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· 12 checks — HTTP headers, CSP, TLS handshake, and cookie hygiene rolled into one auditable list.
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D
Security Headers
Action
3 of 10 headers properly configured
FIX
3 of 10 headers properly configured
Info::
Strict-Transport-Security is properly configured (consider adding preload)
Got: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
Warning::
X-Content-Type-Options header is missing
This header prevents MIME-type sniffing, which can lead to XSS attacks. Set it to 'nosniff'.
Expected: 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.
Expected: DENY
Warning::
Referrer-Policy header is missing
Controls how much referrer information is sent with requests. Set to 'strict-origin-when-cross-origin' or stricter.
Expected: strict-origin-when-cross-origin
Warning::
Permissions-Policy header is missing
Controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) are allowed. Set it to restrict unused features.
Expected: geolocation=(), camera=(), microphone=()
Info::
Content-Security-Policy is present
Got: frame-ancestors 'self' https://cms.apnews.com/
Warning::
Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing
COOP isolates your browsing context, preventing cross-origin side-channel attacks. Set to 'same-origin'.
Expected: 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.
Expected: require-corp
Warning::
X-Powered-By header reveals technology stack
This header discloses server technology (e.g. Express, PHP), helping attackers target known vulnerabilities. Remove it.
Got: Brightspot
Info::
Server header is present without version info
Got: cloudflare

This header prevents MIME-type sniffing, which can lead to XSS attacks. Set it to 'nosniff'.

Expected: nosniff
Why this matters

MIME sniffing lets browsers run uploaded files as JavaScript, turning a file upload into an XSS.

Learn more

Setting X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff tells browsers to trust your declared Content-Type instead of guessing. Without it, an attacker who uploads a polyglot file can sometimes get it executed as a script. One header, no downside.

Source: OWASP / MDN

This header prevents clickjacking by controlling who can embed your page in a frame. Set it to DENY or SAMEORIGIN.

Expected: DENY
Why this matters

Without frame protection, your site can be embedded in a hostile page and used for clickjacking.

Learn more

Clickjacking overlays your site under a transparent malicious page so users click invisible buttons. Setting X-Frame-Options: DENY (or a modern frame-ancestors CSP directive) blocks the embedding entirely. There's almost never a legitimate reason to allow it.

Source: OWASP / MDN

Controls how much referrer information is sent with requests. Set to 'strict-origin-when-cross-origin' or stricter.

Expected: strict-origin-when-cross-origin
Why this matters

Default browser behavior leaks full URLs (including query params and tokens) to every third-party resource — set a strict policy.

Learn more

Without a Referrer-Policy header, browsers send the full referring URL with images, scripts, and fonts loaded from third-party origins. URLs containing tokens, user IDs, or session params end up in third-party logs. Set `Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin` (or stricter) to limit leakage.

Source: MDN / W3C

Controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) are allowed. Set it to restrict unused features.

Expected: geolocation=(), camera=(), microphone=()
Why this matters

Permissions-Policy locks down browser APIs you don't use — without it, every page can request camera/mic/geolocation if XSS lands.

Learn more

By default every page can request the camera, microphone, geolocation, payment APIs, and dozens more. Permissions-Policy turns off the ones you don't need so a future bug can't quietly start using them. It's a defense-in-depth header — one line, big surface reduction.

Source: MDN / W3C

COOP isolates your browsing context, preventing cross-origin side-channel attacks. Set to 'same-origin'.

Expected: same-origin
Why this matters

COOP isolates your top-level browsing context from cross-origin windows — without it, popup-based side-channel attacks remain possible.

Learn more

Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy: same-origin prevents cross-origin pages from sharing a browsing-context group with yours. This blocks cross-window references that enable Spectre-style timing attacks and tab-nabbing. Required if you want to enable SharedArrayBuffer.

Source: MDN / web.dev

COEP prevents loading cross-origin resources without explicit permission. Required for SharedArrayBuffer and high-resolution timers.

Expected: require-corp
Why this matters

COEP enforces that all embedded resources opt-in to cross-origin embedding — required for cross-origin isolation features.

Learn more

Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy: require-corp ensures every embedded resource (script, iframe, image) explicitly allows being loaded cross-origin. Combined with COOP, this enables the cross-origin-isolated context that unlocks SharedArrayBuffer, high-resolution timers, and other powerful APIs.

Source: MDN / web.dev

This header discloses server technology (e.g. Express, PHP), helping attackers target known vulnerabilities. Remove it.

Why this matters

X-Powered-By: PHP/7.4.3 advertises your stack to attackers — disable it.

Learn more

X-Powered-By and similar headers (X-AspNet-Version, X-Runtime) tell attackers which versions to target. Disable in your server/framework config: PHP `expose_php=Off`, ASP.NET `<httpRuntime enableVersionHeader="false">`, Express `app.disable('x-powered-by')`.

