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

**Date:** April 7, 2026  
**URL:** https://www.linode.com  
**Overall Grade:** C (76/100)  
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/bfbe2919-b156-bd67-3684-73baa69bb401

## Top Findings

1. **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'ApplicationGatewayAffinity' is missing the Secure flag — Security > Cookie Security
2. **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'bm_sz' is missing the Secure flag — Security > Cookie Security
3. **[CRITICAL]** 1 control(s) without accessible label — Accessibility > Form Accessibility
4. **[CRITICAL]** 1 link(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality
5. **[WARNING]** Cookie 'ApplicationGatewayAffinity' has no SameSite attribute — Security > Cookie Security

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## Lighthouse Scores

| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 42 |
| Accessibility | 99 |
| Best Practices | 96 |
| SEO | 77 |

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## Security

### Security Headers (C — 60/100)

*5 of 10 headers properly configured*

- **[WARNING]** HSTS is missing includeSubDomains — Without includeSubDomains, subdomains can still be accessed over HTTP.
- **[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 not present

### 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 82 days)
- **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 2 certificates
- **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
- **[PASS]** Certificate covers 29 domain(s)
- **[PASS]** Certificate is issued by a trusted CA

### Cookie Security (D — 40/100)

*4 cookies analyzed, 3 checks passed*

- **[PASS]** Cookie 'ApplicationGatewayAffinityCORS' has the Secure flag
- **[WARNING]** Cookie 'ApplicationGatewayAffinityCORS' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft.
- **[PASS]** Cookie 'ApplicationGatewayAffinityCORS' has SameSite=None
- **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'ApplicationGatewayAffinity' is missing the Secure flag — Without the Secure flag, this cookie can be sent over unencrypted HTTP, exposing it to interception.
- **[WARNING]** Cookie 'ApplicationGatewayAffinity' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft.
- **[WARNING]** Cookie 'ApplicationGatewayAffinity' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict.
- **[PASS]** Cookie '_abck' has the Secure flag
- **[WARNING]** Cookie '_abck' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft.
- **[WARNING]** Cookie '_abck' has no SameSite attribute — Without an explicit SameSite attribute, browser default behavior varies. Set SameSite=Lax or Strict.
- **[CRITICAL]** Cookie 'bm_sz' is missing the Secure flag — Without the Secure flag, this cookie can be sent over unencrypted HTTP, exposing it to interception.
- **[WARNING]** Cookie 'bm_sz' is missing the HttpOnly flag — Without HttpOnly, this cookie can be accessed by JavaScript, making it vulnerable to XSS-based theft.
- **[WARNING]** Cookie 'bm_sz' 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 7 external resources have SRI*

- **[WARNING]** External script from rum.hlx.page lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from assets.adobedtm.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from s.go-mpulse.net lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from assets.adobedtm.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External link from content.linode.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External link from content.linode.com lacks integrity attribute — Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
- **[WARNING]** External script from content.linode.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 (C — 64/100)

*1.7 MB transferred, 65 requests*

- **[INFO]** Page weighs 5.7 MB (1.7 MB transferred)
- **[WARNING]** JavaScript is 1.3 MB — consider code splitting or lazy loading — Large JavaScript bundles delay interactivity. Split code by route or defer non-critical scripts.
- **[INFO]** 65 HTTP requests
- **[INFO]** Estimated 0.36 g CO2 per page load

### Third-Party Impact (A — 85/100)

*26% third-party, 0 ms blocking*

- **[INFO]** Third-party code accounts for 26% of page weight (458.6 KiB of 1.7 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)

*19 images, 0 KB saveable*

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

### JS Execution Cost (F — 20/100)

*5126ms total JS execution*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.linode.com/ZNty3M/f7U/JQW/2JAAnRfy/5mX...: 906ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://content.linode.com/xdmhmPI8aK0sMJjxlmxI_cI...: 861ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://content.linode.com/js/forms2/js/forms2.min...: 845ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Unattributable: 607ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** https://www.linode.com/: 509ms CPU time
- **[WARNING]** Third-party scripts: 2905ms (57% of total)

### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100)

*3 fonts (72 KB)*

- **[INFO]** 3 font(s) use font-display: swap (FOUT risk but functional)

### JS Bundles (F — 20/100)

*18 scripts, 622 KB unused*

- **[WARNING]** https://www.linode.com/etc.clientlibs/linode/clien...: 216 KB unused (59%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.linode.com/etc.clientlibs/akamai/clien...: 159 KB unused (84%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://www.linode.com/ns/ot/202508.2.0/prod/scrip...: 63 KB unused (53%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://content.linode.com/xdmhmPI8aK0sMJjxlmxI_cI...: 41 KB unused (23%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[WARNING]** https://assets.adobedtm.com/fcfd3580c848/f9e766190...: 38 KB unused (44%) — Consider code splitting or tree shaking to reduce unused code.
- **[INFO]** Total unused JavaScript: 622 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 (F — 36/100)

