# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://apps.apple.com **Date:** April 21, 2026 **URL:** https://apps.apple.com **Overall Grade:** C (76/100) **Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/a88d34e1-08d2-4bac-ba08-4f49ccf155be ## Top Findings 1. **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'geo' is missing the Secure flag — Security > Cookie Security 2. **[CRITICAL]** Page weighs 37.9 MB (33.1 MB transferred) — Performance > Page Weight Budget 3. **[CRITICAL]** 38 image-only link(s) without alt text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality 4. **[WARNING]** 103 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing — Performance > Page Weight Budget 5. **[WARNING]** 77 third-party resources (97% of weight) — Performance > Page Weight Inventory --- ## Lighthouse Scores | Category | Score | |----------|-------| | Performance | 50 | | Accessibility | 91 | | Best Practices | 92 | | SEO | 100 | --- ## Security ### Security Headers (C — 60/100) *5 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 - **[WARNING]** Server header reveals version information — The Server header discloses the software version, aiding attackers in targeting known vulnerabilities. Remove the version number. ### Content Security Policy (A — 90/100) *7 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'. - **[PASS]** frame-ancestors directive is set - **[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 119 days) - **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 2 certificates - **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm - **[PASS]** Certificate covers 72 domain(s) - **[PASS]** Certificate is issued by a trusted CA ### Cookie Security (B — 75/100) *1 cookies analyzed, 0 checks passed* - **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'geo' is missing the Secure flag — Without the Secure flag, this cookie can be sent over unencrypted HTTP, exposing it to interception. - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'geo' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft. - **[WARNING]** Cookie 'geo' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict. --- ## Advanced Security ### Subresource Integrity (F — 20/100) *0 of 3 external resources have SRI* - **[WARNING]** External link from www.apple.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from js-cdn.music.apple.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code. - **[WARNING]** External script from js-cdn.music.apple.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* - **[PASS]** security.txt is present — good practice - **[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 --- ## Performance ### Page Weight Budget (F — 0/100) *33.1 MB transferred, 103 requests* - **[CRITICAL]** Page weighs 37.9 MB (33.1 MB transferred) - **[WARNING]** JavaScript is 1.0 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading — Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts. - **[INFO]** Fonts are 425 KB — consider subsetting or using system fonts — Subset fonts to include only used characters, or switch to system font stacks. - **[WARNING]** 103 HTTP requests — consider bundling or reducing — Each request adds latency. Bundle small files, use sprites, or eliminate unnecessary requests. - **[INFO]** Estimated 7.0 g CO2 per page load ### Third-Party Impact (D — 50/100) *97% third-party, 0 ms blocking* - **[WARNING]** Third-party code accounts for 97% of page weight (32.3 MiB of 33.1 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 (A+ — 95/100) *28 images, 0 KB saveable* - **[PASS]** All images are well-optimized ### JS Execution Cost (F — 20/100) *7018ms total JS execution* - **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 2134ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** https://apps.apple.com/assets/index~BRTBTu87nN.js: 1514ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** https://js-cdn.music.apple.com/hls.js/2.820.0/hls....: 1299ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** https://apps.apple.com/assets/index~JZsYzCL4Hi.js: 1098ms CPU time - **[WARNING]** https://apps.apple.com/us/iphone/today: 920ms CPU time - **[INFO]** Third-party scripts: 3434ms (49% of total) ### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100) *4 fonts (425 KB)* - **[INFO]** 4 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional) ### JS Bundles (F — 20/100) *17 scripts, 636 KB unused* - **[WARNING]** https://apps.apple.com/assets/index~JZsYzCL4Hi.js: 450 KB unused (74%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://js-cdn.music.apple.com/hls.js/2.820.0/hls....: 135 KB unused (54%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[WARNING]** https://apps.apple.com/assets/index~BRTBTu87nN.js: 50 KB unused (71%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code. - **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 636 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) *1 hints, 0 missing preconnects* - **[PASS]** Page uses 1 resource hint(s) ### Page Weight Inventory (F — 30/100) *103 resources · 33.1 MB · 636 KB savings available* - **[WARNING]** Page weight 32.1 MB over 1MB target - **[INFO]** ~636 KB of savings available - **[WARNING]** 77 third-party resources (97% of weight) - **[INFO]** 13 resources over 200KB ### 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 (D — 65/100) *200 links checked, 193 healthy, 7 broken* - **[CRITICAL]** 193 of 200 links are healthy - **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.apple.com/wss/fonts — Found in . Returns HTTP 404. - **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://www.apple.com/wss/fonts?families=SF+Pro,v4%7CSF+P... — Found in . Returns HTTP 404. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/paramount/id530168168 — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://apps.apple.com/ml/iphone/today — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://apps.apple.com/mr/iphone/today — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://apps.apple.com/ma/iphone/today — Found in . Returns HTTP 429. - **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://apps.apple.com/np/iphone/today — 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 — 80/100) *Open Graph tags are partially configured — some improvements recommended.* - **[CRITICAL]** og:image is not reachable — The og:image URL could not be fetched. Social platforms won't be able to display it. - **[INFO]** Missing og:type — The og:type tag helps social platforms categorize the content. - **[INFO]** Missing twitter:card — Without twitter:card, Twitter falls back to Open Graph tags. Adding it gives you more control. ### Structured Data (A+ — 100/100) *1 JSON-LD block(s) found — structured data is well configured.* --- ## Infrastructure ### DNS Records (B — 75/100) *1 A records, 33 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 5 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 - **[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: 33 ms ### Redirect Chain (A — 90/100) *1 redirect(s), 13 ms total* - **[PASS]** Single redirect ### IPv6 Readiness (A+ — 100/100) *IPv6 reachable (1 ms)* - **[PASS]** IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2a02:26f0:2380:6b4::2a1, 2a02:26f0:2380:6a5::2a1, 2a02:26f0:2380:68b::2a1, 2a02:26f0:2380:6ab::2a1, 2a02:26f0:2380:69b::2a1 ### Crawlability (A+ — 100/100) *robots.txt present, sitemap with 7 URLs* - **[PASS]** robots.txt is present - **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present - **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML - **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 7 entries - **[PASS]** Sitemap index with 7 child sitemaps - **[PASS]** robots.txt references sitemap ### URL Variants (A+ — 100/100) *www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS* - **[PASS]** HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS ### Domain Intelligence (A+ — 100/100) *apple.com — via Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE, 39 years, 8 months old* - **[PASS]** Domain registered until Feb 20, 2027 (10 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: Nom-iq Ltd. dba COM LAUDE - **[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 - **[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]** 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 ### Cookie & Tracker Inventory (A+ — 100/100) *1 cookies · 0 trackers · 0 pre-consent* - **[INFO]** 1 cookie(s) could not be classified --- ## Legal ### Legal Page Ecosystem (C — 60/100) *2 of 7 expected legal pages detected* - **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at https://www.apple.com/privacy/use-of-cookies/, linked from footer. - **[PASS]** Terms of Service detected — Found at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/, 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 Apple Inc* - **[PASS]** Copyright notice is up to date — Copyright notice is up to date: © 2026 Apple Inc - **[PASS]** Copyright holder: Apple Inc ### 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]** 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 (A — 90/100) *max-age=60 (1 minute)* - **[PASS]** Cache-Control header is set - **[PASS]** Effective TTL: 1 minute (max-age=60) - **[INFO]** No ETag or Last-Modified header — Conditional requests (304 Not Modified) are not possible without validators. ### 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 (includeSubDomains) - **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT) --- ## Accessibility ### Landmark Structure (B — 80/100) *3 landmarks* - **[PASS]**
landmark present - **[PASS]** 1