kfu.edu.sa

We performed a comprehensive analysis of kfu.edu.sa on 2026-06-29. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 18683ms. The page is served over HTTP/1.1 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 123 KB. The website uses a secure HTTPS connection with a valid SSL certificate issued by DigiCert Inc (OV type). The connection is encrypted using TLS 1.2 with the ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 cipher suite and sha256WithRSAEncryption signature algorithm. The certificate covers 3 domain(s) (Subject Alternative Names) and expires on 2026-09-25, which is 88 days from now. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 85/100 (good). The following security headers are properly configured: Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Referrer-Policy. However, the site is missing Permissions-Policy, which could expose the site and its users to cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and other web-based attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 3 technologies across 3 categories powering kfu.edu.sa. The detected stack includes Bootstrap, Google Analytics 4, and jQuery 1.11.0.. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, kfu.edu.sa receives an overall trust score of 82/100, classified as "Very Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, kfu.edu.sa receives a trust score of 82/100, which places it in the "Very Likely Safe" category. This score is calculated by evaluating multiple factors including SSL certificate validity, domain registration history, email authentication protocols, security header configuration, and blacklist status across major threat intelligence databases. The analysis identified several positive trust signals: a valid HTTPS connection protecting data in transit, HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security) enforcement preventing protocol downgrade attacks, a valid SSL certificate issued by DigiCert Inc with 88 days until expiration, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing, and DMARC email authentication with a reject policy — the strongest available setting. Areas of concern include: the domain's WHOIS information is hidden behind a privacy service, making it harder to verify the owner's identity and DNSSEC is not enabled, leaving DNS queries vulnerable to spoofing attacks. While these issues don't necessarily indicate malicious intent, they represent areas where the website's security posture could be improved. We checked kfu.edu.sa against 8 major blacklist databases including Google Safe Browsing, Phishtank, Urlhaus, Openphish, Dnsfilter, Spamhaus Dbl, Surbl, and Virustotal. The domain passed all 8 checks with a clean status, meaning it has not been flagged for phishing, malware distribution, spam, or other malicious activities by any of the tested threat intelligence providers.

Our technology detection engine scanned kfu.edu.sa and identified 3 distinct technologies across 3 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. CSS Framework: Bootstrap — provides the styling and responsive layout system for kfu.edu.sa. Analytics: Google Analytics 4 — tracks visitor behavior and provides traffic insights for kfu.edu.sa. JavaScript Library: jQuery (version 1.11.0.) — provides utility functions and DOM manipulation for kfu.edu.sa.

kfu.edu.sa delivers its homepage in 18683ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 123 KB, and we detected 70 resource requests loading assets from 11 third-party domains. A high number of third-party domains can significantly impact page load time due to additional DNS lookups and TLS handshakes required for each domain. The website uses Gzip compression for text-based assets, achieving an estimated 60.0% reduction in transfer size. This reduces bandwidth usage and improves page load times, especially for visitors on slower connections. Asset minification status: 1 out of 3 CSS files and 5 out of 10 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 7 unminified file(s) could further reduce page weight by 10-30% for those assets. Minification is a best practice that reduces download sizes without affecting functionality. From an environmental perspective, each page view of kfu.edu.sa produces approximately 0.06g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of A. This places the website among the cleanest on the web, demonstrating efficient use of server resources and optimized content delivery. For reference, the average web page produces about 0.5g of CO₂ per page view. The page weight of 123 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for kfu.edu.sa. This typically means the site doesn't have enough real-world Chrome user traffic to generate statistically significant field data, or the domain is not included in the CrUX dataset. Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) are important Google ranking factors that measure real user experience.

