# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://www.freebsd.org

**Date:** April 7, 2026  
**URL:** https://www.freebsd.org  
**Overall Grade:** B (82/100)  
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/a40fd98e-9f78-c3e3-562d-cfa289510cf1

## Top Findings

1. **[CRITICAL]** 'unsafe-inline' found in script source — Security > Content Security Policy
2. **[CRITICAL]** 1 control(s) without accessible label — Accessibility > Form Accessibility
3. **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers
4. **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers
5. **[WARNING]** External script from plausible.io lacks integrity attribute — Security > Subresource Integrity

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## Lighthouse Scores

| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 97 |
| Accessibility | 94 |
| Best Practices | 100 |
| SEO | 92 |

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## Security

### Security Headers (C — 65/100)

*6 of 10 headers properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Strict-Transport-Security is properly configured (consider adding preload)
- **[PASS]** X-Content-Type-Options is properly configured
- **[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.
- **[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 (C — 60/100)

*5 of 10 CSP checks passed*

- **[INFO]** Raw CSP policy
- **[PASS]** default-src directive is set
- **[CRITICAL]** 'unsafe-inline' found in script source — 'unsafe-inline' allows inline <script> tags, defeating CSP against XSS. Remove it and use nonces or hashes instead.
- **[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 <base> 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.
- **[PASS]** upgrade-insecure-requests is enabled

### 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 67 days)
- **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 2 certificates
- **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
- **[PASS]** Certificate covers 5 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

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## Advanced Security

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

*0 of 1 external resources have SRI*

- **[WARNING]** External script from plausible.io 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 (A+ — 100/100)

*132 KB transferred, 17 requests*

- **[PASS]** Page weighs 169 KB (132 KB transferred)
- **[PASS]** 17 HTTP requests
- **[INFO]** Estimated 0.03 g CO2 per page load

### Third-Party Impact (A+ — 100/100)

*2% third-party, 0 ms blocking*

- **[INFO]** Third-party code accounts for 2% of page weight (2.6 KiB of 131.5 KiB)
- **[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)

*5 images, 0 KB saveable*

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

### JS Execution Cost (A+ — 100/100)

*204ms total JS execution*

- **[INFO]** https://plausible.io/js/script.outbound-links.js: 103ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** Unattributable: 101ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 204ms (100% 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)

*1 scripts, 0 KB unused*


### 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

### 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 (A+ — 100/100)

*83 links checked, 83 healthy, 0 broken*

- **[PASS]** 83 of 83 links are healthy

### 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+ — 100/100)

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

- **[INFO]** og:title is short (19 characters) — Ideal length is 25–60 characters for social sharing 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 (B — 75/100)

*1 A records, 106 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)
- **[WARNING]** CNAME record at zone apex — A CNAME at the zone apex can break MX and NS records. Use ALIAS/ANAME or A records instead.
- **[INFO]** No NS records found
- **[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.
- **[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: 106 ms

### Redirect Chain (A+ — 100/100)

*No redirects — direct access*

- **[PASS]** No redirects — direct access

### IPv6 Readiness (A+ — 100/100)

*IPv6 reachable (41 ms)*

- **[PASS]** IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2a02:80:0:3ffd::50:3

### Crawlability (A+ — 95/100)

*robots.txt present, sitemap with 3 URLs*

- **[PASS]** robots.txt is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 3 entries
- **[PASS]** Sitemap index with 3 child sitemaps
- **[INFO]** robots.txt does not reference a sitemap — Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your 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)

*freebsd.org — via Gandi SAS, 32 years old*

- **[PASS]** Domain registered until Sep 18, 2028 (2 years, 5 months remaining)
- **[PASS]** DNSSEC is enabled
- **[PASS]** Registrar: Gandi SAS

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## 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
- **[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 (F — 30/100)

*No viewport meta tag*

- **[CRITICAL]** No viewport meta tag found — Without a viewport meta tag, the page will not render correctly on mobile devices.

