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archives.gov

Category: Government, Legal

Scanned: Jun 14, 2026, 12:03 AM UTC · First seen: Jun 14, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of archives.gov Captured Jun 14, 2026
https://archives.gov
Screenshot of archives.gov
25 years
Very Popular - #2,667 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
AWS EC2 (us-east-1)
Ashburn, United States
Unknown
Drupal
52.44.89.206
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar get.gov
Registered February 1, 2001
Expires September 2, 2026
Name Servers ns1.fedmettel.net
DNSSEC Signed
Hosting AWS EC2 (us-east-1)
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
99 files scanned
No threats
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www.archives.gov.http-redirect 84 B No threats
www.archives.gov/education 42.3 KB No threats
www.archives.gov/locations 45.4 KB No threats
www.archives.gov/rss.xml 87.9 KB No threats
www.archives.gov/freedom250 43.9 KB No threats
www.archives.gov/a250 43.9 KB No threats
www.archives.gov/veterans 51.3 KB No threats
www.archives.gov/federal-register 41.9 KB No threats
www.archives.gov/# 30.3 KB No threats
www.archives.gov/about/# 40.6 KB No threats
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External Links & Domains
2583
External Links
All Clean
4
Iframes
Clean
218
Referenced Domains
3 Flagged
3
Flagged Resources
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fdrlibrary.tumblr.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
todaysdocument.tumblr.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
usnatarchives.tumblr.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
http://aad.archives.gov/aad/Not flagged
http://aotus.blogs.archives.gov/2015/10/02/national-archives-hosts-wikiconference-usa/Not flagged
http://aotus.blogs.archives.gov/2015/10/29/national-action-plan-3-0/Not flagged
http://aotus.blogs.archives.gov/2016/01/07/releasing-all-we-can-protecting-what-we-must-3/Not flagged
http://aotus.blogs.archives.gov/2016/01/13/launch-and-learn-our-new-history-hub-pilot-project/Not flagged
http://aotus.tumblr.com/Not flagged
http://archives.gov/aNot flagged
http://archives.gov/a250Not flagged
http://archives.gov/aboutNot flagged
http://archives.gov/about/Not flagged
http://archives.gov/about/engagementNot flagged
http://archives.gov/about/history/anniversary/20-ann.gifNot flagged
http://archives.gov/about/history/anniversary/intro.htmlNot flagged
http://archives.gov/about/history/archivists/Not flagged
http://archives.gov/about/history/archivists/ferrieroNot flagged
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fdrlibrary.tumblr.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
todaysdocument.tumblr.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
usnatarchives.tumblr.comFlagged: Generic Suspicious Object
1950census.archives.govNot flagged
aad.archives.govNot flagged
acquisition.govNot flagged
annotation.blogs.archives.govNot flagged
aotus.blogs.archives.govNot flagged
aotus.tumblr.comNot flagged
aotus11.blogs.archives.govNot flagged
archives.govNot flagged
archivesfoundation.orgNot flagged
archivesfoundation.us16.list-manage.comNot flagged
arcis.archives.govNot flagged
artsandculture.google.comNot flagged
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<iframe allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" allowfullscreen%3D"" frameborder%3D"0" height%3D"355" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/GwFlU06zJbc?si%3DQxDxj-mEkfU_CWa1" title%3D"YouTube video player" width%3D"100%">Not flagged
<iframe allow%3D"accelerometer%3B autoplay%3B clipboard-write%3B encrypted-media%3B gyroscope%3B picture-in-picture%3B web-share" allowfullscreen%3D"" frameborder%3D"0" height%3D"355" src%3D"https://www.youtube.com/embed/YALUOWcGbvs?si%3Dz0A1vdedDoySTyKd" title%3D"YouTube video player" width%3D"100%">Not flagged
<iframe alt%3D"Google Tag Manager" src%3D"https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id%3DGTM-WLMC86"height%3D"0" width%3D"0" style%3D"display:none%3Bvisibility:hidden" title%3D"Google Tag Manager">Not flagged
archives.gov Overview

Description of archives.gov

archives.gov appears to be the official website of the U.S. National Archives, a government institution responsible for preserving and providing access to historical records, federal documents, presidential library materials, and related public resources. The homepage content shown in the scan highlights research access, veterans’ service records, educator resources, museum visits, and foundational U.S. documents, which is consistent with a public-sector archival and records-management mission.

Based on the domain, page title, and classification data, the site appears to serve citizens, researchers, educators, genealogists, and government stakeholders seeking archival information and services. The .gov domain, long registration history, and government-focused categorizations suggest it is operated within an official U.S. government context rather than as a commercial or personal website.

Safety Assessment for archives.gov

The scan results indicate a strong overall reputation at the time of this scan. No detections were reported by 0 out of 91 security engines, and major threat-database checks were reported as clean. The domain is also categorized by multiple web-classification providers as government, legal, or educational in nature, which aligns with the visible site content.

A malware scan also reported no flagged files among 99 scanned items. The only notable caution is that three referenced Tumblr domains were marked with a generic suspicious heuristic, but these were external referenced domains rather than files hosted on the main site, and the labels appear to be low-confidence pattern matches without broader corroboration in the provided scan data. No malicious external links were flagged, and blacklist checks did not indicate phishing or malware listings at the time of this scan.

Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The domain has a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by Entrust Limited, with expiry shown in late 2026. DNSSEC is enabled and signed, which may help protect DNS integrity. The domain is long-established, with an age of about 25 years, and uses .gov registration infrastructure with nameservers on fedmettel.net.

Hosting appears to be on AWS EC2 in Ashburn, Virginia, using IP address 52.44.89.206. The web server software and exact protocol details were not identified in the provided data. No major technical security concerns were evident from the scan summary beyond the generic heuristic flags on a few referenced third-party domains.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://archives.gov/
200 https://www.archives.gov/
Website Insights
#2,667
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Government, Legal
Rank History (30 days)
May 4 Jun 13
11 cookies detected
Essential0
Analytics11
Advertising0
Social0
11 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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