Source: OWASP

D
Subresource Integrity
Action
1 of 39 external resources have SRI
FIX
1 of 39 external resources have SRI
Warning::
External script from tru.am lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: //tru.am/scripts/ta-pagesocial-sdk.js
Warning::
External script from sb.scorecardresearch.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://sb.scorecardresearch.com/cs/3005041/beacon.js
Warning::
External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-CW1LS0SXPK&cx=c&gtm=4e64f0
Warning::
External script from cdn.cookielaw.org lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/otSDKStub.js?did=a71f6440-204e-44d0-b5f6-af7a3c22073f
Warning::
External script from connect.facebook.net lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/bundle/sdk.js/
Info::
script from www.gstatic.com has SRI protection
Warning::
External script from connect.facebook.net lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: //connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js
Warning::
External script from kidpowers.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://kidpowers.com/bundles/bb03d3f/a00151298_1fa75cdf984da956d22a7806c18cf6.v1.js
Warning::
External script from www.googletagmanager.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-KT7RHVG
Warning::
External script from cdn.cookielaw.org lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdn.cookielaw.org/consent/a71f6440-204e-44d0-b5f6-af7a3c22073f/OtAutoBlock.js
Warning::
External link from assets.apnews.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://assets.apnews.com/resource/00000188-2a81-d28a-a1fd-7bfb6ccb0000/styles/default/All.min.dac0532963de7171705d6505b74e67c5.gz.css
Warning::
External script from assets.apnews.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://assets.apnews.com/resource/00000188-2a81-d28a-a1fd-7bfb6ccb0000/webcomponents-loader/webcomponents-loader.ce44f83d1399e8dd41e607b70e0642c9.gz.js
Warning::
External script from assets.apnews.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://assets.apnews.com/resource/00000188-2a81-d28a-a1fd-7bfb6ccb0000/styles/default/All.min.4e5ae0384048f28b3edef3d7b8aeebb5.gz.js
Warning::
External script from experiments.parsely.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://experiments.parsely.com/vip-experiments.js?apiKey=apnews.com
Warning::
External script from apcdp.apnews.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://apcdp.apnews.com/script.js
Warning::
External script from ak.sail-horizon.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://ak.sail-horizon.com/spm/spm.v1.min.js
Warning::
External script from tag.wknd.ai lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://tag.wknd.ai/5127/i.js
Warning::
External script from 507b28fb-2ef1-4c34-8bda-ba32030bb199.edge.permutive.app lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://507b28fb-2ef1-4c34-8bda-ba32030bb199.edge.permutive.app/507b28fb-2ef1-4c34-8bda-ba32030bb199-web.js
Warning::
External script from cdn.onesignal.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.js
Warning::
External script from tru.am lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: //tru.am/scripts/custom/associatedpress.js
Warning::
External script from a40.usablenet.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://a40.usablenet.com/pt/c/apnews/ls-start
Warning::
External script from www.google.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/api.js
Warning::
External script from cdn.viafoura.net lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdn.viafoura.net/entry/index.js
Warning::
External link from fonts.googleapis.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: //fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Roboto:300,400,700|Merriweather:300,400,700&display=swap
Warning::
External script from cdn.onesignal.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdn.onesignal.com/sdks/web/v16/OneSignalSDK.page.es6.js?v=160603
Warning::
External script from a.pub.network lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://a.pub.network/apnews-com/prebid.js
Warning::
External script from securepubads.g.doubleclick.net lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js
Warning::
External script from a.pub.network lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://a.pub.network/apnews-com/pubfig.engine.js
Warning::
External script from jadserve.postrelease.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://jadserve.postrelease.com/t?ntv_mvi=&ntv_kv=content*topnews%2Chome&ntv_url=https%253A%252F%252Fapnews.com%252F
Warning::
External script from securepubads.g.doubleclick.net lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604140101/pubads_impl.js?cb=31097865
Warning::
External script from cdn.cookielaw.org lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdn.cookielaw.org/scripttemplates/202602.1.0/otBannerSdk.js
Warning::
External script from a.pub.network lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://a.pub.network/apnews-com/pubfig.min.js
Warning::
External script from www.dianomi.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://www.dianomi.com/js/contextfeed.js
Warning::
External script from s.ntv.io lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://s.ntv.io/serve/load.js
Warning::
External script from assets.zephr.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://assets.zephr.com/zephr-browser/1.9.1/zephr-browser.umd.js
Warning::
External script from client.riverdrop.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://client.riverdrop.com/dist/embed/embed.js?partnerid=YtUP5pFgG3NV3EGrs2Mf&quizid=2a933548-fa19-4f34-9192-0e263b824454&authtype=no_auth&outerpadding=25px&formfactor=desktop&maxwidth=800&maxheight=600&target=riverdrop-widget&startup=after_listener&theme=light
Warning::
External script from www.dianomi.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://www.dianomi.com/js/contextfeed.js
Warning::
External script from www.dianomi.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://www.dianomi.com/js/contextfeed.js
Warning::
External script from s.ntv.io lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://s.ntv.io/serve/load.js
SRI Coverage 1 / 39 of external resources have integrity hashes
TagDomainIntegrity
<script>tru.am Missing
<script>sb.scorecardresearch.com Missing
<script>www.googletagmanager.com Missing
<script>cdn.cookielaw.org Missing
<script>connect.facebook.net Missing
<script>www.gstatic.com Protected
<script>connect.facebook.net Missing
<script>kidpowers.com Missing
<script>www.googletagmanager.com Missing
<script>cdn.cookielaw.org Missing
<link>assets.apnews.com Missing
<script>assets.apnews.com Missing
<script>assets.apnews.com Missing
<script>experiments.parsely.com Missing
<script>apcdp.apnews.com Missing
<script>ak.sail-horizon.com Missing
<script>tag.wknd.ai Missing
<script>507b28fb-2ef1-4c34-8bda-ba32030bb199.edge.permutive.app Missing
<script>cdn.onesignal.com Missing
<script>tru.am Missing
<script>a40.usablenet.com Missing
<script>www.google.com Missing
<script>cdn.viafoura.net Missing
<link>fonts.googleapis.com Missing
<script>cdn.onesignal.com Missing
<script>a.pub.network Missing
<script>securepubads.g.doubleclick.net Missing
<script>a.pub.network Missing
<script>jadserve.postrelease.com Missing
<script>securepubads.g.doubleclick.net Missing
<script>cdn.cookielaw.org Missing
<script>a.pub.network Missing
<script>www.dianomi.com Missing
<script>s.ntv.io Missing
<script>assets.zephr.com Missing
<script>client.riverdrop.com Missing
<script>www.dianomi.com Missing
<script>www.dianomi.com Missing
<script>s.ntv.io Missing
D
Permissions-Policy
Action
No header set
FIX
No header set
Warning::
No Permissions-Policy header
Consider adding a Permissions-Policy header to restrict browser feature access from embedded content.

