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    #====================================================================
    Manual Search via Web Interface

    Visit https://web.archive.org.

    Enter https://www.harvard.edu in the search bar.

    Browse archived snapshots (timeline/calendar view).

    Check URLs in the browser's address bar when viewing a snapshot. Look for:

    Parameters like ?id=..., ?token=..., etc.

    Unusual path segments (e.g., /admin/, /debug/).

    Inspect links on the archived page for sensitive parameters.

    #====================================================================
    Use Wayback Machine's CDX API

    # Example API request for all captures of harvard.edu
    curl "http://web.archive.org/cdx/search/cdx?url=www.harvard.edu/*&output=json&filter=statuscode:200"

    #====================================================================
    https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.harvard.edu/*?token=*
    https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.harvard.edu/*?session=*
    #====================================================================