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Rank #4,620Updated November 10, 2026

niu.edu

Northern Illinois University | Your Future. Our Focus.

The site runs on ASP.NET, Cookie Consent, Font Awesome and 6 other technologies. Its email security grade is C. Its SSL certificate is issued by DigiCert Inc and is valid for 186 more days.

Domain age
—
Technologies
9
Email security
C
SSL days left
186

DNS records

TypeValueTTL
A131.156.223.1486400
MXniu-edu.mail.protection.outlook.com 03600
NSdns-ext2.niu.edu86400
NSdns-ext1.niu.edu86400
TXTdocusign=f58976bc-f626-4232-8836-844e17ff7832300
TXTdocusign=92e291cf-fcfa-436a-a9d9-09700cf0ce3e300
TXTyahoo-verification-key=d+mIoTFMPS/Pt6HVp/QfdwRulbR/Kme78Efv+qGPBUE=google-site-verification=CC8fw8IUuQ-ytqvJShC6Q0hekjiiPXT_qRSVRRLpWXE300
TXTrua=mailto:[email protected]300
TXTcoursera-domain-verification=CzOrLEBvWzWWBLIhBdt5oXxWtTsDkZO7bhgMjSi5HZ7xgKiDc2G7nmHFpEIiDvz0300
TXTgoogle-site-verification=BiM7D1Nux9kZRaI-MwWrF8Hu11fDeVclorN5s3tjJns300
TXThibp-verify=dweb_r99aza50a2xwm44an13qtj2a300
TXTv=spf1 ip4:131.156.0.0/16 include:spf-a.niu.edu include:spf-b.niu.edu include:mh.blackboard.com -all300
TXTdocusign=59eb093d-df34-43bc-83fb-3d7424734047300
TXThkq6bl0v0cy3pb4g8z7f0vtvyc873vxr300
TXTdocusign=6a35ba1d-7ae3-4079-ac7a-9bd45439deb7300
TXTMS=ms75199486300

Technology stack

Cookie consent
JavaScript library
Security
UI framework
Web framework
Web server

Analytics and advertising IDs

google_tag_manager:GTM-TJSQXJJ

SSL certificate

ValidValid
IssuerUS, DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1, DigiCert Inc
ExpiresMay 15, 2027
Days remaining186
ProtocolTLSv1.2
Names*.niu.edu, niu.edu, www.ccwe.niu.edu, www.cedu.niu.edu, www.cgs.niu.edu, www.chhs.niu.edu, www.cob.niu.edu, www.engl.niu.edu, www.hr.niu.edu

Email security

CScore 65/100 across SPF, DMARC, DKIM, MTA-STS and BIMI.
  • warnSPF uses 9 of the 10 allowed DNS lookups. Adding another service may break it.
  • 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, k1, k2, s1, s2).
  • good1 MX record(s) found. Mail is handled by Microsoft 365.

Homepage metadata

TitleNorthern Illinois University | Your Future. Our Focus.
DescriptionNorthern Illinois University offers more than 100 areas of study and a personalized path to a powerful degree, 65 miles west of Chicago. Apply today.
Languageen
Canonicalhttps://www.niu.edu/index.shtml
Structured dataCollegeOrUniversity
IndexableYes
Word count583

About niu.edu

What technology does niu.edu use?

We detected 9 technologies on niu.edu, including Cookie Consent, Font Awesome, jQuery, jQuery Migrate, HSTS, Google Tag Manager.

Does niu.edu protect its email with SPF and DMARC?

niu.edu scores 65/100 (grade C) for email security. SPF uses 9 of the 10 allowed DNS lookups. Adding another service may break it. DMARC policy is none (monitoring only). Spoofed mail is still delivered.

What are the name servers of niu.edu?

niu.edu uses dns-ext2.niu.edu, dns-ext1.niu.edu.