# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://publicnode.com

**Date:** April 16, 2026  
**URL:** https://publicnode.com  
**Overall Grade:** C (79/100)  
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/1d24c168-9418-4774-9e94-2c864c1d43de

## Top Findings

1. **[CRITICAL]** Content-Security-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers
2. **[CRITICAL]** No Content-Security-Policy header found — Security > Content Security Policy
3. **[CRITICAL]** 2 button(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality
4. **[CRITICAL]** 3 link(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality
5. **[CRITICAL]** No <main> landmark found — Accessibility > Landmark Structure

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## Lighthouse Scores

| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 52 |
| Accessibility | 82 |
| Best Practices | 96 |
| SEO | 100 |

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## Security

### Security Headers (D — 45/100)

*4 of 10 headers properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Strict-Transport-Security is properly configured
- **[PASS]** X-Content-Type-Options is properly configured
- **[PASS]** X-Frame-Options is properly configured
- **[WARNING]** Referrer-Policy header is missing — Controls how much referrer information is sent with requests. Set to 'strict-origin-when-cross-origin' or stricter.
- **[WARNING]** Permissions-Policy header is missing — Controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) are allowed. Set it to restrict unused features.
- **[CRITICAL]** Content-Security-Policy header is missing — CSP is the most important header for preventing XSS attacks. See the CSP section for detailed analysis.
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing — COOP isolates your browsing context, preventing cross-origin side-channel attacks. Set to 'same-origin'.
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing — COEP prevents loading cross-origin resources without explicit permission. Required for SharedArrayBuffer and high-resolution timers.
- **[WARNING]** X-Powered-By header reveals technology stack — This header discloses server technology (e.g. Express, PHP), helping attackers target known vulnerabilities. Remove it.
- **[PASS]** Server header is present without version info

### Content Security Policy (F — 0/100)

*No enforcing CSP policy found*

- **[CRITICAL]** No Content-Security-Policy header found — CSP is the most effective defense against XSS attacks. Add a Content-Security-Policy header to restrict resource loading.

### TLS & Certificates (A+ — 100/100)

*TLS 1.3, 7 checks passed*

- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 is used
- **[PASS]** Strong cipher suite is used
- **[INFO]** HTTP/2 is not negotiated — HTTP/2 provides multiplexing and header compression for better performance.
- **[PASS]** Certificate is valid (expires in 84 days)
- **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 2 certificates
- **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
- **[PASS]** Certificate covers 3 domain(s)
- **[PASS]** Certificate is issued by a trusted CA

### Cookie Security (A+ — 100/100)

*No cookies set — no cookie security risks*

- **[PASS]** No cookies set — no cookie security risks

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## Advanced Security

### Subresource Integrity (A+ — 100/100)

*No external resources*

- **[PASS]** No external resources to protect

### JS Library Vulnerabilities (A+ — 100/100)

*No known vulnerabilities*

- **[PASS]** No known JavaScript library vulnerabilities detected

### Information Leakage (A+ — 100/100)

*No exposures*

- **[INFO]** No security.txt found — Consider adding a security.txt at /.well-known/security.txt.
- **[PASS]** No sensitive files exposed

### Email Security (A — 85/100)

*DMARC: quarantine*

- **[PASS]** DMARC policy is quarantine — good protection

### Permissions-Policy (D — 40/100)

*No header set*

- **[WARNING]** No Permissions-Policy header — Consider adding a Permissions-Policy header to restrict browser feature access from embedded content.

### CORS Configuration (B — 80/100)

*No CORS headers*

- **[PASS]** No CORS headers present — secure default

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## Performance

### Page Weight Budget (A — 85/100)

*1.0 MB transferred, 21 requests*

- **[PASS]** Page weighs 4.0 MB (1.0 MB transferred)
- **[WARNING]** JavaScript is 746 KB — consider code splitting or lazy loading — Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts.
- **[PASS]** 21 HTTP requests
- **[INFO]** Estimated 0.21 g CO2 per page load

### Third-Party Impact (A+ — 100/100)

*18% third-party, 0 ms blocking*

- **[INFO]** Third-party code accounts for 18% of page weight (185.7 KiB of 1.0 MiB)
- **[PASS]** Third-party blocking time is low (0 ms)

### Text Compression (A+ — 100/100)

*All text resources are compressed*

- **[PASS]** All text resources are compressed

### Image Optimization (A+ — 100/100)

*3 images, 0 KB saveable*

- **[PASS]** All images are well-optimized

### JS Execution Cost (D — 40/100)

*3481ms total JS execution*

- **[WARNING]** https://publicnode.com/_next/static/chunks/framewo...: 1279ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://publicnode.com/: 889ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://publicnode.com/_next/static/chunks/346-506...: 512ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://publicnode.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/i...: 374ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** Unattributable: 218ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** Third-party scripts: 218ms (6% of total)

### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100)

*4 fonts (31 KB)*

- **[INFO]** 4 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)

### JS Bundles (D — 40/100)

*11 scripts, 340 KB unused*

- **[WARNING]** https://publicnode.com/_next/static/chunks/346-506...: 262 KB unused (64%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://publicnode.com/_next/static/chunks/290-0ff...: 46 KB unused (31%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://publicnode.com/_next/static/chunks/pages/_...: 32 KB unused (44%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 340 KB

### Resource Caching (A+ — 100/100)

*All resources properly cached*

- **[PASS]** No caching issues found

### Critical Rendering Path (A+ — 100/100)

*No render-blocking resources*

- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected

### Resource Hints (A+ — 100/100)

*4 hints, 0 missing preconnects*

- **[PASS]** Page uses 4 resource hint(s)

### Page Weight Inventory (A+ — 95/100)

*21 resources · 1.0 MB · 340 KB savings available*

- **[WARNING]** Page weight 24 KB over 1MB target
- **[INFO]** ~340 KB of savings available
- **[INFO]** 7 third-party resources (18% of weight)
- **[INFO]** 1 resources over 200KB

### Render-Blocking Resources (A+ — 100/100)

*No render-blocking resources detected*

- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected in <head>

### Third-Party Resources (A+ — 100/100)

*No third-party resources detected*


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## Content Quality

### Links (B — 85/100)

*129 links checked, 126 healthy, 3 broken*

- **[WARNING]** 126 of 129 links are healthy
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://fonts.googleapis.com — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://fonts.gstatic.com — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://publicnode.com/thumbs/endpoints.jpg — Found in <meta og:image>. Returns HTTP 404.

### Mixed Content (A+ — 100/100)

*No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS.*

- **[PASS]** No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS

### Open Graph (B — 80/100)

*Open Graph tags are partially configured — some improvements recommended.*

- **[CRITICAL]** og:image is not reachable — The og:image URL could not be fetched. Social platforms won't be able to display it.
- **[INFO]** og:title is short (10 characters) — Ideal length is 25–60 characters for social sharing previews.
- **[INFO]** Missing og:type — The og:type tag helps social platforms categorize the content.
- **[INFO]** Missing og:site_name — The og:site_name tag displays the website name in social previews.

### Structured Data (C — 40/100)

*No structured data (JSON-LD) found.*

- **[INFO]** No structured data (JSON-LD) found — Adding structured data helps search engines understand your content and can enable rich results.

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## Infrastructure

### DNS Records (A+ — 100/100)

*2 A records, 32 ms lookup*

- **[PASS]** Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
- **[PASS]** Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
- **[PASS]** 2 nameserver(s) configured
- **[PASS]** 1 mail exchanger(s) configured
- **[INFO]** CAA records not checked — CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
- **[PASS]** SPF record present in TXT
- **[PASS]** DNS resolution time: 32 ms

### Redirect Chain (A+ — 100/100)

*No redirects — direct access*

- **[PASS]** No redirects — direct access

### IPv6 Readiness (A+ — 100/100)

*IPv6 reachable (17 ms)*

- **[PASS]** IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700:10::ac42:96a2, 2606:4700:10::6814:1875

### Crawlability (B — 80/100)

*robots.txt present, no sitemap*

- **[PASS]** robots.txt is present
- **[INFO]** No sitemap.xml found — A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
- **[INFO]** robots.txt does not reference a sitemap — Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

### URL Variants (B — 75/100)

*www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS*

- **[CRITICAL]** Both www and non-www versions serve content
- **[PASS]** HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

### Domain Intelligence (A+ — 100/100)

*publicnode.com — via Name.com, Inc., 9 years, 9 months old*

- **[PASS]** Domain registered until Aug 16, 2026 (4 months remaining)
- **[PASS]** DNSSEC is enabled
- **[PASS]** Registrar: Name.com, Inc.
- **[WARNING]** Registrar lock is NOT enabled — The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers.

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## Compliance

### WCAG Compliance (A+ — 100/100)

*No testable criteria*


### Cookie Consent & Privacy (B — 80/100)

*No consent signals detected*

- **[WARNING]** No privacy policy link detected — A privacy policy page is recommended for transparency and may be legally required.
- **[INFO]** No terms of service link detected
- **[INFO]** No cookie consent banner detected
- **[INFO]** This is an automated check, not legal advice — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators of consent management. This does not constitute a legal compliance assessment. Consult a privacy professional for GDPR/CCPA compliance.

