# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://nmsu.edu **Date:** April 22, 2026 **URL:** https://nmsu.edu **Overall Grade:** C (72/100) **Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/59f77324-75a8-44ba-b95d-7476f5006936 ## Top Findings 1. **[CRITICAL]** Content-Security-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers 2. **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'TUT-WAF' is missing the Secure flag — Security > Cookie Security 3. **[CRITICAL]** HSTS header is missing — Security > Security Headers 4. **[CRITICAL]** No Content-Security-Policy header found — Security > Content Security Policy 5. **[CRITICAL]** Page weighs 11.6 MB (9.0 MB transferred) — Performance > Page Weight Budget --- ## Lighthouse Scores | Category | Score | |----------|-------| | Performance | 56 | | Accessibility | 88 | | Best Practices | 96 | | SEO | 91 | --- ## 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 1.2, 7 checks passed* - **[PASS]** TLS 1.2 is used - **[INFO]** TLS 1.3 is not negotiated — TLS 1.3 offers improved performance and security. Consider enabling it. - **[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 101 days) - **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 2 certificates - **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm - **[PASS]** Certificate covers 2 domain(s) - **[PASS]** Certificate is issued by a trusted CA ### Cookie Security (B — 80/100) *1 cookies analyzed, 1 checks passed* - **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'TUT-WAF' is missing the Secure flag — Without the Secure flag, this cookie can be sent over unencrypted HTTP, exposing it to interception. - **[PASS]** Cookie 'TUT-WAF' has the HttpOnly flag - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'TUT-WAF' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict. --- ## Advanced Security ### Subresource Integrity (F — 20/100) *0 of 11 external resources have SRI* - **[WARNING]** External link from fonts.googleapis.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 link from use.fontawesome.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External link from mayday.nmsu.edu lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External link from cdn.datatables.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from collector-44309.us.tvsquared.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from cdn.bc0a.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from mayday.nmsu.edu lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from siteimproveanalytics.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. ### 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 — 85/100) *DMARC: quarantine* - **[PASS]** DMARC policy is quarantine — good 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 — 0/100) *9.0 MB transferred, 95 requests* - **[CRITICAL]** Page weighs 11.6 MB (9.0 MB transferred) - **[WARNING]** Images are 4.2 MB — compress or use modern formats — Convert images to WebP/AVIF and resize to display dimensions to reduce transfer size. - **[WARNING]** JavaScript is 754 KB — consider code splitting or lazy loading — Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts. - **[INFO]** Fonts are 361 KB — consider subsetting or using system fonts — Subset fonts to include only used characters, or switch to system font stacks. - **[INFO]** 95 HTTP requests - **[INFO]** Estimated 1.9 g CO2 per page load ### Third-Party Impact (A+ — 100/100) *8% third-party, 0 ms blocking* - **[INFO]** Third-party code accounts for 8% of page weight (739.3 KiB of 9.0 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) *35 images, 0 KB saveable* - **[WARNING]** https://nmsu.edu/assets/svg/icons/menu.svg is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://nmsu.edu/assets/vendor/flag-icon-css/flags... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://nmsu.edu/assets/svg/components/dots-3.svg is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://nmsu.edu/assets/svg/logos/logo-white_w_tag... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://nmsu.edu/assets/img/2025_ranking.svg is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. - **[WARNING]** https://nmsu.edu/assets/svg/logos/logo-mobile.svg is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. ### JS Execution Cost (D — 40/100) *2515ms total JS execution* - **[WARNING]** https://nmsu.edu/: 771ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 749ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-700F...: 368ms CPU time - **[INFO]** https://nmsu.edu/assets/vendor/jquery/dist/jquery....: 248ms CPU time - **[INFO]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-MPF...: 147ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 1496ms (59% of total) ### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100) *6 fonts (361 KB)* - **[INFO]** 6 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional) ### JS Bundles (D — 40/100) *25 scripts, 302 KB unused* - **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-700F...: 113 KB unused (66%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-700F...: 66 KB unused (39%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-MPF...: 63 KB unused (54%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://nmsu.edu/assets/vendor/leaflet/dist/leafle...: 39 KB unused (83%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://nmsu.edu/assets/vendor/bootstrap/dist/js/b...: 20 KB unused (83%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 302 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) *2 hints, 0 missing preconnects* - **[PASS]** Page uses 2 resource hint(s) ### Page Weight Inventory (C — 55/100) *95 resources · 9.0 MB · 302 KB savings available* - **[WARNING]** Page weight 8.0 MB over 1MB target - **[INFO]** ~302 KB of savings available - **[INFO]** 26 third-party resources (8% of weight) - **[INFO]** 8 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 — 58/100) *183 links checked, 174 healthy, 8 broken* - **[CRITICAL]** 174 of 183 links are healthy - **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://fonts.googleapis.com — Found in . Returns HTTP 404. - **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://fonts.gstatic.com — Found in . Returns HTTP 404. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://nmstatesports.com/ — Found in . Get "https://nmstatesports.com/": context deadline exceeded - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://aces.nmsu.edu/aes/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 404. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://aces.nmsu.edu/pubs/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 404. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: http://twitter.com/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 520. - **[INFO]** Long redirect chain: http://www.youtube.com/newmexicostateu (3 hops) - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://nmsu.edu/tel:575-646-0111 — Found in . Returns HTTP 404. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://nmsu.edu/javascript:; — Found in . Returns HTTP 404. ### Mixed Content (A+ — 100/100) *No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS.* - **[PASS]** No mixed content detected — all resources use HTTPS ### Open Graph (F — 0/100) *No Open Graph tags found — social sharing previews will be generic.* - **[WARNING]** No Open Graph meta tags found — Without og:title, og:description, and og:image, social media platforms will generate a generic preview when your page is shared. ### 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, 177 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]** 2 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: 177 ms ### Redirect Chain (A+ — 100/100) *No redirects — direct access* - **[PASS]** No redirects — direct access ### 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 (B — 75/100) *no robots.txt, no sitemap* - **[INFO]** No robots.txt found — robots.txt is optional but recommended. It tells search engine crawlers which pages to index. - **[INFO]** No sitemap.xml found — A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently. ### 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) *nmsu.edu — 39 years, 5 months old, hosted on TUT-AS - Total Uptime Technologies, LLC, US* - **[PASS]** Domain registered until Jul 31, 2026 (3 months remaining) - **[PASS]** Hosting: TUT-AS - Total Uptime Technologies, LLC, US --- ## Compliance ### WCAG Compliance (A+ — 100/100) *No testable criteria* ### Cookie Consent & Privacy (A+ — 95/100) *privacy policy found* - **[PASS]** Privacy policy link found - **[INFO]** No terms of service link detected - **[INFO]** No cookie consent banner detected - **[PASS]** 1 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 (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 (B — 80/100) *5 trackers detected* - **[INFO]** 5 third-party trackers detected — Found 2 analytics, 2 advertising, 0 marketing, 1 tag manager trackers. - **[WARNING]** 2 advertising/retargeting trackers detected — Advertising trackers collect user data for ad targeting. Under GDPR, these typically require explicit consent. ### Cookie & Tracker Inventory (A+ — 100/100) *1 cookies · 5 trackers · 0 pre-consent* - **[INFO]** 1 cookie(s) could not be classified - **[INFO]** 5 third-party tracker(s) detected on page --- ## Legal ### Legal Page Ecosystem (D — 50/100) *3 of 7 expected legal pages detected* - **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at privacy/index.html, 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. - **[PASS]** Accessibility Statement detected — Found at https://nmsu.edu/accessibility. - **[PASS]** DMCA / Copyright Notice detected — Found at copyright.html. - **[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 — 60/100) *© 2023 New Mexico State University - Board of Regents Inf* - **[INFO]** Copyright year is 2023 (3 year(s) behind) — Copyright year is 2023 — 3 year(s) behind. While copyright protection doesn't depend on the year being current, an outdated notice may suggest the site is not actively maintained. Update to © 2026 or use a range like © 2023–2026. - **[PASS]** Copyright holder: New Mexico State University - Board of Regents Inf ### 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]** 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. ### Third-Party Data Sharing *2 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]** 2 third-party services across 2 categories — 2 third-party services detected across 2 categories: Analytics (1), Tag Management (1). Each of these services receives some user data from your site visitors. - **[INFO]** Google Analytics (Analytics) — Detected via script URL. Typically collects: Page views, User behavior, Demographics, Device info, IP address. Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. Data Processing Agreement available. - **[INFO]** Google Tag Manager (Tag Management) — Detected via script URL. Typically collects: Orchestrates other tracking scripts, Page views. Privacy policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy. 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 (B — 75/100) *max-age=0, must-revalidate, private* - **[PASS]** Cache-Control header is set - **[PASS]** ETag present — enables conditional (304) responses ### 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. --- ## Accessibility ### Landmark Structure (A+ — 100/100) *11 landmarks* - **[PASS]**
landmark present - **[PASS]** 1