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· 12 checks — HTTP headers, CSP, TLS handshake, and cookie hygiene rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
69
GRADE
D
FIX
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REVIEW
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PASS
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INFO
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Checks
12
6 PASS 1 REVIEW 5 FIX
F
Security Headers
Action
3 of 10 headers properly configured
FIX
3 of 10 headers properly configured
Warning::
HSTS max-age is too short (86400s, should be ≥ 31536000s)
A short max-age leaves a window for downgrade attacks. Set max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year).
Got: max-age=86400 ; includeSubDomains Expected: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
Warning::
X-Content-Type-Options header is missing
This header prevents MIME-type sniffing, which can lead to XSS attacks. Set it to 'nosniff'.
Expected: nosniff
Warning::
X-Frame-Options header is missing
This header prevents clickjacking by controlling who can embed your page in a frame. Set it to DENY or SAMEORIGIN.
Expected: DENY
Warning::
Referrer-Policy header is missing
Controls how much referrer information is sent with requests. Set to 'strict-origin-when-cross-origin' or stricter.
Expected: strict-origin-when-cross-origin
Warning::
Permissions-Policy header is missing
Controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) are allowed. Set it to restrict unused features.
Expected: geolocation=(), camera=(), microphone=()
Info::
Content-Security-Policy is present
Got: style-src https: 'unsafe-inline'; script-src https: blob: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsaf…
Warning::
Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing
COOP isolates your browsing context, preventing cross-origin side-channel attacks. Set to 'same-origin'.
Expected: 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.
Expected: require-corp
Info::
X-Powered-By header is not present
Info::
Server header is present without version info
Got: AkamaiGHost

A short max-age leaves a window for downgrade attacks. Set max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year).

Expected: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
Why this matters

Short HSTS max-age leaves a downgrade-attack window every time the cache expires — set ≥ 1 year.

Learn more

max-age below 31536000 (1 year) is below industry recommendation. The browser forgets the HSTS policy and re-exposes first-visit downgrade attacks. Set to 63072000 (2 years) and add `includeSubDomains; preload` to qualify for the HSTS preload list.

Source: RFC 6797 / hstspreload.org

This header prevents MIME-type sniffing, which can lead to XSS attacks. Set it to 'nosniff'.

Expected: nosniff
Why this matters

MIME sniffing lets browsers run uploaded files as JavaScript, turning a file upload into an XSS.

Learn more

Setting X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff tells browsers to trust your declared Content-Type instead of guessing. Without it, an attacker who uploads a polyglot file can sometimes get it executed as a script. One header, no downside.

Source: OWASP / MDN

This header prevents clickjacking by controlling who can embed your page in a frame. Set it to DENY or SAMEORIGIN.

Expected: DENY
Why this matters

Without frame protection, your site can be embedded in a hostile page and used for clickjacking.

Learn more

Clickjacking overlays your site under a transparent malicious page so users click invisible buttons. Setting X-Frame-Options: DENY (or a modern frame-ancestors CSP directive) blocks the embedding entirely. There's almost never a legitimate reason to allow it.

Source: OWASP / MDN

Controls how much referrer information is sent with requests. Set to 'strict-origin-when-cross-origin' or stricter.

Expected: strict-origin-when-cross-origin
Why this matters

Default browser behavior leaks full URLs (including query params and tokens) to every third-party resource — set a strict policy.

Learn more

Without a Referrer-Policy header, browsers send the full referring URL with images, scripts, and fonts loaded from third-party origins. URLs containing tokens, user IDs, or session params end up in third-party logs. Set `Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin` (or stricter) to limit leakage.

Source: MDN / W3C

Controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) are allowed. Set it to restrict unused features.

Expected: geolocation=(), camera=(), microphone=()
Why this matters

Permissions-Policy locks down browser APIs you don't use — without it, every page can request camera/mic/geolocation if XSS lands.

