# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://lowes.com **Date:** April 15, 2026 **URL:** https://lowes.com **Overall Grade:** D (66/100) **Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/2a56a191-ff56-4ec5-8a29-8bd0457f0715 ## Top Findings 1. **[CRITICAL]** Content-Security-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers 2. **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'L_SID' is missing the Secure flag — Security > Cookie Security 3. **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'nearbyid' is missing the Secure flag — Security > Cookie Security 4. **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'sn' is missing the Secure flag — Security > Cookie Security 5. **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'zipcode' is missing the Secure flag — Security > Cookie Security --- ## Lighthouse Scores | Category | Score | |----------|-------| | Performance | 35 | | Accessibility | 80 | | Best Practices | 77 | | SEO | 82 | --- ## Security ### Security Headers (F — 25/100) *2 of 10 headers properly configured* - **[WARNING]** HSTS is missing includeSubDomains — Without includeSubDomains, subdomains can still be accessed over HTTP. - **[WARNING]** X-Content-Type-Options header is missing — This header prevents MIME-type sniffing, which can lead to XSS attacks. Set it to '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. - **[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. - **[PASS]** X-Powered-By header is not present - **[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 324 days) - **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 4 certificates - **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm - **[PASS]** Certificate covers 54 domain(s) - **[PASS]** Certificate is issued by a trusted CA ### Cookie Security (D — 40/100) *7 cookies analyzed, 3 checks passed* - **[PASS]** Cookie 'dbidv2' has the Secure flag - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'dbidv2' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft. - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'dbidv2' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict. - **[PASS]** Cookie 'EPID' has the Secure flag - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'EPID' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft. - **[PASS]** Cookie 'EPID' has SameSite=None - **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'sn' is missing the Secure flag — Without the Secure flag, this cookie can be sent over unencrypted HTTP, exposing it to interception. - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'sn' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft. - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'sn' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict. - **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'zipcode' is missing the Secure flag — Without the Secure flag, this cookie can be sent over unencrypted HTTP, exposing it to interception. - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'zipcode' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft. - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'zipcode' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict. - **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'zipstate' is missing the Secure flag — Without the Secure flag, this cookie can be sent over unencrypted HTTP, exposing it to interception. - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'zipstate' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft. - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'zipstate' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict. - **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'nearbyid' is missing the Secure flag — Without the Secure flag, this cookie can be sent over unencrypted HTTP, exposing it to interception. - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'nearbyid' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft. - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'nearbyid' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict. - **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'L_SID' is missing the Secure flag — Without the Secure flag, this cookie can be sent over unencrypted HTTP, exposing it to interception. - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'L_SID' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft. - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'L_SID' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict. --- ## 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+ — 100/100) *DMARC: reject* - **[PASS]** DMARC policy is reject — strongest 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 --- ## Performance ### Page Weight Budget (F — 0/100) *14.5 MB transferred, 557 requests* - **[CRITICAL]** Page weighs 43.3 MB (14.5 MB transferred) - **[WARNING]** JavaScript is 8.3 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading — Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts. - **[WARNING]** Images are 1.2 MB — compress or use modern formats — Convert images to WebP/AVIF and resize to display dimensions to reduce transfer size. - **[WARNING]** 557 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing — Each request adds latency. Bundle small files, use sprites, or eliminate unnecessary requests. - **[INFO]** Estimated 3.0 g CO2 per page load ### Third-Party Impact (D — 50/100) *100% third-party, 0 ms blocking* - **[WARNING]** Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (14.5 MiB of 14.5 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 (C — 60/100) *82 images, 0 KB saveable* - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/711... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/089... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/7c2... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/600... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingvideos/833... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/9b2... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/daf... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/8fe... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/e31... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/e00... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/9c7... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/45a... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/dbd... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/021... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/acf... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/681... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/5b7... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/a1f... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://mobileimages.lowes.com/marketingimages/1f8... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. ### JS Execution Cost (F — 20/100) *35760ms total JS execution* - **[WARNING]** https://www.lowes.com/resources/cebc718c047933b339...: 8206ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 3525ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** https://www.lowescdn.com/global-header-footer/sear...: 2612ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** https://www.lowescdn.com/engage-one/0.0.1/client.0...: 2326ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** 64854_1825202523.js: 1755ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 35760ms (100% of total) ### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100) *2 fonts (106 KB)* - **[INFO]** 2 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional) ### JS Bundles (F — 20/100) *282 scripts, 3.6 MB unused* - **[WARNING]** https://www.lowescdn.com/engage-one/0.0.1/vendors....: 995 KB unused (59%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://www.lowescdn.com/engage-one/0.0.1/client.0...: 722 KB unused (77%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://www.lowescdn.com/mfe/login_authentication_...: 298 KB unused (68%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://www.lowescdn.com/valar-notifications-web/p...: 268 KB unused (37%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://www.lowescdn.com/global-header-footer/sear...: 249 KB unused (48%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 3.6 MB ### 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) *1 hints, 0 missing preconnects* - **[PASS]** Page uses 1 resource hint(s) ### Page Weight Inventory (F — 15/100) *557 resources · 14.5 MB · 3.6 MB savings available* - **[WARNING]** Page weight 13.5 MB over 1MB target - **[INFO]** ~3.6 MB of savings available - **[WARNING]** 556 third-party resources (100% of weight) - **[INFO]** 9 resources over 200KB ### Render-Blocking Resources (A+ — 100/100) *No render-blocking resources detected* - **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected in ### Third-Party Resources (A+ — 100/100) *No third-party resources detected* --- ## Content Quality ### Links (A+ — 100/100) *1 links checked, 1 healthy, 0 broken* - **[PASS]** 1 of 1 links are healthy ### Mixed Content (A+ — 100/100) *No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS.* - **[PASS]** No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS ### Open Graph (F — 0/100) *No Open Graph tags found — social sharing previews will be generic.* - **[WARNING]** No Open Graph meta tags found — Without og:title, og:description, and og:image, social media platforms will generate a generic preview when your page is shared. ### 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. --- ## Infrastructure ### DNS Records (A+ — 100/100) *2 A records, 76 ms lookup* - **[PASS]** Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es) - **[INFO]** No IPv6 (AAAA) records - **[PASS]** 8 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: 76 ms ### Redirect Chain (A — 90/100) *1 redirect(s), 132 ms total* - **[PASS]** Single redirect - **[INFO]** WWW normalization redirect ### IPv6 Readiness (C — 60/100) *No IPv6 support* - **[INFO]** No IPv6 (AAAA) records found — IPv6 support is increasingly important for global accessibility. About 40% of internet users have IPv6 connectivity. ### Crawlability (B — 75/100) *no robots.txt, no sitemap* - **[INFO]** No robots.txt found — robots.txt is optional but recommended. It tells search engine crawlers which pages to index. - **[INFO]** No sitemap.xml found — A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently. ### 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 — 90/100) *lowes.com — via CSC Corporate Domains, Inc., 31 years, 2 months old, hosted on Akamai* - **[WARNING]** Domain expires in 73 days — Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration. - **[INFO]** DNSSEC is not enabled — DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it. - **[PASS]** Registrar: CSC Corporate Domains, 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. - **[PASS]** Hosting: Akamai --- ## 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 - **[PASS]** 7 cookie(s) set on initial load (functional) - **[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 (A — 90/100) *Lang attribute present* - **[PASS]** attribute is present - **[PASS]** value is valid - **[INFO]** No Content-Language HTTP header - **[INFO]** Language signals are inconsistent — The attribute and Content-Language header should agree. ### Readability & Typography (A+ — 100/100) *Font sizes and tap targets checked* ### Viewport Configuration (F — 30/100) *No viewport meta tag* - **[CRITICAL]** No viewport meta tag found — Without a viewport meta tag, the page will not render correctly on mobile devices. ### Third-Party Trackers (C — 55/100) *4 trackers detected* - **[INFO]** 4 third-party trackers detected — Found 4 analytics, 0 advertising, 0 marketing, 0 tag manager trackers. - **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no cookie policy found — This page loads 4 trackers but no cookie policy was detected. GDPR requires disclosure when using tracking cookies. - **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no privacy policy found — Most data protection regulations require a privacy policy when collecting user data via trackers. ### Cookie & Tracker Inventory (A — 85/100) *7 cookies · 4 trackers · 0 pre-consent* - **[INFO]** 7 cookie(s) could not be classified - **[WARNING]** 5 third-party cookie(s) (71% of total) - **[INFO]** 4 third-party tracker(s) detected on page --- ## Legal ### Legal Page Ecosystem (F — 0/100) *0 of 7 expected legal pages detected* - **[WARNING]** Privacy Policy not detected — No link matching common Privacy Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Privacy Policy, especially those collecting user data. - **[WARNING]** Terms of Service not detected — No link matching common Terms of Service URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Terms of Service, especially those collecting user data. - **[INFO]** Cookie Policy not detected — No link matching common Cookie Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Cookie Policy, especially those collecting user data. - **[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 (C — 55/100) *No copyright notice detected* - **[INFO]** No copyright notice detected — No copyright notice detected in the page content. While not legally required in most jurisdictions (copyright exists automatically), a notice is standard practice and signals site ownership. ### Regulatory Indicators *0 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]** No specific regulatory indicators detected — No strong signals for GDPR, CCPA, ADA, PCI, HIPAA, or COPPA were found. This does not mean these regulations don't apply — it means we didn't detect common technical indicators. ### 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. --- ## Availability ### CDN & Delivery (B — 80/100) *Akamai* - **[PASS]** Site is served via Akamai CDN ### HTTP Caching (B — 70/100) *max-age=0* - **[PASS]** Cache-Control header is set - **[INFO]** No ETag or Last-Modified header — Conditional requests (304 Not Modified) are not possible without validators. ### Transport Security (A — 90/100) *HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis* - **[INFO]** HTTP/3 (QUIC) not advertised — HTTP/3 eliminates head-of-line blocking. If your CDN supports it, consider enabling it. - **[PASS]** HSTS enabled (base policy) - **[INFO]** HSTS missing includeSubDomains — Without includeSubDomains, HSTS only protects the exact domain. - **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT) --- ## Accessibility ### Landmark Structure (D — 40/100) *No landmarks* - **[CRITICAL]** No
landmark found — Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in
. - **[WARNING]** No