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· 32 checks — HTTP headers, CSP, TLS handshake, and cookie hygiene rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
87
GRADE
B
FIX
3
REVIEW
6
PASS
23
INFO
0
Checks
32
23 PASS 6 REVIEW 3 FIX
F
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'

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

D
CSP Inline-Style Readiness
Action
66 inline style attribute(s) detected
FIX
66 inline style attribute(s) detected
Warning::
66 inline style attribute(s) detected
Each `style=""` attribute forces `style-src 'unsafe-inline'` in any Content-Security-Policy, which negates most of CSP's XSS-mitigation value. 66 inline style(s) is high. Affected element types include: div, button, form, fieldset, section. Move styles to a stylesheet; use CSS custom properties for runtime-dynamic values; or adopt a nonce/hash CSP policy. Most teams take the stylesheet path because it's also a maintainability win.
D
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=()
C
Security Headers
Action
6 of 10 headers properly configured
REVIEW
6 of 10 headers properly configured
Info::
Strict-Transport-Security is properly configured
Got: max-age=63072000; includeSubDomains; preload
Info::
X-Content-Type-Options is properly configured
Got: nosniff
Info::
X-Frame-Options is properly configured
Got: sameorigin
Info::
Referrer-Policy is properly configured
Got: same-origin
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
Info::
X-Powered-By header is not present
Info::
Server header is not present
Info::
Domain is in the Chrome HSTS preload list (status: preloaded)
Got: preloaded

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

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

B
WAF / Bot Protection
No WAF detected via response headers
REVIEW
No WAF detected via response headers
Info::
No WAF detected
Response headers don't match any known WAF or bot-management product. Sites exposed to abuse (login, signup, payment) typically benefit from a WAF such as Cloudflare, Akamai, AWS WAF, or Imperva.
C
security.txt
Action
No security.txt file found
REVIEW
No security.txt file found
Info::
No security.txt file found
security.txt (RFC 9116) provides a standardized way for security researchers to report vulnerabilities. Create one at /.well-known/security.txt with at least a Contact field.
Expected: /.well-known/security.txt

security.txt

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

C
Permissions-Policy Granularity
Action
No Permissions-Policy header set -- powerful features (camera / microphone / geolocation / payment / USB) default to allow-on-same-origin
REVIEW
No Permissions-Policy header set -- powerful features (camera / microphone / geolocation / payment / USB) default to allow-on-same-origin
Warning::
Permissions-Policy header not set -- features default to allow-on-same-origin
Without a `Permissions-Policy` (or legacy `Feature-Policy`) header, every powerful browser feature defaults to its spec default policy (typically `self`). A third-party iframe injected via XSS or a misconfigured embed can still request access to the user's camera, microphone, geolocation, payment APIs, USB devices, etc. Explicitly deny features the page doesn't need: ``` Permissions-Policy: camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=(), payment=(), usb=(), accelerometer=(), gyroscope=() ``` Features the page legitimately uses can stay enabled with `feature=(self)`.
Got: header absent
B
Email Security
DMARC: quarantine, SPF: -all, DKIM
REVIEW
DMARC: quarantine, SPF: -all, DKIM
Info::
DMARC policy is quarantine — good protection
Info::
SPF ends in -all (hard fail) — strongest setting
Info::
DKIM configured (selectors: s1)
Info::
MTA-STS not configured
MTA-STS forces inbound mail to use TLS, preventing downgrade attacks. Requires both a TXT record at _mta-sts.<domain> and a policy file at https://mta-sts.<domain>/.well-known/mta-sts.txt.
Info::
TLS-RPT not configured
TLS-RPT (RFC 8460) lets MTAs report TLS-handshake failures, so you can detect and fix MTA-STS misconfigurations. Add a TXT record at _smtp._tls.<domain>.
Info::
BIMI not configured
BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification) lets supporting clients (Gmail, Apple Mail, Yahoo) display your verified logo next to your messages. Optional but raises trust signals. Requires DMARC at p=quarantine or p=reject to be honored.
DMARC
Policy quarantine — good protection Record v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; sp=quarantine; pct=100; rua=mailto:demarcreports@uce.cia.gov; ruf=mailto:demarcfailures@uce.cia.gov; ri=86400; aspf=s; adkim=s; fo=1

MTA-STS forces inbound mail to use TLS, preventing downgrade attacks. Requires both a TXT record at _mta-sts.<domain> and a policy file at https://mta-sts.<domain>/.well-known/mta-sts.txt.

