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· 12 checks — HTTP headers, CSP, TLS handshake, and cookie hygiene rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
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GRADE
D
FIX
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REVIEW
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PASS
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INFO
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Checks
12
5 PASS 1 REVIEW 6 FIX
D
Security Headers
Action
4 of 10 headers properly configured
FIX
4 of 10 headers properly configured
Warning::
HSTS max-age is too short (15552000s, should be ≥ 31536000s)
A short max-age leaves a window for downgrade attacks. Set max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year).
Got: max-age=15552000; includeSubDomains Expected: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
Info::
X-Content-Type-Options is properly configured
Got: nosniff
Info::
X-Frame-Options is properly configured
Got: DENY
Info::
Referrer-Policy is properly configured
Got: no-referrer-when-downgrade
Warning::
Permissions-Policy header is missing
Controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) are allowed. Set it to restrict unused features.
Expected: geolocation=(), camera=(), microphone=()
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
Warning::
X-Powered-By header reveals technology stack
This header discloses server technology (e.g. Express, PHP), helping attackers target known vulnerabilities. Remove it.
Got: SEOmatic
Info::
Server header is present without version info
Got: cloudflare

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.

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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

A short max-age leaves a window for downgrade attacks. Set max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year).

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

Short HSTS max-age leaves a downgrade-attack window every time the cache expires — set ≥ 1 year.

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max-age below 31536000 (1 year) is below industry recommendation. The browser forgets the HSTS policy and re-exposes first-visit downgrade attacks. Set to 63072000 (2 years) and add `includeSubDomains; preload` to qualify for the HSTS preload list.

Source: RFC 6797 / hstspreload.org

Controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) are allowed. Set it to restrict unused features.

Expected: geolocation=(), camera=(), microphone=()
Why this matters

Permissions-Policy locks down browser APIs you don't use — without it, every page can request camera/mic/geolocation if XSS lands.

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By default every page can request the camera, microphone, geolocation, payment APIs, and dozens more. Permissions-Policy turns off the ones you don't need so a future bug can't quietly start using them. It's a defense-in-depth header — one line, big surface reduction.

Source: MDN / W3C

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.

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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.

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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

This header discloses server technology (e.g. Express, PHP), helping attackers target known vulnerabilities. Remove it.

Why this matters

X-Powered-By: PHP/7.4.3 advertises your stack to attackers — disable it.

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X-Powered-By and similar headers (X-AspNet-Version, X-Runtime) tell attackers which versions to target. Disable in your server/framework config: PHP `expose_php=Off`, ASP.NET `<httpRuntime enableVersionHeader="false">`, Express `app.disable('x-powered-by')`.

Source: OWASP

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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'
Info::
Content-Security-Policy-Report-Only is set but does not enforce
Report-Only logs violations but does not block them. Deploy an enforcing policy when ready.
Got: default-src 'self' https://d3q9kdqrtloda.cloudfront.net/ https://i.ytimg.com/ https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/ https://…

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.

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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

Report-Only logs violations but does not block them. Deploy an enforcing policy when ready.

Why this matters

Report-Only CSP catches violations but doesn't block them — protection is only realized when you graduate to enforcing.

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Report-Only mode is the right starting point: deploy, monitor reports for a week, fix violations, then graduate to enforcing CSP. Sites that get stuck in Report-Only forever have all the operational cost of a CSP with none of the security benefit. Once your reports are clean, swap the header name to `Content-Security-Policy`.

