Website reputation report

hmrc.gov.uk

Last checked 1 day ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Local security concerns found

What is this website?

hmrc.gov.uk is currently classified in the Government 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 hm revenue customs, help, urged to.

Local security concerns foundReview the observed form or connection issues below. These findings do not establish malware or phishing.

79/100Safety 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 Infrastructure92 Website Security95 Security Hygiene80 Transparency63 Reputation50 Operational Stability96
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 hmrc.gov.uk

Updated Sep 30, 2026

The latest scan examined 0 public pages on hmrc.gov.uk. 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: Use the online tool throughout a check to guide you through each stage and to access the support available.

Observed page title: HM Revenue & Customs - GOV.UK.

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Jun 28, 2004. Registrar: Com Laude.

Recorded expiry date: Jun 28, 2027. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Dec 22, 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: 79/100. Evidence Confidence: 75%. These measure different things.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on hmrc.gov.uk

5 phrases

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

hm revenue customsTitle, H14 sampled pages
helpTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
urged toTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
theirTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
haveMeta 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%
95/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
92/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
80/100

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%
63/100

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%
96/100

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 submitted131,201
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-09-30T00:00:09+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,017

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

6 resources checked · 5 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 scripts5
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.

Redirect from HTTPS to HTTPSecurity concern · 1

The observed redirect chain includes a downgrade to an unencrypted connection. Connection security is assessed separately.

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 domainhmrc.gov.uk
RegistrarCom Laude
RegisteredJun 28, 2004
Domain age22 years
ExpiresJun 28, 2027
Registry statusesserver delete prohibited · server update prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address3.161.82.104
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.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs
Endpoint3.161.82.104
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface28 records · 4 nameservers · 1 mail exchangers
Protection signals6 security headers · 3 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 size131,201 bytes
HTTP check duration0 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources5 · 0 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks0 frames · 6 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Amazon, commonName=Amazon RSA 2048 M01
Valid fromNov 23, 2025
Valid untilDec 22, 2026
Certificate namescname-hmrc-gov-uk.production.tax.service.gov.uk · hmrc-gov-uk.isc.production.tax.service.gov.uk · hmrc-gov-uk.production.tax.service.gov.uk · hmrc-gov-uk.vpn.production.tax.service.gov.uk · hmrc.gov.uk · redirect.hmrc.gov.uk · www.hmrc.gov.uk · www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk

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.

A3.161.82.104TTL —
A3.161.82.124TTL —
A3.161.82.35TTL —
A3.161.82.85TTL —
NSns-1301.awsdns-34.orgTTL —
NSns-1614.awsdns-09.co.ukTTL —
NSns-343.awsdns-42.comTTL —
NSns-525.awsdns-01.netTTL —
MX0 hmrc-gov-uk.mail.protection.outlook.comTTL —
TXT_932qsb1broz8i3l2nij8vq29rpizyj1TTL —
TXT_dg750iinnrnuctkt5emybzejc9s8kluTTL —
TXT_wacel79i0a5biokt2e235dqnnzazvn0TTL —
TXT_widga9vksj13aufol0fr532l100sh6hTTL —
TXT_x5tfrbvxocbwc9izpxvs7ncy0k25d4vTTL —
TXT_yffukeq36ilt4li62rgbnctixnwl68lTTL —
TXTadobe-idp-site-verification=f31528e5dbb46651f643dde6da6210fcb677727aa0dcc8c69dd8f3b6d22fb2b9TTL —
TXTapple-domain-verification=k5vwo0gSV3ATZe72TTL —
TXTatlassian-domain-verification=lBD1YrVbZj1EjN6ffBPRgTP9qzOPkUAOuK3NNRWYelejqNDTROsfcJIEwu0kQGs2TTL —
TXTatlassian-sending-domain-verification=def9e524-dd0e-492f-bb5c-89096c032d5dTTL —
TXTDynatrace-site-verification=4279ea94-37fc-4fec-a218-497a44d24ead__l6gq98me8f2eais4top3sd37i0TTL —
TXTflexera-domain-verification-vrljxxjepiimpyfaTTL —
TXTfMr+/rnpA45oFxuhUCJbZnDl8KE6OTIOPUpWdREzbr+zEuZArh6lQQdiRd1cb2Z3SzZPFzYmgJ/PB8e5IVfGOg==TTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=gxQZPx50G8LcGYYoA3yD0lnPdqY796vjd-KbmHzKaWYTTL —
TXThave-i-been-pwned-verification=1acbd0738aa212c04a4c8707ac629623TTL —
TXTMS=ms28763629TTL —
TXTmsfpkey=4kbut54mlakacryhy364cwl3iTTL —
TXTOSSRH-63967TTL —
TXTv=spf1 include:%{ir}.%{v}.%{d}.spf.has.pphosted.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
DMARCPolicy record observed, not fully validated

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
StatusPublished and readable
Security contacts2
Policy linkObserved
ExpiryValid when observed

This is a public vulnerability-reporting contact file. Its presence does not prove that the website is safe and does not change the independent Safety Score.

