Website reputation report

bau.edu

Last checked 5 days ago · Point-in-time assessment

61/100Technical Safety ScoreIndependent technical assessment, not a visitor rating
● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

Discover Bay Atlantic University, an innovative institution focused on affordable education, global connections, and personalized learning for diverse students.

No listed local patterns observedHomepage-only analysis is not a malware clearance. Read the scope and findings below.

61/100Safety Score
65%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History0 Infrastructure95 Website Security95 Security Hygiene35 Transparency58 Reputation50 Operational Stability85
Trust RadarEight observed factors. Select one to inspect its evidence.

How to read this report

Safety Score evaluates observed signals. Evidence Confidence measures how complete, direct, fresh, and consistent those signals are.

No automated scan can guarantee that a website is safe.

Current report context

What changed since the last scan

  • No earlier report to compare
What this scan could verify · 5 observed, 1 unavailable
DNS observed
Registration lookup unavailable Reason: stage unavailable
Network observed
TLS observed
Website response observed
Website content observed

Unavailable and unperformed checks are not clean results. The detailed evidence below remains the source for each conclusion.

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Independent evidence brief

What we observed about bau.edu

Updated Oct 17, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on bau.edu. Website descriptions below come from the site itself. Registration, connection and threat findings were checked separately.

Purpose and visible content

On its About page, the site says: Discover Bay Atlantic University, an innovative institution focused on affordable education, global connections, and personalized learning for diverse students.

Registrar and domain history

A reliable creation date was not returned by the registration lookup. The report leaves domain age unverified rather than guessing.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 1000 ms.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Dec 18, 2026.

Threat checks and score context

External malware-provider coverage was unavailable. The report does not treat this missing check as a clean result.

Safety Score: 61/100. Evidence Confidence: 65%. These measure different things.

Community reviews of bau.edu

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Visitor experiences are separate from the independent technical Safety Score.

Visitor opinions remain separate from the technical Safety Score.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on bau.edu

10 of up to 10 pages

We sampled public pages from this website to understand its subject and contact paths. The titles and short descriptions below come from the website itself. They are not endorsements or independent safety findings.

Home - Bay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C.Discover your potential at BAU, where innovative education meets global opportunities. Explore diverse programs and join a vibrant community dedicated to your success. About BAU - Bay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C.Discover Bay Atlantic University, an innovative institution focused on affordable education, global connections, and personalized learning for diverse students. Mentora College - Bay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C.Enhance your English skills with BAU's Mentora ESL program. Join our immersive courses designed for all levels and boost your confidence in communication today! Mission and Values - Bay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C.Explore BAU's mission to promote innovation, academic excellence, and global citizenship in a diverse, inclusive educational environment. Shape the future with us! BAU Students Secure Bronze Medal in Hackathon at AI-Focused DevFest DC 2025 - Bay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C.Bay Atlantic University students won the bronze medal at the DevFest DC 2025 Agentic AI Hackathon. Read about their victory and the future of AI. Bay Atlantic University Blog- Washington, D.C.Bay Atlantic University is a Washington DC based private, non-profit university that offers the very best in higher education programs in the US. Career Services - Bay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C.Explore comprehensive career services at BAU, offering guidance, resources, and support to help you achieve your professional goals and succeed in your career journey. Mental Health Services - Bay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C.Explore comprehensive counseling services at BAU, designed to support your mental health and well-being. Discover resources for personal growth and emotional resilience. Mentora College Washington, D.C. Named BusinessRate Best of 2026 Award Winner in English Language Education - Bay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C.Mentora College Washington, D.C. has been named a BusinessRate Best of 2026 Award Winner for English Language Schools. Learn why students choose Mentora. Bay Atlantic University Celebrates Membership in NAICU During Association’s 50th Anniversary - Bay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C.Bay Atlantic University announces its continued partnership with NAICU, reinforcing its commitment to independent higher education and student success in D.C.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on bau.edu

12 phrases

These phrases were extracted locally from sampled public page metadata. They are observations, not search-volume or ranking estimates.

bay atlantic universityTitle, H1, Meta description10 sampled pages
washingtonTitle, H1, Meta description10 sampled pages
university washingtonTitle9 sampled pages
educationTitle, H1, Meta description5 sampled pages
studentsTitle, H1, Meta description4 sampled pages
mentora collegeTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
missionTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
exploreMeta description4 sampled pages
englishTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
focusedTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
discoverMeta description3 sampled pages
diverseMeta description3 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

✓

Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

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Confidence is separate

Unavailable evidence is shown as missing and never counted as clean.

