arstechnica.com 200
🔒 SSL Valid
HTTP Status A three-digit code showing if the site loaded successfully (200), redirects (301/302), or has errors (4xx/5xx).Read more →
200
SSL Expires When the SSL certificate expires. An expired certificate causes browser security warnings.Read more →
in 141d
Domain Expires When the domain registration expires. If not renewed, the domain becomes available to others.Read more →
in 497d
Hosting The company and location where this website's server is physically located.Read more →
AWS
Security Score based on key HTTP security headers: HSTS, Content-Security-Policy, and X-Frame-Options.Read more →
3/3
IP Address The numerical address of the server hosting this website. Reveals location, provider, and network.Read more →
18.227.252.91
Tech Stack Technologies detected on this website: CMS, frameworks, libraries, CDN, and analytics tools. 3
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📊 Analytics
Google Tag Manager
📝 CMS
WordPress
📦 JS Library
jQuery
CMS Details WordPress
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🎨 Theme
Ars V9 (ars-v9)
🏗️ Page Builder
Gutenberg (Block Editor)
🔌 Plugins (1)
Article Forum Connect
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DNS Records DNS translates domain names to IP addresses. Records control where the site, email, and services are directed.Read more →
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| A (IPv4) | 18.216.59.6318.227.252.91 |
| NS | ns-493.awsdns-61.comns-783.awsdns-33.netns-1285.awsdns-32.orgns-2008.awsdns-59.co.uk |
| MX | 5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com1 aspmx.l.google.com10 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com10 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com |
| TXT | google-site-verification=XuFuLW59WRoAbzeQ-wsF0JwpaeYwtdzRmtiktfi3Pmc google-site-verification=nso4GHYIGZwo4gB6AoUxzJWkxOUdx83kbGeREAxnv3A loaderio=2fd6086b1c3ba926ae36db37131123f7 v=spf1 include:_u.arstechnica.com._spf.smart.ondmarc.com ~all yahoo-verification-key=bP+HO9s82IBxbotbnF/O1nN4Jo4VfFXq5JNFAPCK8+o= facebook-domain-verification=qptjyerza2q11uv3fe6aay6hbsncr8 google-site-verification=HdFEloOqFNJZvQWa7SK2BRmWVt8aVnPuagqXZ-C2U5U google-site-verification=OtVm0j4Rqs4y10N827uQ_n8ZnMtO0vfqw1k5NCzaJvo google-site-verification=Xt1q2fpVK6qREDXADvlLz2O5pvmUz9G_xxoGdeEnrH0 |
WHOIS / RDAP Public registration data: who registered the domain, when, and when it expires.Read more →
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| Registrar | CSC Corporate Domains, Inc. |
| Registered | 1998-12-30 |
| Expires | 2027-12-30 (in 497 days) |
| Last Updated | 2026-06-09 |
| Status | client transfer prohibitedserver delete prohibitedserver transfer prohibitedserver update prohibited |
SSL Certificate Encrypts the connection between browsers and this website. Valid SSL = HTTPS works.Read more → Valid
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| Subject (CN) | *.arstechnica.com |
| Issuer | Amazon |
| Valid From | 2026-06-25 |
| Valid Until | 2027-01-08 (141 days left) |
| SANs (2) | *.arstechnica.comarstechnica.com |
HTTP Headers Metadata sent by the server: reveals software, caching rules, and security configuration.Read more →
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| Status | 200 |
| Server | N/A |
| Content-Type | text/html; charset=UTF-8 |
| strict-transport-security | max-age=2592000 |
| content-security-policy | default-src https: data: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; child-src https: data: blob:; connect-src https: data: blob:; font-src https: data:; img-src https: data: blob:; media-src blob: data: https:; object-src https:; script-src https: data: blob: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; style-src https: 'unsafe-inline'; block-all-mixed-content; upgrade-insecure-requests |
| x-frame-options | SAMEORIGIN |
| x-content-type-options | nosniff |
| permissions-policy | local-network-access=() |
Security headers HTTP headers that protect visitors from attacks. HSTS forces HTTPS, CSP controls resource loading, X-Frame-Options prevents clickjacking.Read more →
Hosting Physical infrastructure: where the server is, who operates it, and what network it belongs to.Read more →
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| IP Address | 18.227.252.91 |
| Provider | AWS |
| Organization | Amazon.com, Inc. |
| ASN | AS16509 |
| Country | US |
| City | Columbus |
Security Score
A (6/7)
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Sitemap & Robots
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| robots.txt | Found Blocked |
| Sitemap | Found 188 sitemaps (index) pages |
| Last modified | 2026-08-20T00:21:59+00:00 |
| Disallowed paths |
/
/cgi-bin/
/wp/wp-admin/
/wp/wp-includes/
/wp/wp-content/
/wp-content/plugins/
/wp-content/mu_plugins/
/wp-content/cache/
/wp-content/themes/
/trackback/
... +12 more |
Social & Meta Tags
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| Title | Ars Technica - Serving the Technologist since 1998. News, reviews, and analysis. |
| Description | News and reviews, covering IT, AI, science, space, health, gaming, cybersecurity, tech policy, computers, mobile devices, and operating systems. |
| OG Title | Ars Technica |
| OG Description | News and reviews, covering IT, AI, science, space, health, gaming, cybersecurity, tech policy, computers, mobile devices, and operating systems. |
| OG Image | https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-ars-logo-512_480.png |
| OG Type | website |
| OG Site Name | Ars Technica |
| Twitter Card | summary_large_image |
| Canonical URL | https://arstechnica.com/ |
| Language | en |
Mail Security Email authentication records (SPF & DMARC) that prevent spoofing and phishing from this domain.Read more →
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| SPF | ✓ Present v=spf1 include:_u.arstechnica.com._spf.smart.ondmarc.com ~all |
| DMARC | ✓ Present v=DMARC1; p=reject; pct=100; sp=reject; rua=mailto:[email protected]; ruf=mailto:[email protected]; adkim=r; aspf=r; fo=1; rf=afrf; ri=3600 |
| MX Records | 5 → alt2.aspmx.l.google.com 1 → aspmx.l.google.com 10 → alt3.aspmx.l.google.com 10 → alt4.aspmx.l.google.com 5 → alt1.aspmx.l.google.com |