# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://www.storyblok.com

**Date:** April 7, 2026  
**URL:** https://www.storyblok.com  
**Overall Grade:** C (78/100)  
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/9df146d9-4478-2dbd-75a0-36aca0c093b0

## Top Findings

1. **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'nf_ab' is missing the Secure flag — Security > Cookie Security
2. **[CRITICAL]** 34 image-only link(s) without alt text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality
3. **[WARNING]** Cookie 'nf_ab' has no SameSite attribute — Security > Cookie Security
4. **[WARNING]** Cookie 'nf_ab' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Security > Cookie Security
5. **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers

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## Lighthouse Scores

| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 51 |
| Accessibility | 96 |
| Best Practices | 100 |
| SEO | 92 |

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## Security

### Security Headers (D — 45/100)

*4 of 10 headers properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Strict-Transport-Security is properly configured
- **[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.
- **[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 <base> 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 245 days)
- **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 3 certificates
- **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
- **[PASS]** Certificate covers 3 domain(s)
- **[PASS]** Certificate is issued by a trusted CA

### Cookie Security (B — 75/100)

*1 cookies analyzed, 0 checks passed*

- **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'nf_ab' is missing the Secure flag — Without the Secure flag, this cookie can be sent over unencrypted HTTP, exposing it to interception.
- **[WARNING]** Cookie 'nf_ab' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft.
- **[WARNING]** Cookie 'nf_ab' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict.

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## Advanced Security

### Subresource Integrity (F — 20/100)

*0 of 3 external resources have SRI*

- **[WARNING]** External script from eu.i.posthog.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.

### 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 (F — 30/100)

*No DMARC*

- **[WARNING]** No DMARC record found — Without DMARC, email receivers have no policy for handling authentication failures.

### 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

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## Performance

### Page Weight Budget (B — 83/100)

*1.1 MB transferred, 94 requests*

- **[PASS]** Page weighs 3.7 MB (1.1 MB transferred)
- **[WARNING]** JavaScript is 525 KB — consider code splitting or lazy loading — Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts.
- **[INFO]** 94 HTTP requests
- **[INFO]** Estimated 0.23 g CO2 per page load

### Third-Party Impact (D — 50/100)

*64% third-party, 0 ms blocking*

- **[WARNING]** Third-party code accounts for 64% of page weight (715.5 KiB of 1.1 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 — 75/100)

*37 images, 0 KB saveable*

- **[PASS]** All images are well-optimized

### JS Execution Cost (F — 20/100)

*5255ms total JS execution*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.storyblok.com/: 2051ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 1166ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-HWTG...: 830ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-674...: 434ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.storyblok.com/_astro/page.k449a2wJ.js: 352ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** Third-party scripts: 2619ms (50% of total)

### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100)

*4 fonts (161 KB)*

- **[INFO]** 4 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)

### JS Bundles (C — 60/100)

*30 scripts, 171 KB unused*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-HWTG...: 66 KB unused (39%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=AW-674...: 60 KB unused (41%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://eu.i.posthog.com/static/array.js: 45 KB unused (70%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 171 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)

*3 hints, 0 missing preconnects*

- **[PASS]** Page uses 3 resource hint(s)

### Render-Blocking Resources (A+ — 100/100)

*No render-blocking resources detected*

- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected in <head>

### Third-Party Resources (A+ — 100/100)

*No third-party resources detected*


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## Content Quality

### Links (B — 80/100)

*170 links checked, 166 healthy, 4 broken*

- **[CRITICAL]** 166 of 170 links are healthy
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.gstatic.com — Found in <link href>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://a.storyblok.com/f/88751/800x540/c78afe6f01/cs-oct... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://a.storyblok.com/f/88751/400x270/106c95d02a/oatly.... — Found in <img src>. Returns HTTP 404.
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://a.storyblok.com/f/88751/800x540/649abf662d/virgin... — Found in <img src>. 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 (A — 95/100)

*Open Graph tags are well configured for social sharing.*

- **[INFO]** Missing og:site_name — The og:site_name tag displays the website name in social previews.

