# BeaverCheck Audit Report — HTTPS://ssa.gov

**Date:** June 11, 2026  
**URL:** HTTPS://ssa.gov  
**Overall Grade:** C (79/100)  
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/31430f9a-9759-4084-b7b2-4d2d7d75f617

## 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]** 1 control(s) without accessible label — Accessibility > Form Accessibility
4. **[CRITICAL]** 11 image(s) missing alt attribute — Accessibility > Alt Text Quality
5. **[CRITICAL]** 3 button(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality

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## Lighthouse Scores

| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 46 |
| Accessibility | 90 |
| Best Practices | 92 |
| SEO | 85 |

---

## Security

### Security Headers (F — 30/100)

*3 of 10 headers properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Strict-Transport-Security is properly configured
- **[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 not present
- **[INFO]** Domain is not in the Chrome HSTS preload list (status: unknown) — Submit your domain to hstspreload.org to close the trust-on-first-use gap. Requires a preload-ready HSTS header (max-age=31536000+, includeSubDomains, preload).

### 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, 8 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]** OCSP stapling enabled
- **[PASS]** Certificate is valid (expires in 131 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

### Cookie Hygiene (A+ — 100/100)

*No cookies set -- cookie-hygiene check is N/A*

- **[PASS]** No cookies set

### WAF / Bot Protection (B — 75/100)

*No WAF detected via response headers*

- **[INFO]** No WAF detected — Response headers don't match any known WAF or bot-management product. Sites exposed to abuse (login, signup, payment) typically benefit from a WAF such as Cloudflare, Akamai, AWS WAF, or Imperva.

### security.txt (C — 60/100)

*No security.txt file found*

- **[INFO]** No security.txt file found — security.txt (RFC 9116) provides a standardized way for security researchers to report vulnerabilities. Create one at /.well-known/security.txt with at least a Contact field.

### Cross-Origin Tab Safety (A+ — 100/100)

*All 19 new-tab link(s) carry rel=noopener*

- **[PASS]** All 19 new-tab link(s) carry rel=noopener

### CSP Inline-Style Readiness (A+ — 100/100)

*No inline style attributes -- strict CSP is feasible*

- **[PASS]** No inline style attributes detected

### Trusted Types (XSS Sink Hardening) (A+ — 100/100)

*No CSP header -- Trusted Types check is N/A*

- **[PASS]** No CSP header found -- Trusted Types check is N/A

### Bot Challenge Detection (A+ — 100/100)

*Scan reached real page content (no bot-protection interstitial)*

- **[PASS]** No bot-protection interstitial detected -- the rest of the report reflects the real page

### Soft-404 Detection (A+ — 100/100)

*HTTP status is non-2xx -- soft-404 check is N/A*

- **[PASS]** HTTP status is non-2xx -- soft-404 check is N/A

### Empty Page Detection (A+ — 100/100)

*Page has substantive body text and no placeholder / template-leak signals*

- **[PASS]** Page has substantive body text and no placeholder / template-leak signals

### Geo-Restriction Detection (A+ — 100/100)

*No geo-restriction signals detected -- scan reached the page from an allowed region*

- **[PASS]** No geo-restriction detected

### Maintenance Mode Detection (A+ — 100/100)

*No maintenance-mode signals detected -- scan reached a normal page*

- **[PASS]** No maintenance-mode signals detected

### Subresource Integrity Adoption (F — 30/100)

*0% SRI adoption (0/8 third-party resources)*

- **[WARNING]** SRI adoption: 0/8 third-party resources protected (0%) — Of 8 third-party `<script>` / `<link rel=stylesheet>` resources, 0 (0%) declare a Subresource Integrity hash via the `integrity=` attribute. SRI binds the page to the exact bytes of the third-party resource: if the CDN is compromised, attacker-modified bytes won't match the declared hash and the browser refuses to execute the resource.

Missing SRI on (first 5 examples):
  - https://dap.digitalgov.gov/Universal-Federated-Analytics-Min.js
  - https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VSSTFV3FKR&cx=c&gtm=4e6691
  - https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TL5XBDT&gtm=4e6691
  - https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-5GQXH7Q
  - https://s.go-mpulse.net/boomerang/LERZW-HECFS-R8H4E-23UQ7-ERMQB

Fix: add `integrity="sha384-..."` and `crossorigin="anonymous"` attributes. Generators: srihash.org, or in-browser via `await crypto.subtle.digest('SHA-384', bytes)`. Cache-bust the resource URL when you change versions, since the integrity hash will mismatch with old cached bytes.

### CORS Depth (A+ — 100/100)

*No CORS response headers -- the resource is same-origin-only by browser default*

- **[PASS]** No CORS response headers -- the resource is same-origin-only by browser default

### Permissions-Policy Granularity (C — 60/100)

*No Permissions-Policy header set -- powerful features (camera / microphone / geolocation / payment / USB) default to allow-on-same-origin*

- **[WARNING]** Permissions-Policy header not set -- features default to allow-on-same-origin — Without a `Permissions-Policy` (or legacy `Feature-Policy`) header, every powerful browser feature defaults to its spec default policy (typically `self`). A third-party iframe injected via XSS or a misconfigured embed can still request access to the user's camera, microphone, geolocation, payment APIs, USB devices, etc. Explicitly deny features the page doesn't need:

```
Permissions-Policy: camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=(), payment=(), usb=(), accelerometer=(), gyroscope=()
```

Features the page legitimately uses can stay enabled with `feature=(self)`.