Source: MDN CSP

D
Subresource Integrity
Action
1 of 6 external resources have SRI
FIX
1 of 6 external resources have SRI
Warning::
External script from cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js?did=bd822df2-758c-4472-96b8-e1cce9862b4e
Info::
script from www.gstatic.com has SRI protection
Warning::
External script from www.google.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js?render=6LcI3iAlAAAAAA4do03y5qAzSgwzphsPdztu6mLf
Warning::
External script from cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/scripttemplates/202401.2.0/otBannerSdk.js
Warning::
External script from cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/scripttemplates/202401.2.0/otBannerSdk.js
Warning::
External script from cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js
SRI Coverage 1 / 6 of external resources have integrity hashes
TagDomainIntegrity
<script>cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com✗ Missing
<script>www.gstatic.com✓ Protected
<script>www.google.com✗ Missing
<script>cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com✗ Missing
<script>cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com✗ Missing
<script>cdn-ukwest.onetrust.com✗ Missing
D
Email Security
Action
DMARC: none
FIX
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.
DMARC
Policy none — monitoring only, does not block spoofing Record v=DMARC1; p=none; rua=mailto:donotreply@ielts.org; ruf=mailto:donotreply@ielts.org; fo=0; adkim=r; aspf=r; pct=100; rf=afrf; ri=86400; sp=none

This only monitors, it doesn't block spoofed emails. Change to p=quarantine or p=reject.

Why this matters

DMARC p=none collects reports but doesn't actually block spoofed mail — phishing emails still reach inboxes.

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DMARC's three policies are p=none (monitor only), p=quarantine (mark as spam), and p=reject (bounce). Most domains start at p=none to gather data, but stay there forever, leaving spoofers unblocked. After 30 days of clean DMARC reports, graduate to p=quarantine, then p=reject.

Source: DMARC.org / NIST

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Permissions-Policy
Action
No header set
FIX
No header set
Warning::
No Permissions-Policy header
Consider adding a Permissions-Policy header to restrict browser feature access from embedded content.

No Permissions-Policy header set.

Without this header, embedded iframes can request access to sensitive device features.

Suggested header
Permissions-Policy: camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=(), payment=(), usb=()
D
security.txt
Action
No /.well-known/security.txt published
FIX

security.txt

No security.txt found at /.well-known/security.txt

B
CORS Configuration
No CORS headers
REVIEW
No CORS headers
Info::
No CORS headers present — secure default
CORS Configuration ✓ Secure

No CORS headers detected.

Cross-origin requests are blocked by browser same-origin policy.

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
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 56 days)
Got: 2026-06-18T18:23:24Z
Info::
Certificate chain has 2 certificates
Info::
Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
Got: ECDSA-SHA384
Info::
Certificate covers 2 domain(s)
Got: *.ielts.org, ielts.org
Info::
Certificate is issued by a trusted CA
Got: CN=E8,O=Let's Encrypt,C=US

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.

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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=ielts.orgIssuer CN=E8,O=Let's Encrypt,C=USValid 2026-03-20T18:23:25Z → 2026-06-18T18:23:24ZExpires in 56 days SANs *.ielts.org, ielts.orgSignature ECDSA-SHA384Serial 5fb8acef9d9ef088b1f182f861e20ea26f8
Intermediate (CA Certificate)
Subject CN=E8,O=Let's Encrypt,C=USIssuer CN=ISRG Root X1,O=Internet Security Research Group,C=USValid 2024-03-13T00:00:00Z → 2027-03-12T23:59:59ZExpires in 324 days Signature SHA256-RSASerial 63959363c24e7082715918bfc3d7ed56
A+
Cookie Security
1 cookies analyzed, 2 checks passed
PASS
1 cookies analyzed, 2 checks passed
Info::
Cookie '__cf_bm' has the Secure flag
Info::
Cookie '__cf_bm' has the HttpOnly flag
Warning::
Cookie '__cf_bm' has no SameSite attribute
Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict.
1 cookies analyzed 1 warnings
NameSecureHttpOnlySameSiteSizeIssues
__cf_bm✓✓—205 B1
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::
No security.txt found
Consider adding a security.txt at /.well-known/security.txt.
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✓ Not foundSecurity Policy—
A
Transport Security
HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis
PASS
HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis
Info::
HTTP/3 (QUIC) supported
The server advertises HTTP/3 via Alt-Svc for faster connections on mobile networks.
Warning::
HSTS max-age is short: 180 days
HSTS max-age should be at least 1 year (31536000 seconds).
Got: max-age=15552000 (expected 31536000)
Info::
TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)
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