# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://lobste.rs **Date:** April 15, 2026 **URL:** https://lobste.rs **Overall Grade:** B (82/100) **Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/9dc23489-86a2-4e45-bd8b-eb02e864a9e2 ## Top Findings 1. **[CRITICAL]** No
landmark found — Accessibility > Landmark Structure 2. **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers 3. **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers 4. **[WARNING]** HSTS is missing includeSubDomains — Security > Security Headers 5. **[WARNING]** Permissions-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers --- ## Lighthouse Scores | Category | Score | |----------|-------| | Performance | 98 | | Accessibility | 86 | | Best Practices | 100 | | SEO | 91 | --- ## Security ### Security Headers (B — 70/100) *6 of 10 headers properly configured* - **[WARNING]** HSTS is missing includeSubDomains — Without includeSubDomains, subdomains can still be accessed over HTTP. - **[PASS]** X-Content-Type-Options is properly configured - **[PASS]** X-Frame-Options is properly configured - **[PASS]** Referrer-Policy is properly configured - **[WARNING]** Permissions-Policy header is missing — Controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) are allowed. Set it to restrict unused features. - **[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 not present ### Content Security Policy (B — 75/100) *5 of 10 CSP checks passed* - **[INFO]** Raw CSP policy - **[PASS]** default-src directive is set - **[PASS]** No 'unsafe-inline' in script source - **[PASS]** No 'unsafe-eval' in script source - **[PASS]** No wildcard in script source - **[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'. - **[WARNING]** frame-ancestors directive is missing — frame-ancestors controls who can embed your page, preventing clickjacking. Set it to 'self' or 'none'. - **[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 77 days) - **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 2 certificates - **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm - **[PASS]** Certificate covers 1 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 (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 (C — 60/100) *0 directives, 5 missing* - **[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 (A+ — 100/100) *74 KB transferred, 36 requests* - **[PASS]** Page weighs 169 KB (74 KB transferred) - **[PASS]** 36 HTTP requests - **[INFO]** Estimated 0.02 g CO2 per page load ### Third-Party Impact (A+ — 100/100) *No third-party resources* - **[PASS]** No third-party resources detected ### Text Compression (A+ — 100/100) *All text resources are compressed* - **[PASS]** All text resources are compressed ### Image Optimization (B — 75/100) *26 images, 0 KB saveable* - **[PASS]** All images are well-optimized ### JS Execution Cost (B — 80/100) *584ms total JS execution* - **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 325ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** https://lobste.rs/: 259ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 325ms (56% 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) *No JavaScript* - **[PASS]** No JavaScript bundles ### 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) *No optimization needed* - **[PASS]** No resource hint issues ### Page Weight Inventory (A+ — 100/100) *36 resources · 74 KB · 0 KB savings available* - **[PASS]** Within 1MB page-weight target ### 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 - **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/rss — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/comments.rss — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/ — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/active — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/recent — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/comments — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/search — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/login — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/t/compilers — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/domains/tratt.net — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/~ltratt — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/s/q6j2fu/retrofitting_jit_compilers_into_c — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/t/databases — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/domains/jon.chrt.dev — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/~bugsmith — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/agpl-is-not-a-tool-fo... — Found in . Get "https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/agpl-is-not-a-tool-for-taking-freedom-away": remote error: tls: handshake failure - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/domains/fsf.org — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/s/ydlsfn/app_element_io_matrix_lead_clo... — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/t/distributed — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/domains/app.element.io — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/~milkcanworld — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/t/retrocomputing — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/domains/bsky.app — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/~linkdd — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/s/jbyxup/sdl3_add_dos_platform_support — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/t/zig — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/domains/ziglang.org — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/~vpol — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/s/4vvozb/zig_0_16_0_release_notes — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/domains/tinkering.xyz — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/~zmitchell — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/s/vb70md/i_don_t_care_it_s_x_times_faster — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/domains/lewiscampbell.tech — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/~LAC-Tech — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/s/zubxux/saying_goodbye_agile — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/t/windows — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/domains/warped3.substack.com — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/~technetium — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/t/math — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/domains/stylewarning.com — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/~Corbin — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/s/inohss/not_all_elementary_functions_c... — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/~jmelesky — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/s/ak5mgm/keepass_keepassxc_fork — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/s/orvtly/fixing_20_year_old_bug_enlight... — Found in . Get "https://lobste.rs/s/orvtly/fixing_20_year_old_bug_enlightenment_e16": context deadline exceeded - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://web.archive.org/web/3/https%3A%2F%2Ffreebsdfounda... — Found in . Returns HTTP 404. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/t/release — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/~eregon — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/s/krdjnf/truffleruby_34_full_ruby_3_4 — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/domains/simonhartcher.com — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/~deevus — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/s/51obiz/testing_opengraph_on_localhost... — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/domains/dbreunig.com — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/~zk — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/s/dzlbeb/cybersecurity_looks_like_proof... — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/domains/adele.pages.casa — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/~Aks — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/s/7lmezq/fediverse_deserves_dumb_graphical — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/domains/armanckeser.com — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://lobste.rs/~ciferkey — 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 (B — 85/100) *Open Graph tags are partially configured — some improvements recommended.* - **[INFO]** og:title is short (8 characters) — Ideal length is 25–60 characters for social sharing previews. - **[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, 12 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]** 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: 12 ms ### Redirect Chain (A+ — 100/100) *No redirects — direct access* - **[PASS]** No redirects — direct access ### 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 (F — 30/100) *robots.txt present, sitemap with 0 URLs* - **[PASS]** robots.txt is present - **[CRITICAL]** robots.txt blocks all crawlers — Disallow: / for all user-agents prevents search engines from indexing any page. This will remove the site from search results. - **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present - **[WARNING]** sitemap.xml contains invalid XML — Search engines may not be able to parse the sitemap. Fix XML validation errors. - **[WARNING]** sitemap.xml is empty — no URLs found — An empty sitemap provides no value. Add entries for your pages. - **[PASS]** robots.txt references sitemap ### URL Variants (A — 90/100) *www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS* - **[PASS]** www/non-www redirect configured correctly (preferred: non-www) - **[WARNING]** HTTP→HTTPS redirect uses 302 instead of 301 ### Domain Intelligence (A+ — 100/100) *lobste.rs — via Mainstream Public Cloud Services d.o.o., hosted on DigitalOcean* - **[PASS]** Registrar: Mainstream Public Cloud Services d.o.o. - **[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. - **[PASS]** Hosting: DigitalOcean --- ## 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 (A+ — 100/100) *No third-party trackers detected* - **[PASS]** No third-party trackers detected --- ## Legal ### Legal Page Ecosystem (F — 0/100) *0 of 7 expected legal pages detected* - **[WARNING]** Privacy Policy not detected — No link matching common Privacy Policy URL patterns or link text was found. Most websites are expected to have a Privacy Policy, especially those collecting user data. - **[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 *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]** 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 (B — 75/100) *max-age=0, private, must-revalidate* - **[PASS]** Cache-Control header is set - **[PASS]** ETag present — enables conditional (304) responses ### Transport Security (A+ — 100/100) *HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis* - **[PASS]** HTTP/3 (QUIC) supported — The server advertises HTTP/3 via Alt-Svc for faster connections on mobile networks. - **[PASS]** HSTS enabled (base policy) - **[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 (D — 50/100) *6 landmarks* - **[CRITICAL]** No
landmark found — Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in
. - **[PASS]** 4