Why this matters

Without MTA-STS, inbound mail can be silently downgraded to plain SMTP by a network attacker.

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MTA-STS (RFC 8461) tells sending mail servers to use TLS and to refuse delivery if TLS fails. Requires both a TXT record at _mta-sts.<domain> AND a policy file at https://mta-sts.<domain>/.well-known/mta-sts.txt. Without it, an active attacker on the network path can strip STARTTLS and read the email in plaintext.

Source: RFC 8461

TLS-RPT (RFC 8460) lets MTAs report TLS-handshake failures, so you can detect and fix MTA-STS misconfigurations. Add a TXT record at _smtp._tls.<domain>.

Why this matters

Without TLS-RPT, you have no visibility into inbound TLS failures — MTA-STS misconfigurations stay hidden until users complain.

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TLS-RPT (RFC 8460) is the feedback channel for MTA-STS: senders post aggregate reports of TLS-handshake failures to the URI in your _smtp._tls TXT record. Without it, an MTA-STS misconfiguration silently rejects mail and you find out only when someone notices missing email.

Source: RFC 8460

BIMI (Brand Indicators for Message Identification) lets supporting clients (Gmail, Apple Mail, Yahoo) display your verified logo next to your messages. Optional but raises trust signals. Requires DMARC at p=quarantine or p=reject to be honored.

Why this matters

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

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, 8 checks passed
PASS
TLS 1.3, 8 checks passed
Info::
TLS 1.3 is used
Got: TLS 1.3
Info::
Strong cipher suite is used
Got: TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
Info::
HTTP/2 is not negotiated
HTTP/2 provides multiplexing and header compression for better performance.
Got: http/1.1
Info::
OCSP stapling enabled
Info::
Certificate is valid (expires in 33 days)
Got: 2026-08-12T23:59:59Z
Info::
Certificate chain has 2 certificates
Info::
Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
Got: ECDSA-SHA384
Info::
Certificate covers 2 domain(s)
Got: www.cia.gov, cia.gov
Info::
Certificate is issued by a trusted CA
Got: CN=DigiCert Global G3 TLS ECC SHA384 2020 CA1,O=DigiCert Inc,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_256_GCM_SHA384
HTTP Version
HTTP/1.1