### Referrer-Policy Strictness (B — 75/100)

*Referrer-Policy header not set -- browser default applies (modern: strict-origin-when-cross-origin; legacy browsers: no-referrer-when-downgrade)*

- **[INFO]** Referrer-Policy header not set -- browser default applies — Without an explicit `Referrer-Policy` header, the browser falls back to its default policy. Modern browsers (Chrome 85+, Firefox 87+, Safari 15+) default to `strict-origin-when-cross-origin`, which is privacy-safe. Legacy browsers default to the leaky `no-referrer-when-downgrade`, which sends the full URL (including path + query) on cross-origin HTTPS-to-HTTPS requests. Set an explicit header to ensure consistent behavior:

```
Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin
```

This matches the modern browser default and is privacy-safe without breaking referrer-based same-origin analytics.

### Source Map Exposure (A+ — 100/100)

*No source maps accessible (probed 7 candidate URL(s))*

- **[PASS]** No source maps accessible across 7 probed candidate(s)

### HTML Version Disclosure (B — 90/100)

*1 generator tag(s) without version info*

- **[INFO]** 1 generator tag(s) without version info: Drupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org) — Generator tags reveal the CMS / build tool but no version specifics. Attackers can't directly cross-reference CVEs but can probe known weaknesses for the named platform. Removing the tag entirely is preferable; most CMSes have a one-config-flag option to suppress it.

### Open Redirect Surface (A+ — 100/100)

*No redirect-shaped query parameters in DOM links*

- **[PASS]** No redirect-shaped query parameters in DOM links

### Auth Security (A+ — 100/100)

*Page is not a login form -- auth-security checks are N/A*

- **[PASS]** Page does not appear to be a login form

### Subdomain Inventory Exposure (B — 90/100)

*1 risky subdomain name(s) in certificate SANs*

- **[INFO]** 1 risky subdomain name(s) advertised in certificate SANs — These names are publicly visible via Certificate Transparency logs (crt.sh, censys.io) -- any attacker can enumerate them in seconds. Operators are often unaware that internal/staging/admin endpoints are inadvertently advertised this way. Mitigation: use a wildcard cert that doesn't enumerate, issue per-environment certs without non-prod SANs on the prod cert, or move internal services to private DNS off the public cert.

---

## Advanced Security

### Subresource Integrity (F — 20/100)

*0 of 8 external resources have SRI*

- **[WARNING]** External script from dap.digitalgov.gov lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from s.go-mpulse.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from resources.digital-cloud-gov.medallia.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from cdn.jsdelivr.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from resources.digital-cloud-gov.medallia.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.

### 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 (F — 0/100)

*no DMARC, no SPF*

- **[WARNING]** No DMARC record found — Without DMARC, email receivers have no policy for handling authentication failures. Add a TXT record at _dmarc.<domain> starting with v=DMARC1.
- **[WARNING]** No SPF record found — Without SPF (Sender Policy Framework), receivers can't tell which servers are authorized to send mail for your domain. Add a TXT record at the apex starting with v=spf1, ending in -all.
- **[INFO]** No DKIM detected via common selectors — DKIM signs outbound mail to prove origin. We probed common selectors (default, google, selector1, etc.) without finding a record. If you use a non-standard selector, this is a false negative.
- **[INFO]** MTA-STS not configured — MTA-STS forces inbound mail to use TLS, preventing downgrade attacks. Requires both a TXT record at _mta-sts.<domain> and a policy file at https://mta-sts.<domain>/.well-known/mta-sts.txt.
- **[INFO]** TLS-RPT not configured — TLS-RPT (RFC 8460) lets MTAs report TLS-handshake failures, so you can detect and fix MTA-STS misconfigurations. Add a TXT record at _smtp._tls.<domain>.
- **[INFO]** BIMI not configured — BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification) lets supporting clients (Gmail, Apple Mail, Yahoo) display your verified logo next to your messages. Optional but raises trust signals. Requires DMARC at p=quarantine or p=reject to be honored.

### API Surface (A+ — 100/100)

*No API specs or GraphQL introspection found (probed 11 candidate path(s))*

- **[PASS]** No API specs or GraphQL introspection found (probed 11 path(s))

### 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 (C — 59/100)

*1.9 MB transferred, 71 requests*

- **[INFO]** Page weighs 4.9 MB (1.9 MB transferred)
- **[WARNING]** JavaScript is 1.1 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading — Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts.
- **[INFO]** 71 HTTP requests
- **[INFO]** Estimated 0.40 g CO2 per page load

### Third-Party Impact (B — 70/100)

*55% third-party, 0 ms blocking*

- **[WARNING]** Third-party code accounts for 55% of page weight (1.0 MiB of 1.9 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)

*29 images, 0 KB saveable*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/logo.sv... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.