*186 links checked, 129 healthy, 55 broken*

- **[CRITICAL]** 129 of 186 links are healthy
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/blog/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/support/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/company/contact/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/partners/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/reduce-cloud-costs/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/low-latency-applications/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/cloud-portability/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/cloud-global-scale/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/global-infrastructure/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/support-experience/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/products/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/products/essential-compute/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/products/gpu/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/products/accelerated-compute/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/products/kubernetes/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/products/app-platform/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/products/block-storage/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/products/object-storage/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/products/backups/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/products/cloud-firewall/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/products/dns-manager/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/products/nodebalancers/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/products/private-networking/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/products/databases/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/products/managed/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/solutions/ai-inferencing/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/solutions/ecommerce/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/solutions/gaming/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/solutions/managed-hosting/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/solutions/media/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/solutions/saas/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/pricing/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/pricing/cloud-cost-calculator/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/resources/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/developers/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/startup-programs/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/marketplace/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/events/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/company/about/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/lp/optimizing-ai-inference-whitepaper — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/lp/forrester-distributed-cloud-tak... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/lp/ai-inference-cost-optimization-... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/resources/white-paper/cirrus-akama... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/reduce-cloud-costs — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/cloud-global-scale — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/cloud-portability — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/pricing — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/support-experience — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/company/contact — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/distributions/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/kernels/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.ir.akamai.com/ — Found in <a href>. Get "https://www.ir.akamai.com/": context deadline exceeded
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/accessibility/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[INFO]** Long redirect chain: https://akamaicareers.inflightcloud.com/search?... (3 hops)
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/legal-msa/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://www.linode.com/eu-digital-services-act/ — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[INFO]** Long redirect chain: https://www.linode.com/youtube (4 hops)

### 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]** og:title is long (62 characters) — Titles over 60 characters may be truncated in social sharing previews.
- **[INFO]** Missing twitter:card — Without twitter:card, Twitter falls back to Open Graph tags. Adding it gives you more control.

### 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 — 80/100)

*2 A records, 34 ms lookup*

- **[PASS]** Resolves to 2 IPv4 address(es)
- **[PASS]** Has 2 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: 34 ms

### Redirect Chain (A+ — 100/100)

*No redirects — direct access*

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

### IPv6 Readiness (A+ — 100/100)

*IPv6 reachable (1 ms)*

- **[PASS]** IPv6 is configured and reachable at 2a02:26f0:e0::211:2548, 2a02:26f0:e0::211:2560

### Crawlability (A+ — 100/100)

*robots.txt present, sitemap with 8 URLs*

- **[PASS]** robots.txt is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is present
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml is valid XML
- **[PASS]** sitemap.xml contains 8 entries
- **[PASS]** Sitemap index with 8 child sitemaps
- **[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)

*linode.com — via MarkMonitor Inc., 23 years, 6 months old*

- **[PASS]** Domain registered until Jan 26, 2027 (9 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: MarkMonitor Inc.

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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
- **[PASS]** 4 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 (C — 55/100)

*3 trackers detected*

- **[INFO]** 3 third-party trackers detected — Found 2 analytics, 0 advertising, 0 marketing, 1 tag manager trackers.
- **[WARNING]** Trackers detected but no cookie policy found — This page loads 3 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.

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## Legal

### Legal Page Ecosystem (B — 80/100)

*4 of 7 expected legal pages detected*

- **[PASS]** Privacy Policy detected — Found at https://www.akamai.com/legal/privacy-statement.
- **[PASS]** Terms of Service detected — Found at https://www.linode.com/legal/.
- **[PASS]** Cookie Policy detected — Found at https://www.linode.com/legal-cookies/.
- **[PASS]** Accessibility Statement detected — Found at https://www.linode.com/accessibility/.
- **[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 (B — 80/100)

*© 2003-2025 Linode LLC*

- **[INFO]** Copyright year is 2025 (1 year(s) behind) — Copyright year is 2025 — 1 year(s) behind. While copyright protection doesn't depend on the year being current, an outdated notice may suggest the site is not actively maintained. Update to © 2026 or use a range like © 2025–2026.
- **[PASS]** Copyright holder: Linode LLC

### Regulatory Indicators

*3 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.
- **[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.

