forbes.com Tech Stack
Live first-party scan of forbes.com's tech stack. 5 technologies detected across 4 categories, via Wappalyzer fingerprinting + DNS CNAME + TLS certificate inspection.
Infrastructure Layer
Fastly
GlobalSign
CDN
Fastly
Caching
Varnish
SSL/TLS certificate authority
GlobalSign
Security
DataDome
HSTS
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How was this detected?
For forbes.com, DetectZeStack identified 5 technologies: 3 via HTTP fingerprinting, 1 via TLS handshake, and 1 via DNS records.
Detection runs four independent layers in parallel: HTTP response headers, TLS handshake metadata, certificate issuer inspection, and DNS record lookups. The breakdown above shows which layers fired for this specific domain — some sites carry most of their fingerprint in HTTP, others rely heavily on infrastructure (DNS/TLS).
How forbes.com compares
Symmetric diff between forbes.com and similar sites detected on DetectZeStack.
vs mastodon.social — 3 shared, 2 unique here, 3 unique there
Only on forbes.com: GlobalSign, DataDome
Only on mastodon.social: HTTP/3, Let's Encrypt, Mastodon
vs www.seamless.com — 4 shared, 1 unique here, 4 unique there
Only on forbes.com: DataDome
Only on www.seamless.com: Amazon Pay, Amazon S3, Nginx, OneTrust
vs www.scribd.com — 3 shared, 2 unique here, 4 unique there
Only on forbes.com: GlobalSign, DataDome
Only on www.scribd.com: HTTP/3, Let's Encrypt, Stripe, Envoy
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forbes.com uses 5 technologies across 4 categories. The full breakdown is listed above, organized by function. Each technology was identified through analysis of HTTP headers, DNS records, TLS certificates, and HTML content.
What CDN does forbes.com use?
forbes.com uses Fastly for content delivery. CDN providers are identified through DNS CNAME records and HTTP response headers.
How is forbes.com's tech stack detected?
DetectZeStack identifies technologies on forbes.com through multiple detection methods: HTTP response header analysis, HTML and JavaScript content scanning, DNS record lookups, and TLS certificate inspection. This multi-layered approach catches technologies that single-method tools miss.