Website reputation report

eff.org

Last checked 2 days ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

eff.org is currently classified in the Philanthropy category based on observed public pages. An About page was also found. The sampled pages were marked as English-language. Recurring page-metadata topics include electronic frontier foundation, digital world, defending.

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

68/100Safety Score
75%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History95 Infrastructure94 Website Security80 Security Hygiene35 Transparency55 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.

Independent evidence brief

What we observed about eff.org

Updated Sep 29, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on eff.org. 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: The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free…

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Oct 10, 1990. Registrar: Gandi SAS.

Recorded expiry date: Oct 9, 2027. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 1000 ms.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Nov 30, 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: 68/100. Evidence Confidence: 75%. These measure different things.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on eff.org

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.

Electronic Frontier Foundation | Defending your rights in the digital worldhttps://www.eff.org/ About EFF | Electronic Frontier FoundationThe Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expressio Contact EFF | Electronic Frontier FoundationCan EFF represent me?Maybe. Find out about EFF's Legal Assistance Services here.Can EFF address an event in my community?Maybe. Submit a request for a speaker here and we'll get ba EFF's Staff and Contributors | Electronic Frontier Foundationhttps://www.eff.org/about/staff Opportunities | Electronic Frontier FoundationAbout Working With EFFWe value diversity and inclusion in all that we do.We have awesome benefits like rental subsidies and student loan payments.We LOVE to have EFFun!!!Job Openin Press Contacts | Electronic Frontier FoundationFor media inquiries (please put “Media Request”in the email subject line):[email protected] 415-436-9333 x177 Both email and voice messages forward to the entire media team.EFF Logos a Deeplinks Blog | Electronic Frontier Foundationhttps://www.eff.org/deeplinks Annual Reports and Financial Information | Electronic Frontier FoundationThe Electronic Frontier Foundation is a donor-funded, US 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Our tax ID number is 04-3091431. For an in-depth look, please see our most recent annual Volunteer | Electronic Frontier FoundationContribute your skills to EFF's work Josh Richman | Electronic Frontier FoundationJosh oversees media relations, the EFFector newsletter, the "How to Fix the Internet" podcast, and EFF's Investigations team. Before joining EFF, he served for six years as communi

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on eff.org

3 phrases

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

electronic frontier foundationTitle, Meta description10 sampled pages
digital worldTitle, Meta description2 sampled pages
defendingTitle, Meta description2 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%
95/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
94/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
80/100

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%
55/100

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)2026-09-29T06:26:15+00:00
HTML bytes submitted55,833
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-09-29T18:00:06+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,017

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

6 resources checked · 6 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 scripts6
Inline scripts2
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.

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 domaineff.org
RegistrarGandi SAS
RegisteredOct 10, 1990
Domain age35 years
ExpiresOct 9, 2027
Registry statusesclient transfer prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address173.239.79.200
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNNot detected
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://www.eff.org/
Endpoint173.239.79.200
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface15 records · 3 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals2 security headers · 2 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 size55,833 bytes
HTTP check duration1,000 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources6 · 0 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks0 frames · 6 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.2
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Let's Encrypt, commonName=YE1
Valid fromSep 1, 2026
Valid untilNov 30, 2026
Certificate nameseff.org

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.

A173.239.79.200TTL —
NSns1.eff.orgTTL —
NSns2.eff.orgTTL —
NSns4.eff.orgTTL —
MX0 eff-org.mail.protection.outlook.comTTL —
CAA0 iodef "mailto:caa@eff.org"TTL —
CAA0 issue "comodoca.com"TTL —
CAA0 issue "letsencrypt.org"TTL —
CAA0 issue "ssl.com"TTL —
CAA0 issuewild "comodoca.com"TTL —
CAA0 issuewild "letsencrypt.org"TTL —
CAA0 issuewild "ssl.com"TTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=Xqf-4VNlMzsu7X8mmX33O3jdZcvFavWtZen9xLBZ5S4TTL —
TXTms-domain-verification=55064e24-4bc6-4f21-a39c-f9c0b295f3f3TTL —
TXTv=spf1 mx ip4:173.239.79.202 include:spf1.eff.org include:spf2.eff.org include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:salsalabs.org -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

2 observed
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff, nosniff
x-frame-optionspresent SAMEORIGIN, SAMEORIGIN

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% Nginx 93%

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

4 sampled JavaScript files checked locally with Retire.js. Database snapshot: 2026-09-29T02:40:05.559Z.

jquery 1.12.4 6 known advisories. CVE-2015-9251 CVE-2019-11358 CVE-2020-11023 CVE-2020-11022
jquery-ui 1.10.2 4 known advisories. CVE-2021-41182 CVE-2021-41184 CVE-2021-41183 CVE-2022-31160

A version match is not proof that the website is infected or that an issue is exploitable here. Owners should review the advisory, check whether their code is affected and test an update. Up to four external script files are sampled, not every dependency, inline script or dynamically loaded resource.

Recommended maintenance checks

NginxReview the Nginx branch and keep security patches current. Avoid exposing detailed server version headers.

About this website

What the site says about itself

The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. Founded in 1990, EFF champions user privacy, free expression, and innovation through impact litigation, policy analysis, grassroots activism, and technology development. EFF's...

View the site's About page ↗

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

Publisher supplied

Public contact details

These details were observed on the website, not independently verified as an active support channel.

Emailinfo@eff.orgSource: https://www.eff.org/about/contact
Emailpress@eff.orgSource: https://www.eff.org/about/contact
Emailmembership@eff.orgSource: https://www.eff.org/about/contact
Emailactivist@eff.orgSource: https://www.eff.org/about/contact
Emailextension-devs@eff.orgSource: https://www.eff.org/about/contact
Emailhr@eff.orgSource: https://www.eff.org/about/contact

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleElectronic Frontier Foundation | Defending your rights in the digital world
First headingUnavailable
DescriptionUnavailable
Canonical URLhttps://www.eff.org/
Final URLhttps://www.eff.org/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=utf-8 · 1000 ms
Languageen
Structured typesNone observed
Page page detectedhttps://www.eff.org/press/contactAbout page detectedhttps://www.eff.org/about
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
15100% evidence confidence
3100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.eff.org/

The chain is shown exactly as observed by the scanner. A redirect is not itself a malware finding, but unexpected domains or an HTTP downgrade deserve review.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

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Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
calm-radar-mesh-602

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

No meaningful changes recorded yet.

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Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of eff.org
Captured once in an isolated browser during this scan. Visual tint is an interface overlay. The original evidence is not duplicated.

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Questions about eff.org

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Is eff.org safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 68/100 with 75% 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 eff.org?

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 eff.org registered?

The public registry record shows Oct 10, 1990. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did eff.org have a valid TLS certificate?

The scanner observed a valid TLS certificate using TLSv1.2. A valid certificate alone does not establish that the site is safe.

How does eff.org 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.