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Verify before sensitive actions

Check the exact URL and context before payments, credentials, or downloads.

Fully explainable

Why this score?

Versioned weights
Threat IntelligenceWeight 25%
55/100

Threat providers were unavailable. The neutral uncertainty baseline is not a clean verdict.

Domain HistoryWeight 10%
0/100

Evidence is unavailable.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
95/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
35/100

Observed security header values were checked for basic protective settings. Empty values, disabled HSTS and unrecognized values receive no credit. This is not a complete browser-policy validation.

TransparencyWeight 5%
58/100

Observed site metadata and About page were checked. Publisher-supplied details are not independently verified.

ReputationWeight 5%
50/100

Popularity is weak context, not proof of safety. Unranked sites use a neutral baseline.

Operational StabilityWeight 15%
85/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Local antivirus and phishing checks

ClamAV · homepage HTMLNo signature match in the sampled HTML
Engine version1.5.4
Signature database date (UTC)2026-10-17T06:25:46+00:00
HTML bytes submitted1,298,186
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-10-17T18:00:08+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,082

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

2 resources checked · 0 script links observed on the homepage. Partial resource coverage.

ClamAV inspects the fetched homepage HTML on our server. New scans also sample up to four linked scripts and two collected internal pages, with size and time limits. Scripts are not executed. Other downloads, private server files and logged-in pages remain outside this check. A signature match needs investigation and can be a false positive. No match is not a whole-site safety guarantee.

Exact hostname lookup uses a downloaded Phishing.Database snapshot. It does not send this domain to an external lookup API or mark sibling subdomains as harmful. Not listed does not mean safe. Snapshot age is download age, not proof that every entry was recently revalidated.

Homepage HTML only · Eight local rule families · local-security-v2

Checks use the fetched page and redirect chain. Scripts are not executed, forms are not submitted, and linked files are not downloaded. This is not a malware clearance.

Page resource inventory

Linked scripts0
Inline scripts1
Embedded frames0
External script hosts0

Counts describe the sampled HTML, not every resource loaded by the browser. External resources are common and are not automatically harmful.

Partial analysis. Only the first 512 KiB of the page were inspected.

No listed local patterns observed. The limited rule set cannot detect every threat or behavior.

External threat intelligence

Provider coverageNot checked

Local checks do not query external reputation databases. An unavailable check is never a clean result.

Registration

Domain information

Public RDAP observation
Canonical domainbau.edu
RegistrarUnavailable
RegisteredUnavailable
Domain ageUnavailable
ExpiresUnavailable
Registry statusesUnavailable
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address104.21.21.211
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNCloudflare
Web application firewallNot detected

At a glance

Infrastructure summary

Observed during this scan

A compact view of the connection, DNS and security surface. These observations describe what the scanner could verify at scan time and do not prove ownership or ongoing availability.

HTTP response200 · https://bau.edu/
Endpoint104.21.21.211
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFCloudflare · Not detected
DNS surface19 records · 2 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals0 security headers · 5 technologies · DNSSEC unknown

Page telemetry

Observed page statistics

Safe metadata only

These counters describe the fetched response and sampled HTML. Script counts describe references in the markup, not a complete browser network log. Cookie counts cover observed response headers.

Response size1,298,186 bytes
HTTP check duration1,000 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources0 · 0 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks0 frames · 2 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Google Trust Services, commonName=WE1
Valid fromSep 19, 2026
Valid untilDec 18, 2026
Certificate names*.bau.edu · bau.edu

Resolution

DNS footprint

DNSKEY status unknown

DNSKEY presence does not verify the DNSSEC signature chain. Missing records can mean no record was returned or the lookup was unavailable.

A104.21.21.211TTL —
A172.67.200.90TTL —
AAAA2606:4700:3031::6815:15d3TTL —
AAAA2606:4700:3032::ac43:c85aTTL —
NSshaz.ns.cloudflare.comTTL —
NSsid.ns.cloudflare.comTTL —
MX0 bau-edu.mail.protection.outlook.comTTL —
TXT00Dal00001QmTcv=1TBVx0000000BjRTTL —
TXTbrevo-code:0819768a4da699e5561a47b6f95482e4TTL —
TXTfacebook-domain-verification=bcfo7n4fh3eoj12s5u4g6xhl1e5vlqTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=I6-juL_CHjdJKExN6GE5xMWz4pAW52Y9QUtu-ghdPmkTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=smYHT6soIfgoHNIx7mQ8V5gDvz4UnRnz-LU4866B8W8TTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=xXRjRc5XuXtiW7pnm3z_PzoZWB8S2Fewu-Bbw93TWi8TTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=YSD0iNqw27vMUrUWMXFtLY4ZqVjbjxV8FVFTTCG4fTgTTL —
TXTiContact1916556TTL —
TXTMS=ms29032107TTL —
TXTpardot926343=e29c511585f27d47ffc5f548240e6de24d16f5cb8ab86bdc34a66ac6dd868c2fTTL —
TXTsending_domain1129343=f92573ba96ed1d04baaec22e0b53b692d2f671e2d2b05abca57443fa60e0b157TTL —
TXTv=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:aspmx.pardot.com include:eu.rp.oracleemaildelivery.com ~allTTL —

