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Rank #8,191Updated November 10, 2026

cf.ac.uk

Its email security grade is C. Its SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt and is valid for 50 more days.

Domain age
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Technologies
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Email security
C
SSL days left
50

Registration

Name servers

DNS records

TypeValueTTL
A43.245.41.9360
MXcf-ac-uk.mail.protection.outlook.com 103600
NSmnetidns01.cf.ac.uk3600
NSmnetidns02.cf.ac.uk3600
NSns3.ja.net3600
TXTv=spf1 include:spf.protection.outlook.com exists:%{ir}.%{v}.arpa.spf.cardiff.ac.uk -all300
TXTscnv-verification=6f3b1b9a82b9b5523451253f5f83a571:ceea21c0764997f59294b16075e30844:c105b2bb57714b5bb7fab7a7f89e5767300
TXTQuoVadis=c9b0353e-e6e2-46c8-984d-a09e98dbe402300
TXTMS=ms63802573300
TXTMS=ms60395318300
TXTmentimeter-8d826a9f-35de-4930-a644-9856fcd72553300
TXTgoogle-site-verification=LdJePZTvkh_n5gePg7UE8Gis5jPJl0BuLA2t88EnxDM300
TXTgoogle-gws-recovery-domain-verification=70005529300
TXTapple-domain-verification=e2tZ15BPiDbMy6w2300
TXT8A8FC754-9517-4903-89F0-485BD355265C300
TXTZOOM_verify_4DwfP9IMSouWxNoqvBZ6dg300

SSL certificate

ValidValid
IssuerUS, YE1, Let's Encrypt
ExpiresDecember 30, 2026
Days remaining50
ProtocolTLSv1.3
Namescf.ac.uk

Email security

CScore 65/100 across SPF, DMARC, DKIM, MTA-STS and BIMI.
  • warnDMARC policy is none (monitoring only). Spoofed mail is still delivered.
  • warnNo MTA-STS: mail sent to you can be downgraded to an unencrypted connection.
  • warnNo TLS-RPT record, so you won't hear about failed encrypted deliveries.
  • warnNo BIMI record (optional: shows your logo next to your emails in supporting inboxes).
  • goodSPF record found.
  • goodSPF ends with -all: servers you have not listed are rejected (hard fail).
  • goodDMARC aggregate reports are sent to mailto:[email protected].
  • goodDKIM keys found (selector: selector1, selector2).
  • good1 MX record(s) found. Mail is handled by Microsoft 365.

About cf.ac.uk

Does cf.ac.uk protect its email with SPF and DMARC?

cf.ac.uk scores 65/100 (grade C) for email security. DMARC policy is none (monitoring only). Spoofed mail is still delivered. No MTA-STS: mail sent to you can be downgraded to an unencrypted connection.

What are the name servers of cf.ac.uk?

cf.ac.uk uses mnetidns01.cf.ac.uk, mnetidns02.cf.ac.uk, ns3.ja.net.