nic.aero

We performed a comprehensive analysis of nic.aero on 2026-07-02. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 35094ms. The page is served over HTTP/2 protocol, however no compression (Gzip or Brotli) is enabled, which means the page is transferred at its full uncompressed size. The total page weight is 17 KB. The website uses a secure HTTPS connection with a valid SSL certificate issued by Sectigo Limited (OV type). The connection is encrypted using TLS 1.3 with the TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 cipher suite and sha256WithRSAEncryption signature algorithm. The certificate covers 2 domain(s) (Subject Alternative Names) and expires on 2027-02-04, which is 217 days from now. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 100/100 (excellent). The following security headers are properly configured: Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Permissions-Policy. All recommended security headers are in place, providing comprehensive protection against common web attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 4 technologies across 4 categories powering nic.aero. The detected stack includes Drupal, Bootstrap 5.3.8, Google Analytics 4, and jQuery. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, nic.aero receives an overall trust score of 77/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, nic.aero receives a trust score of 77/100, which places it in the "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 Sectigo Limited with 217 days until expiration, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing, and a well-established domain registered for over 24.3 years, indicating long-term commitment and legitimacy. 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 nic.aero 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. The domain is registered through Registry Operator acts as Registrar (9999) based in US, with a registration date of 2002-03-08 and expiration date of 2027-03-08.

Our technology detection engine scanned nic.aero and identified 4 distinct technologies across 4 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. CMS: Drupal — manages the content and page structure for nic.aero. CSS Framework: Bootstrap (version 5.3.8) — provides the styling and responsive layout system for nic.aero. Analytics: Google Analytics 4 — tracks visitor behavior and provides traffic insights for nic.aero. JavaScript Library: jQuery — provides utility functions and DOM manipulation for nic.aero. We also extracted the following tracking identifiers: Google Analytics 4 Measurement ID G-R7QPN4FSBT. These IDs can be used to identify other websites operated by the same organization.

nic.aero delivers its homepage in 35094ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 17 KB, and we detected 68 resource requests loading assets from 1 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. No compression is currently enabled on nic.aero. Enabling Brotli or Gzip compression could reduce page size by 60-80% for text-based assets (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), significantly improving load times and reducing bandwidth costs. This is one of the simplest and most impactful performance optimizations available. Asset minification status: 0 out of 34 CSS files and 4 out of 17 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 47 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 nic.aero produces approximately 0.01g 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 17 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for nic.aero. 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.

nic.aero resolves to the IPv4 address 99.83.155.228 and also supports IPv6 (2600:1f13:802:7400::100), demonstrating modern network infrastructure readiness. The domain has 2 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 5 name servers: a0.nic.aero, a2.nic.aero, b0.nic.aero, b2.nic.aero, and c0.nic.aero. Having 5 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. 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 is not configured, leaving the domain vulnerable to email spoofing and phishing attacks that impersonate this domain. 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 nic.aero. 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. The domain is registered through Registry Operator acts as Registrar (9999) (US). It was first registered on 2002-03-08 and is set to expire on 2027-03-08, making it 24.3 years old. Our subdomain enumeration scan discovered 1 active subdomains for nic.aero: www.nic.aero. Active subdomains can reveal the organization's infrastructure, including development environments, API endpoints, and third-party service integrations.

The homepage of nic.aero contains 178 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, 3 H3 headings, 0 H4 headings. The page includes 4 images. 2 images (50%) are missing alt text attributes, which is a significant concern for both accessibility and SEO. Screen readers rely on alt text to describe images to visually impaired users, and search engines use alt text to understand image content. Only 50% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 10 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 0 external links pointing to third-party websites. There are 17 external JavaScript files, 34 CSS stylesheets, and 0 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.

The title tag for nic.aero is too long at 74 characters: ".aero - the world's first industry-based top level Internet domain | .AERO". At 74 characters, the title will likely be truncated in Google search results (recommended: 50-60 characters). Consider shortening it while keeping the most important keywords at the beginning. No meta description is configured for nic.aero. This is a critical SEO oversight — without a meta description, Google will auto-generate a snippet from page content, which may not accurately represent the page or entice users to click. Adding a unique, compelling meta description of 120-155 characters is strongly recommended. The canonical url is correctly set to https://information.aero/aero_worlds_first_industry_based_top_level_internet_domain, preventing duplicate content issues, the page language is declared as en, and a favicon is configured. No Open Graph tags are configured. When someone shares a link to nic.aero 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.