faa.gov
Category: Government, Legal
Description of faa.gov
faa.gov appears to be the official website of the Federal Aviation Administration, a United States government agency within the Department of Transportation. Based on the domain, page branding, and visible navigation, the site provides public information and services related to aviation oversight, aircraft, air traffic, airports, pilots, regulations, drones, and aerospace research.
The homepage shown in the scan includes agency news, search tools, and operational aviation resources such as airport status and aircraft registration lookups. The long-established .gov domain, government branding, and high public visibility suggest the site is operated by the FAA as part of its public-facing federal web presence.
Safety Assessment for faa.gov
Scan results were strongly positive 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 major threat-database checks did not indicate phishing, malware, or blacklist-related issues. The site also appears consistent with a legitimate government web presence based on its domain, branding, age, and content.
Additional context supports a low-risk assessment: the domain has been registered for many years, has a strong traffic ranking, and the screenshot shows a normal informational government homepage rather than patterns commonly associated with impersonation, scams, or malicious downloads. Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.
Technical Description
The site was served over HTTPS with a valid SSL/TLS certificate issued by DigiCert, expiring in late 2026. It appears to use Akamai infrastructure, with the web server identified as AkamaiGHost and multiple Akamai nameservers configured, which is consistent with a large, high-availability public-sector deployment. Hosting is identified as the Federal Aviation Administration in the United States.
DNSSEC appears to be unsigned, which is not uncommon but means DNS responses may not benefit from DNSSEC validation. No technical security issues were indicated by the provided malware, blacklist, or external-link scan data at the time of this scan.
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