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September 16, 2022 at 11:58:38 PM UTC
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https://www.rferl.org/
Armenia
AS49800 GNC-Alfa CJSC
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On September 16, 2022 at 11:58:38 PM UTC, https://www.rferl.org/ was accessible when tested on AS49800 in Armenia.

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HTTP Experiment
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DNS Experiment
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Control
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DNS Queries

Resolver:
91.218.4.130
Query:
IN A www.rferl.org
Engine:
system
Name
Class
TTL
Type
DATA
Answer IP Info
@
IN
A
23.72.99.129
AS20940 (Akamai International B.V.)
Query:
IN AAAA www.rferl.org
Engine:
system
Name
Class
TTL
Type
DATA
Answer IP Info
@
IN
AAAA
2600:1406:3c00:582::1317
AS20940 (Akamai International B.V.)
@
IN
AAAA
2600:1406:3c00:5ab::1317
AS20940 (Akamai International B.V.)

TCP Connections

2600:1406:3c00:5ab::1317:443: failed (unknown_failure: dial tcp [scrubbed]: connect: no route to host)
2600:1406:3c00:582::1317:443: failed (unknown_failure: dial tcp [scrubbed]: connect: no route to host)
23.72.99.129:443: succeeded

HTTP Requests

URL
GET https://www.rferl.org/
Response Headers
Cache-Control:
must-revalidate, max-age=95
Content-Language:
en
Content-Type:
text/html; charset=utf-8
Date:
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 23:58:38 GMT
Expires:
Sat, 17 Sep 2022 00:00:13 GMT
Onion-Location:
https://www.rferlo2zxgv23tct66v45s5mecftol5vod3hf4rqbipfp46fqu2q56ad.onion/
Pragma:
no-cache
Strict-Transport-Security:
max-age=31536000
X-Content-Type-Options:
nosniff
X-Ua-Compatible:
IE=edge
X-Xss-Protection:
1; mode=block
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Russia
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Resolver

Resolver ASN
AS51225
Resolver IP
91.218.4.130
Resolver Network Name
Armenian internet traffic exchange 'Armix' foundation
Measurement UID
20220916235838.694998_AM_webconnectivity_2c7a5c9ed9e83913
Report ID
20220916T234827Z_webconnectivity_AM_49800_n1_d9FbITpoogABPVud
Platform
unknown
Software Name
ooniprobe-cli (3.9.2)
Measurement Engine
ooniprobe-engine (3.9.2)

Raw Measurement Data

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