# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://rpi.edu
**Date:** April 21, 2026
**URL:** https://rpi.edu
**Overall Grade:** C (76/100)
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/bacf7b0b-f850-4618-9287-6216c1cc6768
## Top Findings
1. **[CRITICAL]** Content-Security-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers
2. **[CRITICAL]** No Content-Security-Policy header found — Security > Content Security Policy
3. **[CRITICAL]** 1 link(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality
4. **[WARNING]** 41 third-party resources (100% of weight) — Performance > Page Weight Inventory
5. **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing — Security > Security Headers
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## Lighthouse Scores
| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 42 |
| Accessibility | 96 |
| Best Practices | 96 |
| SEO | 85 |
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## Security
### Security Headers (D — 40/100)
*4 of 10 headers properly configured*
- **[WARNING]** HSTS max-age is too short (300s, should be ≥ 31536000s) — A short max-age leaves a window for downgrade attacks. Set max-age to at least 31536000 (1 year).
- **[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.
- **[PASS]** Referrer-Policy is properly configured
- **[PASS]** Permissions-Policy is set
- **[CRITICAL]** Content-Security-Policy header is missing — CSP is the most important header for preventing XSS attacks. See the CSP section for detailed analysis.
- **[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 (F — 0/100)
*No enforcing CSP policy found*
- **[CRITICAL]** No Content-Security-Policy header found — CSP is the most effective defense against XSS attacks. Add a Content-Security-Policy header to restrict resource loading.
### 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 61 days)
- **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 2 certificates
- **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
- **[PASS]** Certificate covers 9 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 10 external resources have SRI*
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.clarity.ms lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from rensselaer-polytechnic-institute.contact-server.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from scripts.clarity.ms lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.clarity.ms lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.clarity.ms lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from www.clarity.ms 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.clarity.ms 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 adp.eab.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 (D — 50/100)
*DMARC: none*
- **[WARNING]** DMARC policy is none — monitoring only — This only monitors, it doesn't block spoofed emails. Change to p=quarantine or p=reject.
### Permissions-Policy (A+ — 100/100)
*9 directives, 0 missing*
- **[PASS]** accelerometer=() — blocked for all origins
- **[PASS]** camera=() — blocked for all origins
- **[PASS]** geolocation=() — blocked for all origins
- **[PASS]** gyroscope=() — blocked for all origins
- **[PASS]** magnetometer=() — blocked for all origins
- **[PASS]** microphone=() — blocked for all origins
- **[PASS]** payment=() — blocked for all origins
- **[PASS]** usb=() — blocked for all origins
- **[INFO]** autoplay=(self)
### CORS Configuration (B — 80/100)
*No CORS headers*
- **[PASS]** No CORS headers present — secure default
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## Performance
### Page Weight Budget (C — 57/100)
*2.0 MB transferred, 42 requests*
- **[INFO]** Page weighs 3.3 MB (2.0 MB transferred)
- **[INFO]** Fonts are 1024 KB — consider subsetting or using system fonts — Subset fonts to include only used characters, or switch to system font stacks.
- **[PASS]** 42 HTTP requests
- **[INFO]** Estimated 0.42 g CO2 per page load
### Third-Party Impact (D — 50/100)
*100% third-party, 0 ms blocking*
- **[WARNING]** Third-party code accounts for 100% of page weight (2.0 MiB of 2.0 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 (C — 60/100)
*8 images, 0 KB saveable*
- **[WARNING]** https://www.rpi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/21x... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://news.rpi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/si... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://news.rpi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/si... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://news.rpi.edu/sites/default/files/styles/si... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.rpi.edu/themes/custom/rpi/img/RPI_Logo... is missing width/height — may cause layout shift — Set explicit width and height to prevent CLS.
### JS Execution Cost (D — 40/100)
*2084ms total JS execution*
- **[WARNING]** https://www.rpi.edu/: 379ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-TTXB...: 363ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 310ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WDD...: 284ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://rensselaer-polytechnic-institute.contact-s...: 253ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 2084ms (100% of total)
### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100)
*7 fonts (1024 KB)*
- **[INFO]** 7 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)
### JS Bundles (C — 60/100)
*13 scripts, 161 KB unused*
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-TTXB...: 68 KB unused (40%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-WDD...: 60 KB unused (48%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.rpi.edu/sites/default/files/js/js_eSuy...: 33 KB unused (79%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 161 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)
*No optimization needed*
- **[PASS]** No resource hint issues
### Page Weight Inventory (D — 45/100)
*42 resources · 2.0 MB · 161 KB savings available*
- **[WARNING]** Page weight 1008 KB over 1MB target
- **[INFO]** ~161 KB of savings available
- **[WARNING]** 41 third-party resources (100% of weight)
- **[INFO]** 2 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*
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## Content Quality
### Links (C — 79/100)
*79 links checked, 73 healthy, 3 broken*
- **[WARNING]** 73 of 79 links are healthy
- **[WARNING]** Broken link: https://rpi.edu/themes/custom/rpi/images/favicons/android... — Found in . Returns HTTP 404.