Learn more

By default every page can request the camera, microphone, geolocation, payment APIs, and dozens more. Permissions-Policy turns off the ones you don't need so a future bug can't quietly start using them. It's a defense-in-depth header — one line, big surface reduction.

Source: MDN / W3C

COOP isolates your browsing context, preventing cross-origin side-channel attacks. Set to 'same-origin'.

Expected: same-origin
Why this matters

COOP isolates your top-level browsing context from cross-origin windows — without it, popup-based side-channel attacks remain possible.

Learn more

Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy: same-origin prevents cross-origin pages from sharing a browsing-context group with yours. This blocks cross-window references that enable Spectre-style timing attacks and tab-nabbing. Required if you want to enable SharedArrayBuffer.

Source: MDN / web.dev

COEP prevents loading cross-origin resources without explicit permission. Required for SharedArrayBuffer and high-resolution timers.

Expected: require-corp
Why this matters

COEP enforces that all embedded resources opt-in to cross-origin embedding — required for cross-origin isolation features.

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Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy: require-corp ensures every embedded resource (script, iframe, image) explicitly allows being loaded cross-origin. Combined with COOP, this enables the cross-origin-isolated context that unlocks SharedArrayBuffer, high-resolution timers, and other powerful APIs.

Source: MDN / web.dev

F
Content Security Policy
Action
2 of 10 CSP checks passed
FIX
2 of 10 CSP checks passed
Info::
Raw CSP policy
Got: style-src https: 'unsafe-inline'; script-src https: blob: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'; img-src https: data:; frame-src https:;
Warning::
default-src directive is missing
default-src provides a fallback for other directives. Set it to restrict default resource loading.
Expected: default-src 'self'
Critical::
'unsafe-inline' found in script source
'unsafe-inline' allows inline <script> tags, defeating CSP against XSS. Remove it and use nonces or hashes instead.
Got: script-src https: blob: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'
Critical::
'unsafe-eval' found in script source
'unsafe-eval' allows eval() and similar functions, enabling code injection. Remove it.
Got: script-src https: blob: 'unsafe-inline' 'unsafe-eval'
Info::
No wildcard in script source
Info::
object-src falls back to default-src
Warning::
base-uri directive is missing
Without base-uri, attackers can inject a <base> tag to hijack relative URLs. Set it to 'self' or 'none'.
Expected: base-uri 'self'
Warning::
frame-ancestors directive is missing
frame-ancestors controls who can embed your page, preventing clickjacking. Set it to 'self' or 'none'.
Expected: frame-ancestors 'self'
Warning::
form-action directive is missing
form-action restricts where forms can submit data, preventing form hijacking.
Expected: form-action 'self'
Info::
upgrade-insecure-requests is not set
This directive upgrades HTTP resources to HTTPS automatically, preventing mixed content.
Expected: upgrade-insecure-requests

'unsafe-inline' allows inline <script> tags, defeating CSP against XSS. Remove it and use nonces or hashes instead.

Why this matters

Unsafe value (unsafe-inline, unsafe-eval) in script-src defeats CSP's main protection — XSS injections can execute again.

Learn more

unsafe-inline allows inline <script> tags; unsafe-eval allows eval() and similar. Both are necessary for some legacy code but explicitly dangerous. Migrate to nonces (per-page random tokens) or hashes (per-script SHA-256) instead.

Source: OWASP CSP / MDN

'unsafe-eval' allows eval() and similar functions, enabling code injection. Remove it.

Why this matters

Unsafe value (unsafe-inline, unsafe-eval) in script-src defeats CSP's main protection — XSS injections can execute again.

Learn more

unsafe-inline allows inline <script> tags; unsafe-eval allows eval() and similar. Both are necessary for some legacy code but explicitly dangerous. Migrate to nonces (per-page random tokens) or hashes (per-script SHA-256) instead.

Source: OWASP CSP / MDN

default-src provides a fallback for other directives. Set it to restrict default resource loading.