### JS Execution Cost (D — 40/100)

*2656ms total JS execution*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/...: 603ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 468ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TL5...: 242ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VSST...: 221ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CSLL...: 215ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 1392ms (52% of total)

### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100)

*5 fonts (129 KB)*

- **[INFO]** 5 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)

### JS Bundles (D — 40/100)

*20 scripts, 482 KB unused*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CSLL...: 107 KB unused (72%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-VSST...: 69 KB unused (42%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CSLL...: 64 KB unused (43%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-5GQ...: 62 KB unused (53%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TL5...: 60 KB unused (44%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 482 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)

*1 hints, 0 missing preconnects*

- **[PASS]** Page uses 1 resource hint(s)

### HTTP/3 (QUIC) (A+ — 100/100)

*HTTP/3 advertised via Alt-Svc*

- **[PASS]** HTTP/3 (QUIC) is supported — First-load mobile users on cellular networks see meaningful latency improvements with HTTP/3. The QUIC transport collapses TLS + TCP handshakes into one and recovers faster from packet loss.

### Compression Algorithm (C — 70/100)

*Main response served uncompressed*

- **[INFO]** Main HTML response has no Content-Encoding (uncompressed) — The main HTML document is served without compression. The Text Compression section above lists the broader picture; for the main response specifically, even gzip would shave ~70-80% off most text payloads.

### LCP Image Preload (A+ — 100/100)

*LCP preload audit not available*

- **[PASS]** LCP image preload audit not available for this scan

### Main HTML Cache-Control (A+ — 100/100)

*Main HTML uses no-cache -- safe revalidate-on-request policy*

- **[PASS]** Main HTML uses no-cache -- safe revalidate-on-request policy

### Server-Timing Observability (A+ — 100/100)

*3 Server-Timing entries advertised*

- **[PASS]** Server-Timing header advertises 3 timing entries

### Server Response Intelligence (A+ — 95/100)

*1 server-response signal(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** No `ETag` or `Last-Modified` -- conditional GET not supported — Without either header, browsers can't issue conditional GETs and refresh always re-downloads the full response body even when nothing changed. Add `ETag: "<hash>"` (or `Last-Modified: <date>`) on cacheable responses; the server returns 304 Not Modified when the client's cached copy is still valid, saving bandwidth.

### Page Weight Inventory (F — 35/100)

*71 resources · 1.9 MB · 482 KB savings available*

- **[WARNING]** Page weight 1.9 MB exceeds 1 MB target by 915 KB
- **[INFO]** ~482 KB of savings available
- **[WARNING]** 23 third-party resources (55% of weight)

### 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*


### JavaScript Blocking (B — 80/100)

*1 JS blocking issue(s) detected*

- **[WARNING]** 8 render-blocking <script src> tag(s) without async/defer — Each `<script src=...>` without `async`, `defer`, or `type="module"` blocks HTML parsing while the browser fetches and executes it. The block lasts the entire round-trip + execution time -- on slow networks this translates directly into LCP delay. Add `defer` (executes after parse, in source order) for scripts that interact with the DOM, or `async` (executes whenever ready) for analytics / independent scripts. Module scripts (`type="module"`) are deferred by default.

### CSS Performance Depth (A+ — 100/100)

*No CSS performance depth issues detected*

- **[PASS]** No CSS performance depth issues detected

---

## Content Quality

### Links (F — 40/100)

*136 links checked, 20 healthy, 116 broken*

- **[CRITICAL]** 20 of 136 links are healthy
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/ — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/apple-touch-ic... — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/favicon.ico — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/es — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/css/css... — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/modules/custom/ssa_multilingual/src/c... — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/css/css... — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/js/js_Z... — Found in <script src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/modules/contrib/google_tag/js/gtag.js... — Found in <script src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/modules/contrib/google_tag/js/gtm.js?... — Found in <script src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package/dist/i... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package/dist/i... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package/dist/i... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/logo.svg — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package/dist/i... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/prepare — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/apply — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/manage-benefits — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/retirement — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/disability — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/survivor — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/family — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/ssi — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/benefits — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/medicare — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/medicare/sign-up — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/medicare/lower-irmaa — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/medicare/part-d-extra-help — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/medicare/manage — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/number-card — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/personal-record — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/images/... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/prepare/get-benefits-estimate — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/prepare/check-eligibility-for-benefits — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/apply/check-application-or-appeal-status — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/number-card/replace-card — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/styles/... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/medicare/plan/when-to-sign-up — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/retirement/plan-for-retirement — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/life-events/becoming-adult — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/styles/... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/life-events/staying-medical-facility — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/life-events/need-help-managing-money — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/styles/... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/personal-record/update-citizenship-or... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/life-events/incarceration — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/styles/... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/life-events/change-name — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/life-events/update-contact-information — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/personal-record/communication-prefere... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/manage-benefits/make-an-appointment — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/locator — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/apply/return-saved-application — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/apply/appeal-decision-we-made — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/scam — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/manage-benefits/get-benefit-letter — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/manage-benefits/get-tax-form-10991042s — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/manage-benefits/submit-forms-upload-d... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/manage-benefits/update-direct-deposit — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/manage-benefits/resolve-overpayment — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/manage-benefits/request-withhold-taxes — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/manage-benefits/view-benefit-payment-... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/number-card/request-number-first-time — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/number-card/report-stolen-number — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/personal-record/when-someone-dies — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/employer — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/styles/... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/payee — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/styles/... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/representation — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/styles/... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/gso/gsowelcome.htm — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/styles/... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/ssa-performance — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/styles/... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/faqs/en/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/styles/... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/TR/2026/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/styles/... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/manage-benefits/upload-documents — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/styles/... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/retirement/social-security-f... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/styles/... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/myaccount/account-transition-faqs.html — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/news/en/press/releases/2026-06-09.html — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/news/en/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/agency/contact/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/locator/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/forms/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/site/languages/en/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/agency/plain-language — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/employer/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/about-ssa/agency-resources — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/careers/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/finance/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package/dist/i... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package/dist/i... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package/dist/i... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package/dist/i... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package/dist/i... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://ssa.gov — Found in <a href>. Get "https://ssa.gov": tls: failed to verify certificate: x509: certificate signed by unknown authority
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/about-ssa — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/eeo — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/agency/privacy.html — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/accessibility/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/foia/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://ssa.gov/agency/performance/ — Found in <a href>. Get "https://ssa.gov/agency/performance/": tls: failed to verify certificate: x509: certificate signed by unknown authority
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/themes/custom/ssa_core/package/dist/i... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/js/js_k... — Found in <script src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/modules/custom/ssa_multilingual/src/j... — Found in <script src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/js/js_n... — Found in <script src>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/js/js_x... — Found in <script src>. Returns HTTP 403.

