Site Report · blogging

Last updated: May 12, 2026

Medium Site Report

Medium operates in the Blogging sector, running a custom-built platform behind Cloudflare. The technology fingerprint includes a minimal technology footprint, and performance benchmarks show fast load times (approximately 374 ms server response). Read on for a comprehensive look at Medium's tech stack, SSL status, DNS configuration, and speed metrics.

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Technology Stack

Technologies detected on Medium

This site uses Cloudflare as the web server and Cloudflare for content delivery.

Web Server

Cloudflare

CDN

Cloudflare

SSL Certificate

Security status for Medium

The SSL certificate is valid and issued by Google Trust Services. It expires on August 8, 2026 (88 days remaining). The connection uses TLSv1.3.

Status

Valid

Issuer

Google Trust Services

Expires

Aug 08, 2026

88 days remaining

Protocol

TLSv1.3

DNS Information

Domain name system records for Medium

Nameservers

alina.ns.cloudflare.com

kip.ns.cloudflare.com

A Records

162.159.153.4 162.159.152.4

MX Records

aspmx.l.google.com

aspmx2.googlemail.com

aspmx3.googlemail.com

alt1.aspmx.l.google.com

alt2.aspmx.l.google.com

SPF Record

Present

DMARC Record

Present

Speed & Performance

Page load performance for Medium

The site loads quickly and provides a smooth browsing experience. Our analysis measured a server response time of 374 ms, a total page size of approximately 5 KB, and 0 external resources loaded on the page.

Rating

fast

Response Time

374 ms

Page Size

5 KB

Resources

0 requests

SEO Meta Tags

Meta tag analysis for Medium

The page title ("Just a moment...") is quite short at 16 characters and could benefit from additional keywords, no meta description was found, no Open Graph tags were detected, which limits social media preview quality, and no canonical URL was found, which could lead to duplicate content issues.

Title Tag

16 chars

Just a moment...

Meta Description

Not set

Open Graph Tags

og:title Not set

og:description Not set

Mobile Friendliness

Mobile compatibility for Medium

Overall

Mobile Friendly

Viewport Meta

Present

Responsive Design

Detected

Quick Overview

HTTP Status 403

Response Time 374 ms

SSL Valid

Speed fast

Mobile good

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