- **[INFO]** Long redirect chain: http://alumni.rpi.edu (5 hops)
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=19005 — Found in . Returns HTTP 999.
- **[INFO]** Long redirect chain: https://www.alumni.rpi.edu/s/1225/alumni/index2... (5 hops)
- **[INFO]** Long redirect chain: https://alumni.rpi.edu/ (5 hops)
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: http://info.rpi.edu — Found in . 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 (F — 55/100)
*Open Graph tags need attention — social sharing previews may be incomplete.*
- **[CRITICAL]** og:image is not reachable — The og:image URL could not be fetched. Social platforms won't be able to display it.
- **[WARNING]** Missing og:description — The og:description tag controls the description in social sharing previews.
- **[INFO]** Missing og:url — The og:url tag specifies the canonical URL for the shared content.
- **[INFO]** Missing og:type — The og:type tag helps social platforms categorize the 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 (B — 85/100)
*1 JSON-LD block(s) found — some improvements recommended.*
- **[WARNING]** Missing or invalid @context in block #1 — The @context should be "https://schema.org" for search engines to recognize the data.
- **[PASS]** Custom type "CollegeOrUniversity" — unable to validate specific properties
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## Infrastructure
### DNS Records (A+ — 95/100)
*1 A records, 129 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 2 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
- **[PASS]** 3 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: 129 ms
### Redirect Chain (A — 90/100)
*1 redirect(s), 214 ms total*
- **[PASS]** Single redirect
- **[INFO]** WWW normalization redirect
### 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 (A+ — 100/100)
*robots.txt present, sitemap with 24 URLs*
- **[PASS]** robots.txt is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 24 entries
- **[PASS]** robots.txt references sitemap
### URL Variants (B — 75/100)
*www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS*
- **[CRITICAL]** Both www and non-www versions serve content
- **[PASS]** HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS
### Domain Intelligence (A+ — 100/100)
*rpi.edu — 40 years, 7 months old, hosted on Fastly*
- **[PASS]** Domain registered until Jul 31, 2027 (1 years, 3 months remaining)
- **[PASS]** Hosting: Fastly
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## 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 (D — 45/100)
*7 trackers detected*
- **[INFO]** 7 third-party trackers detected — Found 5 analytics, 0 advertising, 1 marketing, 1 tag manager trackers.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no cookie policy found — This page loads 7 trackers but no cookie policy was detected. GDPR requires disclosure when using tracking cookies.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no privacy policy found — Most data protection regulations require a privacy policy when collecting user data via trackers.
- **[WARNING]** Session replay tool detected: Microsoft Clarity — Session replay tools record user interactions. These require clear disclosure and often explicit consent under GDPR.
### Cookie & Tracker Inventory (A+ — 100/100)
*0 cookies · 7 trackers · 0 pre-consent*
- **[INFO]** 7 third-party tracker(s) detected on page
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## Legal
### Legal Page Ecosystem (F — 15/100)
*1 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.
- **[PASS]** Accessibility Statement detected — Found at https://policy.rpi.edu/policy/web-accessibility-standards, 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)
*© 2026 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Footer Acce*
- **[PASS]** Copyright notice is up to date — Copyright notice is up to date: © 2026 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Footer Acce
- **[PASS]** Copyright holder: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Footer Acce
### 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: European TLD detected: .be. 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 link found: Accessibility. Americans with Disabilities Act / Section 508 — requires digital accessibility for people with disabilities.
### Third-Party Data Sharing
*2 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]** 2 third-party services across 2 categories — 2 third-party services detected across 2 categories: Analytics (1), Tag Management (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.
- **[INFO]** Google Tag Manager (Tag Management) — Detected via script URL. Typically collects: Orchestrates other tracking scripts, Page views. 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+ — 100/100)
*Fastly (HIT, HIT, MISS, MISS)*
- **[PASS]** Site is served via Fastly CDN
- **[PASS]** CDN cache status: HIT, HIT, MISS, MISS
### HTTP Caching (A — 90/100)
*max-age=86400 (1 day)*
- **[PASS]** Cache-Control header is set
- **[PASS]** Effective TTL: 1 day (max-age=86400)
- **[INFO]** No ETag or Last-Modified header — Conditional requests (304 Not Modified) are not possible without validators.
### Transport Security (B — 75/100)
*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.
- **[WARNING]** HSTS max-age is short: 0 days — HSTS max-age should be at least 1 year (31536000 seconds).
- **[INFO]** HSTS missing includeSubDomains — Without includeSubDomains, HSTS only protects the exact domain.
- **[PASS]** TLS 1.3 in use (fastest handshake, 1-RTT)
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## Accessibility
### Landmark Structure (A — 90/100)
*12 landmarks*
- **[PASS]** landmark present
- **[PASS]** 7