DNS observations · no external lookup API

Domain email protection

Exact-host SPF and DMARC observations help the owner investigate email impersonation risks. They are separate from website malware checks and do not change the Safety Score.

SPFPolicy record observed, not fully validated
DMARCMonitoring-only DMARC policy

What to do next

Review the records with your mail administrator. Inventory legitimate senders and test SPF and DKIM alignment before enforcing a stricter DMARC policy. Fix duplicate records and investigate overly permissive SPF rules.

This bounded check does not send email, probe SMTP, evaluate recursive SPF includes, verify DKIM signatures or apply organizational-domain DMARC inheritance. A missing subdomain record does not prove that no inherited protection exists. A DNS timeout is unknown, not an absent record. A policy record is not proof that messages authenticate successfully.

Responsible disclosure

security.txt

RFC 9116 observation

No readable security.txt file was observed at the standard locations. This is informational and is not evidence of malware.

Browser protections

Security headers

0 observed

Header evidence is unavailable. Missing data is not treated as a clean result or proof of compromise.

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation

No Set-Cookie header was observed on the sampled homepage response. Other pages may set cookies separately.

Detected stack

Technologies

Bootstrap 80% Cloudflare 98% Google Tag Manager 96% Tailwind CSS 72% WordPress 95%

Versions are shown only when publicly exposed by the page or response headers. An observed version is not, by itself, proof of a vulnerability.

JavaScript library advisories

JavaScript advisory analysis could not be completed or no eligible script files were sampled. No clean result is implied.

Recommended maintenance checks

WordPressKeep WordPress core, themes and plugins updated. Remove unused plugins and review administrator accounts.

About this website

What the site says about itself

Discover Bay Atlantic University, an innovative institution focused on affordable education, global connections, and personalized learning for diverse students.

View the site's About page ↗

This is publisher supplied information. The independent safety findings are shown separately.

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleHome - Bay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C.
First headingYour Dream, Our Mission
DescriptionDiscover your potential at BAU, where innovative education meets global opportunities. Explore diverse programs and join a vibrant community dedicated to your success.
Canonical URLhttps://bau.edu/
Final URLhttps://bau.edu/
HTTP response200 · text/html · 1000 ms
Languageen
Structured typesBreadcrumbList · ListItem · Organization · WebPage · WebSite
Page page detectedhttps://bau.edu/blog/About page detectedhttps://bau.edu/about-bau/
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
missing100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
19100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

0 recorded hops

No redirect hop was recorded for the sampled homepage.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

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Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
rapid-beacon-mesh-121

Comparable components help find technically related websites. A match does not prove common ownership.

DnsHashed private comparison value
TechnologiesHashed private comparison value

Material changes only

Change history

Show change history

No meaningful changes recorded yet.

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Visual evidence

Website screenshot

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Questions about bau.edu

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Is bau.edu safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 61/100 with 65% Evidence Confidence. This is a point-in-time assessment of observed technical signals, not a guarantee. Check the exact address and avoid entering payment details if anything looks unusual.

Did the scan detect malware on bau.edu?

ClamAV found no signature match in the sampled homepage HTML. External scripts, downloads and private server files were not checked. This is not a whole-site malware clearance.

When was bau.edu registered?

The registry lookup did not provide a reliable creation date in this scan.

Did bau.edu have a valid TLS certificate?

The scanner observed a valid TLS certificate using TLSv1.3. A valid certificate alone does not establish that the site is safe.

How does bau.edu describe itself?

The website's About page describes its purpose in the report above. This is publisher-supplied information and is separate from independent security findings.

Can a paid listing change this website's score?

No. Premium placement and owner-supplied pages are labelled separately. Technical evidence, the Safety Score and moderation decisions remain independent.

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