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How is usgs.gov?

Be careful risk 20/100

Registered 29 years ago, no valid HTTPS certificate, the site did not answer (OSError).

Why

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finecarefulhigh risk
  • +20No valid HTTPS certificate.

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

Site
down
OSError
HTTPS
invalid
Could not resolve host (ENODATA)
Age
29 years
registered 1997-10-02
Blocklists
0
listings across 2 lists

Everything we looked at

DNS records3 record types
MX0 usgs-gov.mail.protection.outlook.com
NSram.ns.cloudflare.com
chin.ns.cloudflare.com
TXTv=spf1 include:_spf.usgs.gov include:_spf.doi.gov include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:amazonses.com include:spf-na.exlibrisgroup.com include:servers.mcsv.net include:oclcspf1.oclc.org include:oclcspf2.oclc.org include:_spf.ears.usgs.gov include:mail.zendesk.com -all
openai-domain-verification=dv-4bVuhH2L4a8uRajbjEleUUZP
_i32mz0qiss5l4u7vzsnsd2bzatke7k3
domain-verification=2T_Neu5ue48C21UigK-SVDxsp2WXxkG_56edL3ZXRcs
amazonses:iCXvgYeeCTBsNF5P4aaQq/gAJE3NWJAehnOg3OAoBJY=
atlassian-sending-domain-verification=e8e2a945-0005-46c2-9ff6-f99e72379f6f
perplexity-ai-domain-verification-9g8vzv=2gvhgDT2bNqF1fJTvOD8eiMHS
atlassian-domain-verification=BDNWwhbMkb/KgzHy3HEdJBunaWjCLLc1pTa1UNQLj/zH/f2zkBaWuLxSzT8UjnZV
_hbyfgt08dknxtua1v3f76s538skt43l
docker-verification=0b575962-d656-47f4-8fd5-5175fe2f364b
Registrationget.gov
registrarget.gov
registered1997-10-02
expires2027-09-02
last changed2026-08-14
ownerDepartment of the Interior
countryUnited States
nameserverschin.ns.cloudflare.com
ram.ns.cloudflare.com
statusserver transfer prohibited
registered 1997-10-02expires 2027-09-02
HTTPS certificatenot valid
validno
problemCould not resolve host (ENODATA)
DNSSECsecure

Domain is properly signed — chain validated by an independent validating resolver

. → gov → usgs.gov
Email authenticationexcellent
SPFpass v=spf1 include:_spf.usgs.gov include:_spf.doi.gov include:spf.protection.outlook.com include:amazonses.com include:spf-na.exlibrisgroup.com include:servers.mcsv.net include:oclcspf1.oclc.org include:oclcspf2.oclc.org include:_spf.ears.usgs.gov include:mail.zendesk.com -all
DMARCpass policy reject
DKIMfound: k1, s1, s2, mail

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

Security scoregrade B · 135/190
Basic Security
10/40missing: DNSSEC Enabled, Nameserver Diversity
Record Security
30/45missing: CAA Records, DKIM Presence
Advanced Security
15/25missing: Mail Server Configuration, IPv6 Support
Domain Reputation
35/35
Threat Detection
45/45missing: Domain Age Check
Blocklists0 listings · 2 lookups
SURBL MultidomainURIBL Multidomain

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=usgs.gov" \ -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=usgs.gov"

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

IPv6. IPv6 readiness grade for usgs.gov Does usgs.gov work over IPv6? See the live check on aaaa.bot — website, mail and nameservers, graded A–F.

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