# BeaverCheck Audit Report — https://news.ycombinator.com

**Date:** April 4, 2026  
**URL:** https://news.ycombinator.com  
**Overall Grade:** C (77/100)  
**Report:** https://beavercheck.com/results/fb79017d-1cff-466d-a790-574f7fd72f1f

## Top Findings

1. **[CRITICAL]** 'unsafe-inline' found in script source — Security > Content Security Policy
2. **[CRITICAL]** 1 control(s) without accessible label — Accessibility > Form Accessibility
3. **[CRITICAL]** 1 image-in-link without alt text — Accessibility > Alt Text Quality
4. **[CRITICAL]** 3 image(s) missing alt attribute — Accessibility > Alt Text Quality
5. **[CRITICAL]** 30 link(s) with no accessible text — Accessibility > Link & Button Quality

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## Lighthouse Scores

| Category | Score |
|----------|-------|
| Performance | 100 |
| Accessibility | 52 |
| Best Practices | 96 |
| SEO | 75 |

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## Security

### Security Headers (C — 65/100)

*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 has a weak value
- **[WARNING]** Permissions-Policy header is missing — Controls which browser features (camera, microphone, geolocation) are allowed. Set it to restrict unused features.
- **[PASS]** Content-Security-Policy is present
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Opener-Policy header is missing — COOP isolates your browsing context, preventing cross-origin side-channel attacks. Set to 'same-origin'.
- **[WARNING]** Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing — COEP prevents loading cross-origin resources without explicit permission. Required for SharedArrayBuffer and high-resolution timers.
- **[PASS]** X-Powered-By header is not present
- **[PASS]** Server header is present without version info

### Content Security Policy (C — 65/100)

*5 of 10 CSP checks passed*

- **[INFO]** Raw CSP policy
- **[PASS]** default-src directive is set
- **[CRITICAL]** 'unsafe-inline' found in script source — 'unsafe-inline' allows inline <script> tags, defeating CSP against XSS. Remove it and use nonces or hashes instead.
- **[PASS]** No 'unsafe-eval' in script source
- **[PASS]** No wildcard in script source
- **[PASS]** object-src falls back to default-src
- **[WARNING]** base-uri directive is missing — Without base-uri, attackers can inject a <base> tag to hijack relative URLs. Set it to 'self' or 'none'.
- **[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 1.2, 7 checks passed*

- **[PASS]** TLS 1.2 is used
- **[INFO]** TLS 1.3 is not negotiated — TLS 1.3 offers improved performance and security. Consider enabling it.
- **[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 69 days)
- **[PASS]** Certificate chain has 2 certificates
- **[PASS]** Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
- **[PASS]** Certificate covers 1 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 (A+ — 100/100)

*No external resources*

- **[PASS]** No external resources to protect

### JS Library Vulnerabilities (A+ — 100/100)

*No known vulnerabilities*

- **[PASS]** No known JavaScript library vulnerabilities detected

### Information Leakage (A+ — 100/100)

*No exposures*

- **[INFO]** No security.txt found — Consider adding a security.txt at /.well-known/security.txt.
- **[PASS]** No sensitive files exposed

### Email Security (F — 30/100)

*No DMARC*

- **[WARNING]** No DMARC record found — Without DMARC, email receivers have no policy for handling authentication failures.

### Permissions-Policy (D — 40/100)

*No header set*

- **[WARNING]** No Permissions-Policy header — Consider adding a Permissions-Policy header to restrict browser feature access from embedded content.

