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string-db.org

STRING: functional protein association networks

Last scanned Jul 26, 2026, 5:47 AM

87

Overall score

Great

Summary

STRING is a database of known and predicted protein-protein interactions and a functional enrichment tool. This website uses Google Analytics hosted on Cloudflare behind Cloudflare CDN. SEO is excellent (90/100) and accessibility is excellent (95/100). Security scores fair (65/100) and performance excellent (100/100). Top issue: Multiple H1 headings found.

STRING

STRING is a database of known and predicted protein-protein interactions and a functional enrichment tool.

United States
Hosted on Cloudflare

Top issues to fix

8 issues found · 3 high priority

  • Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

    Security

    Add HSTS so browsers always use HTTPS — this closes the protocol-downgrade attack window.

  • Missing Content-Security-Policy header

    Security

    Add a CSP to control which sources can run scripts — the strongest single defense against XSS.

  • Missing viewport meta tag

    Accessibility

    Add <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> — without it the site is broken on mobile.

  • Missing X-Content-Type-Options header

    Security

    Add X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff to stop MIME-sniffing attacks.

  • Missing X-Frame-Options header

    Security

    Add X-Frame-Options (or a CSP frame-ancestors rule) to prevent clickjacking via hidden iframes.

  • 5 cookies without Secure/HttpOnly flags

    Security

    Set Secure and HttpOnly on session cookies so they can't leak over HTTP or be read by injected scripts.

+2 more issues — details in the sections below.

90

SEO

2 issue(s) found

100

Performance

351 ms

65

Security

HTTPS & header checks

95

Accessibility

1 issue(s) found

Not enough scan history yet to show a trend — check back after this site has been re-scanned a few more times.

Organization

Company details published in this site's own structured data.

STRING

STRING is a database of known and predicted protein-protein interactions and a functional enrichment tool.

Contact

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

Meta tags

Title
STRING: functional protein association networks
Description
STRING is a database of known and predicted protein-protein interactions and a functional enrichment tool.
Canonical
https://string-db.org
Language
en
Charset
Viewport
Robots meta
Manifest

OpenGraph & Twitter Card

OpenGraph

og:title
og:description
og:type
og:url

Twitter Card

twitter:card
twitter:title
twitter:description

Technologies

Detected frameworks, languages, and tools.

Hosting & CDN

Hosting provider
Cloudflare
CDN provider
Cloudflare
IP address
172.66.159.216
ASN
AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET - Cloudflare, Inc., US)

DNS records

TypeValue
A
  • 172.66.159.216
  • 104.20.30.87
AAAA
  • 2606:4700:10::ac42:9fd8
  • 2606:4700:10::6814:1e57
MX
TXT
NS
  • iris.ns.cloudflare.com
  • sean.ns.cloudflare.com
CAA
CNAME
IPv6 supportYes

TLS / SSL certificate

Version
TLS 1.3
Issuer
Let's Encrypt
Subject
string-db.org
Valid from
Jul 22, 2026
Valid to
Oct 20, 2026
Days until expiry
86
SAN domains
*.string-db.org, string-db.org

Security headers

  • Strict-Transport-SecurityMissing
  • Content-Security-PolicyMissing
  • X-Frame-OptionsMissing
  • X-Content-Type-OptionsMissing
  • Referrer-PolicyMissing
  • Permissions-PolicyMissing

Compression: gzip · 5 cookie(s) observed

Content & assets

Headings

H1 2 · H2 9 · H3 0

Links

44 internal · 7 external · 0 broken

Images

53 total · 1 missing alt

Scripts / Styles

12 scripts · 1 stylesheets

JS / CSS size

551 KB · 168 KB

Page size

117 KB

Robots.txt & Sitemap

robots.txt
Found
Disallow rules
64
sitemap.xml
Found
URLs in sitemap
-1

SEO issues

  • Multiple H1 headings found
  • Missing OpenGraph tags

Accessibility issues

  • Missing viewport meta tag

Scan details

Requested URL
https://string-db.org
Final URL
https://string-db.org
HTTP status
200
HTTP version
HTTP/2
Response time
349 ms
HTML size
117 KB
Redirect chain
https://string-db.org

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Frequently asked questions

What technology does string-db.org use?
string-db.org is built with Google Analytics.
Is string-db.org secure (HTTPS)?
Yes. string-db.org uses TLS 1.3 with a certificate issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Oct 20, 2026.
Who hosts string-db.org?
string-db.org is hosted on Cloudflare, behind Cloudflare CDN.
What is string-db.org's SEO score?
string-db.org scored 90/100 for SEO in the latest analysis (excellent).
What is string-db.org's overall website score?
string-db.org has an overall SiteGraph score of 87/100, combining SEO, performance, security, and accessibility.
What company operates string-db.org?
string-db.org is operated by STRING. STRING is a database of known and predicted protein-protein interactions and a functional enrichment tool.