Website reputation report

usbg.gov

Last checked 3 days ago · Point-in-time assessment

75/100Technical Safety ScoreIndependent technical assessment, not a visitor rating
● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

Learn about the United States Botanic Garden's history and mission.

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

75/100Safety Score
70%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 Hygiene70 Transparency46 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 · 6 observed, 0 unavailable
DNS observed
Registration lookup observed
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 usbg.gov

Updated Oct 14, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on usbg.gov. 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: Learn about the United States Botanic Garden's history and mission.

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Sep 28, 2001. Registrar: get.gov.

Recorded expiry date: Sep 30, 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 20, 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: 75/100. Evidence Confidence: 70%. These measure different things.

Community reviews of usbg.gov

No approved reviews yet ☆☆☆☆☆

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 usbg.gov

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 | United States Botanic Gardenhttps://www.usbg.gov/ About Us | United States Botanic GardenLearn about the United States Botanic Garden's history and mission. History of the U.S. Botanic Garden | United States Botanic GardenEstablished in 1820, the United States Botanic Garden is the oldest continuously operating public garden in the United States. The Garden is rooted in the nation’s heritage. During Jobs, Internships, and Contractor Opportunities | United States Botanic GardenExplore job, internship, and contractor opportunities Become a U.S. Botanic Garden Volunteer! | United States Botanic GardenVolunteers are a crucial part of the U.S Botanic Garden community. Through their time at the Garden, volunteers develop new skills, explore their personal interests, and make signi Blog | United States Botanic GardenFollow along with our blog to see what's new throughout the Garden! One in three tree species face extinction reveals first-ever State of the World’s Trees report | United States Botanic GardenThirty percent of the world’s trees and at least 11 percent of native U.S. trees are threatened with extinction, according to the new State of the World’s Trees report. News Media Information | United States Botanic GardenResources for members of the media, including press releases, quick facts, and more. New U.S. Botanic Garden Exhibit Spotlights “Fierce Flora” | United States Botanic GardenWashington – A new exhibit at the United States Botanic Garden showcases the ferocious side of the bright and beautiful plant world! “Fierce Flora: Tales of Survival and Demise” op Researchers complete first comprehensive threat assessment of all U.S. trees | United States Botanic GardenResearchers from partnering institutions developed the first comprehensive threat assessment of the 881 tree species native to the contiguous U.S.; at least 1-in-9 U.S. tree specie

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on usbg.gov

7 phrases

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

states botanic gardenTitle, H1, Meta description10 sampled pages
united statesTitle, H1, Meta description10 sampled pages
firstTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
treesTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
tree speciesTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
worldTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
historyTitle, H1, 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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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%
70/100

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%
46/100

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)2026-10-13T06:26:14+00:00
HTML bytes submitted135,086
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-10-14T00:00:09+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,082

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

5 resources checked · 3 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 scripts3
Inline scripts4
Embedded frames2
External script hosts2

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 domainusbg.gov
Registrarget.gov
RegisteredSep 28, 2001
Domain age25 years
ExpiresSep 30, 2027
Registry statusesserver transfer prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address52.202.245.16
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNAmazon CloudFront
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.usbg.gov/
Endpoint52.202.245.16
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFAmazon CloudFront · Not detected
DNS surface17 records · 4 nameservers · 2 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 size135,086 bytes
HTTP check duration1,000 ms
Cookies observedUnavailable
Script resources3 · 2 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks2 frames · 5 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Let's Encrypt, commonName=YR2
Valid fromAug 22, 2026
Valid untilNov 20, 2026
Certificate namesusbg.gov · www.usbg.gov

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.

A52.202.245.16TTL —
NSauth111.ns.uu.netTTL —
NSauth120.ns.uu.netTTL —
NSns1.aoc.govTTL —
NSns2.aoc.govTTL —
MX5 mx03.aoc.govTTL —
MX5 mx04.aoc.govTTL —
TXTauhqj4gab5hlpppa5pf8cda829TTL —
TXTcisco-ci-domain-verification=7a34ee8d10661c9dfb8dac5584f7b932d69a4dae5755e0c3792434bde53f7021TTL —
TXTdell-technologies-domain-verification=usbg.gov_14ebd528-99a3-48d5-8fc8-9ec1ad1bda97_1757182537TTL —
TXTDomain Authorization Code:00812996 webmaster@aoc.govTTL —
TXTMS=ms87420262TTL —
TXTv=spf1 mx ip4:192.136.24.0/24 ip4:161.197.28.0/24 ip4:161.197.29.0/24 ip4:161.197.33.0/24 ip4:161.197.100.0/24 ip4:161.197.102.0/24 ip4:64.79.169.80 include:aoc.gov include:spf.protection.outlook.com -allTTL —
TXTvmware-cloud-verification-2ce507c8-bfb0-492d-a543-889d803f95f3TTL —
TXTwebexdomainverification.=b9a19912-4e7a-4e85-acdb-85604b3d9570TTL —
TXTZOOM_verify_fcGm4nSC1YHsXKokUUIum8TTL —
TXTZOOM_verify_J8egh3KRAWElOeKkJu0b2dTTL —

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
strict-transport-securitypresent max-age=8035200
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

Google Analytics 94% Nginx 93% PHP 88%

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.
PHPCheck the PHP branch against your host support policy and plan updates before the branch reaches end of security support.

About this website

What the site says about itself

Learn about the United States Botanic Garden's history and mission.

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.

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleHome | United States Botanic Garden
First headingThe United States Botanic Garden Homepage
DescriptionUnavailable
Canonical URLhttps://www.usbg.gov/
Final URLhttps://www.usbg.gov/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=UTF-8 · 1000 ms
Languageen
Structured typesNone observed
Page page detectedhttps://www.usbg.gov/blogAbout page detectedhttps://www.usbg.gov/about-us
missing100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts include subdomains100% 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
8035200100% evidence confidence
17100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts preload100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.usbg.gov/

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-vector-mesh-357

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 usbg.gov

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Is usbg.gov safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 75/100 with 70% 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 usbg.gov?

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 usbg.gov registered?

The public registry record shows Sep 28, 2001. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did usbg.gov 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 usbg.gov 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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