# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://ucc.ie **Date:** April 22, 2026 **URL:** https://ucc.ie **Overall Grade:** C (74/100) **Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/448d54a1-d3aa-4be9-b814-2a7be99d1412 ## Top Findings 1. **[CRITICAL]** Content-Security-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers 2. **[CRITICAL]** HSTS header is missing — Security > Security Headers 3. **[CRITICAL]** No Content-Security-Policy header found — Security > Content Security Policy 4. **[CRITICAL]** 5 control(s) without accessible label — Accessibility > Form Accessibility 5. **[CRITICAL]** No
landmark found — Accessibility > Landmark Structure --- ## Lighthouse Scores | Category | Score | |----------|-------| | Performance | 53 | | Accessibility | 100 | | Best Practices | 100 | | SEO | 92 | --- ## Security ### Security Headers (F — 10/100) *2 of 10 headers properly configured* - **[CRITICAL]** HSTS header is missing — Strict-Transport-Security forces browsers to use HTTPS, preventing downgrade attacks. Add the header with a max-age of at least 1 year. - **[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 209 days) - **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 3 certificates - **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm - **[PASS]** Certificate covers 2 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 --- ## Advanced Security ### Subresource Integrity (D — 40/100) *2 of 15 external resources have SRI* - **[WARNING]** External script from consent.cookiebot.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from consentcdn.cookiebot.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from consent.cookiebot.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[PASS]** link from cdnjs.cloudflare.com has SRI protection - **[WARNING]** External script from cse.google.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from code.jquery.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from cdnjs.cloudflare.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 cdnjs.cloudflare.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from cdnjs.cloudflare.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from cdnjs.cloudflare.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from cdnjs.cloudflare.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 cdn.datatables.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[PASS]** script from cdnjs.cloudflare.com has SRI protection ### 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 — 29/100) *2.9 MB transferred, 104 requests* - **[WARNING]** Page weighs 6.4 MB (2.9 MB transferred) - **[WARNING]** Images are 1.3 MB — compress or use modern formats — Convert images to WebP/AVIF and resize to display dimensions to reduce transfer size. - **[INFO]** Fonts are 1.0 MB — consider subsetting or using system fonts — Subset fonts to include only used characters, or switch to system font stacks. - **[INFO]** CSS is 229 KB — consider purging unused styles — Remove unused CSS rules with tools like PurgeCSS to reduce stylesheet size. - **[WARNING]** 104 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing — Each request adds latency. Bundle small files, use sprites, or eliminate unnecessary requests. - **[INFO]** Estimated 0.62 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 (2.9 MiB of 2.9 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) *38 images, 0 KB saveable* - **[WARNING]** https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/design-2017/icons/ucci... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/design-2017/icons/ucci... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/design-2017/imagebanne... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/homepage/PureBannerMob... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/design-2017/icons/ucci... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/design-2017/icons/ucci... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. ### JS Execution Cost (F — 20/100) *4953ms total JS execution* - **[WARNING]** https://www.ucc.ie/en/: 1922ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** https://consent.cookiebot.com/uc.js: 1090ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 902ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** https://consent.cookiebot.com/e1816734-4c65-403b-a...: 612ms CPU time - **[INFO]** https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/2017siteassets/css/mai...: 192ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 4953ms (100% of total) ### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100) *6 fonts (1038 KB)* - **[INFO]** 6 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional) ### JS Bundles (C — 60/100) *34 scripts, 236 KB unused* - **[WARNING]** https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/2017siteassets/content...: 51 KB unused (79%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://www.ucc.ie/en/media/2017siteassets/content...: 51 KB unused (79%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/leaflet/1.7...: 29 KB unused (84%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/leaflet/1.7...: 29 KB unused (84%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://consent.cookiebot.com/e1816734-4c65-403b-a...: 26 KB unused (23%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 236 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) *No optimization needed* - **[PASS]** No resource hint issues ### Page Weight Inventory (D — 40/100) *104 resources · 2.9 MB · 236 KB savings available* - **[WARNING]** Page weight 1.9 MB over 1MB target - **[INFO]** ~236 KB of savings available - **[WARNING]** 103 third-party resources (100% of weight) - **[INFO]** 6 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 (C — 76/100) *133 links checked, 127 healthy, 4 broken* - **[CRITICAL]** 127 of 133 links are healthy - **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.ucc.ie/opensearch.xml — Found in . Returns HTTP 404. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/confid... — Found in . Returns HTTP 404. - **[INFO]** Long redirect chain: https://ucc.workvivo.com/apps (3 hops) - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.instagram.com/universitycollegecork/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-college-cork-i... — Found in . Returns HTTP 999. - **[INFO]** Long redirect chain: https://canvas.ucc.ie (5 hops) ### Mixed Content (A+ — 100/100) *No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS.* - **[PASS]** No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS ### Open Graph (C — 75/100) *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 og:url — The og:url tag specifies the canonical URL for the shared content. - **[INFO]** Missing og:type — The og:type tag helps social platforms categorize the content. ### 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+ — 95/100) *1 A records, 197 ms lookup* - **[PASS]** Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es) - **[INFO]** Single A record — no DNS redundancy — Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down. - **[INFO]** No IPv6 (AAAA) records - **[PASS]** 5 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: 197 ms ### Redirect Chain (D — 50/100) *2 redirect(s), 2782 ms total* - **[WARNING]** 2 redirects before reaching final URL — Each redirect adds latency. Try to minimize the chain to 1 hop. - **[INFO]** WWW normalization redirect - **[WARNING]** Redirect overhead: 2782 ms total ### 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 (A+ — 100/100) *robots.txt present, sitemap with 18086 URLs* - **[PASS]** robots.txt is present - **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present - **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML - **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 18086 entries - **[PASS]** robots.txt references sitemap ### URL Variants (A+ — 100/100) *www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS* - **[PASS]** www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www) - **[PASS]** HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS ### Domain Intelligence (A+ — 100/100) *ucc.ie — via HEAnet, 26 years, 11 months old, hosted on Microsoft Azure* - **[PASS]** Domain registered until Sep 14, 2027 (1 years, 4 months remaining) - **[PASS]** Registrar: HEAnet - **[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: Microsoft Azure --- ## Compliance ### WCAG Compliance (A+ — 100/100) *No testable criteria* ### Cookie Consent & Privacy (A+ — 100/100) *CookieBot detected, privacy policy found* - **[PASS]** Privacy policy link found - **[PASS]** Terms of service link found - **[PASS]** Consent banner detected (CookieBot) - **[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 (A+ — 100/100) *Viewport properly configured* - **[PASS]** Viewport meta tag is present - **[PASS]** width=device-width is set - **[PASS]** User zooming is allowed ### Third-Party Trackers (A+ — 95/100) *4 trackers detected* - **[INFO]** 4 third-party trackers detected — Found 4 analytics, 0 advertising, 0 marketing, 0 tag manager trackers. ### Cookie & Tracker Inventory (A+ — 100/100) *0 cookies · 4 trackers · 0 pre-consent* - **[INFO]** 4 third-party tracker(s) detected on page --- ## Legal ### Legal Page Ecosystem (A — 90/100) *5 of 7 expected legal pages detected* - **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/. - **[PASS]** Terms of Service detected — Found at https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy. - **[PASS]** Cookie Policy detected — Found at /en/it-policies/cookies/, linked from footer. - **[PASS]** Accessibility Statement detected — Found at /en/accessibilitystatement/, 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. - **[PASS]** Acceptable Use Policy detected — Found at https://www.ucc.ie/aup, linked from footer. ### 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 *4 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 (strong confidence) — Indicators suggesting GDPR may be relevant: Consent management platform detected: cookiebot.com; European TLD detected: .ie; Privacy policy page found. EU General Data Protection Regulation — governs collection and processing of personal data of EU residents. - **[INFO]** CCPA indicators detected (weak confidence) — Indicators suggesting CCPA may be relevant: Text mentions: do not sell. California Consumer Privacy Act — gives California residents rights over their personal data. - **[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. - **[INFO]** HIPAA indicators detected (weak confidence) — Indicators suggesting HIPAA may be relevant: Text mentions: phi. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — protects sensitive patient health information. ### Third-Party Data Sharing *1 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]** 1 third-party services across 1 categories — 1 third-party services detected across 1 categories: CDN (1). Each of these services receives some user data from your site visitors. - **[INFO]** Cloudflare (CDN) — Detected via script URL. Typically collects: IP address (transient), Request metadata. Privacy policy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/. Data Processing Agreement available. ### 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 (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 (F — 30/100) *No cache headers* - **[WARNING]** No Cache-Control header found — Browsers will use heuristic caching, which can be unpredictable. Set explicit cache headers. ### Transport Security (B — 75/100) *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. - **[WARNING]** Missing Strict-Transport-Security header — HSTS tells browsers to only use HTTPS, preventing SSL stripping attacks. - **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT) --- ## Accessibility ### Landmark Structure (D — 50/100) *5 landmarks* - **[CRITICAL]** No
landmark found — Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in
. - **[PASS]** 3