Expected: default-src 'self'
Why this matters

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Without base-uri, attackers can inject a <base> tag to hijack relative URLs. Set it to 'self' or 'none'.

Expected: base-uri 'self'
Why this matters

Missing base-uri in CSP leaves a base-tag injection attack path open even on otherwise strict policies.

Learn more

A common omission: developers add CSP for script-src and frame-ancestors but forget base-uri. The result is a CSP that looks strict but lets an attacker rewrite every URL on the page via <base href>. Add `base-uri 'self'` to close the gap.

Source: MDN CSP

frame-ancestors controls who can embed your page, preventing clickjacking. Set it to 'self' or 'none'.

Expected: frame-ancestors 'self'
Why this matters

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

form-action restricts where forms can submit data, preventing form hijacking.

Expected: form-action 'self'
Why this matters

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

This directive upgrades HTTP resources to HTTPS automatically, preventing mixed content.

Expected: upgrade-insecure-requests
Why this matters

Without upgrade-insecure-requests, any HTTP subresource link survives as a mixed-content warning instead of auto-upgrading.

Learn more

Adding `upgrade-insecure-requests` to your CSP turns every http:// subresource fetch into https:// at the browser layer. One-line defense against accidental mixed content from legacy links or third-party widgets.

Source: MDN CSP

Parsed Policy

style-src https:'unsafe-inline'
script-src https:blob:'unsafe-inline''unsafe-eval'
img-src https:data:
frame-src https:
D
Email Security
Action
DMARC: none
FIX
DMARC: none
Warning::
DMARC policy is none — monitoring only
This only monitors, it doesn't block spoofed emails. Change to p=quarantine or p=reject.
DMARC
Policy none — monitoring only, does not block spoofing Record v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=sysops@nw18.com

This only monitors, it doesn't block spoofed emails. Change to p=quarantine or p=reject.

Why this matters

DMARC p=none collects reports but doesn't actually block spoofed mail — phishing emails still reach inboxes.

Learn more

DMARC's three policies are p=none (monitor only), p=quarantine (mark as spam), and p=reject (bounce). Most domains start at p=none to gather data, but stay there forever, leaving spoofers unblocked. After 30 days of clean DMARC reports, graduate to p=quarantine, then p=reject.

Source: DMARC.org / NIST

D
Permissions-Policy
Action
No header set
FIX
No header set
Warning::
No Permissions-Policy header
Consider adding a Permissions-Policy header to restrict browser feature access from embedded content.

No Permissions-Policy header set.

Without this header, embedded iframes can request access to sensitive device features.

Suggested header
Permissions-Policy: camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=(), payment=(), usb=()
D
security.txt
Action
No /.well-known/security.txt published
FIX

security.txt

No security.txt found at /.well-known/security.txt

C
CORS Configuration
Action
Origin: *
REVIEW
Origin: *
Info::
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * — unrestricted
Any website can read this resource's response. Appropriate for public APIs but not for user-specific content.
Info::
Origin reflection not testable with a single request
Some servers reflect the request Origin header. This requires manual testing with a crafted Origin header.
CORS Configuration Permissive
Allow-Origin *Allow-Methods GET,POST

Any website can read responses from this resource.

HeaderValueStatus
Access-Control-Allow-Origin*
Access-Control-Allow-MethodsGET,POST
Access-Control-Allow-Headers*
Access-Control-Max-Age86400