### Language & i18n (F — 5/100)

*Missing <html lang>*

- **[WARNING]** <html lang> attribute is missing — The lang attribute on <html> is required for screen readers and WCAG 3.1.1 compliance.
- **[INFO]** No Content-Language HTTP header
- **[PASS]** Language signals are consistent

### Readability & Typography (A+ — 100/100)

*Font sizes and tap targets checked*


### Viewport Configuration (A+ — 100/100)

*Viewport properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Viewport meta tag is present
- **[PASS]** width=device-width is set
- **[PASS]** User zooming is allowed

### Third-Party Trackers (A+ — 100/100)

*No third-party trackers detected*

- **[PASS]** No third-party trackers detected

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## Legal

### Legal Page Ecosystem (B — 75/100)

*3 of 7 expected legal pages detected*

- **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at https://www.publicnode.com/privacy, linked from footer.
- **[PASS]** Terms of Service detected — Found at https://www.publicnode.com/terms, linked from footer.
- **[PASS]** Cookie Policy detected — Found at https://www.publicnode.com/cookies, linked from footer.
- **[INFO]** Accessibility Statement not detected — No link matching common Accessibility Statement URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Accessibility Statement, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** DMCA / Copyright Notice not detected — No link matching common DMCA / Copyright Notice URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a DMCA / Copyright Notice, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** Refund / Returns Policy not detected — No link matching common Refund / Returns Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Refund / Returns Policy, especially those collecting user data.
- **[INFO]** Acceptable Use Policy not detected — No link matching common Acceptable Use Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Acceptable Use Policy, especially those collecting user data.

### Copyright Notice (A+ — 100/100)

*© 2022-2026 PublicNode*

- **[PASS]** Copyright notice is up to date — Copyright notice is up to date: © 2022-2026 PublicNode
- **[PASS]** Copyright holder: PublicNode

### Regulatory Indicators

*1 regulatory indicator(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** This is a technical scan, not a legal assessment — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators that may suggest regulatory relevance. This is not a compliance audit and should not be relied upon for legal decisions. Consult qualified legal counsel for compliance assessments.
- **[INFO]** GDPR indicators detected (moderate confidence) — Indicators suggesting GDPR may be relevant: Privacy policy page found. EU General Data Protection Regulation — governs collection and processing of personal data of EU residents.

### Third-Party Data Sharing

*0 third-party service(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** Data inventory for transparency purposes — This inventory identifies third-party services that receive data from your site visitors. Under regulations like GDPR (Article 30), maintaining records of data processing activities is commonly considered a best practice. This automated scan provides a starting point — it may not capture all data flows.
- **[INFO]** No recognized third-party data-sharing services detected — This page does not appear to load external tracking, analytics, or advertising scripts.

### Compliance Badges (C — 55/100)

*0 compliance badge(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** No compliance badges detected — No recognized compliance certification badges or seals were found. This is common — many sites do not display compliance badges.

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## Availability

### CDN & Delivery (A — 85/100)

*Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)*

- **[PASS]** Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: CDG)
- **[INFO]** CDN cache status: DYNAMIC

### HTTP Caching (B — 75/100)

*s-maxage=45, stale-while-revalidate*

- **[PASS]** Cache-Control header is set
- **[PASS]** CDN TTL: 45 seconds (s-maxage=45)
- **[INFO]** No ETag or Last-Modified header — Conditional requests (304 Not Modified) are not possible without validators.

### Transport Security (A+ — 100/100)

*HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis*

- **[PASS]** HTTP/3 (QUIC) supported — The server advertises HTTP/3 via Alt-Svc for faster connections on mobile networks.
- **[PASS]** HSTS enabled (includeSubDomains, preload)
- **[PASS]** HSTS preload enabled
- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)

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## Accessibility

### Landmark Structure (D — 50/100)

*2 landmarks*

- **[CRITICAL]** No <main> landmark found — Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.
- **[WARNING]** No <nav> landmark found
- **[WARNING]** Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) — Add a skip link as the first focusable element so keyboard users can bypass repeated navigation.

### Heading Hierarchy (C — 60/100)

*3 headings, 1 skip(s)*

- **[CRITICAL]** No H1 heading found — Every page should have one H1 that describes the page content.
- **[WARNING]** Heading level skipped: H3 → H5 (missing H4) — Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.

