ubuntu.com

We performed a comprehensive analysis of ubuntu.com on 2026-06-29. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 22622ms. The page is served over HTTP/2 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 204 KB. The website uses a secure HTTPS connection with a valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt (DV 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 2026-07-16, which is 17 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-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy, and Permissions-Policy. However, the site is missing X-Frame-Options, which could expose the site and its users to cross-site scripting (XSS), clickjacking, and other web-based attacks. Our technology detection scan identified 2 technologies across 2 categories powering ubuntu.com. The detected stack includes Google Tag Manager and Google AdSense. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, ubuntu.com receives an overall trust score of 72/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, ubuntu.com receives a trust score of 72/100, 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, and a valid SSL certificate issued by Let's Encrypt with 17 days until expiration. Areas of concern include: no X-Frame-Options header, which could allow the site to be embedded in malicious iframes (clickjacking) 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 ubuntu.com 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 ubuntu.com and identified 2 distinct technologies across 2 categories. This analysis is performed by examining HTTP response headers, HTML source code patterns, JavaScript library fingerprints, CSS framework signatures, and DNS records. Tag Manager: Google Tag Manager — manages marketing and analytics tags without code changes for ubuntu.com. Advertising: Google AdSense — handles advertising pixel tracking and conversion measurement for ubuntu.com. We also extracted the following tracking identifiers: Google Tag Manager container GTM-K92JCQ. These IDs can be used to identify other websites operated by the same organization.

ubuntu.com delivers its homepage in 22622ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 204 KB, and we detected 339 resource requests loading assets from 17 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 3 CSS files and 1 out of 7 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 9 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 ubuntu.com produces approximately 0.1g 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 204 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for ubuntu.com. 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.

ubuntu.com resolves to the IPv4 address ?, 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 0 A record(s) configured. 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 ubuntu.com. 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 ubuntu.com contains 1,963 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 32 H2 headings, 5 H3 headings, 2 H4 headings. The page includes 63 images. 13 images (21%) 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 79% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 190 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 61 external links pointing to third-party websites. The high number of internal links suggests a well-interconnected site structure, which helps search engines discover and crawl all pages efficiently. There are 7 external JavaScript files, 3 CSS stylesheets, and 1 iframes on the page. The site implements the following web standards and features: Progressive Web App (PWA) manifest (enabling app-like installation). 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 ubuntu.com: 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 5 platforms: Facebook (@ubuntulinux), Instagram (@ubuntu_os), Linkedin (@234280), Tiktok (@canonical_ubuntu), and Github (@canonical). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for ubuntu.com is well-optimized at 45 characters: "Enterprise Open Source and Linux | Ubuntu". The length falls within the ideal range for Google search results, ensuring the full title is displayed without truncation. The meta description is 124 characters (well-optimized): " Ubuntu is the modern, open source operating system on Linux for the enterprise server, desktop, cloud, and I...". 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://ubuntu.com/`, preventing duplicate content issues, the page language is declared as en, and a favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 4/4 recommended fields: OG title ("Enterprise Open Source and Linux | Ubuntu..."), 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. The meta keywords tag contains 2 terms including index and follow. 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.