# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://guardian.ng **Date:** April 22, 2026 **URL:** https://guardian.ng **Overall Grade:** C (71/100) **Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/495feac6-f68c-44ce-983d-83fc3531a270 ## Top Findings 1. **[CRITICAL]** /.git/HEAD is publicly accessible — Security > Information Leakage 2. **[CRITICAL]** /.git/config is publicly accessible — Security > Information Leakage 3. **[CRITICAL]** Content-Security-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers 4. **[CRITICAL]** HSTS header is missing — Security > Security Headers 5. **[CRITICAL]** No Content-Security-Policy header found — Security > Content Security Policy --- ## Lighthouse Scores | Category | Score | |----------|-------| | Performance | 64 | | Accessibility | 73 | | Best Practices | 73 | | SEO | 77 | --- ## 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 66 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) *1 of 7 external resources have SRI* - **[WARNING]** External link from cdnjs.cloudflare.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External link from cdnjs.cloudflare.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External link from fonts.googleapis.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. - **[PASS]** script from static.cloudflareinsights.com has SRI protection ### JS Library Vulnerabilities (A+ — 100/100) *No known vulnerabilities* - **[PASS]** No known JavaScript library vulnerabilities detected ### Information Leakage (D — 40/100) *Critical exposure detected* - **[CRITICAL]** /.git/HEAD is publicly accessible — Version control directory is accessible. This exposes source code and potentially secrets. Block access in your web server configuration. - **[CRITICAL]** /.git/config is publicly accessible — Version control directory is accessible. This exposes source code and potentially secrets. Block access in your web server configuration. - **[INFO]** No security.txt found — Consider adding a security.txt at /.well-known/security.txt. ### Email Security (D — 50/100) *DMARC: none* - **[WARNING]** DMARC policy is none — monitoring only — This only monitors, it doesn't block spoofed emails. Change to p=quarantine or p=reject. ### Permissions-Policy (D — 40/100) *No header set* - **[WARNING]** No Permissions-Policy header — Consider adding a Permissions-Policy header to restrict browser feature access from embedded content. ### CORS Configuration (B — 80/100) *No CORS headers* - **[PASS]** No CORS headers present — secure default --- ## Performance ### Page Weight Budget (F — 0/100) *7.8 MB transferred, 49 requests* - **[CRITICAL]** Page weighs 9.1 MB (7.8 MB transferred) - **[WARNING]** Images are 7.1 MB — compress or use modern formats — Convert images to WebP/AVIF and resize to display dimensions to reduce transfer size. - **[INFO]** Fonts are 205 KB — consider subsetting or using system fonts — Subset fonts to include only used characters, or switch to system font stacks. - **[PASS]** 49 HTTP requests - **[INFO]** Estimated 1.6 g CO2 per page load ### Third-Party Impact (D — 50/100) *95% third-party, 0 ms blocking* - **[WARNING]** Third-party code accounts for 95% of page weight (7.4 MiB of 7.8 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 (B — 70/100) *23 images, 0 KB saveable* - **[WARNING]** https://cdn.guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://cdn.guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/04... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://guardian.ng/wp-content/themes/guardian_ng/... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://cdn.guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/02... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://cdn.guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/04... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://guardian.ng/wp-content/themes/guardian_ng/... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://cdn.guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/04... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://cdn.guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/04... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://cdn.guardian.ng/wp-content/uploads/2026/04... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. ### JS Execution Cost (C — 60/100) *1596ms total JS execution* - **[WARNING]** https://guardian.ng/: 511ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 339ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** https://guardian.ng/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/scr...: 262ms CPU time - **[INFO]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJEQ...: 223ms CPU time - **[INFO]** https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7....: 199ms CPU time - **[INFO]** Third-party scripts: 761ms (48% of total) ### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100) *9 fonts (205 KB)* - **[INFO]** 9 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional) ### JS Bundles (B — 80/100) *8 scripts, 122 KB unused* - **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJEQ...: 67 KB unused (39%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/Swiper/8.4....: 33 KB unused (97%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://guardian.ng/wp-content/themes/guardian_ng/...: 22 KB unused (82%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 122 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) *10 hints, 0 missing preconnects* - **[PASS]** Page uses 10 resource hint(s) ### Page Weight Inventory (D — 45/100) *49 resources · 7.8 MB · 122 KB savings available* - **[WARNING]** Page weight 6.8 MB over 1MB target - **[INFO]** ~122 KB of savings available - **[WARNING]** 27 third-party resources (95% of weight) - **[INFO]** 5 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 (F — 38/100) *200 links checked, 154 healthy, 45 broken* - **[CRITICAL]** 154 of 200 links are healthy - **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://fonts.googleapis.com — Found in . Returns HTTP 404. - **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2571872 — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/xmlrpc.php?rsd — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A... — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/wp-json/oembed/1.0/embed?url=https%3A... — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://fonts.gstatic.com — Found in . Returns HTTP 404. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/cdn-cgi/content?id=ptc1t.1T4Ii3KOf5cb... — Found in . Returns HTTP 404. - **[INFO]** Long redirect chain: https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqJQgKIh... (3 hops) - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/politics/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/business-services/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/business-services/aviation-b... — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/business-services/business/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/business-services/agro-care/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/business-services/capital-ma... — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/business-services/entrepreneur/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/business-services/industry/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/business-services/insurance/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/business-services/maritime/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/business-services/money/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/sport/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/life/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/life/music/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/life/film/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/life/beauty/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/features/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/opinion/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/technology/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/technology/reviewed/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/guardian-woman/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/guardian-woman-festival/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/property/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/art/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/features/weekend/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/opinion/cartoons/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/education/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/saturday-magazine/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/opinion/columnists/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/property/environment/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/features/executive-motoring/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/features/law/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/life/odd-news/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/latest-news/?v=69e95f5ebe2ca — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/opinion/editorial/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/life — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/interview/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 403. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://guardian.ng/category/guardian-angels/ — Found in . 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 (C — 70/100) *Open Graph tags are partially configured — some improvements recommended.* - **[WARNING]** Missing og:description — The og:description tag controls the description in social sharing previews. - **[WARNING]** Missing og:image — The og:image tag provides a preview image for social sharing. - **[INFO]** og:title is short (8 characters) — Ideal length is 25–60 characters for social sharing previews. ### Structured Data (A+ — 100/100) *1 JSON-LD block(s) found — structured data is well configured.* - **[PASS]** Custom type "WebPage" — unable to validate specific properties --- ## Infrastructure ### DNS Records (A+ — 100/100) *3 A records, 40 ms lookup* - **[PASS]** Resolves to 3 IPv4 address(es) - **[PASS]** Has 3 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s) - **[PASS]** 2 nameserver(s) configured - **[PASS]** 2 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: 40 ms ### Redirect Chain (A+ — 100/100) *No redirects — direct access* - **[PASS]** No redirects — direct access ### IPv6 Readiness (A+ — 100/100) *IPv6 reachable (17 ms)* - **[PASS]** IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2606:4700:20::ac43:4978, 2606:4700:20::681a:4e4, 2606:4700:20::681a:5e4 ### Crawlability (A+ — 100/100) *robots.txt present, sitemap with 376 URLs* - **[PASS]** robots.txt is present - **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present - **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML - **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 376 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 *Domain intelligence data not available* --- ## Compliance ### WCAG Compliance (A+ — 100/100) *No testable criteria* ### Cookie Consent & Privacy (B — 80/100) *No consent signals detected* - **[WARNING]** No privacy policy link detected — A privacy policy page is recommended for transparency and may be legally required. - **[INFO]** No terms of service link detected - **[INFO]** No cookie consent banner detected - **[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 (D — 40/100) *3 trackers detected* - **[INFO]** 3 third-party trackers detected — Found 1 analytics, 1 advertising, 0 marketing, 1 tag manager trackers. - **[WARNING]** 1 advertising/retargeting trackers detected — Advertising trackers collect user data for ad targeting. Under GDPR, these typically require explicit consent. - **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no cookie policy found — This page loads 3 trackers but no cookie policy was detected. GDPR requires disclosure when using tracking cookies. - **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no privacy policy found — Most data protection regulations require a privacy policy when collecting user data via trackers. ### Cookie & Tracker Inventory (A+ — 100/100) *0 cookies · 3 trackers · 0 pre-consent* - **[INFO]** 3 third-party tracker(s) detected on page --- ## Legal ### Legal Page Ecosystem (F — 35/100) *1 of 7 expected legal pages detected* - **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at https://guardian.ng/privacy-policy/, 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. - **[INFO]** Accessibility Statement not detected — No link matching common Accessibility Statement URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Accessibility Statement, especially those collecting user data. - **[INFO]** DMCA / Copyright Notice not detected — No link matching common DMCA / Copyright Notice URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a DMCA / Copyright Notice, especially those collecting user data. - **[INFO]** Refund / Returns Policy not detected — No link matching common Refund / Returns Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Refund / Returns Policy, especially those collecting user data. - **[INFO]** Acceptable Use Policy not detected — No link matching common Acceptable Use Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Acceptable Use Policy, especially those collecting user data. ### Copyright Notice (A+ — 100/100) *© 2026 GUARDIAN Newspapers* - **[PASS]** Copyright notice is up to date — Copyright notice is up to date: © 2026 GUARDIAN Newspapers - **[PASS]** Copyright holder: GUARDIAN Newspapers ### Regulatory Indicators *1 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. ### 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 (A — 85/100) *Cloudflare (DYNAMIC)* - **[PASS]** Site is served via Cloudflare CDN (edge: CDG) - **[INFO]** CDN cache status: DYNAMIC ### 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 (A — 85/100) *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. - **[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) *25 landmarks* - **[CRITICAL]** No
landmark found — Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in
. - **[WARNING]** No