### Alt Text Quality (A+ — 100/100)

*No images*

- **[PASS]** No images on this page

### Form Accessibility (B — 84/100)

*2 of 3 controls have issues*

- **[WARNING]** 2 control(s) rely on placeholder only — Placeholder text disappears on focus and is not a reliable label.
- **[PASS]** 1 control(s) properly labeled

### Link & Button Quality (F — 38/100)

*5 issue(s) across 112 links and 15 buttons*

- **[CRITICAL]** 3 link(s) with no accessible text — Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.
- **[WARNING]** 103 link(s) open in new tab without warning — Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.
- **[CRITICAL]** 2 button(s) with no accessible text — Icon-only buttons need an aria-label so screen readers can announce them.
- **[PASS]** 6 link(s) with descriptive text

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## UX

### 404 Error Page (B — 70/100)

*HTTP 404, custom page*

- **[PASS]** Correct 404 status code returned
- **[PASS]** Custom styled 404 page
- **[PASS]** Navigation links present on 404 page

### Favicon & Branding (F — 30/100)

*2 icon(s) detected*

- **[PASS]** favicon.ico present at site root
- **[PASS]** HTML icon links detected
- **[INFO]** No apple-touch-icon detected — iOS devices use this when users add your site to their home screen. Add <link rel='apple-touch-icon' sizes='180x180' href='/apple-touch-icon.png'>.

### Web Manifest (D — 40/100)

*Not found*

- **[INFO]** No web manifest found — No manifest at standard paths (/manifest.json, /site.webmanifest). A manifest is optional but enables PWA features like home screen installation and standalone display.

### Dark Mode Support (D — 40/100)

*No dark mode signals*

- **[INFO]** No dark mode signals detected — Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.
- **[INFO]** Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles — External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

### Print Stylesheet (D — 40/100)

*No print styles*

- **[INFO]** No print-specific styles detected — When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.

### Navigation UX (F — 0/100)

*No navigation patterns*

- **[INFO]** No breadcrumbs, search, or skip link detected — These navigation aids help users orient themselves and find content efficiently, especially on large sites.

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## SEO

### Canonical URL (A+ — 100/100)

*Properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Canonical tag present
- **[PASS]** Canonical is self-referencing
- **[PASS]** Canonical matches final URL after redirects
- **[PASS]** Canonical target returns 200

### Meta Tags (A — 90/100)

*Title: 10 chars*

- **[PASS]** Page title is set
- **[WARNING]** Title is only 10 characters — consider expanding

### Content Depth (A — 85/100)

*1995 words, Very Difficult*

- **[PASS]** Page has 1995 words — good depth for search engines
- **[INFO]** Text-to-HTML ratio is 1% — Very low ratio suggests heavy framework overhead or boilerplate.
- **[INFO]** Reading level: Very Difficult (grade 87)

### Internal Links (A+ — 100/100)

*3 internal, 109 external*

- **[PASS]** 3 internal links (3%)
- **[PASS]** 97% of links use descriptive anchor text
- **[INFO]** 3 internal / 109 external links

### Image SEO (A+ — 100/100)

*No images*

- **[PASS]** No images on this page

### Hreflang

*0 hreflang tags*


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## Sustainability

### CO2 Per Page Load (A — 85/100)

*0.24g CO2 per view*

- **[PASS]** 0.24g CO2 per page view — This page transfers 1.0 MB, producing an estimated 0.24g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.01g, network 0.05g, end-user device 0.19g.
- **[INFO]** At 10,000 monthly views: 29.1 kg CO2/year — With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 29.1 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 3633 smartphones.
- **[PASS]** Green hosting reduces data center emissions

### Green Hosting (A+ — 100/100)

*Green (both)*

- **[PASS]** Both hosting and CDN use renewable energy
- **[INFO]** Next.js: Verified by the Green Web Foundation
- **[INFO]** Cloudflare: 100% renewable energy for global network since 2019
- **[INFO]** Green hosting status based on known provider commitments — Green hosting detection uses a curated database of provider renewable energy commitments. This is not a real-time verification. For authoritative checks, visit thegreenwebfoundation.org.

### Repeat Visit Weight (A+ — 100/100)

*89% cached*

- **[PASS]** 89% reduction on repeat visits — Returning visitors download only 114 KB (vs 1048 KB first visit). 20 of 21 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.22g CO2 per repeat visit.
- **[INFO]** Repeat visit: 0.03g CO2 (first visit: 0.24g)

### Carbon Budget (A — 85/100)

*14th percentile*

- **[PASS]** 0.24g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g — Cleaner than an estimated 86% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 14th percentile — Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.

### Transfer Efficiency (C — 60/100)

*68% efficient*

- **[WARNING]** Transfer efficiency: 68% — An estimated 339 KB (32%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 339 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.08g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.

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