### CORS Configuration (B — 80/100)

*No CORS headers*

- **[PASS]** No CORS headers present — secure default

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## Performance

### Page Weight Budget (A+ — 100/100)

*11 KB transferred, 7 requests*

- **[PASS]** Page weighs 46 KB (11 KB transferred)
- **[PASS]** 7 HTTP requests
- **[INFO]** Estimated 0.00 g CO2 per page load

### Third-Party Impact (A+ — 100/100)

*No third-party resources*

- **[PASS]** No third-party resources detected

### Text Compression (A+ — 100/100)

*All text resources are compressed*

- **[PASS]** All text resources are compressed

### Image Optimization (A — 85/100)

*3 images, 0 KB saveable*

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

### JS Execution Cost (A+ — 100/100)

*264ms total JS execution*

- **[INFO]** https://news.ycombinator.com/: 151ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** Unattributable: 113ms CPU time
- **[INFO]** Third-party scripts: 113ms (43% of total)

### Font Loading (A+ — 100/100)

*No web fonts (system fonts)*

- **[PASS]** No web fonts loaded — system fonts are fastest

### JS Bundles (A+ — 100/100)

*1 scripts, 0 KB unused*


### Resource Caching (A+ — 100/100)

*All resources properly cached*

- **[PASS]** No caching issues found

### Critical Rendering Path (A+ — 100/100)

*No render-blocking resources*

- **[PASS]** No render-blocking resources detected

### Resource Hints (A+ — 100/100)

*No optimization needed*

- **[PASS]** No resource hint issues

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## Content Quality

### Links (F — 40/100)

*197 links checked, 87 healthy, 110 broken*

- **[CRITICAL]** 87 of 197 links are healthy
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/submit — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/login?goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47637757&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=arxiv.org — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Anon84 — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47637757&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47639524&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=thetimes.com — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=macleginn — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47639524&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47637287&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=wyounas.com — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=simplegeek — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47637287&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47633396&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=firloop — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47633396&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47638810&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=sebastianraschka.com — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=MindGods — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47638810&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47631118&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=bbc.com — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=andsoitis — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47631118&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47639567&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=github.com/teamchong — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47639567&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47601194&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=dbreunig.com — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47601194&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47633855&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=mtlynch.io — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=eichin — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47633855&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47597366&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=woman-of-letters.com — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Caiero — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47597366&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47606244&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=maziyar — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47606244&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=ycombinator.com — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47638270&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47629433&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=inaturalist.org — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=bookofjoe — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47629433&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47628608&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=nist.gov — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=kykeonaut — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47628608&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47585469&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=uwplse.org — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=summarity — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47585469&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47639291&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=iii.social — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47639291 — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47639291&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47592068&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=youtube.com — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47592068&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47608604&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=irregular.com — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47608604&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47633131&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=github.com/extv — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47633131&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47601992&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=nathanotterness.com — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47601992 — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47601992&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47597159&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=ounapuu.ee — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47597159&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47618223&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=mintlify.com — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=denssumesh — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47618223&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47622616&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=donotresearch.subs... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=lazydogbrownfox — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47622616 — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47622616&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47586885&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=patrickmccanna.net — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47586885&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47629116&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=tinygo.org — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=uticus — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47629116&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47628326&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=theguardian.com — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=tjwds — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47628326&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47639199&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=nytimes.com — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47639199&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47639976&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=dw.com — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=L_226 — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47639976&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47626462&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=hanshq.net — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=jandeboevrie — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47626462&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/vote?id=47627527&how=up&goto... — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/from?site=jeffgeerling.com — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.
- **[CRITICAL]** Broken link: https://news.ycombinator.com/hide?id=47627527&goto=news — Found in <a href>. Returns HTTP 403.

### 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 — 0/100)

*No Open Graph tags found — social sharing previews will be generic.*

- **[WARNING]** No Open Graph meta tags found — Without og:title, og:description, and og:image, social media platforms will generate a generic preview when your page is shared.

### 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 (A — 85/100)

*1 A records, 85 ms lookup*

- **[PASS]** Resolves to 1 IPv4 address(es)
- **[INFO]** Single A record — no DNS redundancy — Multiple A records provide failover if one server goes down.
- **[PASS]** Has 1 IPv6 (AAAA) record(s)
- **[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: 85 ms

### Redirect Chain (A+ — 100/100)

*No redirects — direct access*

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

### 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 (B — 80/100)

*robots.txt present, no sitemap*

- **[PASS]** robots.txt is present
- **[INFO]** No sitemap.xml found — A sitemap helps search engines discover and index your pages more efficiently.
- **[INFO]** robots.txt does not reference a sitemap — Add a 'Sitemap:' directive to robots.txt so search engines can discover your sitemap.