No Permissions-Policy header set.

Without this header, embedded iframes can request access to sensitive device features.

Suggested header
Permissions-Policy: camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=(), payment=(), usb=()
D
security.txt
Action
No /.well-known/security.txt published
FIX

security.txt

No security.txt found at /.well-known/security.txt

B
Content Security Policy
2 of 10 CSP checks passed
REVIEW
2 of 10 CSP checks passed
Info::
Raw CSP policy
Got: frame-ancestors 'self' https://cms.apnews.com/
Warning::
default-src directive is missing
default-src provides a fallback for other directives. Set it to restrict default resource loading.
Expected: default-src 'self'
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
Info::
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'.
Expected: base-uri 'self'
Info::
frame-ancestors directive is set
Got: frame-ancestors 'self' https://cms.apnews.com/
Warning::
form-action directive is missing
form-action restricts where forms can submit data, preventing form hijacking.
Expected: form-action 'self'
Info::
upgrade-insecure-requests is not set
This directive upgrades HTTP resources to HTTPS automatically, preventing mixed content.
Expected: upgrade-insecure-requests

default-src provides a fallback for other directives. Set it to restrict default resource loading.

Expected: default-src 'self'
Why this matters

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Without base-uri, attackers can inject a <base> tag to hijack relative URLs. Set it to 'self' or 'none'.

Expected: base-uri 'self'
Why this matters

Missing base-uri in CSP leaves a base-tag injection attack path open even on otherwise strict policies.

Learn more

A common omission: developers add CSP for script-src and frame-ancestors but forget base-uri. The result is a CSP that looks strict but lets an attacker rewrite every URL on the page via <base href>. Add `base-uri 'self'` to close the gap.

Source: MDN CSP

form-action restricts where forms can submit data, preventing form hijacking.

Expected: form-action 'self'
Why this matters

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

This directive upgrades HTTP resources to HTTPS automatically, preventing mixed content.

Expected: upgrade-insecure-requests
Why this matters

Without upgrade-insecure-requests, any HTTP subresource link survives as a mixed-content warning instead of auto-upgrading.

Learn more

Adding `upgrade-insecure-requests` to your CSP turns every http:// subresource fetch into https:// at the browser layer. One-line defense against accidental mixed content from legacy links or third-party widgets.

Source: MDN CSP

Parsed Policy

frame-ancestors 'self'https://cms.apnews.com/
B
CORS Configuration
No CORS headers
REVIEW
No CORS headers
Info::
No CORS headers present — secure default
CORS Configuration Secure

No CORS headers detected.