Origin reflection test

Some servers mirror the request Origin header, which can be exploited. Test manually:

curl -sI -H "Origin: https://evil.com" <url> | grep -i access-control
A+
TLS & Certificates
TLS 1.3, 7 checks passed
PASS
TLS 1.3, 7 checks passed
Info::
TLS 1.3 is used
Got: TLS 1.3
Info::
Strong cipher suite is used
Got: TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
Info::
HTTP/2 is not negotiated
HTTP/2 provides multiplexing and header compression for better performance.
Got: http/1.1
Info::
Certificate is valid (expires in 79 days)
Got: 2026-07-09T23:59:59Z
Info::
Certificate chain has 2 certificates
Info::
Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
Got: ECDSA-SHA384
Info::
Certificate covers 80 domain(s)
Got: nw18.com, adjson.nw18.com, alexa.nw18.com, api.moneycontrol.com, audio.news18.com, bengali.news18.com, bestseller18.moneycontrol.com, beta.news18.com, betahindi.news18.com, charts.moneycontrol.co.in, chats.moneycontrol.com, cricketnext.nw18.com, devmf.moneycontrol.com, election.nw18.com, elections-v4-api.news18.com, elections-v4-cms.news18.com, elections-v4-rut.news18.com, firstpost.com, gt.news18.com, gt.nw18.com, gujarati.news18.com, hindi.news18.com, images.hindi.news18.com, images.in.com, images.topperlearning.com, img01.ibnlive.in, indices.moneycontrol.co.in, investmentwatch.moneycontrol.com, kannada.news18.com, malayalam.news18.com, mcchat.moneycontrol.com, mmb.moneycontrol.com, odia.news18.com, overdrive.in, player.nw18.com, poweryourtrade.moneycontrol.com, prebid.nw18.com, pricefeed.moneycontrol.com, punjabi.news18.com, radarfeed.moneycontrol.com, s.in.com, stat.moneycontrol.co.in, stat1.moneycontrol.com, stat2.moneycontrol.com, stat3.moneycontrol.com, stat4.moneycontrol.com, stat5.moneycontrol.com, static-news.moneycontrol.com, static.hindi.news18.com, static.malayalam.news18.com, static.news18.com, static.odia.news18.com, static.punjabi.news18.com, static.tamil.news18.com, static.topperlearning.com, stg.firstpost.com, stg.news18.com, stgbengali.news18.com, stggujarati.news18.com, stghindi.firstpost.com, stghindi.news18.com, stgkannada.news18.com, stgmalayalam.news18.com, stgmf.moneycontrol.com, stgodia.news18.com, stgpunjabi.news18.com, stgtamil.news18.com, stgurdu.news18.com, tamil.news18.com, urdu.news18.com, vod.firstpost.com, vodpd.firstpost.com, www.firstpost.com, www.forbesindia.com, www.in.com, www.moneycontrol.com, www.news18.com, www.nw18.com, www.overdrive.in, www.topperlearning.com
Info::
Certificate is issued by a trusted CA
Got: CN=DigiCert Global G3 TLS ECC SHA384 2020 CA1,O=DigiCert Inc,C=US

HTTP/2 provides multiplexing and header compression for better performance.

Why this matters

HTTP/1.1 forces the browser to make sequential requests, multiplying latency on every page.

Learn more

HTTP/2 (and HTTP/3) multiplex many requests over a single connection, eliminating head-of-line blocking. HTTP/1.1 forces the browser to either queue requests or open many parallel connections — both worse. Most modern web servers support HTTP/2 with one config line.

Source: MDN Web Docs

Connection
Protocol
TLS 1.3
Cipher Suite
TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
HTTP Version
HTTP/1.1

