overthewire.org
At a glance
- Category
- Security & Privacy
- Language
- English
- Paid-content signal
- No paid content foundObserved
- Registered
- 2006
- Hosting
- FastlyInferred
- HTTPS certificate trusted
- PassedObserved
- Last updated
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Website Overview
An established domain and managed infrastructure suggest continuity of operations and may support dependable delivery, although neither guarantees service quality. Several search or sharing settings need attention. Together they may make snippets, preview images or preferred URLs less consistent across platforms.
Domain and Registration
The registrar is Internet Domain Service BS Corp. Its name alone does not establish the reliability of the website. Registered in 2006, this domain has about 20 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 domain uses the common .org extension, which is not an independent safety signal.
DNS and Email
Nameservers are provided by Cloudflare, indicating managed DNS hosting. MX records point to the Cloudflare Email Routing email service. No CNAME was found; the observed records resolve directly to addresses. SPF and DMARC are configured. DKIM status is unknown. DNSSEC signatures were not detected, so this additional DNS authenticity protection is not confirmed.
TLS and Certificates
The public key uses EC with 256 bits. 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 Google Trust Services cloud or CDN ecosystem. The certificate's total validity is about 90 days, consistent with a short renewal cycle.
HTTP and Browser Security
The response lacks these common security headers: CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy, clickjacking protection. CORS permits any origin to read this response. This is common for public resources; sensitive responses need narrower handling. No X-Powered-By header was found, reducing one common source of backend fingerprinting information. The cf-ray, x-cache, x-served-by, 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.
Technology Stack Analysis
The public page identifies Cloudflare, Fastly without precise versions, leaving fewer clues for version-specific scanning.
Search and Social Sharing
No homepage title was detected; search engines may construct one from other page content. No homepage meta description was detected, leaving snippet selection more dependent on page text. No viewport meta tag was detected, which may affect mobile layout behavior. No homepage canonical URL was detected. If duplicate URLs exist, consolidation may be less explicit. No Open Graph metadata was detected, so social previews may depend on platform inference.
Hosting and Email
Registration details
| Registrar | Internet Domain Service BS Corp |
|---|---|
| Registered | 2006-04-12 |
| Expires | 2028-04-12 |
| Domain status | client transfer prohibited |
| Nameservers | ivy.ns.cloudflare.com、jeff.ns.cloudflare.com |
| DNSSEC | unsigned |
DNS records
| Type | Name | Value | TTL | Priority |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | overthewire.org | 104.21.46.149 | 300 | — |
| A | overthewire.org | 172.67.140.53 | 300 | — |
| AAAA | overthewire.org | 2606:4700:3033::6815:2e95 | 300 | — |
| AAAA | overthewire.org | 2606:4700:3035::ac43:8c35 | 300 | — |
| MX | overthewire.org | amir.mx.cloudflare.net | 300 | 31 |
| MX | overthewire.org | linda.mx.cloudflare.net | 300 | 68 |
| MX | overthewire.org | isaac.mx.cloudflare.net | 300 | 97 |
| NS | overthewire.org | ivy.ns.cloudflare.com | 86400 | — |
| NS | overthewire.org | jeff.ns.cloudflare.com | 86400 | — |
| TXT | overthewire.org | v=spf1 include:_spf.mx.cloudflare.net ~all | 300 | — |
| DMARC | _dmarc.overthewire.org | v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:[email protected] | 300 | — |
TLS and certificates
HTTP response headers
| Header | Value |
|---|---|
| content-type | text/html; charset=utf-8 |
| cache-control | max-age=600 |
| server | cloudflare |
| strict-transport-security | max-age=0 |
| access-control-allow-origin | * |
Identified technologies
Pages, Search and Sharing
| Meta description | Not detected |
|---|---|
| Canonical URL | Not detected |
| Language | English (default) |
| Twitter Card | Not detected |
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