### 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.

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## Infrastructure

### DNS Records (A — 90/100)

*4 A records, 46 ms lookup*

- **[PASS]** Resolves to 4 IPv4 address(es)
- **[INFO]** No IPv6 (AAAA) records
- **[INFO]** No NS records found
- **[INFO]** No MX records — email not configured via DNS
- **[INFO]** CAA records not checked — CAA record lookup requires a specialized DNS resolver. This check will be available in a future update.
- **[INFO]** No SPF record found in TXT records — SPF helps prevent email spoofing. Add a TXT record starting with 'v=spf1'.
- **[PASS]** DNS resolution time: 46 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 (A+ — 100/100)

*robots.txt present, sitemap with 2437 URLs*

- **[PASS]** robots.txt is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 2437 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: www)
- **[PASS]** HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

### Domain Intelligence (A+ — 100/100)

*storyblok.com — via Amazon Registrar, Inc., 10 years, 9 months old, hosted on AWS*

- **[PASS]** Domain registered until Aug 15, 2026 (4 months remaining)
- **[INFO]** DNSSEC is not enabled — DNSSEC protects against DNS spoofing attacks. While not required, enabling DNSSEC adds an additional layer of security. Contact your DNS provider to enable it.
- **[PASS]** Registrar: Amazon Registrar, Inc.
- **[PASS]** Hosting: AWS

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## Compliance

### WCAG Compliance (A+ — 100/100)

*No testable criteria*


### Cookie Consent & Privacy (A+ — 100/100)

*privacy policy found*

- **[PASS]** Privacy policy link found
- **[PASS]** Terms of service link found
- **[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]** <html lang> attribute is present
- **[PASS]** <html lang> value is valid
- **[INFO]** No Content-Language HTTP header
- **[INFO]** Language signals are inconsistent — The <html lang> 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+ — 95/100)

*3 trackers detected*

- **[INFO]** 3 third-party trackers detected — Found 2 analytics, 0 advertising, 0 marketing, 1 tag manager trackers.

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## Legal

### Legal Page Ecosystem (A — 85/100)

*4 of 7 expected legal pages detected*

- **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at /legal/privacy-policy, linked from footer.
- **[PASS]** Terms of Service detected — Found at /legal/privacy-policy.
- **[PASS]** Cookie Policy detected — Found at /cookie-settings.
- **[PASS]** Accessibility Statement detected — Found at /lp/accessibility, linked from footer.
- **[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)

*© 2017-2026 Storyblok GmbH Bluesky (opens in a new window) …*

- **[PASS]** Copyright notice is up to date — Copyright notice is up to date: © 2017-2026 Storyblok GmbH Bluesky (opens in a new window) Twi
- **[PASS]** Copyright holder: Storyblok GmbH Bluesky (opens in a new window) Twi

### 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: Privacy policy page found. EU General Data Protection Regulation — governs collection and processing of personal data of EU residents.
- **[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

*1 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]** 1 third-party services across 1 categories — 1 third-party services detected across 1 categories: Analytics (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.

### 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.

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## Availability

### CDN & Delivery (A — 85/100)

*AWS CloudFront (Miss from cloudfront)*

- **[PASS]** Site is served via AWS CloudFront CDN (edge: ZRH52-P1)
- **[INFO]** CDN cache status: Miss from cloudfront

### HTTP Caching (B — 75/100)

*public,max-age=0,must-revalidate*

- **[PASS]** Cache-Control header is set
- **[PASS]** ETag present — enables conditional (304) responses

### Transport Security (A — 90/100)

*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.
- **[PASS]** HSTS enabled (includeSubDomains, preload)
- **[PASS]** HSTS preload enabled
- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)

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## Accessibility

### Landmark Structure (A — 90/100)

*7 landmarks*

- **[PASS]** <main> landmark present
- **[PASS]** 3 <nav> landmark(s) found
- **[WARNING]** 2 of 3 <nav> elements are unlabeled — Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.
- **[PASS]** Skip navigation link present

### Heading Hierarchy (A — 90/100)

*21 headings*

- **[WARNING]** Multiple H1 headings (7 found) — A page should have only one H1. Multiple H1s dilute the document outline.

