givewell.org
Real change for your dollar
At a glance
- Category
- Nonprofits & Volunteering
- Language
- English
- Paid-content signal
- No paid content foundObserved
- Registered
- 1999
- Hosting
- impervadns.netInferred
- HTTPS certificate trusted
- PassedObserved
- Last updated
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Website Overview
Identifiable technologies and additional version or configuration signals make the service easier to fingerprint, which may help targeted scanners narrow their checks. An established domain and managed infrastructure suggest continuity of operations and may support dependable delivery, although neither guarantees service quality.
Domain and Registration
Registered in 1999, this domain has about 26 years of history. That suggests continuity, although ownership and purpose may have changed. Transfer-protection status is present, helping reduce the risk of unauthorized domain transfers. The registrar is GoDaddy.com, LLC, a widely used domain service provider. The domain uses the common .org extension, which is not an independent safety signal.
DNS and Email
The lowest TTL is 30 seconds, supporting rapid record changes at the cost of more frequent lookups. Nameservers are provided by GoDaddy, indicating managed DNS hosting. MX records point to the Google Workspace email service. DNSSEC is enabled, allowing validating resolvers to authenticate signed DNS data. SPF and DMARC are configured. DKIM status is unknown.
TLS and Certificates
The certificate issuer is GlobalSign nv-sa, a commercial certificate authority. 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's total validity is about 90 days, consistent with a short renewal cycle.
HTTP and Browser Security
The Server header exposes the software version: Apache/2.4.68 (Debian). This makes version-targeted checks easier, but is not proof of an exploitable vulnerability. The response lacks these common security headers: HSTS, CSP, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy. No X-Powered-By header was found, reducing one common source of backend fingerprinting information. No obvious internal addresses or debug information were found in the headers. No explicit CDN or WAF marker was found in the response headers.
Technology Stack Analysis
The public page identifies Drupal 11 (https://www.drupal.org), Drupal, jQuery, Apache 2.4.68, with exact versions exposed for 1 technologies. These details can narrow vulnerability checks, although exposure alone is not a vulnerability.
Search and Social Sharing
The Generator tag identifies Drupal 11 (https://www.drupal.org), making the publishing system easier to fingerprint. Open Graph is partially configured; og:type is missing. Twitter Card metadata is configured. The title has 39 characters, within a common display range. A meta description is present, with 27 characters.
Hosting and Email
Registration details
| Registrar | GoDaddy.com, LLC |
|---|---|
| Registered | 1999-11-30 |
| Expires | 2027-11-30 |
| Domain status | client delete prohibited、client renew prohibited、client transfer prohibited、client update prohibited |
| Nameservers | pdns03.domaincontrol.com、pdns04.domaincontrol.com |
| DNSSEC | signed |
DNS records
| Type | Name | Value | TTL | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | zaavukx.impervadns.net | 45.223.18.151 | 30 | — |
| MX | givewell.org | aspmx.l.google.com | 3600 | 1 |
| MX | givewell.org | alt1.aspmx.l.google.com | 3600 | 5 |
| MX | givewell.org | alt2.aspmx.l.google.com | 3600 | 5 |
| MX | givewell.org | alt3.aspmx.l.google.com | 3600 | 10 |
| MX | givewell.org | alt4.aspmx.l.google.com | 3600 | 10 |
| NS | givewell.org | pdns03.domaincontrol.com | 3600 | — |
| NS | givewell.org | pdns04.domaincontrol.com | 3600 | — |
| TXT | givewell.org | MS=EEDCF9022149DF60DE97D8AE0B35BA987274E9ED | 3600 | — |
| TXT | givewell.org | apple-domain-verification=zLPaCQNxZ7yejYP6 | 3600 | — |
| TXT | givewell.org | globalsign-domain-verification=7431D6DEDABCEA737ADDF9F89F8DFDCA | 3600 | — |
| TXT | givewell.org | google-site-verification=hSrvOaCj-dm01ew0S6oihtWpEcgFZ9wI68wAYRBAxvg | 3600 | — |
| TXT | givewell.org | google-site-verification=o4AHlkgX3dXBrjH-5UOfH1FQNth9a3I5Y06irlzNeaU | 3600 | — |
| TXT | givewell.org | google-site-verification=os_Qxr3aMW2HlnOwqQ4pQDWD-f3KF8m3Jzc_Lm1LWQ8 | 3600 | — |
| TXT | givewell.org | v=spf1 a ip4:194.195.223.112 ip4:45.79.59.111 ip4:173.255.205.154 ip6:2600:3c00::f03c:93ff:fe24:e917 ip6:2600:3c00::f03c:92ff:fe7b:060a ip6:2600:3c00::2000:3aff:fe25:2515 include:_spf.google.com include:spf1.formassembly.com include:_spf.salesforce.com include:mg-spf.greenhouse.io ~all | 3600 | — |
| CNAME | www.givewell.org | zaavukx.impervadns.net | 1800 | — |
| DS | givewell.org | 29138 13 2 f65029e417bd183fc55992f52438f6a8bbe19edc994e8191599c564495301c43 | 3600 | — |
| DS | givewell.org | 8414 13 2 a7c81a095dfd788b23fa8e48dd726891b42b0227f9da6dd50dd04b174f71422b | 3600 | — |
| DMARC | _dmarc.givewell.org | v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:[email protected], mailto:[email protected] | 3600 | — |
TLS and certificates
HTTP response headers
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| content-type | text/html; charset=utf-8 |
| content-language | en |
| cache-control | max-age=300, public |
| server | Apache/2.4.68 (Debian) |
| x-frame-options | SAMEORIGIN |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
Identified technologies
Pages, Search and Sharing
| Meta description | Real change for your dollar |
|---|---|
| Canonical URL | https://www.givewell.org/ |
| Language | English (default) |
| Twitter Card | summary |
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