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/ 100 BETA
Low Risk Technology
.org websites

ietf.org looks legitimate based on our checks.

Likely safe. As always, check the address bar before entering sensitive data.

Security check
None detected
Visitors
Very Popular
Website age
31 years
Hosted in
United States
Last updated

About ietf.org

ietf.org went online 31 years ago. It is hosted in United States. Its content suggests it is a Technology website. It is one of the most visited websites worldwide (#486). None of the security databases we monitor list it. Its connection is encrypted (padlock in the address bar) — good, though scam sites can have this too.

Key facts

Online since
Mar 11, 1995
Website age
31 years
Category
Technology
Hosted in
United States
Secure connection
Yes
Registered with
Cloudflare, Inc.
Page title
IETF | Internet Engineering Task Force

What we checked

Website age 31 years

The domain has existed for 31 years. Long-lived domains are less likely to be throwaway scam sites, although old domains can be bought or hijacked.

Visitors Very Popular

This site ranks #486 among the most visited websites worldwide (Tranco list). Scam sites rarely reach this level of traffic.

Security databases None detected

No security vendor or threat feed we check currently lists this domain. New scams are often not listed yet, so treat this as one signal among many.

Hosting country United States

The website is hosted on a server in United States. The hosting location says little on its own, but it should fit where the business claims to be.

Registered with Cloudflare, Inc.

The domain is registered through Cloudflare, Inc.. If you were scammed, the registrar can receive abuse reports and may suspend the domain.

Technical details for experts
Server address
104.16.44.99
Network
AS13335 · CLOUDFLARENET
Certificate
DV Google Trust Services
Certificate expires
Jan 19, 2027
Last changed
Aug 12, 2026
Response code
200
DNS A
104.16.44.99
104.16.45.99
DNS AAAA
2606:4700::6810:2c63
2606:4700::6810:2d63
DNS MX
0 mx.ietf.org
DNS NS
jill.ns.cloudflare.com
ken.ns.cloudflare.com
DNS TXT
ca3-5567e36d3f9947308ac2892e009840cc
google-site-verification=NQpGlv9isd8O_RHzO31C0lOw1XKfQfFoVhZbmir6Lm4
google-site-verification=mvpHmuqmM4wrWv5w3S1AAqssmhAITNo2QqPqVLrVWEo
v=spf1 ip4:166.84.6.31 ip4:166.84.7.238 ip6:2602:f977:800:f7f6::/64 ip4:166.84.7.34 ip6:2602:f977:800::e276:63ff:fe66:3400 include:_spf.google.com include:spf.hostedrt.com ~all
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