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## Availability

### CDN & Delivery (B — 80/100)

*Akamai*

- **[PASS]** Site is served via Akamai CDN

### HTTP Caching (A — 90/100)

*max-age=28800 (8 hours)*

- **[PASS]** Cache-Control header is set
- **[PASS]** Effective TTL: 8 hours (max-age=28800)
- **[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 (base policy)
- **[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 (B — 75/100)

*33 landmarks*

- **[PASS]** <main> landmark present
- **[PASS]** 26 <nav> landmark(s) found
- **[WARNING]** 26 of 26 <nav> elements are unlabeled — Multiple navigations need aria-label to distinguish them for screen readers.
- **[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 (B — 80/100)

*48 headings, 1 skip(s)*

- **[PASS]** Single H1 present
- **[WARNING]** Heading level skipped: H2 → H4 (missing H3) — Skipping heading levels breaks the document outline. Screen readers may interpret missing levels as structural errors.
- **[WARNING]** 1 empty heading(s) — Empty headings appear in the document outline but provide no information.

### Alt Text Quality (A+ — 100/100)

*All 17 images OK*

- **[PASS]** 14 decorative image(s) correctly marked
- **[PASS]** 3 image(s) with good alt text

### Form Accessibility (B — 77/100)

*2 of 14 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.
- **[PASS]** 12 control(s) properly labeled

### Link & Button Quality (B — 76/100)

*2 issue(s) across 213 links and 24 buttons*

- **[CRITICAL]** 1 link(s) with no accessible text — Links without text are announced as raw URLs by screen readers.
- **[WARNING]** 1 link(s) with generic text — Generic link text like 'click here' doesn't describe the destination.
- **[WARNING]** 3 link(s) open in new tab without warning — Add '(opens in new tab)' to link text or aria-label.
- **[PASS]** 208 link(s) with descriptive text

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## UX

### 404 Error Page (B — 70/100)

*HTTP 404, bare page*

- **[PASS]** Correct 404 status code returned
- **[WARNING]** Bare server default 404 page — The 404 page has no custom styling. Users hitting a broken link see a generic error with no way to navigate back. Add a custom 404 page with your site navigation and a search bar.
- **[PASS]** Navigation links present on 404 page
- **[PASS]** Homepage link present on 404 page
- **[PASS]** Search form present on 404 page

### Favicon & Branding (B — 70/100)

*16 icon(s) detected*

- **[PASS]** favicon.ico present at site root
- **[PASS]** HTML icon links detected
- **[PASS]** Apple touch icon present
- **[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 — 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]** 26 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 (A+ — 100/100)

*Properly configured*

- **[PASS]** Canonical tag present
- **[PASS]** Canonical is self-referencing
- **[PASS]** Canonical matches final URL after redirects
- **[PASS]** Canonical target reachable (self-referencing)

### Meta Tags (A — 85/100)

*Title: 5 chars*

- **[PASS]** Page title is set
- **[WARNING]** Title is only 5 characters — consider expanding
- **[INFO]** Title and H1 have very different wording — Alignment helps users confirm they've reached the right page.

### Content Depth (A+ — 100/100)

*1527 words, Very Difficult*

- **[PASS]** Page has 1527 words — good depth for search engines
- **[INFO]** Reading level: Very Difficult (grade 22)

### Internal Links (A+ — 95/100)

*150 internal, 63 external*

- **[PASS]** 150 internal links (70%)
- **[PASS]** 99% of links use descriptive anchor text
- **[INFO]** Page has 213 links — consider reducing
- **[INFO]** 150 internal / 63 external links

### Image SEO (A+ — 100/100)

*17 images, 17 descriptive filenames*

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

### Hreflang

*0 hreflang tags*


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## Sustainability

### CO2 Per Page Load (A — 85/100)

*0.49g CO2 per view*

- **[PASS]** 0.49g CO2 per page view — This page transfers 1.7 MB, producing an estimated 0.49g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.09g, network 0.08g, end-user device 0.31g.
- **[INFO]** At 10,000 monthly views: 58.6 kg CO2/year — With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 58.6 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 7321 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]** Akamai: Committed to 50% renewable by 2030
- **[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)

*98% cached*

- **[PASS]** 98% reduction on repeat visits — Returning visitors download only 28 KB (vs 1764 KB first visit). 63 of 65 resources are served from browser cache, saving 0.48g CO2 per repeat visit.
- **[INFO]** Repeat visit: 0.01g CO2 (first visit: 0.49g)

### Carbon Budget (B — 70/100)

*38th percentile*

- **[PASS]** 0.49g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g — Cleaner than an estimated 62% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 38th percentile — Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.

### Transfer Efficiency (C — 60/100)

*65% efficient*

- **[WARNING]** Transfer efficiency: 65% — An estimated 622 KB (35%) could be eliminated: 0 KB via better compression, 0 KB via modern image formats, 622 KB of unused JavaScript. This wasted data produces 0.17g of unnecessary CO2 per page view.

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*Generated by [BeaverCheck](https://beavercheck.com) — https://beavercheck.com/results/bfbe2919-b156-bd67-3684-73baa69bb401*
