Report ID: #5B08150D

academia.edu

Item: academia.edu
Rating: 4
Author: AnchorSteward

United States Valid HTTPS Updated 2 hours ago

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80

Very Safe

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Academia.edu Trust Review

academia.edu operates in the academic networking and research-sharing space, connecting scholars with profiles, publications, and discovery tools. From a trust perspective, HTTPS is in place with an Amazon-issued certificate, but the technical snapshot also shows an unusually new domain-age signal that deserves context.

Technical Information

IP Address	99.84.91.21
Server Location	United States
ISP / Provider	Unknown
SSL Certificate	Valid HTTPS
SSL Issuer	Amazon RSA 2048 M01
Valid Until	2026-10-27
Registrar	Unknown

Quick facts

Before diving in: academia.edu is registered through Unknown and currently hosted in United States. SSL on the apex host returned: OK.

Why age matters

A ?-year track record is not proof of legitimacy, but it does mean academia.edu has had time to accumulate (or shed) reputation signals across security databases.

TLS / SSL state

The TLS handshake to academia.edu returned: OK. Modern browsers will warn users when this fails, so a passing check is required for any commercial site.

Where academia.edu is hosted

academia.edu is operated from United States via Unknown. If you transact with this site, this is the legal jurisdiction your data will likely traverse.

What the score tells you

academia.edu's automated trust score reflects whether it follows industry-standard infrastructure practices. It is intentionally blind to content, branding and customer reviews.

Score summary

academia.edu → 80/100 (very_safe). The value is recomputed every refresh from the latest public records and does not include editorial opinion.

What looks good

Certificate issued by a recognised CA
No DNS hijack indicators in current records
Returns valid SOA and TXT records
Registered with an established registrar

What to watch

TLS configuration accepts older cipher suites
Limited public reputation data
No HSTS header detected at the apex

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the WHOIS information about academia.edu hidden?

Most modern registrars apply privacy protection by default, so personal contact data may be redacted. Registration dates and registrar are still visible.

Is academia.edu on a security blocklist?

At the time of audit, academia.edu was not present in the public blocklists we sample (PhishTank, abuse feeds, etc.).

Is academia.edu a phishing website?

Our scanner does not perform visual similarity checks. We can only confirm that no obvious infrastructure markers (cert mismatch, fresh registration with high traffic) were triggered.

What looks risky about academia.edu?

For academia.edu we look at: age ? yrs, SSL OK, registrar Unknown and hosting in United States. Any single weak point can drag the technical confidence down.

How often is academia.edu re-checked?

By default the report is refreshed every 30 days, plus on every manual re-check from the dashboard.

This report is generated automatically from public technical signals. It is not legal or financial advice.

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