Certificate Chain

Leaf Certificate
Subject SERIALNUMBER=Government Entity,CN=www.cia.gov,O=Central Intelligence Agency,L=Mclean,ST=Virginia,C=US,2.5.4.15=#1311476f7665726e6d656e7420456e74697479,1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=#13025553Issuer CN=DigiCert Global G3 TLS ECC SHA384 2020 CA1,O=DigiCert Inc,C=USValid 2025-08-13T00:00:00Z → 2026-08-12T23:59:59ZExpires in 33 days SANs www.cia.gov, cia.govSignature ECDSA-SHA384Serial 19472548d26cd8e3ad4d02d0fe33811
Intermediate (CA Certificate)
Subject CN=DigiCert Global G3 TLS ECC SHA384 2020 CA1,O=DigiCert Inc,C=USIssuer CN=DigiCert Global Root G3,OU=www.digicert.com,O=DigiCert Inc,C=USValid 2021-04-14T00:00:00Z → 2031-04-13T23:59:59ZExpires in 1738 days Signature ECDSA-SHA384Serial b00e92d4d6d731fca3059c7cb1e1886
A
Cookie Security
2 cookies analyzed, 4 checks passed
PASS
2 cookies analyzed, 4 checks passed
Info::
Cookie 'jsessionid' has the Secure flag
Info::
Cookie 'jsessionid' has the HttpOnly flag
Warning::
Cookie 'jsessionid' has no SameSite attribute
Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict.
Info::
Cookie '_session_' has the Secure flag
Info::
Cookie '_session_' has the HttpOnly flag
Warning::
Cookie '_session_' has no SameSite attribute
Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict.
2 cookies analyzed 2 warnings
NameSecureHttpOnlySameSiteSizeIssues
jsessionid✓✓—170 B1
_session_✓✓—41 B1
A+
Cross-Origin Tab Safety
No new-tab links found -- no tabnabbing surface
PASS
No new-tab links found -- no tabnabbing surface
Info::
No new-tab links present
A+
Trusted Types (XSS Sink Hardening)
No CSP header -- Trusted Types check is N/A
PASS
No CSP header -- Trusted Types check is N/A
Info::
No CSP header found -- Trusted Types check is N/A
A+
Bot Challenge Detection
Scan reached real page content (no bot-protection interstitial)
PASS
Scan reached real page content (no bot-protection interstitial)
Info::
No bot-protection interstitial detected -- the rest of the report reflects the real page
A+
Soft-404 Detection
HTTP status is non-2xx -- soft-404 check is N/A
PASS
HTTP status is non-2xx -- soft-404 check is N/A
Info::
HTTP status is non-2xx -- soft-404 check is N/A
A+
Empty Page Detection
Page has substantive body text and no placeholder / template-leak signals
PASS
Page has substantive body text and no placeholder / template-leak signals
Info::
Page has substantive body text and no placeholder / template-leak signals
A+
Geo-Restriction Detection
No geo-restriction signals detected -- scan reached the page from an allowed region
PASS
No geo-restriction signals detected -- scan reached the page from an allowed region
Info::
No geo-restriction detected
A+
Maintenance Mode Detection
No maintenance-mode signals detected -- scan reached a normal page
PASS
No maintenance-mode signals detected -- scan reached a normal page
Info::
No maintenance-mode signals detected
A+
Subresource Integrity Adoption
Page has no third-party scripts or stylesheets -- SRI not applicable
PASS
Page has no third-party scripts or stylesheets -- SRI not applicable
Info::
No third-party scripts or stylesheets to protect with SRI
A+
CORS Depth
No CORS response headers -- the resource is same-origin-only by browser default
PASS
No CORS response headers -- the resource is same-origin-only by browser default
Info::
No CORS response headers -- the resource is same-origin-only by browser default
A+
Referrer-Policy Strictness
Referrer-Policy is `same-origin` (strict -- Referer sent only on same-origin requests)
PASS
Referrer-Policy is `same-origin` (strict -- Referer sent only on same-origin requests)
Info::
Referrer-Policy: `same-origin` -- strict -- Referer sent only on same-origin requests
Full URL Referer header on same-origin requests; no Referer at all on cross-origin. Strong privacy posture; same-origin analytics still work.
Got: same-origin
A+
Source Map Exposure
Source-map probe didn't run on this scan
PASS
Source-map probe didn't run on this scan
Info::
Source-map probe didn't run on this scan
A+
HTML Version Disclosure
No software-version disclosures in HTML
PASS
No software-version disclosures in HTML
Info::
No software-version disclosures in HTML
A+
Open Redirect Surface
No redirect-shaped query parameters in DOM links
PASS
No redirect-shaped query parameters in DOM links
Info::
No redirect-shaped query parameters in DOM links
A+
Auth Security
Page is not a login form -- auth-security checks are N/A
PASS
Page is not a login form -- auth-security checks are N/A
Info::
Page does not appear to be a login form
A+
Subdomain Inventory Exposure
No risky subdomain names in certificate SANs
PASS
No risky subdomain names in certificate SANs
Info::
No risky subdomain names in certificate SANs
A+
Subresource Integrity
No external resources
PASS
No external resources
Info::
No external resources to protect
SRI Coverage No external resources — SRI not applicable
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—
/package.json✓ Not founddependency-manifest—
/composer.json✓ Not founddependency-manifest—
/Gemfile✓ Not founddependency-manifest—
/Gemfile.lock✓ Not founddependency-manifest—
/requirements.txt✓ Not founddependency-manifest—
/pom.xml✓ Not founddependency-manifest—
/.gitlab-ci.yml✓ Not foundci-config—
/.travis.yml✓ Not foundci-config—
A+
API Surface
No API specs or GraphQL introspection found (probed 11 candidate path(s))
PASS
No API specs or GraphQL introspection found (probed 11 candidate path(s))
Info::
No API specs or GraphQL introspection found (probed 11 path(s))
A
Transport Security
HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis
PASS
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.
Info::
HSTS enabled (includeSubDomains, preload)
Info::
HSTS preload enabled
Info::
TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)
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