### Third-Party Trackers (A+ — 95/100)

*2 trackers detected*

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

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## Legal

### Legal Page Ecosystem (C — 65/100)

*3 of 7 expected legal pages detected*

- **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at https://www.freebsd.org/privacy/.
- **[PASS]** Terms of Service detected — Found at https://www.freebsdfoundation.org/legal/trademark-usage-terms-and-conditions/, 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.
- **[PASS]** DMCA / Copyright Notice detected — Found at https://www.freebsd.org/copyright/, linked from footer.
- **[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)

*© 1995-2026 The FreeBSD Project All rights reserved*

- **[PASS]** Copyright notice is up to date — Copyright notice is up to date: © 1995-2026 The FreeBSD Project All rights reserved
- **[PASS]** Copyright holder: The FreeBSD Project

### 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]** 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.

### 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.

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## 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 — 40/100)

*No cache headers*

- **[WARNING]** No Cache-Control header found — Browsers will use heuristic caching, which can be unpredictable. Set explicit cache headers.
- **[PASS]** ETag present — enables conditional (304) responses
- **[PASS]** Last-Modified header present

### 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)
- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)

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## Accessibility

### Landmark Structure (A — 85/100)

*4 landmarks*

- **[PASS]** <main> landmark present
- **[PASS]** 1 <nav> landmark(s) found
- **[WARNING]** Skip navigation link is missing (WCAG 2.4.1) — Add a skip link as the first focusable element so keyboard users can bypass repeated navigation.

### Heading Hierarchy (A+ — 100/100)

*8 headings*

- **[PASS]** Single H1 present

### Alt Text Quality (A+ — 100/100)

*All 6 images OK*

- **[PASS]** 6 image(s) with good alt text

### Form Accessibility (B — 77/100)

*2 of 2 controls have issues*

- **[CRITICAL]** 1 control(s) without accessible label — Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.
- **[WARNING]** 1 control(s) rely on placeholder only — Placeholder text disappears on focus and is not a reliable label.

### Link & Button Quality (B — 80/100)

*5 issue(s) across 99 links and 1 buttons*

- **[WARNING]** 5 link(s) with generic text — Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.
- **[PASS]** 94 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 (F — 30/100)

*2 icon(s) detected*

- **[PASS]** favicon.ico present at site root
- **[PASS]** HTML icon links detected
- **[INFO]** No apple-touch-icon detected — iOS devices use this when users add your site to their home screen. Add <link rel='apple-touch-icon' sizes='180x180' href='/apple-touch-icon.png'>.

### 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 — 40/100)

*No dark mode signals*

- **[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 — 15/100)

*No navigation patterns*

- **[PASS]** 1 navigation landmark(s) detected
- **[INFO]** No breadcrumbs, search, or skip link detected — These navigation aids help users orient themselves and find content efficiently, especially on large sites.

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## SEO

### Canonical URL (B — 80/100)

*Minor issues*

- **[WARNING]** No canonical tag found — Search engines will determine the canonical URL themselves, which may cause duplicate content issues.

### Meta Tags (A — 90/100)

*Title: 19 chars*

- **[PASS]** Page title is set
- **[WARNING]** Title is only 19 characters — consider expanding
- **[INFO]** Title and H1 are identical — Consider differentiating — the title is for search results, the H1 is for the page.

### Content Depth (B — 80/100)

*338 words, Difficult*

- **[PASS]** Page has 338 words of content
- **[INFO]** Reading level: Difficult (grade 10)

### Internal Links (A — 90/100)

*70 internal, 29 external*

- **[PASS]** 70 internal links (71%)
- **[PASS]** 95% of links use descriptive anchor text
- **[INFO]** 70 internal / 29 external links
- **[WARNING]** 5 internal links use generic anchor text

### Image SEO (A+ — 100/100)

*6 images, 6 descriptive filenames*

- **[PASS]** All images have descriptive filenames

### Hreflang

*0 hreflang tags*


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## Sustainability

### CO2 Per Page Load (A+ — 100/100)

*0.04g CO2 per view*

- **[PASS]** 0.04g CO2 per page view — This page transfers 0.1 MB, producing an estimated 0.04g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.01g, network 0.01g, end-user device 0.02g.
- **[INFO]** At 10,000 monthly views: 4.4 kg CO2/year — With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 4.4 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 545 smartphones.

### Green Hosting (D — 50/100)

*Unknown*

- **[INFO]** Hosting provider could not be identified — Without knowing the provider, we cannot determine their energy sourcing. Check with your hosting provider about their renewable energy commitments.
- **[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)

*97% cached*

- **[PASS]** 97% reduction on repeat visits — Returning visitors download only 4 KB (vs 131 KB first visit). 16 of 17 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.04g CO2 per repeat visit.
- **[INFO]** Repeat visit: 0.00g CO2 (first visit: 0.04g)

### Carbon Budget (A+ — 100/100)

*10th percentile*

- **[PASS]** 0.04g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g — Cleaner than an estimated 90% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 10th percentile — Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.

### Transfer Efficiency (A+ — 100/100)

*100% efficient*

- **[PASS]** Transfer efficiency: 100% — Only 0 KB of potential savings identified. Your page is well-optimized for size.

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