# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://wikipedia.org **Date:** April 8, 2026 **URL:** https://wikipedia.org **Overall Grade:** C (78/100) **Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/505dfb97-2625-76ce-36d4-9a5608a90e7f ## 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. **[WARNING]** Certificate expires soon (29 days remaining) — Security > TLS & Certificates 4. **[WARNING]** Cookie 'GeoIP' has no SameSite attribute — Security > Cookie Security 5. **[WARNING]** Cookie 'GeoIP' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Security > Cookie Security --- ## Lighthouse Scores | Category | Score | |----------|-------| | Performance | 94 | | Accessibility | 95 | | Best Practices | 100 | | SEO | 100 | --- ## 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 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 — 90/100) *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 29 days) - **[WARNING]** Certificate expires soon (29 days remaining) — Renew the certificate before it expires to avoid browser warnings. - **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 2 certificates - **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm - **[PASS]** Certificate covers 41 domain(s) - **[PASS]** Certificate is issued by a trusted CA ### Cookie Security (B — 75/100) *5 cookies analyzed, 10 checks passed* - **[PASS]** Cookie 'WMF-Last-Access' has the Secure flag - **[PASS]** Cookie 'WMF-Last-Access' has the HttpOnly flag - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'WMF-Last-Access' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict. - **[PASS]** Cookie 'WMF-Last-Access-Global' has the Secure flag - **[PASS]** Cookie 'WMF-Last-Access-Global' has the HttpOnly flag - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'WMF-Last-Access-Global' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict. - **[PASS]** Cookie 'GeoIP' has the Secure flag - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'GeoIP' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft. - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'GeoIP' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict. - **[PASS]** Cookie 'NetworkProbeLimit' has the Secure flag - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'NetworkProbeLimit' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft. - **[PASS]** Cookie 'NetworkProbeLimit' has SameSite=None - **[PASS]** Cookie 'WMF-Uniq' has the Secure flag - **[PASS]** Cookie 'WMF-Uniq' has the HttpOnly flag - **[PASS]** Cookie 'WMF-Uniq' has SameSite=None --- ## Advanced Security ### Subresource Integrity (A+ — 100/100) *No external resources* - **[PASS]** No external resources to protect ### JS Library Vulnerabilities (A+ — 100/100) *No known vulnerabilities* - **[PASS]** No known JavaScript library vulnerabilities detected ### Information Leakage (A+ — 100/100) *No exposures* - **[PASS]** security.txt is present — good practice - **[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 (A+ — 100/100) *277 KB transferred, 10 requests* - **[PASS]** Page weighs 420 KB (277 KB transferred) - **[PASS]** 10 HTTP requests - **[INFO]** Estimated 0.06 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 (275.8 KiB of 277.0 KiB) - **[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 (A — 85/100) *4 images, 0 KB saveable* - **[PASS]** All images are well-optimized ### JS Execution Cost (C — 60/100) *1811ms total JS execution* - **[WARNING]** https://www.wikipedia.org/: 1642ms CPU time - **[INFO]** Unattributable: 169ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 1811ms (100% of total) ### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100) *No web fonts (system fonts)* - **[PASS]** No web fonts loaded — system fonts are fastest ### JS Bundles (A+ — 100/100) *2 scripts, 0 KB unused* ### 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) *2 hints, 0 missing preconnects* - **[PASS]** Page uses 2 resource hint(s) ### 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 — 40/100) *200 links checked, 140 healthy, 60 broken* - **[CRITICAL]** 140 of 200 links are healthy - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lij.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://li.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lmo.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://mai.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://ml.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://xmf.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://mzn.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://cdo.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://mn.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://nap.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://new.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://frr.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://oc.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://mhr.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://or.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://pa.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://pnb.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://ps.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://pms.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://nds.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://kaa.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://crh.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://qu.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://rue.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://sa.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://sat.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://skr.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://sah.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://sco.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://sn.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://scn.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://si.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://sd.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://szl.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://so.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://shi.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://shn.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://zgh.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://tly.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://tum.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://vec.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://vo.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://wa.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://zh-classical.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://wuu.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://yi.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://yo.