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· 13 checks — HTTP headers, CSP, TLS handshake, and cookie hygiene rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
71
GRADE
C
FIX
2
REVIEW
5
PASS
6
INFO
0
Checks
13
6 PASS 5 REVIEW 2 FIX
F
Content Security Policy
Action
No enforcing CSP policy found
FIX
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.
Expected: default-src 'self'

CSP is the most effective defense against XSS attacks. Add a Content-Security-Policy header to restrict resource loading.

Expected: default-src 'self'
Why this matters

Without a CSP, a single XSS bug can exfiltrate everything users type — credentials, payment data, session tokens.

Learn more

Content-Security-Policy is the browser-enforced firewall against XSS. With a strict CSP, a script injection that would otherwise steal session cookies is silently blocked. Without it, your only defense is hoping every input on every form is escaped correctly forever. Start in Report-Only mode, fix violations, then graduate to enforcing.

Source: OWASP / MDN

F
Subresource Integrity
Action
0 of 5 external resources have SRI
FIX
0 of 5 external resources have SRI
Warning::
External script from siteimproveanalytics.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: //siteimproveanalytics.com/js/siteanalyze_6004849.js
Warning::
External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-44XGTNSN28&cx=c&gtm=4e64h1
Warning::
External script from analytics.ic.uva.nl lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: //analytics.ic.uva.nl/matomo.js
Warning::
External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-HX98
Warning::
External script from cdnjs.cloudflare.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/mathjax/2.7.4/MathJax.js?config=TeX-AMS_HTML
SRI Coverage 0 / 5 of external resources have integrity hashes
TagDomainIntegrity
<script>siteimproveanalytics.com Missing
<script>www.googletagmanager.com Missing
<script>analytics.ic.uva.nl Missing
<script>www.googletagmanager.com Missing
<script>cdnjs.cloudflare.com Missing
C
Security Headers
Action
6 of 10 headers properly configured
REVIEW
6 of 10 headers properly configured
Warning::
HSTS is missing includeSubDomains
Without includeSubDomains, subdomains can still be accessed over HTTP.
Got: max-age=31536000 Expected: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
Info::
X-Content-Type-Options is properly configured
Got: nosniff
Info::
X-Frame-Options is properly configured
Got: SAMEORIGIN
Info::
Referrer-Policy is properly configured
Got: no-referrer
Info::
Permissions-Policy is set
Got: microphone=(), payment=(), sync-xhr=(self), fullscreen=(self)
Critical::
Content-Security-Policy header is missing
CSP is the most important header for preventing XSS attacks. See the CSP section for detailed analysis.
Expected: default-src 'self'
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: Apache

CSP is the most important header for preventing XSS attacks. See the CSP section for detailed analysis.

Expected: default-src 'self'
Why this matters

Without a CSP, a single XSS bug can exfiltrate everything your users type — including credentials.

Learn more

Content-Security-Policy is the browser-enforced firewall against XSS. With a strict CSP, a script injection that would otherwise steal session cookies or rewrite the page is silently blocked. Without it, your only defense is hoping every input on every form is escaped correctly forever.

Source: OWASP / MDN

Without includeSubDomains, subdomains can still be accessed over HTTP.

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

Without includeSubDomains, a forgotten dev subdomain over HTTP can set malicious cookies that ride to the apex.

Learn more

HSTS without includeSubDomains protects only the exact domain. Cookies set on a non-HSTS subdomain can ride to the apex via cookie-scope attacks. The fix is one directive append. Verify all subdomains support HTTPS first — adding includeSubDomains to a domain with HTTP-only subdomains breaks them.

Source: RFC 6797

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.

Learn more

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

B
Cookie Security
2 cookies analyzed, 2 checks passed
REVIEW
2 cookies analyzed, 2 checks passed
Critical::
Cookie 'AWSALB' is missing the Secure flag
Without the Secure flag, this cookie can be sent over unencrypted HTTP, exposing it to interception.
Warning::
Cookie 'AWSALB' is missing the HttpOnly flag
Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft.
Warning::
Cookie 'AWSALB' has no SameSite attribute
Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict.
Info::
Cookie 'AWSALBCORS' has the Secure flag
Warning::
Cookie 'AWSALBCORS' is missing the HttpOnly flag
Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft.
Info::
Cookie 'AWSALBCORS' has SameSite=None
2 cookies analyzed 1 critical 3 warnings
NameSecureHttpOnlySameSiteSizeIssues
AWSALB130 B3
AWSALBCORSNone134 B1
B
Permissions-Policy
4 directives, 3 missing
REVIEW
4 directives, 3 missing
Info::
microphone=() — blocked for all origins
Info::
payment=() — blocked for all origins
Info::
sync-xhr=(self)
Info::
fullscreen=(self)
Info::
camera not restricted
Consider adding camera=() to block camera access from embedded content.
Info::
geolocation not restricted
Consider adding geolocation=() to block geolocation access from embedded content.
Info::
usb not restricted
Consider adding usb=() to block usb access from embedded content.