### 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.*

- **[WARNING]** Missing og:image — The og:image tag provides a preview image for social sharing.
- **[INFO]** Missing twitter:card — Without twitter:card, Twitter falls back to Open Graph tags. Adding it gives you more control.

### Open Graph / Twitter Card Depth (A+ — 100/100)

*No OG image or Twitter card set -- depth check is N/A (presence covered by Open Graph section)*

- **[PASS]** No OG image / Twitter card to evaluate

### 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.

### Rich Results Eligibility (C — 75/100)

*No JSON-LD found -- no rich-result eligibility*

- **[INFO]** No JSON-LD structured data on the page — No `<script type="application/ld+json">` blocks found. Without structured data, search engines fall back to inferring page meaning from raw HTML -- which works but doesn't unlock SERP features (rich snippets, knowledge panel, FAQ accordion, breadcrumb trail). Adding even basic JSON-LD (Organization for the site identity, BreadcrumbList for navigation context) is a low-effort SEO win.

### Image Optimization (F — 30/100)

*6 issues found across 32 images*

- **[WARNING]** 4 images significantly larger than display size — Resizing to display dimensions could save approximately 384 KB.
- **[WARNING]** 12 images missing explicit width/height — Images without dimensions cause layout shifts (CLS). Set explicit width and height attributes.
- **[INFO]** 10 below-fold images missing loading="lazy" — Lazy loading defers below-fold images, reducing initial page weight.
- **[INFO]** 20 of 32 images use legacy formats
- **[WARNING]** 11 images missing alt text — Alt text is essential for screen readers and SEO. Every meaningful image needs descriptive alt text.
- **[WARNING]** 1 above-fold image(s) marked loading="lazy" (LCP anti-pattern) — Above-fold images marked lazy delay LCP -- the browser waits for the IntersectionObserver to fire before fetching, even though the image is in the initial viewport. Remove `loading="lazy"` on above-the-fold images (especially the LCP candidate). Sample: https://www.ssa.gov/sites/g/files/npxnvu131/files/images/hero-image-graphic_0.webp.

### Autoplay Media (A+ — 100/100)

*No autoplay media on the page*

- **[PASS]** No autoplay media on the page

---

## Infrastructure

### DNS Records (B — 80/100)

*2 A records, 2 ms lookup*

- **[PASS]** Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
- **[PASS]** Has 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
- **[WARNING]** CNAME record at zone apex — A CNAME at the zone apex can break MX and NS records. Use ALIAS/ANAME or A records instead.
- **[INFO]** No NS records found
- **[INFO]** No MX records — email not configured via DNS
- **[INFO]** No SPF record found in TXT records — SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
- **[PASS]** DNS resolution time: 2 ms

### Subdomain Takeover (A+ — 100/100)

*No subdomain takeover risk detected*

- **[PASS]** CNAME does not point at a known takeover-able service

### DNSSEC (B — 80/100)

*Unsigned (DNSSEC not deployed)*

- **[INFO]** DNSSEC is not deployed — The zone is not DNSSEC-signed. Users on validating resolvers (Cloudflare 1.1.1.1, Quad9 9.9.9.9, growing default in mobile resolvers) get no protection against DNS spoofing for this domain. Most registrars now offer DNSSEC at a single click; consider enabling it for sites where authenticity matters (banking, healthcare, government).

### CAA Records (B — 80/100)

*No CAA records (any CA may issue certificates)*

- **[INFO]** No CAA records published — Without CAA records, any publicly-trusted CA can issue certificates for this domain. Adding a CAA record (`yourdomain. IN CAA 0 issue "letsencrypt.org"`) restricts issuance to CAs you authorize. Required by CAB Forum baseline since 2017; the default of 'any CA' is widely supported but is the broader attack surface for issuance fraud.

