URL Inspection: https://community.crossref.org

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200

Ping

62 ms

Technologies

Technologies Detected

CMS & Content (1)

CMS	Discourse Discourse is a modern, open-source discussion platform and forum software.
Description: Discourse is a modern, open-source discussion platform and forum software. It's designed for community building and online discussions, providing real-time updates, moderation tools, and a mobile-responsive interface. Discourse is used by many communities and organizations for hosting forums. View full details
Evidence: • CNAME: Reverse DNS: crossref.hosted-by-discourse.com

Infrastructure & Network (5)

DNS Provider	AWS Route53 Amazon Route 53 is a highly available and scalable cloud DNS web service from Amazon Web Services.
Description: Amazon Route 53 is a highly available and scalable cloud DNS web service from Amazon Web Services. It provides reliable domain name resolution, health checking, traffic routing, and integration with other AWS services like EC2, S3, and CloudFront. View full details
Evidence: • DNS Record NS: ns-1052.awsdns-03.org (root domain: crossref.org) • DNS Record NS: ns-1629.awsdns-11.co.uk (root domain: crossref.org) • DNS Record NS: ns-473.awsdns-59.com (root domain: crossref.org) • DNS Record NS: ns-659.awsdns-18.net (root domain: crossref.org)

Email Provider	Google Workspace Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) provides business email hosting using Gmail's infrastructure.
Description: Google Workspace (formerly G Suite) provides business email hosting using Gmail's infrastructure. It offers custom domain email addresses, large storage capacity, advanced spam filtering, and integration with Google's productivity suite. View full details
Evidence: • DNS Record MX: aspmx.l.google.com (root domain: crossref.org) • DNS Record MX: aspmx3.googlemail.com (root domain: crossref.org) • DNS Record MX: alt1.aspmx.l.google.com (root domain: crossref.org) • DNS Record MX: alt2.aspmx.l.google.com (root domain: crossref.org) • DNS Record MX: aspmx2.googlemail.com (root domain: crossref.org) ... and 1 more

Registrar	Network Solutions Network Solutions is one of the original domain registrars, having registered some of the first .com domains.
Description: Network Solutions is one of the original domain registrars, having registered some of the first .com domains. It provides domain registration, web hosting, and website builder services, though it's now owned by Web.com. View full details
Evidence: • WHOIS Registrar: Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC

Registrar	Register.com Inc Register.com is a domain registrar and web hosting company (now part of Web.com).
Description: Register.com is a domain registrar and web hosting company (now part of Web.com). It provides domain registration, web hosting, and website builder services for individuals and small businesses. View full details
Evidence: • WHOIS Registrar: Register.com - Network Solutions, LLC

Web Server	Nginx Nginx is a high-performance, open-source web server and reverse proxy server.
Description: Nginx is a high-performance, open-source web server and reverse proxy server. It's known for its low memory footprint, high concurrency, and ability to handle large numbers of simultaneous connections. Nginx is widely used as a web server, load balancer, and reverse proxy for modern web applications. View full details
Evidence: • Header Server: nginx

SSL & Certificates (2)

Certificate Authority	Amazon Trust Amazon Trust Services is Amazon's certificate authority that issues SSL/TLS certificates for Amazon Web Services and other Amazon services.
Description: Amazon Trust Services is Amazon's certificate authority that issues SSL/TLS certificates for Amazon Web Services and other Amazon services. It provides trusted root certificates used by AWS Certificate Manager and other AWS services. View full details
Evidence: • DNS Record CAA: amazontrust.com (root domain: crossref.org)

Certificate Authority	Let's Encrypt Let's Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority run by the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG).
Description: Let's Encrypt is a free, automated, and open certificate authority run by the Internet Security Research Group (ISRG). It provides free SSL/TLS certificates to enable encrypted HTTPS on websites, making web security accessible to everyone. It's one of the most widely used certificate authorities globally. View full details
Evidence: • DNS Record CAA: letsencrypt.org (root domain: crossref.org) • SSL Certificate Issuer: C=US, O=Let's Encrypt, CN=R13

Other (5)

Accounting	Intacct Sage Intacct (formerly Intacct) is a cloud-based financial management and accounting software designed for growing businesses.
Description: Sage Intacct (formerly Intacct) is a cloud-based financial management and accounting software designed for growing businesses. It provides accounting, financial reporting, and business intelligence tools to help organizations manage their finances and make data-driven decisions. View full details
Evidence: • DNS Record TXT: v=spf1 ip4:208.254.38.64/27 ip4:108.26.163.24 ip4:18.233.120.246 include:mail.zendesk.com include:stspg-customer.com include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.intacct.com include:amazonses.com include:_spf.act-on.net ~all (root domain: crossref.org) • DNS Record TXT: intacct-esk=4FED1A49C4B8865AE053DF06A8C02878 (root domain: crossref.org)

