Published assessment

Current status

Level 1 of 5. Normal. In effect since 23 October 2026.

Good.

The internet is not on fire. Nothing unusual is happening.

What we assess

Seven parts of the internet, each one something that would be felt widely if it failed.

Part of the internet	Assessment
Name resolution (DNS) The system that turns a web address into a machine address.	Normal
Backbone routing How traffic finds its way between the networks that make up the internet.	Normal
Large cloud platforms The handful of providers that most websites and apps actually run on.	Normal
Content delivery networks The layer that keeps big sites fast and absorbs attacks.	Normal
Consumer platforms The services ordinary people notice first when something breaks.	Normal
Subsea and terrestrial capacity The physical cables between continents and across countries.	Normal
Certificate infrastructure What makes the padlock in your browser mean anything.	Normal

These are judgments, not measurements

We read what anyone can read: the status pages the large providers publish, routing and resolution reports, and at least two independent news sources before we move anything. We do not put probes on your network, we have no private view of anyone's infrastructure, and we do not raise the level because one website is slow.

Level history

Level	From	Note
1 Normal	23 October 2026	First published assessment.

This page began publishing on 23 October 2026, so the history is short. We are not going to fill it in with levels that nobody published at the time.

Machine readable

The same assessment is served as JSON at /api/status.json if you want to put it on a dashboard or in a script. It is free to use and needs no key.