Cross-origin requests are blocked by browser same-origin policy.

Origin reflection test

Some servers mirror the request Origin header, which can be exploited. Test manually:

curl -sI -H "Origin: https://evil.com" <url> | grep -i access-control
A+
TLS & Certificates
TLS 1.3, 7 checks passed
PASS
TLS 1.3, 7 checks passed
Info::
TLS 1.3 is used
Got: TLS 1.3
Info::
Strong cipher suite is used
Got: TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
Info::
HTTP/2 is not negotiated
HTTP/2 provides multiplexing and header compression for better performance.
Got: http/1.1
Info::
Certificate is valid (expires in 83 days)
Got: 2026-07-08T23:39:18Z
Info::
Certificate chain has 3 certificates
Info::
Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
Got: ECDSA-SHA256
Info::
Certificate covers 2 domain(s)
Got: apnews.com, *.apnews.com
Info::
Certificate is issued by a trusted CA
Got: CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=US

HTTP/2 provides multiplexing and header compression for better performance.

Why this matters

HTTP/1.1 forces the browser to make sequential requests, multiplying latency on every page.

Learn more

HTTP/2 (and HTTP/3) multiplex many requests over a single connection, eliminating head-of-line blocking. HTTP/1.1 forces the browser to either queue requests or open many parallel connections — both worse. Most modern web servers support HTTP/2 with one config line.

Source: MDN Web Docs

Connection
Protocol
TLS 1.3
Cipher Suite
TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
HTTP Version
HTTP/1.1

Certificate Chain

Leaf Certificate
Subject CN=apnews.comIssuer CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=USValid 2026-04-09T22:39:34Z → 2026-07-08T23:39:18ZExpires in 83 days SANs apnews.com, *.apnews.comSignature ECDSA-SHA256Serial 22e4074bb720a40b0ef150d6f3fbac74
Intermediate (CA Certificate)
Subject CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=USIssuer CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=USValid 2023-12-13T09:00:00Z → 2029-02-20T14:00:00ZExpires in 1040 days Signature ECDSA-SHA384Serial 7ff31977972c224a76155d13b6d685e3
Intermediate (CA Certificate)
Subject CN=GTS Root R4,O=Google Trust Services LLC,C=USIssuer CN=GlobalSign Root CA,OU=Root CA,O=GlobalSign nv-sa,C=BEValid 2023-11-15T03:43:21Z → 2028-01-28T00:00:42ZExpires in 651 days Signature SHA256-RSASerial 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b
A+
Cookie Security
2 cookies analyzed, 5 checks passed
PASS
2 cookies analyzed, 5 checks passed
Info::
Cookie '__cf_bm' has the Secure flag
Info::
Cookie '__cf_bm' has the HttpOnly flag
Warning::
Cookie '__cf_bm' has no SameSite attribute
Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict.
Info::
Cookie '_cfuvid' has the Secure flag
Info::
Cookie '_cfuvid' has the HttpOnly flag
Info::
Cookie '_cfuvid' has SameSite=None
2 cookies analyzed 1 warnings
NameSecureHttpOnlySameSiteSizeIssues
__cf_bm228 B1
_cfuvidNone121 B
A+
JS Library Vulnerabilities
No known vulnerabilities
PASS
No known vulnerabilities
Info::
No known JavaScript library vulnerabilities detected

No known JavaScript library vulnerabilities detected.

A+
Information Leakage
No exposures
PASS
No exposures
Info::
No security.txt found
Consider adding a security.txt at /.well-known/security.txt.
Info::
No sensitive files exposed

No sensitive files exposed — all paths returned 404.

PathStatusCategoryRisk
/.git/HEAD Not foundVersion Control
/.git/config Not foundVersion Control
/.svn/entries Not foundVersion Control
/.env Not foundConfiguration
/.env.local Not foundConfiguration
/.env.production Not foundConfiguration
/wp-config.php Not foundConfiguration
/.htaccess Not foundConfiguration
/phpinfo.php Not foundDebug
/server-status Not foundDebug
/server-info Not foundDebug
/.well-known/security.txt Not foundSecurity Policy
A+
Email Security
DMARC: reject
PASS
DMARC: reject
Info::
DMARC policy is reject — strongest protection
DMARC
Policy reject — strongest protection Record v=DMARC1; p=reject; rua=mailto:dmarc_agg@vali.email
A+
Transport Security
HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis
PASS
HTTP/3, HSTS, and TLS version analysis
Info::
HTTP/3 (QUIC) supported
The server advertises HTTP/3 via Alt-Svc for faster connections on mobile networks.
Info::
HSTS enabled (includeSubDomains)
Info::
TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)
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