### Reverse DNS (B — 75/100)

*0/4 IPs match cert SAN*

- **[INFO]** PTR for 23.211.15.145 does not match any cert SAN: a23-211-15-145.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com — Common when behind a CDN or shared hosting (PTR points at the provider's hostname). Mismatch can also affect mail deliverability if this IP sends email -- many MTAs reject mail when forward+reverse DNS disagree.
- **[INFO]** PTR for 23.211.15.135 does not match any cert SAN: a23-211-15-135.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com — Common when behind a CDN or shared hosting (PTR points at the provider's hostname). Mismatch can also affect mail deliverability if this IP sends email -- many MTAs reject mail when forward+reverse DNS disagree.
- **[INFO]** PTR for 2a02:26f0:e0::211:255a does not match any cert SAN: g2a02-26f0-00e0-0000-0000-0000-0211-255a.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com — Common when behind a CDN or shared hosting (PTR points at the provider's hostname). Mismatch can also affect mail deliverability if this IP sends email -- many MTAs reject mail when forward+reverse DNS disagree.
- **[INFO]** PTR for 2a02:26f0:e0::211:25a0 does not match any cert SAN: g2a02-26f0-00e0-0000-0000-0000-0211-25a0.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com — Common when behind a CDN or shared hosting (PTR points at the provider's hostname). Mismatch can also affect mail deliverability if this IP sends email -- many MTAs reject mail when forward+reverse DNS disagree.

### Multi-Resolver DNS Speed (B — 80/100)

*Mean 108ms across 3 resolvers (spread 177ms)*

- **[PASS]** Google: 20ms
- **[PASS]** Quad9: 109ms
- **[PASS]** Cloudflare: 197ms

### Redirect Chain (A+ — 100/100)

*0 redirect(s), 20 ms total*


### IPv6 Readiness (A+ — 100/100)

*IPv6 reachable (1 ms)*

- **[PASS]** IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2a02:26f0:e0::211:255a, 2a02:26f0:e0::211:25a0

### 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]** HTTP version does not redirect to HTTPS

### Domain Intelligence (A — 90/100)

*ssa.gov — via get.gov, 29 years, 1 months old*

- **[WARNING]** Domain expires in 33 days — Consider enabling auto-renewal to prevent accidental expiration.
- **[PASS]** DNSSEC is enabled
- **[PASS]** Registrar: get.gov
- **[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.

---

## Compliance

### WCAG Compliance (A+ — 100/100)

*No testable criteria*


### Cookie Consent & Privacy (A+ — 95/100)

*privacy policy found*

- **[PASS]** Privacy policy link found
- **[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.

### Consent UX Depth (A+ — 100/100)

*No consent-UX depth issues detected*

- **[PASS]** No consent-UX depth issues detected

### Tracker Inventory (A+ — 100/100)

*No known trackers detected on this page*

- **[PASS]** No known trackers detected on this page

### Language & i18n (A — 90/100)

*Lang attribute present*

- **[PASS]** <html lang> attribute is present
- **[PASS]** <html lang> value is valid
- **[INFO]** No Content-Language HTTP header
- **[INFO]** Language signals are inconsistent — The <html lang> attribute and Content-Language header should agree.

### Hreflang Configuration (A — 92/100)

*1 hreflang issue(s) across 2 tag(s)*

- **[INFO]** No `x-default` hreflang tag — Google recommends including `<link rel="alternate" hreflang="x-default" href="...">` so search engines have a fallback URL for users whose language / region doesn't match any specific hreflang entry. Typically points to a language-selection page or your default locale.

### Internationalization Extras (A+ — 100/100)

*1 i18n signal(s) detected*

- **[PASS]** Language switcher detected (anchor tags carry `hreflang` attribute) — The page has anchor tags with `hreflang` attributes -- the standard semantic for language-switcher links. Search engines and screen readers use the hreflang attribute to know what language the linked page is in, even when the link text is in the source language (e.g. `<a hreflang="fr" href="/fr">Français</a>` on an English page).

### 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

### Accessibility Statement (A — 85/100)

*Statement found, no conformance level*

- **[INFO]** Accessibility statement found but lacks WCAG conformance level — Mature accessibility statements declare a target conformance level (e.g., WCAG 2.1 AA). Without a stated level, users and reviewers cannot tell what the statement actually commits to.

### GDPR Article 13 Disclosures (F — 25/100)

*0 / 8 Art. 13 categories matched in homepage body*

- **[WARNING]** GDPR Article 13 disclosure coverage: 0 / 8 categories — Scanned the homepage body text AND the linked /privacy page for GDPR Article 13 disclosures. Matched 0 of 8 categories: . Missing: Data Protection Officer contact (where applicable), Data retention period, Data subject rights (access, erasure, rectification, etc.), Identity / contact details of the data controller, International data transfers, Legal basis for processing, Recipients of personal data, Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. Note: only the FIRST same-origin privacy-policy link is followed; deeper sub-pages (e.g. /legal/data-subject-rights) are not fetched.

### Third-Party Trackers (A+ — 95/100)

*3 trackers detected*

- **[INFO]** 3 third-party trackers detected — Found 2 analytics, 0 advertising, 0 marketing, 1 tag manager, 0 session-replay, 0 heatmap trackers.

