theses.fr

We performed a comprehensive analysis of theses.fr on 2026-06-29. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 16701ms. The page is served over HTTP/2 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 700 KB. The website uses a secure HTTPS connection with a valid SSL certificate issued by Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA (DV type). The connection is encrypted using TLS 1.3 with the TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 cipher suite and ECDSA-SHA384 signature algorithm. The certificate covers 24 domain(s) (Subject Alternative Names) and expires on 2026-12-11, which is 165 days from now. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 0/100 (poor). No security headers are configured, which is a significant security concern. However, the site is missing Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, 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 12 technologies across 10 categories powering theses.fr. The detected stack includes Drupal, Nuxt.js, Angular, React, Webpack, Vite, Matomo, reCAPTCHA v3, StackPath, Google Fonts, jQuery, and Font Awesome. The site uses Nuxt.js as its primary framework. The UI is built with React. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, theses.fr receives an overall trust score of 63/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, theses.fr receives a trust score of 63/100, 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, a valid SSL certificate issued by Hellenic Academic and Research Institutions CA with 165 days until expiration, and SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing. Areas of concern include: the absence of a Content-Security-Policy header, which leaves the site more vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, no X-Frame-Options header, which could allow the site to be embedded in malicious iframes (clickjacking), 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 theses.fr 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 theses.fr and identified 12 distinct technologies across 10 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 theses.fr. Framework: Nuxt.js and Angular — provides the application framework and routing for theses.fr. UI Library: React — handles the user interface rendering and component management for theses.fr. Build Tool: Webpack and Vite — bundles and optimizes the JavaScript and CSS assets for theses.fr. Analytics: Matomo — tracks visitor behavior and provides traffic insights for theses.fr. Security: reCAPTCHA v3 — provides security features like bot detection and CAPTCHA for theses.fr. CDN: StackPath — accelerates content delivery by caching assets at edge locations worldwide for theses.fr. Fonts: Google Fonts — delivers web fonts for typography for theses.fr. JavaScript Library: jQuery — provides utility functions and DOM manipulation for theses.fr. Icon Set: Font Awesome — provides additional functionality for theses.fr.

theses.fr delivers its homepage in 16701ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 700 KB, and we detected 49 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: 0 out of 7 CSS files and 0 out of 1 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 8 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 theses.fr produces approximately 0.34g of CO₂, earning a carbon rating of C. This is an average carbon footprint. Optimizing images and reducing unnecessary scripts could further improve this score. For reference, the average web page produces about 0.5g of CO₂ per page view. The page weight of 700 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for theses.fr. 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.

theses.fr resolves to the IPv4 address 193.52.26.110, 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 2 name servers: lilas.sudoc.abes.fr and tramontane.abes.fr. Having 2 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 theses.fr is handled by theses.fr with 1 MX records configured: lotus.theses.fr. 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 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 theses.fr. 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 homepage of theses.fr contains 192 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 6 H2 headings, 0 H3 headings, 0 H4 headings. The page includes 3 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 6 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 15 external links pointing to third-party websites. There are 1 external JavaScript files, 7 CSS stylesheets, and 0 iframes on the page. The site implements the following web standards and features: XML Sitemap (helps search engines discover all pages) and robots.txt (controls search engine crawling behavior). Notable missing features: Schema.org structured data. Adding these could improve search engine discoverability and rich result eligibility. The website has social media presence across 2 platforms: Twitter (@com_abes) and Github (@filipelinhares). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for theses.fr is good at 9 characters: "Theses.fr". The length is acceptable, though it may be slightly truncated in some search result displays. The meta description is 120 characters (well-optimized): "Moteur de recherche des thèses françaises, theses.fr propose l’accès aux thèses de doctorat soutenues ou en préparation.". 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 page language is declared as fr and a favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 3/4 recommended fields: OG title ("Theses.fr..."), OG description, OG image (social sharing thumbnail), These tags control how the page appears when shared on Facebook, LinkedIn, and other social media platforms that support the Open Graph protocol.