Automated public DNS and web checks; results may be incomplete. These are passive observations, not an assessment of the organization.
Executive summary
theguardian.com
Good shape, with a few gaps worth closing this quarter.
Full coverage: every applicable check was assessed.
2026-11-15 18:23 UTC
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Spoofing email from this domain is hard.
Traffic to the site is encrypted and the certificate is valid.
The site instructs browsers to block common attacks.
The domain's infrastructure lacks basic protections.
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- 1.
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How to verify after the fix
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- 2.
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Who can fix it: Your domain registrar or DNS provider
How to verify after the fix
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What this grade means
- Tested hostname
- theguardian.com
- Website request
- GET https://theguardian.com/ → https://www.theguardian.com/us
- Scan time
- 2026-11-15 18:23:01 UTC
- Grading method
- Version 2How grading works
- Unverified or excluded checks
- None. Every applicable check was assessed.
This is a snapshot of the public configuration checks listed in this report. It does not verify the site's owner, business legitimacy, application security, or absence of vulnerabilities. It is not a security certification.
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Email security
30/30Encryption & certificate
25/25Browser protections
25/30DNS infrastructure
3/15Public DNS records
| A | theguardian.com | 151.101.129.111 151.101.193.111 151.101.1.111 151.101.65.111 |
| AAAA | theguardian.com | 2a04:4e42::367 2a04:4e42:200::367 2a04:4e42:400::367 2a04:4e42:600::367 |
| MX | theguardian.com | 10 aspmx.l.google.com 30 alt4.aspmx.l.google.com 30 alt3.aspmx.l.google.com 20 alt2.aspmx.l.google.com 20 alt1.aspmx.l.google.com |
| NS | theguardian.com | dns1.p04.nsone.net dns2.p04.nsone.net dns3.p04.nsone.net dns4.p04.nsone.net ns01.theguardiandns.com ns02.theguardiandns.com ns03.theguardiandns.com ns04.theguardiandns.com |
| TXT | theguardian.com | google-site-verification=6-wiFtmcPHY78jVuZUE3io1c6c9SrSyjPVmUr7XRW2I google-site-verification=9SMJbNVsYm0GCVZbGVOMSzXajrK_pqVtjW3P007kaQo google-site-verification=I3xSjID5V7E9UDa3WSvvvpCqiqw1_34kG1Y_rz5dlV4 facebook-domain-verification=9qqmd2kl745hph02i64iyoxvdphmi9 brave-ledger-verification=7e309ab3cd9203b886205458254a13f930f79821ea05031742f7dfc9285370c8 adobe-idp-site-verification=af3ef20fdc1d370aee02414a73ce0db9f1b465c21d53a369080184cd8e4b60f1 google-site-verification=ujq5XlF5Ty7dwXv7S3AV99WRr8IwetZIjNqqloPpKmA google-site-verification=M9Q_QcvQQCoQEca1--d55J0QKwKZt0XgAAj9DJrJ0jQ pardot709753=1cfbb8fa5dabcb6befc9faa15661f500a64a6f22eb83bb146848633dbe7633cf amazonses:2s68hEXFIHnDWOVNuEbZ06pSFJhN0qCtTx8lztmngls= google-site-verification=IU-vqTBscxkgU3J_f5i10_i624mvE3IjvYpeVPB2A98 apple-domain-verification=sVI2atim1Brh4UUx\010 google-site-verification=4l7NequdA4a20U0D9YSw7ENlF69-hDeHXx21aU2UUC0 apple-domain-verification=4qbvNZKyKKZyBtdU MS=ms94953828 MS=B95E020056873FBC8A077EEE2104192B3DBC1D61 docusign=1f00efb3-0975-459c-b221-e46452a0f92a intersight=123333260936a76db6d9dedc01d0ab4d61a9aae47515abbf0087e02a395747f9 RDOAB9Z9GAJESXAA11TST3LEI0RN5LQ4TES408NS google-site-verification=iLS6vcS8qLmM07nG-W_M3TAmaSEAAwoLBKovJCGOrOs google-site-verification=LCHObeC_7NyDBnXVNSqm5VJAve2qxx04PmUFc697Rf0 73t2Qr1jv9^4RG3CsYKp#F&^5S1fxpHtq9X5bLBQtc4q2PhMvMBmUrIh%LLGPb3V!XpnW9tvQd$tg^rLv!8ALDOQhhss%c9K%Xt docker-verification=42d9d88d-f950-4407-a675-3d843c16a983 onetrust-domain-verification=ce4031d6f7b94fdb9ed409ab9cf643d3 stripe-verification=85178DB4E6F4EC41721B7F20BD9F04B21E2B630ADA8156BDFE421272EBC2056F openai-domain-verification=dv-m8f1SR7Sj1HI4BIM0XsZAOxx formstack-domain-verification=0cc5b58e5ea4088ab9333fcd9721a72f v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:spf_c.oraclecloud.com include:_spf.salesforce.com include:_spf1.theguardian.com ip4:199.255.192.0/22 ip4:199.127.232.0/22 ip4:54.240.0.0/18 ip4:69.169.224.0/20 ip4:23.249.208.0/20 ip4:23.251.224.0/19 ip4:76.223.176.0/20 ip4:54.240.64.0/18 ip4:76.223.128.0/19 ip4:216.221.160.0/19 ip4:206.55.144.0/20 ip4:24.110.64.0/18 -all asv=d971bc0397a95b5da450b9bfbad1212a lucidlink-verification=4K96N0ZDHCHPKDZ538AFRVH54G miro-verification=9bbe1ce0f13ab2efbbda64d44bd0db3c1f17fd60 cisco-ci-domain-verification=394bd3979592402fa40244fcf11f48e5e5014697e1f7e8587eba08075cdd79e3 _hfmu2x1szay737kpys7nmqjko311kxu multiverse-domain-verification=3e7e7acf-12cc-4934-a23a-b8c0127fb091 slack-domain-verification=K3gfZj51sHXR6hxk5BVVfunkmGnHxc4NvwNtqo77 |
| TXT | _dmarc.theguardian.com | v=DMARC1;p=reject;rua=mailto:dmarcreporting@theguardian.com |
| CAA | theguardian.com | — |
| DS | theguardian.com | — |