### URL Variants (A+ — 100/100)

*www/non-www, trailing slash, HTTP→HTTPS*

- **[PASS]** HTTP correctly 301-redirects to HTTPS

### Domain Intelligence (A+ — 100/100)

*ycombinator.com — via Gandi SAS, 21 years, 4 months old, hosted on AWS*

- **[PASS]** Domain registered until Mar 20, 2027 (11 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: Gandi SAS
- **[PASS]** Hosting: AWS

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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]** <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

---

## Legal

### Legal Page Ecosystem (F — 30/100)

*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.
- **[PASS]** Terms of Service detected — Found at https://www.ycombinator.com/legal/, 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 (C — 55/100)

*No copyright notice detected*

- **[INFO]** No copyright notice detected — No copyright notice detected in the page content. While not legally required in most jurisdictions (copyright exists automatically), a notice is standard practice and signals site ownership.

### Regulatory Indicators

*1 regulatory indicator(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** This is a technical scan, not a legal assessment — BeaverCheck detects technical indicators that may suggest regulatory relevance. This is not a compliance audit and should not be relied upon for legal decisions. Consult qualified legal counsel for compliance assessments.
- **[INFO]** GDPR indicators detected (moderate confidence) — Indicators suggesting GDPR may be relevant: European TLD detected: .ee. EU General Data Protection Regulation — governs collection and processing of personal data of EU residents.

### Third-Party Data Sharing

*0 third-party service(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** Data inventory for transparency purposes — This inventory identifies third-party services that receive data from your site visitors. Under regulations like GDPR (Article 30), maintaining records of data processing activities is commonly considered a best practice. This automated scan provides a starting point — it may not capture all data flows.
- **[INFO]** No recognized third-party data-sharing services detected — This page does not appear to load external tracking, analytics, or advertising scripts.

### Compliance Badges (C — 55/100)

*0 compliance badge(s) detected*

- **[INFO]** No compliance badges detected — No recognized compliance certification badges or seals were found. This is common — many sites do not display compliance badges.

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## Availability

### CDN & Delivery (D — 50/100)

*No CDN detected*

- **[WARNING]** No CDN detected — A CDN can significantly improve load times for users around the world by caching content at edge nodes closer to them.

### HTTP Caching (B — 70/100)

*private; max-age=0*

- **[PASS]** Cache-Control header is set
- **[INFO]** No ETag or Last-Modified header — Conditional requests (304 Not Modified) are not possible without validators.

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## Accessibility

### Landmark Structure (D — 40/100)

*No landmarks*

- **[CRITICAL]** No <main> landmark found — Screen reader users cannot quickly navigate to the primary content. Wrap your main content in <main>.
- **[WARNING]** No <nav> landmark found
- **[INFO]** No banner (header) landmark
- **[INFO]** No contentinfo (footer) landmark
- **[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)

*No headings*

- **[WARNING]** No headings found — Headings (H1-H6) create the document outline for screen reader navigation.

### Alt Text Quality (C — 55/100)

*3 of 3 images have issues*

- **[CRITICAL]** 3 image(s) missing alt attribute — Images without alt text are invisible to screen readers.
- **[CRITICAL]** 1 image-in-link without alt text — An image inside a link with no alt creates an empty link.

### Form Accessibility (A — 85/100)

*1 of 1 controls have issues*

- **[CRITICAL]** 1 control(s) without accessible label — Form controls need a <label>, aria-label, or aria-labelledby for screen readers.

### Link & Button Quality (C — 65/100)

*31 issue(s) across 224 links and 0 buttons*

- **[CRITICAL]** 30 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.
- **[PASS]** 193 link(s) with descriptive text

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## UX

### 404 Error Page (F — 30/100)

*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.

