact route and no obvious policy links. Confidence is high based on 7 distinct evidence groups collected during the latest scan. The result is a risk assessment, not proof that archive.org is legitimate or fraudulent.

17Positive factors

6Caution factors

23Total signals

ConnectionHTTPS

Valid TLS certificate observed

Domain history30.6 years

easyDNS Technologies Inc.

Browser hardening50%

3 of 6 monitored headers

Independent gradeC

MDN HTTP Observatory result

CAPTURED HOMEPAGE

Visual snapshot from the scan

July 26, 2026

https://archive.org/

Screenshot of archive.org captured during the latest DarkOra website safety scan

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Six capped evidence areas

No single signal controls the final result. Each category has a maximum contribution.

Connection & TLS19/20

95% of available points

Domain maturity & DNS13/15

87% of available points

Browser security14/15

93% of available points

Identity & transparency5/15

33% of available points

Page behaviour17/20

85% of available points

External reputation10/15

67% of available points

KEY FINDINGS

Evidence that influenced the score

Review both columns. A high total score does not cancel a material caution signal.

POSITIVE FACTORS

Signals that support trust

17

Valid TLS certificate

The certificate is trusted, matches the hostname and is currently valid.

TLS · transport · +7 points

HTTPS is active

The final page is delivered through an encrypted HTTPS connection.

Transport · transport · +4 points

Long-established domain registration

Registration records indicate an age of about 30 years.

RDAP · domain · +4 points

Website responded successfully

The scanned destination returned HTTP 200.

HTTP · transport · +3 points

Domain email controls are published

The domain exposes multiple mail-routing or anti-spoofing controls.

DNS · domain · +2 points

HSTS is present

The response includes the strict-transport-security header.

Security headers · security · +2 points

Content Security Policy is present

The response includes the content-security-policy header.

Security headers · security · +2 points

security.txt is available

A security contact file was found under .well-known.

Public files · transparency · +2 points

Normal homepage content was accessible

The scanner received a usable HTML homepage rather than an interstitial or access-control page.

Content · behavior · +2 points

No monitored high-risk wording detected

The accessible homepage did not contain the monitored high-pressure or credential-request phrases.

Content · behavior · +2 points

Responsive origin server

The initial request completed in about 621 ms.

Performance · transport · +1 points

Public DNS resolution

The domain resolves to 1 validated public network address.

DNS · domain · +1 points

Nameserver redundancy

At least two authoritative nameservers were found.

DNS · domain · +1 points

Referrer policy is present

The response includes the referrer-policy header.

Security headers · security · +1 points

Descriptive page title

The homepage provides a usable browser title.

Content · transparency · +1 points

robots.txt is available

The website publishes a non-empty robots.txt file.

Public files · transparency · +1 points

No hidden frames or external form targets

The accessible homepage did not expose hidden iframes or forms posting to another hostname.

Content · behavior · +1 points

CAUTION FACTORS

Signals worth reviewing

6

Policy links not found

Privacy, terms, refund or company-information links were not detected.

Content · transparency · -2 points

Framing protection not found

No X-Frame-Options or CSP frame-ancestors rule was detected.

Security headers · security · -1 points

Contact route not found

No clear email, telephone or support route was detected on the homepage.

Content · transparency · -1 points

Very limited page content

The homepage contains little readable text.

Content · transparency · -1 points

Missing x-content-type-options

The response did not include this browser security header. Missing headers affect hardening, but do not by themselves prove fraud.

Security headers · security

Missing permissions-policy

The response did not include this browser security header. Missing headers affect hardening, but do not by themselves prove fraud.

Security headers · security

TECHNICAL EVIDENCE

Network, certificate and page-level observations

These values were captured at scan time and may change after a server, DNS or certificate update.

NETWORK & DNS

Infrastructure footprint

Resolved IP addresses: 207.241.224.2
Authoritative nameservers: 6
Mail / MX records: 1
CAA policy: Not found
SPF policy: Published
DMARC policy: Published

HTTPS & TLS

Connection security

HTTP status: 200
Final protocol: HTTPS
Certificate validation: Trusted and valid
Certificate issuer
TLS protocol / cipher: TLSv1.3 TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
Certificate expires: February 9, 2027

DOMAIN RECORD

Registration context

Approximate age: 30.6 years
Registered: December 14, 1995
Expires: December 13, 2030
Registrar: easyDNS Technologies Inc.
RDAP status entries: 2
RDAP available: Yes

BROWSER SECURITY HEADERS

3/6 monitored protections detected

50%

HSTSmax-age=15724800

Content Security Policyreport-uri https://archive.org/services/csp-report; base-uri 'self'; default-src *; img-src * data:…

X-Frame-OptionsNot detected

X-Content-Type-OptionsNot detected

Referrer-Policyno-referrer-when-downgrade

Permissions-PolicyNot detected

INDEPENDENT SIGNALS

External security and reputation context

Provider failures stay separate from the base scan. DarkOra never fabricates a provider result.

GOOGLE PUBLIC DNSNot validated

DNSSEC authenticated data

The provider answered, but authenticated DNSSEC data was not confirmed.

Response code 0 · 1 answers

MDN HTTP OBSERVATORYC

Independent header grade

MDN evaluated the live HTTP security configuration independently from DarkOra.

50 points · 6/10 tests passed

CHROMIUM HSTS PRELOADUnknown

Preload-list status

The hostname is not currently confirmed as preloaded. This alone is not a scam indicator.

Independent transport-hardening context

RIPESTAT NETWORK—

Routing and origin identity

No public routing identity was returned for the scanned address.

BGP unconfirmed · registry unconfirmed

GOOGLE WEB RISK—

Official threat-list context

The optional official Web Risk integration is not configured.

Checked Jul 26, 2026

TRUSTPILOT—

Official profile lookup

Trustpilot requires an official API key. DarkOra does not scrape profile pages.

Open Trustpilot profile

HTTP DELIVERY

Response and redirect details

Origin address used: 207.241.224.2
Server header: nginx/1.31.3
Content type: text/html; charset=utf-8
Downloaded response: 1,872 bytes
Redirect hops: 0
Initial response time: 621 ms

CONTENT FOOTPRINT

What the homepage exposes

Internal links: 0
External links: 0
External-link ratio: 0%
Forms detected: 0
Suspicious phrase groups: 0
Scanner methodology: Version 4.0.0

REPORT GUIDANCE

Questions about this website safety report

Plain-language answers explain what the score can and cannot tell you.

Is archive.org safe to visit?+

The available evidence contains more reassuring signals than material concerns. Its TLS certificate was valid at scan time. Registration records show the domain has existed for more than two years. The accessible homepage exposed no clear contact route and no obvious policy links. Confidence is high based on 7 distinct evidence groups collected during the latest scan. The result is a risk assessment, not proof that archive.org is legitimate or fraudulent.

What is the DarkOra score for archive.org?+

The latest DarkOra website safety score is 78 out of 100, classified as Low observed risk. The score reflects observable technical and reputation evidence collected during the latest scan.

How is this website safety score calculated?+

DarkOra uses six independently capped areas: connection and TLS, domain maturity and DNS, browser security, identity and transparency, page behavior, and external reputation. No single signal determines the entire score.

When was archive.org last checked?+

The report was last updated on July 26, 2026. Website, DNS and certificate settings can change after this time.

Does a high score prove that archive.org is legitimate?+

No. Automated evidence can reduce uncertainty, but it cannot prove ownership, product quality or honest intent. Verify the organization, payment destination, refund terms and independent reputation before sharing sensitive information.

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