vfw.org

We performed a comprehensive analysis of vfw.org on 2026-06-29. The website returned an HTTP 200 status code with a server response time of 10128ms. The page is served over HTTP/1.1 protocol with Gzip compression enabled, achieving approximately 60.0% size reduction. The total page weight is 101 KB. The website uses a secure HTTPS connection with a valid SSL certificate issued by GoDaddy.com, Inc. (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 2027-02-05, which is 221 days from now. The security headers analysis reveals a score of 35/100 (below average). The following security headers are properly configured: Strict-Transport-Security (HSTS) and X-Content-Type-Options. However, the site is missing Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-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 8 technologies across 7 categories powering vfw.org. The detected stack includes Bootstrap 3.4.1, Vite, Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, Amazon CloudFront, StackPath, Google Fonts, and jQuery 3.6.0.. Based on our comprehensive analysis of domain age, SSL configuration, email authentication, security headers, and blacklist status, vfw.org receives an overall trust score of 75/100, classified as "Likely Safe".

After conducting a thorough safety and legitimacy analysis, vfw.org receives a trust score of 75/100, 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 GoDaddy.com, Inc. with 221 days until expiration, SPF (Sender Policy Framework) email authentication preventing email spoofing, and DMARC email authentication with a none 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 vfw.org 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 vfw.org and identified 8 distinct technologies across 7 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 (version 3.4.1) — provides the styling and responsive layout system for vfw.org. Build Tool: Vite — bundles and optimizes the JavaScript and CSS assets for vfw.org. Analytics: Google Analytics 4 — tracks visitor behavior and provides traffic insights for vfw.org. Tag Manager: Google Tag Manager — manages marketing and analytics tags without code changes for vfw.org. CDN: Amazon CloudFront and StackPath — accelerates content delivery by caching assets at edge locations worldwide for vfw.org. Fonts: Google Fonts — delivers web fonts for typography for vfw.org. JavaScript Library: jQuery (version 3.6.0.) — provides utility functions and DOM manipulation for vfw.org. We also extracted the following tracking identifiers: Google Tag Manager container GTM-WGJQ4G. These IDs can be used to identify other websites operated by the same organization.

vfw.org delivers its homepage in 10128ms (server response time), which is considered slow by industry standards. The total page weight is 101 KB, and we detected 201 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: 3 out of 5 CSS files and 9 out of 16 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 vfw.org 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 vfw.org. 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.

vfw.org resolves to the IPv4 address 52.176.149.197, 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: cbru.br.ns.els-gms.att.net and cmtu.mt.ns.els-gms.att.net. 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 vfw.org is handled by mimecast.com with 2 MX records configured: us-smtp-inbound-1.mimecast.com and us-smtp-inbound-2.mimecast.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 none policy — a monitoring-only setting that doesn't enforce any action on unauthorized emails. 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 vfw.org. 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 vfw.org contains 854 words of visible text content. This is a moderate amount of content. The page is structured with 9 H2 headings, 5 H3 headings, 4 H4 headings. The page includes 41 images. 5 images (12%) 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 88% of images have proper alt text — we recommend adding descriptive alt attributes to all images. The link structure consists of 106 internal links pointing to other pages on the same domain and 27 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 16 external JavaScript files, 5 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 5 platforms: Facebook (@VFWFans), Twitter (@vfwhq), Instagram (@vfwhq), Linkedin (@vfwhq), and Youtube (@vfwhq). An active social media presence is a positive trust indicator and helps build brand awareness and customer engagement.

The title tag for vfw.org is well-optimized at 46 characters: "The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. - VFW". The length falls within the ideal range for Google search results, ensuring the full title is displayed without truncation. The meta description is 444 characters (slightly long): "As the nation's largest and most established war veterans service organization, we have a long and proven history of pro...". 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://vfw.org/, preventing duplicate content issues, the page language is declared as en, and a favicon is configured. Open Graph meta tags are configured with 2/4 recommended fields: OG title ("The Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S...."), 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. The meta keywords tag contains 5 terms including Veterans Assistance, Military Support, Combat Veterans Membership Organization, Iraq and Afghanistan Support Group, and Veterans Service Organization. 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.