### Favicon & Branding (F — 15/100)

*1 icon(s) detected*

- **[WARNING]** No favicon.ico at site root — Some older browsers, bookmark tools, and RSS readers look for /favicon.ico. Add one as a fallback.
- **[PASS]** HTML icon links detected
- **[INFO]** No apple-touch-icon detected — iOS devices use this when users add your site to their home screen. Add <link rel='apple-touch-icon' sizes='180x180' href='/apple-touch-icon.png'>.

### Web Manifest (D — 40/100)

*Not found*

- **[INFO]** No web manifest found — No manifest at standard paths (/manifest.json, /site.webmanifest). A manifest is optional but enables PWA features like home screen installation and standalone display.

### Dark Mode Support (D — 40/100)

*No dark mode signals*

- **[INFO]** No dark mode signals detected — Consider adding CSS with @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) and <meta name='color-scheme' content='light dark'>.
- **[INFO]** Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles — External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

### Print Stylesheet (D — 40/100)

*No print styles*

- **[INFO]** No print-specific styles detected — When users print this page, they get the screen layout including navigation and non-essential elements. Add @media print rules to hide navigation and optimize layout for paper.

### Navigation UX (F — 0/100)

*No navigation patterns*

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

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## SEO

### Canonical URL (B — 80/100)

*Minor issues*

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

### Meta Tags (A — 90/100)

*Title: 11 chars*

- **[PASS]** Page title is set
- **[WARNING]** Title is only 11 characters — consider expanding

### Content Depth (B — 80/100)

*733 words, Standard*

- **[PASS]** Page has 733 words of content
- **[INFO]** Reading level: Standard (grade 7)

### Internal Links (A — 85/100)

*193 internal, 31 external*

- **[PASS]** 193 internal links (86%)
- **[PASS]** 86% of links use descriptive anchor text
- **[INFO]** Page has 224 links — consider reducing
- **[INFO]** 193 internal / 31 external links
- **[WARNING]** 1 internal links have no anchor text

### Image SEO (B — 75/100)

*3 images, 0 descriptive filenames*

- **[WARNING]** 100% of images have non-descriptive filenames — Search engines use filenames as a signal. Rename to descriptive names like 'team-photo.jpg'.
- **[INFO]** 3 image(s) missing alt text — see Accessibility tab

### Hreflang

*0 hreflang tags*


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## Sustainability

### CO2 Per Page Load (A+ — 100/100)

*0.00g CO2 per view*

- **[PASS]** 0.00g CO2 per page view — This page transfers 0.0 MB, producing an estimated 0.00g of CO2 per visit using the Sustainable Web Design model (v4). Breakdown: data center 0.00g, network 0.00g, end-user device 0.00g.
- **[INFO]** At 10,000 monthly views: 0.4 kg CO2/year — With 10,000 page views per month, this page would generate approximately 0.4 kg of CO2 annually — equivalent to charging 46 smartphones.

### Green Hosting (D — 50/100)

*Unknown*

- **[INFO]** Hosting provider could not be identified — Without knowing the provider, we cannot determine their energy sourcing. Check with your hosting provider about their renewable energy commitments.
- **[INFO]** Green hosting status based on known provider commitments — Green hosting detection uses a curated database of provider renewable energy commitments. This is not a real-time verification. For authoritative checks, visit thegreenwebfoundation.org.

### Repeat Visit Weight (C — 60/100)

*45% cached*

- **[WARNING]** Only 45% reduction on repeat visits — Returning visitors still download 6 KB — only 45% less than the first visit (11 KB). 1 resources lack proper caching headers. See the Performance tab's HTTP Caching section for specific recommendations.
- **[INFO]** Repeat visit: 0.00g CO2 (first visit: 0.00g)

### Carbon Budget (A+ — 100/100)

*10th percentile*

- **[PASS]** 0.00g CO2 — below the sustainability target of 0.50g — Cleaner than an estimated 90% of websites analyzed. This page meets the Web Sustainability Guidelines target.
- **[INFO]** Estimated 10th percentile — Compared to: top 10% = 0.20g, target = 0.50g, median = 0.60g per page view.

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

*100% efficient*

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

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