### Cookie & Tracker Inventory (A+ — 100/100)

*0 cookies · 3 trackers · 0 pre-consent*

- **[INFO]** 3 third-party tracker(s) detected on page

### Tracking Pixel Inventory (A+ — 100/100)

*No tracking pixels detected*

- **[PASS]** No tracking pixels detected

### Browser Fingerprinting (A+ — 100/100)

*No browser-fingerprinting libraries detected*

- **[PASS]** No browser-fingerprinting libraries detected

### Cross-Site Cookies (SameSite=None) (A+ — 100/100)

*No cookies on the page*

- **[PASS]** No cookies set on the page response

### Beacon Tracking (sendBeacon) (A+ — 100/100)

*No navigator.sendBeacon usage detected in inline scripts*

- **[PASS]** No navigator.sendBeacon usage detected in inline scripts

---

## Legal

### Legal Page Ecosystem (D — 45/100)

*2 of 7 expected legal pages detected*

- **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at https://www.ssa.gov/agency/privacy.html, linked from footer.
- **[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.
- **[PASS]** Accessibility Statement detected — Found at https://www.ssa.gov/accessibility/, linked from footer.
- **[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

*2 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.
- **[INFO]** ADA indicators detected (moderate confidence) — Indicators suggesting ADA may be relevant: Accessibility statement page found. Americans with Disabilities Act / Section 508 — requires digital accessibility for people with disabilities.

### Third-Party Data Sharing

*2 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]** 2 third-party services across 2 categories — 2 third-party services detected across 2 categories: Analytics (1), Tag Management (1). Each of these services receives some user data from your site visitors.
- **[INFO]** Google Analytics (Analytics) — Detected via script URL. Typically collects: Page views, User behavior, Demographics, Device info, IP address. Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Data Processing Agreement available.
- **[INFO]** Google Tag Manager (Tag Management) — Detected via script URL. Typically collects: Orchestrates other tracking scripts, Page views. Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Data Processing Agreement available.

### Compliance Badges (B — 70/100)

*1 compliance badge(s) detected*

- **[PASS]** TRUSTe / TrustArc badge detected — Found via body text: 'truste'. Note: the presence of a badge does not verify the certification is current or valid.

---

## Availability

### CDN & Delivery (D — 50/100)

*No CDN detected*

- **[WARNING]** No CDN detected — A CDN can significantly improve load times for users around the world by caching content at edge nodes closer to them.

### HTTP Caching (B — 70/100)

*max-age=0, no-cache*

- **[PASS]** Cache-Control header is set
- **[INFO]** No ETag or Last-Modified header — Conditional requests (304 Not Modified) are not possible without validators.

### Operational Status Page (A+ — 100/100)

*Status page detected via status subdomain*

- **[PASS]** Status page link found: https://status.ssa.gov

### 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)

### Health Check Endpoint (A+ — 95/100)

*Auth-protected health endpoint at https://www.ssa.gov/health (HTTP 403)*

- **[PASS]** Auth-protected health endpoint exposed at https://www.ssa.gov/health

### CDN Cache Observability (B — 85/100)

*No CDN cache-status headers in the response*

- **[INFO]** No CDN cache-status headers in the response — Without an X-Cache / CF-Cache-Status / X-Vercel-Cache / Age header, you can't tell from outside whether a request hit the cache or went to origin. Operationally important: enables debugging stale-content reports and verifying cache rules. Most managed CDN platforms emit at least one of these by default; absence often means the platform's diagnostic headers are stripped at an upstream proxy.

---

## Accessibility

### Landmark Structure (A — 90/100)

*12 landmarks*

- **[PASS]** <main> landmark present
- **[PASS]** 5 <nav> landmark(s) found
- **[WARNING]** 3 of 5 <nav> elements are unlabeled — Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.
- **[PASS]** Skip navigation link present
- **[PASS]** Search landmark present

### Heading Hierarchy (F — 10/100)

*44 headings, 4 skip(s)*

- **[CRITICAL]** No H1 heading found — Every page should have one H1 that describes the page content.
- **[WARNING]** Heading level skipped: H2 → H4 (missing H3) — Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
- **[WARNING]** Heading level skipped: H2 → H4 (missing H3) — Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
- **[WARNING]** Heading level skipped: H2 → H4 (missing H3) — Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
- **[WARNING]** Heading level skipped: H2 → H4 (missing H3) — Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
- **[WARNING]** 1 empty heading(s) — Empty headings appear in the document outline but provide no information.

### Heading Text Quality (A+ — 100/100)

*All 44 heading(s) have substantive, well-formed text*

- **[PASS]** Heading text quality is clean -- no placeholder, length, or styling issues

### Alt Text Quality (C — 60/100)

*11 of 32 images have issues*

- **[CRITICAL]** 11 image(s) missing alt attribute — Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.
- **[PASS]** 9 decorative image(s) correctly marked
- **[PASS]** 12 image(s) with good alt text

### Form Accessibility (A — 85/100)

*1 of 2 controls have issues*

- **[CRITICAL]** 1 control(s) without accessible label — Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.
- **[PASS]** 1 control(s) properly labeled

### Link & Button Quality (D — 48/100)

*9 issue(s) across 124 links and 18 buttons*

- **[WARNING]** 6 link(s) with generic text — Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.
- **[WARNING]** 19 link(s) open in new tab without warning — Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.
- **[CRITICAL]** 3 button(s) with no accessible text — Icon-only buttons need an aria-label so screen readers can announce them.
- **[PASS]** 99 link(s) with descriptive text

