# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://taz.de **Date:** April 21, 2026 **URL:** https://taz.de **Overall Grade:** B (80/100) **Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/920fc627-3bf4-4754-b42a-a6a2ee9a0a37 ## Top Findings 1. **[CRITICAL]** 1 image(s) missing alt attribute — Accessibility > Alt Text Quality 2. **[CRITICAL]** 1 image-in-link without alt text — Accessibility > Alt Text Quality 3. **[CRITICAL]** 17 image-only link(s) without alt text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality 4. **[CRITICAL]** No H1 heading found — Accessibility > Heading Hierarchy 5. **[WARNING]** is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Performance > Image Optimization --- ## Lighthouse Scores | Category | Score | |----------|-------| | Performance | 44 | | Accessibility | 87 | | Best Practices | 96 | | SEO | 77 | --- ## Security ### Security Headers (C — 55/100) *5 of 10 headers properly configured* - **[WARNING]** HSTS max-age is too short (15724800s, should be ≥ 31536000s) — A short max-age leaves a window for downgrade attacks. Set max-age to at least 31536000 (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'. - **[PASS]** X-Frame-Options is properly configured - **[WARNING]** Referrer-Policy header is missing — Controls how much referrer information is sent with requests. Set to 'strict-origin-when-cross-origin' or stricter. - **[PASS]** Permissions-Policy is set - **[PASS]** Content-Security-Policy is present - **[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 (B — 70/100) *2 of 10 CSP checks passed* - **[INFO]** Raw CSP policy - **[WARNING]** default-src directive is missing — default-src provides a fallback for other directives. Set it to restrict default resource loading. - **[INFO]** No script-src or default-src to check for 'unsafe-inline' - **[INFO]** No script-src or default-src to check for 'unsafe-eval' - **[INFO]** No script-src or default-src to check for wildcard - **[PASS]** object-src falls back to default-src - **[WARNING]** base-uri directive is missing — Without base-uri, attackers can inject a tag to hijack relative URLs. Set it to 'self' or 'none'. - **[PASS]** frame-ancestors directive is set - **[WARNING]** form-action directive is missing — form-action restricts where forms can submit data, preventing form hijacking. - **[INFO]** upgrade-insecure-requests is not set — This directive upgrades HTTP resources to HTTPS automatically, preventing mixed content. ### 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 79 days) - **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 2 certificates - **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm - **[PASS]** Certificate covers 61 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 (F — 20/100) *0 of 7 external resources have SRI* - **[WARNING]** External script from data-502d5cce76.taz.de lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from cdn.privacy-mgmt.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from securepubads.g.doubleclick.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from data-502d5cce76.taz.de lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from cdn.privacy-mgmt.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from data-2d3a3249cd.taz.de lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from securepubads.g.doubleclick.net 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+ — 100/100) *DMARC: reject* - **[PASS]** DMARC policy is reject — strongest protection ### Permissions-Policy (C — 65/100) *1 directives, 5 missing* - **[PASS]** interest-cohort=() — blocked for all origins - **[INFO]** camera not restricted — Consider adding camera=() to block camera access from embedded content. - **[INFO]** microphone not restricted — Consider adding microphone=() to block microphone access from embedded content. - **[INFO]** geolocation not restricted — Consider adding geolocation=() to block geolocation access from embedded content. - **[INFO]** payment not restricted — Consider adding payment=() to block payment access from embedded content. - **[INFO]** usb not restricted — Consider adding usb=() to block usb access from embedded content. ### CORS Configuration (B — 80/100) *No CORS headers* - **[PASS]** No CORS headers present — secure default --- ## Performance ### Page Weight Budget (B — 74/100) *1.4 MB transferred, 103 requests* - **[PASS]** Page weighs 3.1 MB (1.4 MB transferred) - **[WARNING]** 103 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing — Each request adds latency. Bundle small files, use sprites, or eliminate unnecessary requests. - **[INFO]** Estimated 0.29 g CO2 per page load ### Third-Party Impact (A — 85/100) *28% third-party, 0 ms blocking* - **[INFO]** Third-party code accounts for 28% of page weight (405.9 KiB of 1.4 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) *49 images, 0 KB saveable* - **[WARNING]** is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS. ### JS Execution Cost (F — 20/100) *4000ms total JS execution* - **[WARNING]** https://taz.de/lib/taz-verlag-node/js/alpinejs/dis...: 887ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 683ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/mana...: 646ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** https://taz.de/: 608ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** https://cdn.privacy-mgmt.com/unified/wrapperMessag...: 494ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 2059ms (51% of total) ### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100) *12 fonts (183 KB)* - **[INFO]** 12 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional) ### JS Bundles (B — 70/100) *15 scripts, 131 KB unused* - **[WARNING]** https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/mana...: 107 KB unused (57%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://taz.de/lib/taz-verlag-node/js/swiper/swipe...: 23 KB unused (59%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://taz.de/lib/taz-verlag-node/js/own_function...: unminified — 3 KB could be saved - **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 131 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) *18 hints, 0 missing preconnects* - **[PASS]** Page uses 18 resource hint(s) ### Page Weight Inventory (C — 55/100) *103 resources · 1.4 MB · 131 KB savings available* - **[WARNING]** Page weight 415 KB over 1MB target - **[INFO]** ~131 KB of savings available - **[INFO]** 28 third-party resources (28% of weight) ### 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 (A — 95/100) *200 links checked, 199 healthy, 1 broken* - **[WARNING]** 199 of 200 links are healthy - **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://taz.de/lib/taz-verlag-node/safari-pinned-tab.svg — 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 (B — 80/100) *Open Graph tags are partially configured — some improvements recommended.* - **[WARNING]** Missing og:image — The og:image tag provides a preview image for social sharing. - **[INFO]** og:title is short (6 characters) — Ideal length is 25–60 characters for social sharing previews. - **[INFO]** Missing og:type — The og:type tag helps social platforms categorize the content. ### Structured Data (B — 85/100) *1 JSON-LD block(s) found — some improvements recommended.* - **[WARNING]** Missing or invalid @context in block #1 — The @context should be "https://schema.org" for search engines to recognize the data. - **[PASS]** Custom type "WebPage" — unable to validate specific properties --- ## Infrastructure ### DNS Records (A+ — 95/100) *1 A records, 98 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]** 4 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: 98 ms ### Redirect Chain (A+ — 100/100) *No redirects — direct access* - **[PASS]** No redirects — direct access ### IPv6 Readiness (A+ — 100/100) *IPv6 reachable (83 ms)* - **[PASS]** IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2001:67c:13c::7a2:de ### Crawlability (A+ — 100/100) *robots.txt present, sitemap with 182 URLs* - **[PASS]** robots.txt is present - **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present - **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML - **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 182 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 (A+ — 100/100) *taz.de* - **[WARNING]** Registrar lock is NOT enabled — The domain can be transferred without an unlock step. Enable registrar lock (clientTransferProhibited) in your registrar's control panel to protect against unauthorized or accidental transfers. --- ## 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) *6 trackers detected* - **[INFO]** 6 third-party trackers detected — Found 3 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. - **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no cookie policy found — This page loads 6 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 · 6 trackers · 0 pre-consent* - **[INFO]** 6 third-party tracker(s) detected on page --- ## Legal ### Legal Page Ecosystem (C — 60/100) *2 of 7 expected legal pages detected* - **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at https://taz.de/Wir-sind-uns-sicher/!vn5957314/, linked from footer. - **[PASS]** Terms of Service detected — Found at https://taz.de/Abonnementvertraege-der-taz/!vn5957307/, linked from footer. - **[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 taz Verlags und Vertriebs GmbH Alle Rechte vorbeha* - **[PASS]** Copyright notice is up to date — Copyright notice is up to date: © 2026 taz Verlags und Vertriebs GmbH Alle Rechte vorbeha - **[PASS]** Copyright holder: taz Verlags und Vertriebs GmbH Alle Rechte vorbeha ### Regulatory Indicators *2 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: European TLD detected: .de. EU General Data Protection Regulation — governs collection and processing of personal data of EU residents. - **[INFO]** HIPAA indicators detected (weak confidence) — Indicators suggesting HIPAA may be relevant: Text mentions: phi. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act — protects sensitive patient health information. ### 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 (D — 45/100) *no-store (uncacheable)* - **[INFO]** Cache-Control: no-store prevents all caching — Intentional for dynamic content, but increases server load for every page view. - **[PASS]** Last-Modified header present ### 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]** HSTS max-age is short: 182 days — HSTS max-age should be at least 1 year (31536000 seconds). - **[INFO]** HSTS missing includeSubDomains — Without includeSubDomains, HSTS only protects the exact domain. - **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT) --- ## Accessibility ### Landmark Structure (B — 75/100) *44 landmarks* - **[PASS]**
landmark present - **[PASS]** 3