kfu.edu.sa resolves to the IPv4 address 212.26.28.111, but does not support IPv6. IPv6 adoption is increasingly important as IPv4 address space becomes exhausted, and some ISPs and regions are transitioning to IPv6-only connectivity. The domain has 1 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 3 name servers: ns1.kfu.edu.sa, ns2.kfu.edu.sa, and ns3.kfu.edu.sa. Having 3 name servers provides good redundancy — if one fails, the others can continue serving DNS queries. The choice of name servers often indicates the DNS hosting provider or CDN service being used. Email for kfu.edu.sa is handled by edu.sa with 2 MX records configured: exmx1.kfu.edu.sa and exmx2.kfu.edu.sa. Multiple MX records provide failover redundancy — if the primary mail server is unavailable, email will be routed to the next available server. SPF (Sender Policy Framework) is configured, which specifies which mail servers are authorized to send email on behalf of this domain. This helps prevent email spoofing and improves email deliverability. DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) is configured with a reject policy — the strongest setting, instructing receiving servers to reject unauthorized emails entirely. DKIM was not detected. Without DKIM, recipients cannot cryptographically verify that emails claiming to be from this domain are authentic. DNSSEC is not enabled for kfu.edu.sa. While not critical for most websites, DNSSEC adds an important security layer by ensuring DNS responses haven't been tampered with during transit. Enabling DNSSEC is recommended for domains handling sensitive data or financial transactions. Our subdomain enumeration scan discovered 2 active subdomains for kfu.edu.sa: mail.kfu.edu.sa and www.kfu.edu.sa. Active subdomains can reveal the organization's infrastructure, including development environments, API endpoints, and third-party service integrations.

The homepage of kfu.edu.sa contains 62 words of visible text content. This is a relatively short page — adding more descriptive content could improve search engine visibility. The page is structured with 1 H2 headings, 0 H3 headings, 5 H4 headings, 2 H5, and 7 H6 headings. The page includes 7 images. All images have proper alt text attributes ✓, which is excellent for both accessibility (screen readers) and SEO (search engines can understand image content). The link structure consists of 30 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 13 external links pointing to third-party websites. There are 10 external JavaScript files, 3 CSS stylesheets, and 2 iframes on the page. Notable missing features: XML Sitemap, robots.txt, and Schema.org structured data. Adding these could improve search engine discoverability and rich result eligibility. We detected the following payment methods accepted on kfu.edu.sa: Discover. Offering multiple payment options including credit cards and digital wallets improves customer trust and can increase conversion rates. The website has social media presence across 2 platforms: Twitter (@kfuniversity) and Instagram (@kfuniversity). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for kfu.edu.sa is good at 16 characters: "جامعة الملك فيصل". The length is acceptable, though it may be slightly truncated in some search result displays. The meta description is 217 characters (slightly long): "يمثل تأسيس جامعة الملك فيصل عام 1395هـ نقطة تحول في مسيرة التعليم بالمنطقة الشرقية، حيث سعت الجامعة لبناءِ منظومةٍ متكام...". Google typically displays up to 155-160 characters of the meta description in search results. A compelling meta description with a clear call-to-action can significantly improve click-through rates from search results. The canonical url is correctly set to https://www.kfu.edu.sa/ar/pages/home.aspx, preventing duplicate content issues, the page language is declared as ar-sa, and a favicon is configured. No Open Graph tags are configured. When someone shares a link to kfu.edu.sa on social media, the platform will have to guess the title, description, and image — often producing unattractive or inaccurate previews. Adding OG tags is essential for social media marketing. The meta keywords tag contains 1 terms including جامعة الملك فيصل، جامعة الملك فيصل الأحساء، بوابة جامعة الملك فيصل، القبول والتسجيل جامعة الملك فيصل، تخصصات جامعة الملك فيصل، التعلم الإلكتروني والتعليم عن بعد، نظام البلاك بورد، الدراسات العليا جامعة الملك فيصل، الأمن الغذائي والاستدامة البيئية. Note: Google has officially confirmed that it does not use the meta keywords tag as a ranking signal. However, some other search engines (Bing, Yandex) may still reference it.