Certificate Chain

Leaf Certificate
Subject CN=nw18.com,O=Network18 Media & Investments Limited,L=Mumbai,ST=Maharashtra,C=INIssuer CN=DigiCert Global G3 TLS ECC SHA384 2020 CA1,O=DigiCert Inc,C=USValid 2025-12-04T00:00:00Z → 2026-07-09T23:59:59ZExpires in 79 days SANs nw18.com, adjson.nw18.com, alexa.nw18.com, api.moneycontrol.com, audio.news18.com, bengali.news18.com, bestseller18.moneycontrol.com, beta.news18.com, betahindi.news18.com, charts.moneycontrol.co.in, chats.moneycontrol.com, cricketnext.nw18.com, devmf.moneycontrol.com, election.nw18.com, elections-v4-api.news18.com, elections-v4-cms.news18.com, elections-v4-rut.news18.com, firstpost.com, gt.news18.com, gt.nw18.com, gujarati.news18.com, hindi.news18.com, images.hindi.news18.com, images.in.com, images.topperlearning.com, img01.ibnlive.in, indices.moneycontrol.co.in, investmentwatch.moneycontrol.com, kannada.news18.com, malayalam.news18.com, mcchat.moneycontrol.com, mmb.moneycontrol.com, odia.news18.com, overdrive.in, player.nw18.com, poweryourtrade.moneycontrol.com, prebid.nw18.com, pricefeed.moneycontrol.com, punjabi.news18.com, radarfeed.moneycontrol.com, s.in.com, stat.moneycontrol.co.in, stat1.moneycontrol.com, stat2.moneycontrol.com, stat3.moneycontrol.com, stat4.moneycontrol.com, stat5.moneycontrol.com, static-news.moneycontrol.com, static.hindi.news18.com, static.malayalam.news18.com, static.news18.com, static.odia.news18.com, static.punjabi.news18.com, static.tamil.news18.com, static.topperlearning.com, stg.firstpost.com, stg.news18.com, stgbengali.news18.com, stggujarati.news18.com, stghindi.firstpost.com, stghindi.news18.com, stgkannada.news18.com, stgmalayalam.news18.com, stgmf.moneycontrol.com, stgodia.news18.com, stgpunjabi.news18.com, stgtamil.news18.com, stgurdu.news18.com, tamil.news18.com, urdu.news18.com, vod.firstpost.com, vodpd.firstpost.com, www.firstpost.com, www.forbesindia.com, www.in.com, www.moneycontrol.com, www.news18.com, www.nw18.com, www.overdrive.in, www.topperlearning.comSignature ECDSA-SHA384Serial 11121c181610511563b2b60ff9dcaa3
Intermediate (CA Certificate)
Subject CN=DigiCert Global G3 TLS ECC SHA384 2020 CA1,O=DigiCert Inc,C=USIssuer CN=DigiCert Global Root G3,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=USValid 2021-04-14T00:00:00Z → 2031-04-13T23:59:59ZExpires in 1818 days Signature ECDSA-SHA384Serial b00e92d4d6d731fca3059c7cb1e1886
A+
Cookie Security
No cookies set — no cookie security risks
PASS
No cookies set — no cookie security risks
Info::
No cookies set — no cookie security risks

No cookies detected — no cookie security risks to report.

A+
Subresource Integrity
No external resources
PASS
No external resources
Info::
No external resources to protect
SRI Coverage No external resources — SRI not applicable
A+
JS Library Vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities
PASS
No known vulnerabilities
Info::
No known JavaScript library vulnerabilities detected

No known JavaScript library vulnerabilities detected.

A+
Information Leakage
No exposures
PASS
No exposures
Info::
No security.txt found
Consider adding a security.txt at /.well-known/security.txt.
Info::
No sensitive files exposed

No sensitive files exposed — all paths returned 404.

PathStatusCategoryRisk
/.git/HEAD Not foundVersion Control
/.git/config Not foundVersion Control
/.svn/entries Not foundVersion Control
/.env Not foundConfiguration
/.env.local Not foundConfiguration
/.env.production Not foundConfiguration
/wp-config.php Not foundConfiguration
/.htaccess Not foundConfiguration
/phpinfo.php Not foundDebug
/server-status Not foundDebug
/server-info Not foundDebug
/.well-known/security.txt Not foundSecurity Policy
A
Transport Security
HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis
PASS
HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis
Info::
HTTP/3 (QUIC) supported
The server advertises HTTP/3 via Alt-Svc for faster connections on mobile networks.
Warning::
HSTS max-age is short: 1 days
HSTS max-age should be at least 1 year (31536000 seconds).
Got: max-age=86400 (expected 31536000)
Info::
TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)
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