Website reputation report

irrodl.org

Last checked 17 hours ago · Point-in-time assessment

● Local security concerns found

What is this website?

Public pages were observed on irrodl.org, but their subject was not confidently classified. An About page was also found. Recurring page-metadata topics include international review of, of research in, distributed learning.

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

72/100Safety 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 Infrastructure84 Website Security95 Security Hygiene55 Transparency50 Reputation50 Operational Stability84
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 irrodl.org

Updated Oct 1, 2026

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

Purpose and visible content

On its homepage, the site says: The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (www.irrodl.org) is a refereed e-journal that aims to advance research, theory and best practice…

Observed page title: The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning.

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Mar 1, 2000. Registrar: Amazon Registrar, Inc..

Recorded expiry date: Mar 2, 2027. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 2000 ms.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Dec 28, 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: 72/100. Evidence Confidence: 75%. These measure different things.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on irrodl.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.

Hashtags found on the website: #183 . These are site-supplied labels, not search rankings.

The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed LearningThe International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (www.irrodl.org) is a refereed e-journal that aims to advance research, theory and best practice in open and d About the Journal | The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learninghttps://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/about Submissions | The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learninghttps://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/about/submissions Editorial Team | The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learninghttps://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/about/editorialTeam Contact | The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learninghttps://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/about/contact About Open Journal Systems | The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learninghttps://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/about/aboutThisPublishingSystem Editorial – Volume 27, Issue 3 | The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learninghttps://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/10270 View of Editorial – Volume 27, Issue 3 | The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learninghttps://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/10270/6431 View of Editorial – Volume 27, Issue 3https://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/10270/6450 Determining Accountability in AI-Assisted Scholarship: A Report and Recommendations | The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learninghttps://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/10083

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on irrodl.org

7 phrases

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

international review ofTitle, H1, Meta description9 sampled pages
of research inTitle, H1, Meta description9 sampled pages
distributed learningTitle, H1, Meta description9 sampled pages
in openTitle, H1, Meta description9 sampled pages
editorialTitle, H14 sampled pages
editorial volume issueTitle, H13 sampled pages
journalTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

✓

Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

i

Confidence is separate

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

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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%
84/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
95/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
55/100

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%
50/100

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%
84/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Local antivirus and phishing checks

ClamAV · homepage HTMLLocal antivirus is not enabled
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameLocal feed snapshot unavailable

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource antivirus is not enabled

0 resources checked · 9 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 scripts9
Inline scripts3
Embedded frames0
External script hosts2

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 domainirrodl.org
RegistrarAmazon Registrar, Inc.
RegisteredMar 1, 2000
Domain age26 years
ExpiresMar 2, 2027
Registry statusesclient transfer prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address208.70.244.18
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.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl
Endpoint208.70.244.18
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface6 records · 4 nameservers · 0 mail exchangers
Protection signals3 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 size46,373 bytes
HTTP check duration2,000 ms
Cookies observed1
Script resources9 · 2 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks0 frames · 0 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Let's Encrypt, commonName=YE1
Valid fromSep 29, 2026
Valid untilDec 28, 2026
Certificate namesirrodl.org · www.irrodl.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.

A208.70.244.18TTL —
NSns-1366.awsdns-42.orgTTL —
NSns-2001.awsdns-58.co.ukTTL —
NSns-598.awsdns-10.netTTL —
NSns-82.awsdns-10.comTTL —
TXTv=spf1 ip4:208.70.244.18 a:sfulib3.nmsrv.com include:spf.protection.outlook.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
DMARCNo matching record returned for this exact hostname

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

3 observed
referrer-policypresent strict-origin-when-cross-origin, no-referrer-when-downgrade
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff
x-frame-optionspresent SAMEORIGIN

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation
Cookies observed1
Missing Secure0
Missing HttpOnly0
Missing SameSite0

Only cookie attribute counts are retained. Cookie names and values are never stored. These observations are not proof of compromise and do not independently change the Safety Score.

Detected stack

Technologies

Google Analytics 94% 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

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

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

About the Journal

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.

Emailirrodlmanager@athabascau.caSource: https://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/about

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleThe International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
First headingThe International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
DescriptionThe International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning (www.irrodl.org) is a refereed e-journal that aims to advance research, theory and best practice in open and distance education research.
Canonical URLhttps://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl
Final URLhttps://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=utf-8 · 2000 ms
Languageen-US
Structured typesNone observed
Page page detectedhttps://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/about/aboutThisPublishingSystemAbout page detectedhttps://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/about
1100% evidence confidence
en-US100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
missing100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing samesite100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.mail route count100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
6100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing httponly100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing secure100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% 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

3 recorded hops
Hop 1http://www.irrodl.org//
Hop 2https://www.irrodl.org//
Hop 3https://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl

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
rapid-beacon-wave-677

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 irrodl.org
Earlier browser capture retained because this scan did not produce a usable replacement. It is not fresh scan evidence.

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Questions about irrodl.org

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Is irrodl.org safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 72/100 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 irrodl.org?

External threat-provider coverage was unavailable for this scan, so malware status is unverified.

When was irrodl.org registered?

The public registry record shows Mar 1, 2000. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did irrodl.org 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.

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.