Cloudflare flags archive.today as "C&C/Botnet"; no longer resolves via 1.1.1.2

Cloudflare has officially categorized archive.today as a "C&C/Botnet" threat on its 1.1.1.2 security DNS, preventing users from accessing the web archiving service. This move escalates a long-standing technical dispute between the two entities.
archive.today | 3 monthsNot Before: Not After: | E8Let's Encrypt | Xenon2026h1 | |
- Subject
- Common Name (CN)
- archive.today
- Validity Period
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- Common Name (CN)
- E8
- Organization (O)
- Let's Encrypt | archive.today | 3 monthsNot Before: Not After: | E7Let's Encrypt | Wyvern2026h1 | |
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- Common Name (CN)
- archive.today
- Validity Period
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- E7
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- Let's Encrypt | archive.today | 3 monthsNot Before: Not After: | E7Let's Encrypt | Sphinx2026h1 | |
- Subject
- Common Name (CN)
- archive.today
- Validity Period
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- Common Name (CN)
- E7
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- Let's Encrypt | archive.today | 3 monthsNot Before: Not After: | E5Let's Encrypt | Wyvern2025h2 | |
- Subject
- Common Name (CN)
- archive.today
- Validity Period
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- Common Name (CN)
- E5
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- Let's Encrypt | archive.today | 3 monthsNot Before: Not After: | E6Let's Encrypt | Sphinx2025h2 | |
- Subject
- Common Name (CN)
- archive.today
- Validity Period
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- Common Name (CN)
- E6
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- Let's Encrypt | archive.today | 3 monthsNot Before: Not After: | E6Let's Encrypt | Argon2025h2 | |
- Subject
- Common Name (CN)
- archive.today
- Validity Period
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- E6
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- Let's Encrypt | archive.today | 3 monthsNot Before: Not After: | E6Let's Encrypt | Argon2025h1 | |
- Subject
- Common Name (CN)
- archive.today
- Validity Period
- Not Before
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- Issuer
- Common Name (CN)
- E6
- Organization (O)
- Let's Encrypt | archive.today | 3 monthsNot Before: Not After: | E6Let's Encrypt | Xenon2025h1 | |
- Subject
- Common Name (CN)
- archive.today
- Validity Period
- Not Before
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- Issuer
- Common Name (CN)
- E6
- Organization (O)
- Let's Encrypt | archive.today | 3 monthsNot Before: Not After: | R11Let's Encrypt | Xenon2025h1 | |
- Subject
- Common Name (CN)
- archive.today
- Validity Period
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- Issuer
- Common Name (CN)
- R11
- Organization (O)
- Let's Encrypt | archive.today | 3 monthsNot Before: Not After: | R11Let's Encrypt | Nessie2025 | |
- Subject
- Common Name (CN)
- archive.today
- Validity Period
- Not Before
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- Common Name (CN)
- R11
- Organization (O)
- Let's Encrypt |
Source: Hacker News