Browser protections

Security headers

6 observed
content-security-policypresent default-src 'self'; base-uri 'none'; img-src 'self' *.publishing.service.gov.uk www.gov.uk *.dev.gov.uk www.google-analytics.com ssl.google-analytics.com stats.g.doubleclick.net www.googletagmanager.com www.region1.google-analytics.com region1.google-analytics.com www.google.co.uk analytics.google.com *.analytics.google.com www.google.com lux.speedcurve.com assets.digital.cabinet-office.gov.uk https://img.youtube.com https://i.ytimg.com; script-src 'self' www.google-analytics.com ssl.google-analytics.com stats.g.doubleclick.net www.googletagmanager.com www.region1.google-analytics.com region1.google-analytics.com www.google.co.uk analytics.google.com *.analytics.google.com www.google.com www.gstatic.com *.ytimg.com www.youtube.com www.youtube-nocookie.com 'nonce-YnWm45iOEDaZ8txX1zCh2Q=='; style-src 'self' www.gstatic.com; font-src 'self'; connect-src 'self' *.publishing.service.gov.uk www.gov.uk *.dev.gov.uk www.google-analytics.com ssl.google-analytics.com stats.g.doubleclick.net www.googletagmanager.com www.region1.google-analytics.com region1.google-analytics.com www.google.co.uk analytics.google.com *.analytics.google.com www.google.com lux.speedcurve.com beacon.speedcurve.com; object-src 'none'; frame-src 'self' *.publishing.service.gov.uk www.gov.uk *.dev.gov.uk www.youtube.com www.youtube-nocookie.com; frame-ancestors 'self' *.publishing.service.gov.uk www.gov.uk *.dev.gov.uk; report-uri https://csp-reporter.publishing.service.gov.uk/report
permissions-policypresent interest-cohort=()
referrer-policypresent strict-origin-when-cross-origin
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=31536000; preload
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff
x-frame-optionspresent 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% Tailwind CSS 72%

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.

No supported library version was identified in the sampled files. This does not establish that the scripts are safe.

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

Use the online tool throughout a check to guide you through each stage and to access the support available.

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 titleHM Revenue & Customs - GOV.UK
First headingHM Revenue & Customs
DescriptionHMRC is the UK’s tax, payments and customs authority, and we have a vital purpose: we collect the money that pays for the UK’s public services, help families and individuals with targeted financial support and provide the property valuations that support taxation and benefits. We do this by being impartial and increasingly effective and efficient in our administration. We help the honest majority to get their tax right and make it hard for the dishonest minority to cheat the system. HMRC is a non-ministeria
Canonical URLhttps://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs
Final URLhttps://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=utf-8 · duration unavailable
Languageen
Structured typesBreadcrumbList · GovernmentOrganization · ListItem
Page page detectedhttps://www.gov.uk/browse/housing-local-servicesAbout page detectedhttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/get-help-if-hmrc-contacts-you-about-a-compliance-check
present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Security txt.has canonical100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe eval100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp unsafe inline100% evidence confidence
28100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions usb restricted100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions payment restricted100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions microphone restricted100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions geolocation restricted100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions camera restricted100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
31536000100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts include subdomains100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp wildcard sources100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

3 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.hmrc.gov.uk/
Hop 2http://aka.hmrc.gov.uk/index.htm
Hop 3https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs

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
clear-orbit-trace-475

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.

Website icon for hmrc.gov.uk

Visual evidence

Website screenshot

Screenshot of hmrc.gov.uk
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 hmrc.gov.uk

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Is hmrc.gov.uk safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 79/100 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 hmrc.gov.uk?

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 hmrc.gov.uk registered?

The public registry record shows Jun 28, 2004. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did hmrc.gov.uk 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 hmrc.gov.uk 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.