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Rank #231Updated November 10, 2026

nist.gov

National Institute of Standards and Technology

nist.gov is registered with get.gov since October 2, 1997 (29.1 years). The registration expires on August 25, 2027. The site runs on Drupal, Cloudflare Web Analytics, webpack and 8 other technologies. Its email security grade is B. Its SSL certificate is issued by Let's Encrypt and is valid for 77 more days.

Domain age
29.1 yrs
Technologies
11
Email security
B
SSL days left
77

Registration

Registrarget.gov
IANA ID8888888
RegisteredOctober 2, 1997
ExpiresAugust 25, 2027
UpdatedAugust 14, 2026
Statusserver transfer prohibited
Name serversgold.foundationdns.com, gold.foundationdns.net, gold.foundationdns.org
DNSSECSigned
RegistrantDepartment of Commerce, United States

DNS records

TypeValueTTL
A172.65.90.26144
A172.65.90.27144
A172.65.90.24144
A172.65.90.25144
MXnist-gov.mail.protection.outlook.com 01
NSgold.foundationdns.com86400
NSgold.foundationdns.net86400
NSgold.foundationdns.org86400
TXTMS=ms22398849300
TXT_hie8b7uqvafayfkdb47ag5t5up1nxbb300
TXTjamf-site-verification=Sr15KQEdTRZZXqaxbFaFQw300
TXTopenai-domain-verification=dv-LH2I25vAcFPzjYDPYCU2t6Uy300
TXTv=spf1 include:_spf1.nist.gov include:_spf2.nist.gov -all300
TXTkiro-site-verification=0ba31cdf-c72a-4432-8e69-d1212e34f49c300
TXTdomain-verification=J6aCmM09zEcfzyPp57W7AtDczKeyPHwj_WRoqnt0g0Q300
TXTgoogle-site-verification=oJSFVUoM3RN44bzuiI9F3qWzWxTqmrawzMycAD_NUcY300
TXTbox-domain-verification=4d49553685eee3edbcf58b736eb4c42febff4e1741da8db3098f2bb3d161d90f300
TXTcisco-ci-domain-verification=1b1e68d4cf0e84478115596723f00e17a848c659bb11f53b58f8f2cd84b7e111300
TXTatlassian-domain-verification=xVa84aCbqa1pJZZdpB0gGm0ZNukDUU4TBzccNbFkyozIg3QXHaufaQaczvEDG3Jp300
AAAA2606:4700:78::90:0:180300
AAAA2606:4700:78::90:0:181300
AAAA2606:4700:78::90:0:182300
AAAA2606:4700:78::90:0:183300

Technology stack

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Hosting
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Analytics and advertising IDs

google_tag_manager:GTM-54VSXXDF

SSL certificate

ValidValid
IssuerUS, YE2, Let's Encrypt
ExpiresJanuary 26, 2027
Days remaining77
ProtocolTLSv1.3
Names*.nist.gov, nist.gov

Email security

BScore 85/100 across SPF, DMARC, DKIM, MTA-STS and BIMI.
  • 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 policy is reject: mail that fails authentication is blocked.
  • goodDMARC aggregate reports are sent to mailto:[email protected], mailto:[email protected], mailto:[email protected].
  • goodDKIM keys found (selector: selector1, selector2).
  • good1 MX record(s) found. Mail is handled by Microsoft 365.

Homepage metadata

TitleNational Institute of Standards and Technology
DescriptionNIST promotes U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.
Languageen
Canonicalhttps://www.nist.gov/
Structured dataArticle
IndexableYes
Word count715

About nist.gov

Who is the registrar of nist.gov?

nist.gov is registered with get.gov (IANA ID 8888888).

When does nist.gov expire?

The current registration of nist.gov expires on August 25, 2027. It was first registered on October 2, 1997.

What technology does nist.gov use?

We detected 11 technologies on nist.gov, including Cloudflare Web Analytics, webpack, Varnish, Cloudflare, Drupal, Acquia.

Does nist.gov protect its email with SPF and DMARC?

nist.gov scores 85/100 (grade B) for email security. No MTA-STS: mail sent to you can be downgraded to an unencrypted connection. No TLS-RPT record, so you won't hear about failed encrypted deliveries.

What are the name servers of nist.gov?

nist.gov uses gold.foundationdns.com, gold.foundationdns.net, gold.foundationdns.org.