Raw Header

microphone=() payment=() sync-xhr=(self) fullscreen=(self)

Feature Permissions

Blocked Self Only Unrestricted Not Set
microphone Blocked
payment Blocked
sync-xhr Self Only
fullscreen Self Only
camera Not Set
geolocation Not Set
usb Not Set
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 *

Any website can read responses from this resource.

HeaderValueStatus
Access-Control-Allow-Origin*

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
C
Known vulnerability matches
Action
1 known vulnerability match(es) against detected tech
REVIEW

Known Vulnerabilities

LibraryVersionSeveritySummaryFixed In
MathJax2.7.4highMathJax Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDoS)2.7.10
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_128_GCM_SHA256
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 107 days)
Got: 2026-08-06T23:59:59Z
Info::
Certificate chain has 4 certificates
Info::
Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
Got: ECDSA-SHA256
Info::
Certificate covers 18 domain(s)
Got: www.uva.nl, alb-prd.cms.uva.nl, extranet.uva.nl, fdr.uva.nl, feb.uva.nl, fgw.uva.nl, fmg.uva.nl, ga-prd.cms.uva.nl, hum.uva.nl, static.uva.nl, uva.nl, www.extranet.uva.nl, www.fdr.uva.nl, www.feb.uva.nl, www.fgw.uva.nl, www.fmg.uva.nl, www.hum.uva.nl, zoek.uva.nl
Info::
Certificate is issued by a trusted CA
Got: CN=Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA OV E36,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GB

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_128_GCM_SHA256
HTTP Version
HTTP/1.1

Certificate Chain

Leaf Certificate
Subject CN=www.uva.nl,O=Universiteit van Amsterdam,ST=North-Holland,C=NLIssuer CN=Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA OV E36,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GBValid 2025-08-06T00:00:00Z → 2026-08-06T23:59:59ZExpires in 107 days SANs www.uva.nl, alb-prd.cms.uva.nl, extranet.uva.nl, fdr.uva.nl, feb.uva.nl, fgw.uva.nl, fmg.uva.nl, ga-prd.cms.uva.nl, hum.uva.nl, static.uva.nl, uva.nl, www.extranet.uva.nl, www.fdr.uva.nl, www.feb.uva.nl, www.fgw.uva.nl, www.fmg.uva.nl, www.hum.uva.nl, zoek.uva.nlSignature ECDSA-SHA256Serial a466a6ccb9beeda7cf3af1b5177c3654
Intermediate (CA Certificate)
Subject CN=Sectigo Public Server Authentication CA OV E36,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GBIssuer CN=Sectigo Public Server Authentication Root E46,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GBValid 2021-03-22T00:00:00Z → 2036-03-21T23:59:59ZExpires in 3622 days Signature ECDSA-SHA384Serial 12b0648be8e2b91074216c1dae9c5795
Intermediate (CA Certificate)
Subject CN=Sectigo Public Server Authentication Root E46,O=Sectigo Limited,C=GBIssuer CN=USERTrust ECC Certification Authority,O=The USERTRUST Network,L=Jersey City,ST=New Jersey,C=USValid 2021-03-22T00:00:00Z → 2038-01-18T23:59:59ZExpires in 4290 days Signature ECDSA-SHA384Serial 1a9eafec6de8e19b5c193141b68d90dd
Intermediate (CA Certificate)
Subject CN=USERTrust ECC Certification Authority,O=The USERTRUST Network,L=Jersey City,ST=New Jersey,C=USIssuer CN=USERTrust ECC Certification Authority,O=The USERTRUST Network,L=Jersey City,ST=New Jersey,C=USValid 2010-02-01T00:00:00Z → 2038-01-18T23:59:59ZExpires in 4290 days Signature ECDSA-SHA384Serial 5c8b99c55a94c5d27156decd8980cc26
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::
security.txt is present — good practice
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 ExposedSecurity PolicyInfo
A+
Email Security
DMARC: reject
PASS
DMARC: reject
Info::
DMARC policy is reject — strongest protection
DMARC
Policy reject — strongest protection Record v=DMARC1; p=reject; pct=100; rua=mailto:dmarcreports@uva.nl
A+
security.txt
Signed, 1 contact(s) — RFC 9116 compliant
PASS

security.txt

Contact: https://extranet.uva.nl/content/a-z/verantwoorde-openbaarmaking/verantwoorde-openbaarmaking.html
Expires: 2026-07-21T15:25:43+02:00
Policy: https://zoek.uva.nl/.well-known/security.txt
A
Transport Security
HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis
PASS
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.
Info::
HSTS enabled (base policy)
Info::
HSTS missing includeSubDomains
Without includeSubDomains, HSTS only protects the exact domain.
Info::
TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)
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