nic.guide

We performed a comprehensive analysis of nic.guide on 2026-06-30. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 12356ms. The page is served over HTTP/2 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 101 KB, and the site is served behind a CDN (Content Delivery Network). Warning: The website does not have a valid SSL certificate. Visitors may see security warnings in their browser, and data transmitted to and from this website is not encrypted. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 35/100 (below average). The following security headers are properly configured: Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options. However, the site is missing Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, and 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 6 technologies across 5 categories powering nic.guide. The detected stack includes Webflow, Google Tag Manager, reCAPTCHA v3, Cloudflare, Amazon CloudFront, and jQuery 3.5.1.. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, nic.guide receives an overall trust score of 58/100, classified as "Caution Advised".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, nic.guide receives a trust score of 58/100, which places it in the "Caution Advised" 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 and a well-established domain registered for over 12.8 years, indicating long-term commitment and legitimacy. Areas of concern include: missing Referrer-Policy, potentially leaking URL information to third parties, 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.guide 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 2013-09-23 and expiration date of 2026-09-23.

Our technology detection engine scanned nic.guide and identified 6 distinct technologies across 5 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. CMS: Webflow — manages the content and page structure for nic.guide. Tag Manager: Google Tag Manager — manages marketing and analytics tags without code changes for nic.guide. Security: reCAPTCHA v3 — provides security features like bot detection and CAPTCHA for nic.guide. CDN: Cloudflare and Amazon CloudFront — accelerates content delivery by caching assets at edge locations worldwide for nic.guide. JavaScript Library: jQuery (version 3.5.1.) — provides utility functions and DOM manipulation for nic.guide. We also extracted the following tracking identifiers: Google Tag Manager container GTM-5VQF86T. These IDs can be used to identify other websites operated by the same organization.

nic.guide delivers its homepage in 12356ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 101 KB, and we detected 142 resource requests loading assets from 14 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 1 CSS files and 2 out of 7 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 5 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. The site is served through a Content Delivery Network (CDN), which caches static assets at edge servers around the world. This means visitors from different geographic regions receive content from the nearest edge server, significantly reducing latency. CDN usage is particularly important for websites with a global audience, as it can reduce page load times by 40-60% for distant visitors. From an environmental perspective, each page view of nic.guide produces approximately 0.05g 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 101 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for nic.guide. 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.guide resolves to the IPv4 address 75.2.38.108, 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 2 A record(s) configured. The domain name system is managed by 6 name servers: v0n0.nic.guide, v0n1.nic.guide, v0n2.nic.guide, v0n3.nic.guide, v2n0.nic.guide, and v2n1.nic.guide. Having 6 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 is not configured, meaning any server could potentially send emails pretending to be from this domain. This is a significant email security concern. 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.guide. 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 2013-09-23 and is set to expire on 2026-09-23, making it 12.8 years old. Our subdomain enumeration scan discovered 1 active subdomains for nic.guide: www.nic.guide. Active subdomains can reveal the organization's infrastructure, including development environments, API endpoints, and third-party service integrations.

The homepage of nic.guide contains 1,297 words of visible text content. This is a substantial amount of content that provides good opportunities for search engine indexing. The page is structured with 7 H2 headings, 3 H3 headings, 0 H4 headings. The page includes 55 images. 45 images (82%) 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 18% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 52 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 24 external links pointing to third-party websites. There are 7 external JavaScript files, 1 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 website has social media presence across 3 platforms: Facebook (@identitydigitaltlds), Twitter (@IdentityDig), and Linkedin (@identitydigital-inc). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for nic.guide is too long at 125 characters: "Identity Digital | Create authentic digital identities with the world's largest ...". At 125 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. The meta description is 266 characters (slightly long): "Identity Digital empowers businesses, governments, nonprofits, and individuals to share their unique story with descript...". 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. A favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 4/4 recommended fields: OG title ("Identity Digital | Create authentic digital identities with ..."), OG description, OG image (social sharing thumbnail), OG type (website). These tags control how the page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms that support the Open Graph protocol. A Twitter Card of type summary_large_image is configured, which controls how links appear when shared on Twitter/X. The "summary_large_image" type displays a large image preview, which typically generates higher engagement rates than the basic card type.