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How is usatoday.com?

Looks fine risk 0/100

Registered 32 years ago, on no blocklists we checked, valid HTTPS, the site answered HTTP 402.

Why

02050100
finecarefulhigh risk
  • ·Nothing in the checks added risk.

Rule-based: domain age, blocklists, TLS. A heuristic, not a guarantee.

Site
402
47 ms
HTTPS
63 d
left on a Let's Encrypt certificate
Age
32 years
registered 1994-04-29
Blocklists
0
listings across 5 lists

Everything we looked at

DNS records4 record types
A140.248.150.62
MX5 usatoday-com.mail.protection.outlook.com
NSns01.gannett-dns.com
ns03.gannett-dns.com
dns3.p04.nsone.net
dns4.p04.nsone.net
ns02.gannett-dns.com
ns04.gannett-dns.com
dns1.p04.nsone.net
dns2.p04.nsone.net
TXTgoogle-site-verification=Z2LXWK8zf-ioWKuaVKmyOQ3QiLgPfk-_9qxeYiUearI
brave-ledger-verification=438dbdac58188ca41754b3d4c5ebb6cc569da67b9411399495fb3470c10061ed
tollbit-domain-verification=856e18b7337f9ce6b7c31f1592e0afe584b3cf0bfb92ac8cad5999342a57b1c4
v=DKIM1; k=rsa; p=MIGfMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUAA4GNADCBiQKBgQC8ZwnatAubDhg0/sCviYG9jzQjh72yQFcqDdJInuJS9CvbdJKpjaa0LSRvmPyN9vJEvObfUWgtYrCeY7buZKSJ9yhqrvDaz/HcunK5LgB3WQpSWDXeqHMI/fhIvZIeu4260rOVVybKWS7FWG/XScWUjtLvmWl6h6uPP5UIE3V5SwIDAQAB
vc-domain-verify=vehiclesforsaleneartoledo.usatoday.com,20dc6d51b04eba714c9b
adobe-idp-site-verification=7a20173eab2daba6709deb0312d1a66f053c2d6fb763c416b7764b0c9c49f695
apple-domain-verification=3rz3DxU1PIXHqUtC
lucidlink-verification=H8HVK0ADAGZ2KAYQN3WJR0C64M
00DWJ000007aRor=1TBWJ0000000Hs5
pinterest-site-verification=2858730b784e378e39ad7e31d9a5aeea
facebook-domain-verification=sdg2o6wycu8m7m90t4k7kby4wsr64t
smartsheet-site-validation=hV8mfd4CQzDJXSSDqBew9UJxZ378jKLF
docusign=5db99093-c58f-4563-aaa0-c2963ce8bfe6
perplexity-ai-domain-verification-xsz6k5=RTAeMJv8NQyPLol22g2quzSQn
facebook-domain-verification=dw5ofaj62i699s5ybjmulg74p0uyly
openai-domain-verification=dv-xQCzGfuypEV6ALq3vRJKlIFW
v=spf1 ip4:159.54.128.0/24 ip4:149.72.151.24 include:spf.gannett.com include:_spf.qualtrics.com include:spf.extole.io include:sendgrid.net include:msgfocus.com include:mktomail.com include:mandrillapp.com -all
00DE0000000J6ks=1TBaZ00000004Fs
canva-site-verification=vB3TTckXVBOYOhv_gPjhrg
google-site-verification=mBFgRoCF4Cd-AtbhbJj95CGvtUZy1VbYTxhdmm0gAJU
ZOOM_verify_9oEL9RzeRVSVi5iXieBVDg
MS=ms79769498
facebook-domain-verification=3gzevmp40zrp194rg1v0qfish6fnyp
RegistrationGoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC
registrarGoDaddy Corporate Domains, LLC
registered1994-04-29
expires2027-04-30
last changed2026-03-31
nameserversdns1.p04.nsone.net
dns2.p04.nsone.net
dns3.p04.nsone.net
dns4.p04.nsone.net
ns01.gannett-dns.com
ns02.gannett-dns.com
ns03.gannett-dns.com
ns04.gannett-dns.com
statusclient transfer prohibited
server delete prohibited
server transfer prohibited
server update prohibited
registered 1994-04-29expires 2027-04-30
HTTPS certificate63 days left
validyes
issuerLet's Encrypt
covers*.app.com, *.azcentral.com, *.cincinnati.com, *.desmoinesregister.com, *.detroitnews.com, *.freep.com, *.gannett-cdn.com, *.gannettdigital.com, *.gcion.com, *.indystar.com, *.jsonline.com, *.northjersey.com
protocolTLSv1.3
issued 2026-10-01expires 2026-12-30
DNSSECinsecure

Domain is not signed with DNSSEC

. → com → usatoday.com
Email authenticationgood
SPFpass v=spf1 ip4:159.54.128.0/24 ip4:149.72.151.24 include:spf.gannett.com include:_spf.qualtrics.com include:spf.extole.io include:sendgrid.net include:msgfocus.com include:mktomail.com include:mandrillapp.com -all
DMARCwarning policy none
DKIMfound: selector1, s1, s2

Whether mail claiming to be from this domain can be checked as genuine.

Security scoregrade B · 158/215
Basic Security
20/40missing: DNSSEC Enabled
Record Security
33/55missing: CAA Records, DMARC Record
Advanced Security
10/25missing: Mail Server Configuration, SOA Record Configuration, IPv6 Support
Domain Reputation
50/50
Threat Detection
45/45missing: Domain Age Check
Blocklists0 listings · 5 lookups
SURBL MultidomainURIBL MultidomainSpamCop146.75.38.62Barracuda146.75.38.62UCEPROTECT Level 1146.75.38.62

Green: clean. Red: listed. Grey: the list did not answer.

Ask it yourself

Agents get this as data. Bought through the API, the checks behind this page cost $0.070: profile $0.025 + trust $0.020 + screenshot $0.020 + site status $0.005.

curl "https://how.is/v1/domain/trust?domain=usatoday.com" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $HOWIS_KEY" # or pay per call in USDC (x402), no key: the 402 tells your agent the price curl -i "https://how.is/v1/domain/profile?domain=usatoday.com"

MCP: add https://how.is/mcp to Claude, Codex or Cursor (one-line install) and ask for domain_trust on usatoday.com. Reference: /llms.txt.

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