Is lwn.net secure (HTTPS)?

Yes. lwn.net uses TLS 1.3 with a certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Sep 28, 2026.

Hosting provider information for lwn.net is not available yet.

What is lwn.net's SEO score?

lwn.net scored 60/100 for SEO in the latest analysis (fair).

What is lwn.net's overall website score?

lwn.net has an overall SiteGraph score of 86/100, combining SEO, performance, security, and accessibility.

Has lwn.net's score changed over time?

lwn.net's overall score has stayed steady at 86/100 since Jul 25, 2026.

lwn.net

Welcome to LWN.net [LWN.net]

Last scanned Aug 1, 2026, 3:00 AM · 10 views

Overall score

Great

Summary

This website uses Apache. SEO is fair (60/100) and accessibility is excellent (100/100). Security scores excellent (90/100) and performance excellent (100/100). Top issue: Missing meta description.

Top issues to fix

8 issues found · 2 high priority

Missing Content-Security-Policy header
Security
Add a CSP to control which sources can run scripts — the strongest single defense against XSS.
Missing meta description
SEO
Add a ~150-character meta description to control your search-result snippet and lift click-through rate.
Missing canonical link
SEO
Add <link rel="canonical"> so search engines know which URL variant to index.
No structured data (JSON-LD) found
SEO
Add JSON-LD (Organization, Article, Product…) to become eligible for rich results.
Missing OpenGraph tags
SEO
Add og:title/og:description/og:image so shared links render a proper preview card.
robots.txt not found
SEO
Publish /robots.txt with a Sitemap: directive to guide crawlers.

+2 more issues — details in the sections below.

SEO

6 issue(s) found

100

Performance

240 ms

Security

HTTPS & header checks

100

Accessibility

0 issue(s) found

Score history

0 overall since Jul 25, 2026

Overall: 86
SEO: 60
Security: 90
Performance: 100
Accessibility: 100

Contact

Email, phone, and address published on this site's own pages.

Email: KZcazorvmCU3gdT4dBcMJm6S_769Ne+aTfbO_nZ_HsQ@mail.gmail.com aur-general@lists.archlinux.org qSf5BKBgag@mail.gmail.com

Technologies

Detected frameworks, languages, and tools.

Apache

Hosting & CDN

Hosting provider: —
CDN provider: —
IP address: —
ASN: —

DNS records

Type	Value
A	—
AAAA	—
MX	—
TXT	—
NS	—
CAA	—
CNAME	—
IPv6 support	No

TLS / SSL certificate

Version: TLS 1.3
Issuer: Let's Encrypt
Subject: lwn.net
Valid from: Jun 30, 2026
Valid to: Sep 28, 2026
Days until expiry: 57
SAN domains: linuxcalendar.com, linuxweek.net, linuxweeklynews.com, lwn.net, old.lwn.net, www.linuxcalendar.com, www.linuxweek.net, www.linuxweeklynews.com, www.lwn.net

Security headers

Strict-Transport-SecurityEnabled
Content-Security-PolicyMissing
X-Frame-OptionsEnabled
X-Content-Type-OptionsEnabled
Referrer-PolicyMissing
Permissions-PolicyEnabled

Compression: gzip · 0 cookie(s) observed

Content & assets

Headings

H1 1 · H2 20 · H3 0

Links

65 internal · 42 external · 20 broken

Images

2 total · 0 missing alt

Scripts / Styles

1 scripts · 1 stylesheets

JS / CSS size

0 B · 31 B

Page size

29.1 KB

Robots.txt & Sitemap

robots.txt: Not found
Disallow rules: 0
sitemap.xml: Not found
URLs in sitemap: 0

SEO issues

Missing meta description
Missing canonical link
No structured data (JSON-LD) found
Missing OpenGraph tags
robots.txt not found
sitemap.xml not found

Scan details

Requested URL: https://lwn.net
Final URL: https://lwn.net
HTTP status: 200
HTTP version: HTTP/1.1
Response time: 240 ms
HTML size: 29.1 KB
Redirect chain: https://lwn.net

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Frequently asked questions

What technology does lwn.net use?: lwn.net is built with Apache.
Is lwn.net secure (HTTPS)?: Yes. lwn.net uses TLS 1.3 with a certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Sep 28, 2026.
Who hosts lwn.net?: Hosting provider information for lwn.net is not available yet.
What is lwn.net's SEO score?: lwn.net scored 60/100 for SEO in the latest analysis (fair).
What is lwn.net's overall website score?: lwn.net has an overall SiteGraph score of 86/100, combining SEO, performance, security, and accessibility.
Has lwn.net's score changed over time?: lwn.net's overall score has stayed steady at 86/100 since Jul 25, 2026.