Technical Information
| HTTP Status Code | 200 |
| HTTP Version | HTTP/1.1 |
| HTTPS | ✔ Available |
| IP Address | 128.197.236.4 |
| Server Software | nginx/1.18.0 |
| CDN | CDN (Miss from cloudfront) |
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🔒 🟡 Mixed Content (5 HTTP resources) | The page is served over HTTPS but loads 5 resource(s) over HTTP. This may be blocked in modern browsers. |
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ℹ 🔵 Missing HSTS | HTTP Strict Transport Security is not configured. Recommended for HTTPS sites. |
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ℹ 🔵 Missing Content Security Policy | CSP is not configured. It helps prevent XSS attacks and content injection. |
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ℹ 🔵 Missing X-Frame-Options | The site can be embedded in iframes by third parties (clickjacking risk). |
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ℹ 🔵 No Compression | The server does not use Gzip or Brotli. Enable compression to reduce bandwidth usage. |
HTTP Status Code 200
HTTP Version HTTP/1.1
HTTPS ✔ Available
IP Address 128.197.236.4
Server Software nginx/1.18.0
CDN CDN (Miss from cloudfront)
🔒 🟡 Mixed Content (5 HTTP resources) The page is served over HTTPS but loads 5 resource(s) over HTTP. This may be blocked in modern browsers.
ℹ 🔵 Missing HSTS HTTP Strict Transport Security is not configured. Recommended for HTTPS sites.
ℹ 🔵 Missing Content Security Policy CSP is not configured. It helps prevent XSS attacks and content injection.
ℹ 🔵 Missing X-Frame-Options The site can be embedded in iframes by third parties (clickjacking risk).
ℹ 🔵 No Compression The server does not use Gzip or Brotli. Enable compression to reduce bandwidth usage.
Redirect Chain
| # | URL | HTTP Status Code | Status |
| 1 | https://bu.edu:443 | 301 | HTTP/1.0 301 Moved Permanently |
| 2 | https://www.bu.edu/ | 200 | HTTP/1.1 200 OK |
#1 URL https://bu.edu:443
HTTP Status Code 301
Status HTTP/1.0 301 Moved Permanently
#2 URL https://www.bu.edu/
HTTP Status Code 200
Status HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Performance
| DNS Lookup | 101.4 ms |
| TCP Connect | 102.6 ms |
| TLS Handshake | 5.5 ms |
| Time To First Byte (TTFB) | 491 ms |
| Content Download | 164.4 ms |
| Total Response Time | 655.4 ms |
DNS Lookup 101.4 ms
TCP Connect 102.6 ms
TLS Handshake 5.5 ms
Time To First Byte (TTFB) 491 ms
Content Download 164.4 ms
Total Response Time 655.4 ms
Security
| HTTPS | ✔ Enabled |
| HSTS | ✘ Not configured |
| CSP | ⚠ Not configured |
| X-Frame-Options | ⚠ Not configured |
| X-Content-Type-Options | ⚠ Not configured |
| HTTP/2 | ⚠ HTTP/1.1 |
HTTPS ✔ Enabled
HSTS ✘ Not configured
CSP ⚠ Not configured
X-Frame-Options ⚠ Not configured
X-Content-Type-Options ⚠ Not configured
HTTP/2 ⚠ HTTP/1.1
SEO Quick Check
| Title | Homepage | Boston University |
| Meta Description | Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world. |
| Canonical | https://www.bu.edu/homepage-alt/ |
| Robots Meta | index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1 |
| Open Graph Title | Homepage | Boston University |
| Twitter Card | summary_large_image |
Title Homepage | Boston University
Meta Description Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.
Canonical https://www.bu.edu/homepage-alt/
Robots Meta index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
Open Graph Title Homepage | Boston University
Twitter Card summary_large_image
Detected Technologies
| Technology | WordPress jQuery Google Analytics Google Tag Manager Nginx PHP Node.js |
Technology WordPress jQuery Google Analytics Google Tag Manager Nginx PHP Node.js
HTTP Headers
| Content-Type
| text/html |
| Content-Length
| 143485 |
| Connection
| keep-alive |
| Date
| Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:22:40 GMT |
| X-Upstream
| aws_home |
| Server
| nginx/1.18.0 |
| Last-Modified
| Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:25:11 GMT |
| Cache-Control
| max-age=1800 |
| X-Backend
| aws_home |
| ETag
| "7e58f0c57e3473c4a4371d9b8274b542" |
| X-Cache
| Miss from cloudfront |
| Via
| 1.1 a6a7b2d4d97bcbd10c98408bdc90a94c.cloudfront.net (CloudFront) |
| X-Amz-Cf-Pop
| CDG50-P6 |
| X-Amz-Cf-Id
| -D3AYFT9FfyQJmiNNxbw6g0kU6gulCVxDyQ63ZsJsVpZXBBWpD7Ffg== |
Meta Tags
| X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge,chrome=1 |
| ClearType | true |
| Viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| Copyright | © 2026 Boston University |
| Robots | index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1 |
| Description | Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world. |
| Article:publisher | https://www.facebook.com/BostonUniversity/ |
| Article:modified_time | 2020-02-04T12:49:33+00:00 |
| Last-updated | 2020-02-04T07:49:33-04:00 |
Content-Type text/html
Content-Length 143485
Connection keep-alive
Date Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:22:40 GMT
X-Upstream aws_home
Server nginx/1.18.0
Last-Modified Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:25:11 GMT
Cache-Control max-age=1800
X-Backend aws_home
ETag "7e58f0c57e3473c4a4371d9b8274b542"
X-Cache Miss from cloudfront
Via 1.1 a6a7b2d4d97bcbd10c98408bdc90a94c.cloudfront.net (CloudFront)
X-Amz-Cf-Pop CDG50-P6
X-Amz-Cf-Id -D3AYFT9FfyQJmiNNxbw6g0kU6gulCVxDyQ63ZsJsVpZXBBWpD7Ffg==
