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archiveofourown.org

Category: Entertainment

Scanned: Aug 10, 2026, 23:37 UTC · First seen: May 16, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 2
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of archiveofourown.org Captured Aug 10, 2026
https://archiveofourown.org
Screenshot of archiveofourown.org
19 years
Very Popular - #1,128 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Cloudflare, Inc.
Toronto, Canada
cloudflare
Unknown
104.20.9.2
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Registered May 30, 2007
Expires May 30, 2027
Name Servers shubhi.ns.cloudflare.com
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Cloudflare, Inc.
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
3 files scanned
No threats
3
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archiveofourown.org/# 8.1 KB No threats
archiveofourown.org/cdn-cgi/styles/main.css 7.8 KB No threats
archiveofourown.org/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.js 21.1 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
5
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
3
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://archiveofourown.org/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scripts/jsd/main.jsNot flagged
http://archiveofourown.org/cdn-cgi/styles/main.cssNot flagged
https://developers.cloudflare.com/support/troubleshooting/http-status-codes/cloudflare-5xx-errors/error-520/Not flagged
https://www.cloudflare.com/5xx-error-landing?utm_source%3Derrorcode_520&#38%3Butm_campaign%3Darchiveofourown.orgNot flagged
https://www.cloudflare.com/5xx-error-landing?utm_source%3Derrorcode_520&utm_campaign%3Darchiveofourown.orgNot flagged
archiveofourown.orgNot flagged
developers.cloudflare.comNot flagged
www.cloudflare.comNot flagged
archiveofourown.org Overview

Description of archiveofourown.org

archiveofourown.org appears to be the official website for Archive of Our Own (AO3), a large nonprofit, non-commercial online archive focused on fan-created works. Based on the page title, meta description, and homepage content, the platform lets users browse, read, and share transformative fanworks across many fandom categories, including books, television, movies, games, music, and comics.

The site appears to be operated as a project of the Organization for Transformative Works, which is identified directly on the homepage. Its presentation, long operating history, and strong traffic rank suggest an established community platform rather than a temporary or promotional site. The homepage content emphasizes user accounts, fandom browsing, news updates, and community participation rather than sales or financial transactions.

Safety Assessment for archiveofourown.org

Based on available scan data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan. The domain was not flagged by any of 91 security engines, the malware scan reported no flagged files, and the checked blacklist and threat-database sources did not indicate phishing or malware activity. The domain is also long-established, with a registration age of about 19 years, which generally reduces the likelihood of it being a throwaway or short-lived abuse domain.

The screenshot and metadata are consistent with a legitimate fanworks archive and do not show common warning signs such as fake giveaways, credential harvesting prompts, or suspicious download lures. The site also has a strong Tranco ranking, which is consistent with a widely visited and established web property.

While scan results are only point-in-time and cannot guarantee future behavior, the available indicators are favorable. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain is served through Cloudflare infrastructure and resolves to an IP address associated with Cloudflare, with nameservers also hosted there. It presents a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services, with the certificate shown as valid until 2026-11-05. This suggests that encrypted HTTPS connections are supported, although the exact protocol details were not provided in the scan data.

DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation. That is not uncommon, but it is a modest hardening gap compared with domains that have DNSSEC enabled. No direct malware-hosting or blacklist-related infrastructure concerns were indicated in the provided scan results.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
#1,128
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Entertainment
Rank History (30 days)
Jul 6 Aug 10
4 cookies detected
Essential4
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
4 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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