Cloud	Microsoft Microsoft is a multinational technology company that develops and licenses software, cloud services, and hardware products.
Description: Microsoft is a multinational technology company that develops and licenses software, cloud services, and hardware products. It provides operating systems, productivity applications, cloud computing, and enterprise technology solutions. View full details
Evidence: • DNS Record TXT: MS=ms40313232 (root domain: crossref.org)

Customer Support	Zendesk Zendesk is a customer service and support platform that provides ticketing systems, help desk software, and customer communication tools.
Description: Zendesk is a customer service and support platform that provides ticketing systems, help desk software, and customer communication tools. It helps businesses manage customer support requests, provide multichannel support, and improve customer satisfaction through organized support workflows. View full details
Evidence: • DNS Record TXT: v=spf1 ip4:208.254.38.64/27 ip4:108.26.163.24 ip4:18.233.120.246 include:mail.zendesk.com include:stspg-customer.com include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.intacct.com include:amazonses.com include:_spf.act-on.net ~all (root domain: crossref.org)

Email	Amazon SES Amazon SES (Simple Email Service) is a cloud-based email sending service from AWS that enables businesses to send transactional and marketing emails.
Description: Amazon SES (Simple Email Service) is a cloud-based email sending service from AWS that enables businesses to send transactional and marketing emails. It provides scalable email delivery, bounce and complaint handling, and email reputation management for applications and businesses. View full details
Evidence: • DNS Record TXT: v=spf1 ip4:208.254.38.64/27 ip4:108.26.163.24 ip4:18.233.120.246 include:mail.zendesk.com include:stspg-customer.com include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.intacct.com include:amazonses.com include:_spf.act-on.net ~all (root domain: crossref.org)

Status Page	Atlassian Statuspage Atlassian Statuspage is a status communication platform that helps organizations communicate service status and incidents to users.
Description: Atlassian Statuspage is a status communication platform that helps organizations communicate service status and incidents to users. It provides status pages, incident management, and communication tools to help teams keep users informed about service availability and maintenance. View full details
Evidence: • DNS Record TXT: v=spf1 ip4:208.254.38.64/27 ip4:108.26.163.24 ip4:18.233.120.246 include:mail.zendesk.com include:stspg-customer.com include:_spf.google.com include:_spf.intacct.com include:amazonses.com include:_spf.act-on.net ~all (root domain: crossref.org) • DNS Record TXT: status-page-domain-verification=pmfyw22rmcg9 (root domain: crossref.org)

Metadata & SEO

Title

Crossref community forum - You are Crossref

Description

Crossref runs open infrastructure to link research objects, entities, and actions, creating a lasting and reusable scholarly record. As a not-for-profit with over 20,000 members in 160 countries, we drive metadata exchange and support nearly 2 billion monthly API queries, facilitating global research communication.

Canonical URL

https://community.crossref.org/

Language

en-GB

Viewport

width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, minimum-scale=1.0, viewport-fit=cover

Generator

Discourse 2026.3.0-latest.1 - https://github.com/discourse/discourse version 35c30fc5518e2de244d00a41f71728a9e903c625

Domain Owner Information

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Registrar

Created

December 01, 1999

26 years 96 days old

Expires

December 01, 2028

2 years 276 days left

SSL/TLS Certificate

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Issued By

C=US, O=Let's Encrypt, CN=R13

Security Score

92 /100

Social Media Cards

OpenGraph (6 properties)

Type

website

Description

Title

Crossref community forum

Image

https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/crossref/original/1X/b3840c8b20237bfc6f9b977ba808cfdd912e10f9.png

Url

https://community.crossref.org/

Site Name

Crossref community forum

Twitter Cards (5 properties)

Description

Title

Crossref community forum

Image

https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/crossref/original/1X/89725076d6cfb1b23a275c52a9930ab3526559d2.png

Url

https://community.crossref.org/

Card

summary_large_image

Schema.org (3 properties)

Position

Url

/c/metadata-development/15

Itemlistorder

http://schema.org/ItemListOrderDescending

Network & Hosting

View DNS Records

184.105.99.75 • AS394230

Discourse

CNAME Record

This domain is an alias for:

crossref.hosted-by-discourse.com

Resources

crossref.org (1 resources)

Scripts (1)

• https://status.crossref.org/embed/script.js

discourse-cdn.com (34 resources)

Scripts (2)

Stylesheets (32)

Inspected on March 30, 2026 at 08:45 UTC