### Form Input Types (A+ — 100/100)

*2 form control(s) checked, no type mismatches*

- **[PASS]** No input-type mismatches detected

### Form Input Quality (A+ — 100/100)

*2 form control(s) checked, no input-semantic issues*

- **[PASS]** All form input semantics look correct

### Mobile Keyboard & Autofill (A+ — 100/100)

*No autofill-eligible form controls*

- **[PASS]** No autofill-eligible form controls (no name/email/tel/address fields)

### Document Language (A+ — 100/100)

*Lang attribute set to "en"*

- **[PASS]** <html lang="en"> is set and valid

### Tabindex Anti-Patterns (D — 50/100)

*0 positive, 10 -1-on-focusable*

- **[INFO]** tabindex="-1" on naturally-focusable <a> — tabindex="-1" removes an element from the keyboard tab order. Naturally-focusable elements (links, buttons, form controls) become unreachable for keyboard users. (Common false-positive: hidden honeypot fields. Verify the element is genuinely interactive before removing the tabindex.)
- **[INFO]** tabindex="-1" on naturally-focusable <a> — tabindex="-1" removes an element from the keyboard tab order. Naturally-focusable elements (links, buttons, form controls) become unreachable for keyboard users. (Common false-positive: hidden honeypot fields. Verify the element is genuinely interactive before removing the tabindex.)
- **[INFO]** tabindex="-1" on naturally-focusable <a> — tabindex="-1" removes an element from the keyboard tab order. Naturally-focusable elements (links, buttons, form controls) become unreachable for keyboard users. (Common false-positive: hidden honeypot fields. Verify the element is genuinely interactive before removing the tabindex.)
- **[INFO]** tabindex="-1" on naturally-focusable <a> — tabindex="-1" removes an element from the keyboard tab order. Naturally-focusable elements (links, buttons, form controls) become unreachable for keyboard users. (Common false-positive: hidden honeypot fields. Verify the element is genuinely interactive before removing the tabindex.)
- **[INFO]** tabindex="-1" on naturally-focusable <a> — tabindex="-1" removes an element from the keyboard tab order. Naturally-focusable elements (links, buttons, form controls) become unreachable for keyboard users. (Common false-positive: hidden honeypot fields. Verify the element is genuinely interactive before removing the tabindex.)
- **[INFO]** tabindex="-1" on naturally-focusable <a> — tabindex="-1" removes an element from the keyboard tab order. Naturally-focusable elements (links, buttons, form controls) become unreachable for keyboard users. (Common false-positive: hidden honeypot fields. Verify the element is genuinely interactive before removing the tabindex.)
- **[INFO]** tabindex="-1" on naturally-focusable <a> — tabindex="-1" removes an element from the keyboard tab order. Naturally-focusable elements (links, buttons, form controls) become unreachable for keyboard users. (Common false-positive: hidden honeypot fields. Verify the element is genuinely interactive before removing the tabindex.)
- **[INFO]** tabindex="-1" on naturally-focusable <a> — tabindex="-1" removes an element from the keyboard tab order. Naturally-focusable elements (links, buttons, form controls) become unreachable for keyboard users. (Common false-positive: hidden honeypot fields. Verify the element is genuinely interactive before removing the tabindex.)
- **[INFO]** tabindex="-1" on naturally-focusable <a> — tabindex="-1" removes an element from the keyboard tab order. Naturally-focusable elements (links, buttons, form controls) become unreachable for keyboard users. (Common false-positive: hidden honeypot fields. Verify the element is genuinely interactive before removing the tabindex.)
- **[INFO]** tabindex="-1" on naturally-focusable <a> — tabindex="-1" removes an element from the keyboard tab order. Naturally-focusable elements (links, buttons, form controls) become unreachable for keyboard users. (Common false-positive: hidden honeypot fields. Verify the element is genuinely interactive before removing the tabindex.)

### Iframe Accessibility (A+ — 100/100)

*No iframes on this page*

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

### Tap Target Adequacy (A+ — 100/100)

*All tap targets meet WCAG 2.5.5/2.5.8 sizing*

- **[PASS]** All tap targets meet WCAG 2.5.5 (44x44px) sizing

### Mobile-Readable Font Sizes (A+ — 100/100)

*All 96 visible text node(s) render at >= 12 CSS pixels*

- **[PASS]** All text uses legible mobile font sizes (>= 12 CSS px)

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## UX

### 404 Error Page (F — 5/100)

*HTTP 403, bare page*

- **[WARNING]** Unexpected status code: HTTP 403 — Expected HTTP 404 but received 403. This may confuse search engine crawlers.
- **[WARNING]** Bare server default 404 page — The 404 page has no custom styling. Users hitting a broken link see a generic error with no way to navigate back. Add a custom 404 page with your site navigation and a search bar.

### Favicon & Branding (D — 40/100)

*3 icon(s) detected*

- **[WARNING]** No favicon.ico at site root — Some older browsers, bookmark tools, and RSS readers look for /favicon.ico. Add one as a fallback.
- **[PASS]** HTML icon links detected
- **[PASS]** Apple touch icon present

### 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.

### PWA Depth (A+ — 100/100)

*No PWA depth issues detected*

- **[PASS]** No PWA depth issues detected

### 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 (D — 50/100)

*2 navigation pattern(s)*

- **[PASS]** Search functionality detected
- **[PASS]** Skip navigation link detected
- **[PASS]** 5 navigation landmark(s) detected

### Mobile UX Depth (A+ — 97/100)

*1 mobile-depth signal(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** No `<meta name="theme-color">` -- browser chrome falls back to default — Without `theme-color`, Android Chrome's status bar and iOS Safari's toolbar fall back to a generic gray. Adding a single hex color in `<meta name="theme-color" content="#0066cc">` tints them to your brand color across all mobile browsers.