### Alt Text Quality (A+ — 100/100)

*All 80 images OK*

- **[PASS]** 49 decorative image(s) correctly marked
- **[PASS]** 31 image(s) with good alt text

### Form Accessibility (A+ — 100/100)

*No form controls*

- **[PASS]** No form controls on this page

### Link & Button Quality (D — 48/100)

*4 issue(s) across 117 links and 15 buttons*

- **[WARNING]** 4 link(s) with generic text — Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.
- **[CRITICAL]** 34 image-only link(s) without alt text
- **[WARNING]** 19 link(s) open in new tab without warning — Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.
- **[PASS]** 60 link(s) with descriptive text

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## UX

### 404 Error Page (B — 80/100)

*HTTP 404, custom page*

- **[PASS]** Correct 404 status code returned
- **[PASS]** Custom styled 404 page
- **[PASS]** Navigation links present on 404 page
- **[PASS]** Homepage link present on 404 page

### Favicon & Branding (B — 80/100)

*7 icon(s) detected*

- **[PASS]** favicon.ico present at site root
- **[PASS]** HTML icon links detected
- **[PASS]** Apple touch icon present
- **[PASS]** SVG favicon detected — scales perfectly to any size
- **[PASS]** Multiple icon sizes detected

### Web Manifest (D — 40/100)

*Not found*

- **[INFO]** No web manifest found — No manifest at standard paths (/manifest.json, /site.webmanifest). A manifest is optional but enables PWA features like home screen installation and standalone display.

### Dark Mode Support (D — 45/100)

*Theme color only*

- **[INFO]** Theme-color present but no dark variant — A theme-color is set but no dark-specific variant was found. The browser toolbar may not adapt for dark mode users.
- **[INFO]** No dark mode signals detected — Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.
- **[INFO]** Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles — External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

### Print Stylesheet (D — 40/100)

*No print styles*

- **[INFO]** No print-specific styles detected — When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.

### Navigation UX (F — 30/100)

*1 navigation pattern(s)*

- **[PASS]** Skip navigation link detected
- **[PASS]** 3 navigation landmark(s) detected

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## SEO

### Canonical URL (A+ — 100/100)

*Properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Canonical tag present
- **[PASS]** Canonical is self-referencing
- **[PASS]** Canonical matches final URL after redirects
- **[PASS]** Canonical target returns 200

### Meta Tags (A+ — 95/100)

*Title optimized*

- **[PASS]** Page title is set
- **[PASS]** Title length (57 chars) is optimal
- **[INFO]** Title and H1 have very different wording — Alignment helps users confirm they've reached the right page.

### Content Depth (A — 85/100)

*1357 words, Difficult*

- **[PASS]** Page has 1357 words — good depth for search engines
- **[INFO]** Text-to-HTML ratio is 4% — Very low ratio suggests heavy framework overhead or boilerplate.
- **[INFO]** Reading level: Difficult (grade 12)

### Internal Links (A+ — 100/100)

*104 internal, 13 external*

- **[PASS]** 104 internal links (89%)
- **[PASS]** 97% of links use descriptive anchor text
- **[INFO]** 104 internal / 13 external links

### Image SEO (A+ — 100/100)

*80 images, 65 descriptive filenames*

- **[INFO]** 15 image(s) have hash/generic filenames

### Hreflang

*0 hreflang tags*


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## Sustainability

### CO2 Per Page Load (A — 85/100)

*0.31g CO2 per view*

- **[PASS]** 0.31g CO2 per page view — This page transfers 1.1 MB, producing an estimated 0.31g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.06g, network 0.05g, end-user device 0.20g.
- **[INFO]** At 10,000 monthly views: 36.9 kg CO2/year — With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 36.9 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 4617 smartphones.

### Green Hosting (D — 40/100)

*Not green*

- **[INFO]** No confirmed renewable energy commitment detected — Consider providers like Cloudflare, Google Cloud, or Vercel that match 100% of their energy use with renewables.
- **[INFO]** AWS CloudFront: Renewable varies by edge location
- **[INFO]** Green hosting status based on known provider commitments — Green hosting detection uses a curated database of provider renewable energy commitments. This is not a real-time verification. For authoritative checks, visit thegreenwebfoundation.org.

### Repeat Visit Weight (A+ — 100/100)

*95% cached*

- **[PASS]** 95% reduction on repeat visits — Returning visitors download only 52 KB (vs 1113 KB first visit). 93 of 94 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.29g CO2 per repeat visit.
- **[INFO]** Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.31g)

### Carbon Budget (A — 85/100)

*20th percentile*

- **[PASS]** 0.31g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g — Cleaner than an estimated 80% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 20th percentile — Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.

### Transfer Efficiency (B — 80/100)

*85% efficient*

- **[INFO]** Transfer efficiency: 85% — An estimated 170 KB (15%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 170 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.05g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.

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