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://bat-smg.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://zu.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://ne.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://mni.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lad.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://kbd.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://ang.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://smn.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://anp.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://ab.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://roa-rup.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://frp.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://atj.wikipedia.org/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. ### 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.* - **[CRITICAL]** og:image is not reachable — The og:image URL could not be fetched. Social platforms won't be able to display it. - **[INFO]** Missing og:url — The og:url tag specifies the canonical URL for the shared content. - **[INFO]** Missing og:site_name — The og:site_name tag displays the website name in social previews. - **[INFO]** Missing twitter:card — Without twitter:card, Twitter falls back to Open Graph tags. Adding it gives you more control. ### 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, 11 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. - **[PASS]** Has 1 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s) - **[PASS]** 3 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: 11 ms ### Redirect Chain (A — 90/100) *1 redirect(s), 53 ms total* - **[PASS]** Single redirect - **[INFO]** WWW normalization redirect ### IPv6 Readiness (F — 30/100) *IPv6 records exist but unreachable* - **[WARNING]** IPv6 DNS records exist but server is not reachable — Having AAAA records but an unreachable server is worse than no AAAA — clients may experience delays before falling back to IPv4. - **[INFO]** IPv6 connection error ### Crawlability (B — 80/100) *robots.txt present, no sitemap* - **[PASS]** robots.txt is present - **[INFO]** No sitemap.xml found — A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently. - **[INFO]** robots.txt does not reference a sitemap — Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap. ### URL Variants (B — 75/100) *www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS* - **[CRITICAL]** Both www and non-www versions serve content - **[PASS]** HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS ### Domain Intelligence (A+ — 100/100) *wikipedia.org — via MarkMonitor Inc., 25 years, 7 months old* - **[PASS]** Domain registered until Jan 13, 2027 (9 months remaining) - **[INFO]** DNSSEC is not enabled — DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it. - **[PASS]** Registrar: MarkMonitor Inc. --- ## Compliance ### WCAG Compliance (A+ — 100/100) *No testable criteria* ### Cookie Consent & Privacy (B — 80/100) *No consent signals detected* - **[WARNING]** No privacy policy link detected — A privacy policy page is recommended for transparency and may be legally required. - **[INFO]** No terms of service link detected - **[INFO]** No cookie consent banner detected - **[PASS]** 5 cookie(s) set on initial load (functional) - **[INFO]** This is an automated check, not legal advice — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators of consent management. This does not constitute a legal compliance assessment. Consult a privacy professional for GDPR/CCPA compliance. ### Language & i18n (A — 90/100) *Lang attribute present* - **[PASS]** attribute is present - **[PASS]** value is valid - **[INFO]** No Content-Language HTTP header - **[INFO]** Language signals are inconsistent — The attribute and Content-Language header should agree. ### Readability & Typography (A+ — 100/100) *Font sizes and tap targets checked* ### Viewport Configuration (B — 80/100) *Viewport properly configured* - **[PASS]** Viewport meta tag is present - **[WARNING]** width=device-width is not set - **[PASS]** User zooming is allowed ### Third-Party Trackers (C — 55/100) *1 trackers detected* - **[INFO]** 1 third-party trackers detected — Found 1 analytics, 0 advertising, 0 marketing, 0 tag manager trackers. - **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no cookie policy found — This page loads 1 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. --- ## Legal ### Legal Page Ecosystem (F — 35/100) *1 of 7 expected legal pages detected* - **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy: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 (C — 55/100) *No copyright notice detected* - **[INFO]** No copyright notice detected — No copyright notice detected in the page content. While not legally required in most jurisdictions (copyright exists automatically), a notice is standard practice and signals site ownership. ### Regulatory Indicators *0 regulatory indicator(s) detected* - **[INFO]** This is a technical scan, not a legal assessment — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators that may suggest regulatory relevance. This is not a compliance audit and should not be relied upon for legal decisions. Consult qualified legal counsel for compliance assessments. - **[INFO]** No specific regulatory indicators detected — No strong signals for GDPR, CCPA, ADA, PCI, HIPAA, or COPPA were found. This does not mean these regulations don't apply — it means we didn't detect common technical indicators. ### Third-Party Data Sharing *0 third-party service(s) detected* - **[INFO]** Data inventory for transparency purposes — This inventory identifies third-party services that receive data from your site visitors. Under regulations like GDPR (Article 30), maintaining records of data processing activities is commonly considered a best practice. This automated scan provides a starting point — it may not capture all data flows. - **[INFO]** No recognized third-party data-sharing services detected — This page does not appear to load external tracking, analytics, or advertising scripts. ### Compliance Badges (C — 55/100) *0 compliance badge(s) detected* - **[INFO]** No compliance badges detected — No recognized compliance certification badges or seals were found. This is common — many sites do not display compliance badges. --- ## Availability ### CDN & Delivery (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 (A — 90/100) *HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis* - **[INFO]** HTTP/3 (QUIC) not advertised — HTTP/3 eliminates head-of-line blocking. If your CDN supports it, consider enabling it. - **[PASS]** HSTS enabled (includeSubDomains, preload) - **[PASS]** HSTS preload enabled - **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT) --- ## Accessibility ### Landmark Structure (A — 85/100) *8 landmarks* - **[PASS]**
landmark present - **[PASS]** 3