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## SEO

### Canonical URL (B — 75/100)

*Minor issues*

- **[PASS]** Canonical tag present
- **[PASS]** Canonical is self-referencing
- **[PASS]** Canonical matches final URL after redirects
- **[CRITICAL]** Canonical target returns 403 — Search engines cannot follow this canonical, effectively orphaning this page.
- **[INFO]** Canonical points to a different domain

### Meta Tags (A — 85/100)

*Title: 4 chars*

- **[PASS]** Page title is set
- **[WARNING]** Title is only 4 characters — consider expanding
- **[INFO]** Meta description is only 60 characters — too short to be informative

### Title Style Depth (A+ — 100/100)

*Title style is clean -- consistent separator, no stale year, no keyword stuffing*

- **[PASS]** Title style is clean

### Content Depth (C — 65/100)

*842 words, Very Difficult*

- **[PASS]** Page has 842 words of content
- **[INFO]** Text-to-HTML ratio is 4% — Very low ratio suggests heavy framework overhead or boilerplate.
- **[INFO]** Reading level: Very Difficult (grade 15)

### Internal Links (A+ — 100/100)

*77 internal, 47 external*

- **[PASS]** 77 internal links (62%)
- **[PASS]** 95% of links use descriptive anchor text
- **[INFO]** 77 internal / 47 external links

### Image SEO (A+ — 95/100)

*32 images, 32 descriptive filenames*

- **[PASS]** All images have descriptive filenames
- **[INFO]** 11 image(s) missing alt text — see Accessibility tab

### Hreflang

*0 hreflang tags*


### Hreflang URL Quality (A+ — 100/100)

*No hreflang tags on the page*

- **[PASS]** No hreflang tags on the page

### Hreflang Completeness (A+ — 100/100)

*No hreflang tags on this page -- check is N/A (single-language site or unannotated)*

- **[PASS]** No hreflang tags found -- completeness check is N/A

### Sitemap Freshness (C — 75/100)

*No sitemap.xml found*

- **[INFO]** No sitemap.xml found — Sitemaps help search engines discover and prioritize URLs. Not strictly required for small sites where every page is linked from the homepage, but recommended once a site grows beyond a few dozen URLs.

### Sitemap × Robots Consistency (C — 75/100)

*Sitemap or robots.txt missing -- consistency check skipped*

- **[INFO]** Cross-check skipped (sitemap or robots.txt absent)

### Sitemap Hygiene (A+ — 100/100)

*No sitemap to evaluate -- depth check is N/A*

- **[PASS]** No sitemap fetched -- depth check skipped

### Markup Quality (A+ — 95/100)

*1 markup-quality issue(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** 5 redundant ARIA role attribute(s) on native semantic element(s) — The W3C "ARIA in HTML" spec calls this its first rule: don't use ARIA when a native HTML element already conveys the semantics. `<button role="button">`, `<a href role="link">`, `<nav role="navigation">`, `<main role="main">` -- the role attribute either does nothing or shadows the native semantic, occasionally breaking assistive-tech behaviors. Remove the redundant role.

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## Sustainability

### CO2 Per Page Load (B — 70/100)

*0.54g CO2 per view*

- **[INFO]** 0.54g CO2 per page view — This page transfers 1.9 MB, producing an estimated 0.54g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.10g, network 0.09g, end-user device 0.34g.
- **[INFO]** At 10,000 monthly views: 64.4 kg CO2/year — With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 64.4 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 8044 smartphones.

### Green Hosting (D — 40/100)

*Not green*

- **[INFO]** No confirmed renewable energy commitment detected — Consider providers like Cloudflare, Google Cloud, or Vercel that match 100% of their energy use with renewables.
- **[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)

*98% cached*

- **[PASS]** 98% reduction on repeat visits — Returning visitors download only 32 KB (vs 1939 KB first visit). 69 of 71 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.53g CO2 per repeat visit.
- **[INFO]** Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.54g)

### Carbon Budget (B — 70/100)

*43th percentile*

- **[INFO]** 0.54g CO2 — below the median website (0.60g) — Better than an estimated 57% of websites, but above the sustainability target of 0.50g. Reducing page weight would help reach the target.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 43th percentile — Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.

### Transfer Efficiency (B — 80/100)

*75% efficient*

- **[INFO]** Transfer efficiency: 75% — An estimated 481 KB (25%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 481 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.13g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.

### Web Font Weight Variants (B — 90/100)

*No detectable Google Fonts weights*

- **[INFO]** No detectable Google Fonts weights — The analyzer detects font weights via Google Fonts URL parameters (~70% of font-using sites). Self-hosted fonts and non-Google CDN fonts aren't visible to URL-based detection. If you self-host fonts, manually audit how many @font-face weights you ship -- 2-3 weights per family is typically enough; 5+ is usually unused payload.

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