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open.ac.uk

Category: Education

Scanned: May 2, 2026, 12:52 PM UTC · First seen: May 2, 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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29 years
Very Popular - #7,026 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (91 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
Open University
Dalkeith, United Kingdom
cloudflare
Unknown
137.108.200.89
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Unknown
Registered February 1, 1997
Expires Unknown
Name Servers Unknown
DNSSEC Unknown
Hosting Open University
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
3 files scanned
No threats
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No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
www.open.ac.uk.http-redirect 80 B No threats
www.open.ac.uk/# 5.2 KB No threats
www.open.ac.uk/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray=9f5727345fba3644 180.5 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
1
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
1
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://open.ac.uk/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/g/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray%3D9f5727345fba3644Not flagged
open.ac.ukNot flagged
open.ac.uk Overview

Description of open.ac.uk

open.ac.uk appears to be the official website of The Open University in the United Kingdom. Based on the domain, long registration history, and web-categorization data, the site is used for higher-education services, academic information, student resources, and institutional content related to distance learning and online study.

The domain uses the .ac.uk academic namespace, which is commonly associated with recognized UK educational institutions. Available classification data consistently places the site in education-related categories, suggesting it serves as a legitimate university web presence rather than a commercial or promotional website.

Safety Assessment for open.ac.uk

Available scan results indicate no malware detections at the time of this scan. The domain was flagged by 0 out of 91 security engines, the malware scan reported a clean result with 0 flagged files out of 3 scanned, and the checked blacklist databases did not report listings. External-link analysis also did not identify flagged outbound links or referenced domains in the sampled results.

Additional context supports a lower-risk assessment: the domain has a long operating history of roughly 29 years, ranks within the more visited sites on the web, and is consistently categorized by multiple web-classification providers as an educational institution. While no automated scan can guarantee ongoing safety, these signals are generally consistent with an established academic website. Based on available scan data, no significant threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site presented a valid SSL/TLS certificate at the time of testing, issued by a mainstream certificate authority and expiring on 2026-07-13. The web server appears to be behind Cloudflare infrastructure, with the observed server IP resolving to a UK location and hosting attributed to The Open University. This setup may provide performance and traffic-filtering benefits in addition to standard HTTPS encryption.

No blacklist hits or malware indicators were reported in the provided scan data. DNSSEC status was not available in the supplied information, so its deployment could not be confirmed from this snapshot. Overall, the technical posture appears consistent with a maintained institutional website based on the available data.

HTTP Redirect Chain
302 http://open.ac.uk
301 http://www.open.ac.uk/
403 https://www.open.ac.uk/
Website Insights
#7,026
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Education
Rank History (30 days)
Mar 23 May 1
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