unifr.ch

We performed a comprehensive analysis of unifr.ch on 2026-06-29. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 7175ms. The page is served over HTTP/1.1 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 65 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 1.3 with the TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 cipher suite and sha256WithRSAEncryption signature algorithm. The certificate covers 4 domain(s) (Subject Alternative Names) and expires on 2026-12-02, which is 156 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 4 technologies across 4 categories powering unifr.ch. The detected stack includes Bootstrap, Vite, Google Tag Manager, and Font Awesome. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, unifr.ch receives an overall trust score of 66/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, unifr.ch receives a trust score of 66/100, 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 DigiCert Inc with 156 days until expiration, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing, and DMARC email authentication with a quarantine policy. 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 unifr.ch 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 unifr.ch 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. CSS Framework: Bootstrap — provides the styling and responsive layout system for unifr.ch. Build Tool: Vite — bundles and optimizes the JavaScript and CSS assets for unifr.ch. Tag Manager: Google Tag Manager — manages marketing and analytics tags without code changes for unifr.ch. Icon Set: Font Awesome — provides additional functionality for unifr.ch. We also extracted the following tracking identifiers: Google Tag Manager container GTM-K8998TH. These IDs can be used to identify other websites operated by the same organization.

unifr.ch delivers its homepage in 7175ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 65 KB, and we detected 380 resource requests loading assets from 10 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 4 CSS files and 0 out of 3 JavaScript files are minified. Minifying the remaining 6 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 unifr.ch produces approximately 0.03g 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 65 KB is the primary factor in this calculation. Core Web Vitals data from the Chrome User Experience Report (CrUX) is not available for unifr.ch. 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.

unifr.ch resolves to the IPv4 address 134.21.80.50, 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: scsnms.switch.ch, siuftesun11.unifr.ch, and siuftesun12.unifr.ch. 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 unifr.ch is handled by pphosted.com with 2 MX records configured: mxa-00626501.gslb.pphosted.com and mxb-00626501.gslb.pphosted.com. 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 quarantine policy — a moderate setting, directing unauthorized emails to spam/junk folders. 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 unifr.ch. 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 unifr.ch contains 1,071 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 1 H2 headings, 12 H3 headings, 1 H4 headings, 0 H5, and 7 H6 headings. The page includes 3 images. 2 images (67%) 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 33% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 313 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 36 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 3 external JavaScript files, 4 CSS stylesheets, and 1 iframes on the page. The site implements the following web standards and features: robots.txt (controls search engine crawling behavior) and Schema.org structured data (ContactPoint, EducationalOrganization, and PostalAddress). Notable missing features: XML Sitemap. Adding these could improve search engine discoverability and rich result eligibility. The website has social media presence across 3 platforms: Facebook (@unifribourg), Instagram (@unifribourg), and Youtube (@UCx74T4l0XqJFLcdlCavnoXQ). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for unifr.ch is well-optimized at 58 characters: "Université de Fribourg - Home | | Université de Fribourg". The length falls within the ideal range for Google search results, ensuring the full title is displayed without truncation. No meta description is configured for unifr.ch. 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://www.unifr.ch/home/fr/, preventing duplicate content issues, the page language is declared as fr, the meta robots directive is set to index, follow, and a favicon is configured. No Open Graph tags are configured. When someone shares a link to unifr.ch 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 site implements Schema.org structured data with the following types: ContactPoint, EducationalOrganization, and PostalAddress. Structured data helps search engines understand the page content and can enable rich results (featured snippets, knowledge panels, star ratings) in Google search results, which can significantly increase click-through rates.