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· 12 checks — HTTP headers, CSP, TLS handshake, and cookie hygiene rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
67
GRADE
D
FIX
5
REVIEW
1
PASS
6
INFO
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Checks
12
6 PASS 1 REVIEW 5 FIX
D
Security Headers
Action
4 of 10 headers properly configured
FIX
4 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
Info::
Referrer-Policy is properly configured
Got: no-referrer-when-downgrade
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=()
Critical::
Content-Security-Policy header is missing
CSP is the most important header for preventing XSS attacks. See the CSP section for detailed analysis.
Expected: default-src 'self'
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
Info::
X-Powered-By header is not present
Info::
Server header is present without version info
Got: cloudflare

CSP is the most important header for preventing XSS attacks. See the CSP section for detailed analysis.

Expected: default-src 'self'
Why this matters

Without a CSP, a single XSS bug can exfiltrate everything your users type — including credentials.

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Content-Security-Policy is the browser-enforced firewall against XSS. With a strict CSP, a script injection that would otherwise steal session cookies or rewrite the page is silently blocked. Without it, your only defense is hoping every input on every form is escaped correctly forever.

Source: OWASP / MDN

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.

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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.

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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 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.

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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.

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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

F
Content Security Policy
Action
No enforcing CSP policy found
FIX
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.
Expected: default-src 'self'

CSP is the most effective defense against XSS attacks. Add a Content-Security-Policy header to restrict resource loading.

Expected: default-src 'self'
Why this matters

Without a CSP, a single XSS bug can exfiltrate everything users type — credentials, payment data, session tokens.

Learn more

Content-Security-Policy is the browser-enforced firewall against XSS. With a strict CSP, a script injection that would otherwise steal session cookies is silently blocked. Without it, your only defense is hoping every input on every form is escaped correctly forever. Start in Report-Only mode, fix violations, then graduate to enforcing.

Source: OWASP / MDN

D
Subresource Integrity
Action
1 of 31 external resources have SRI
FIX
1 of 31 external resources have SRI
Warning::
External script from client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/publisher.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/ta-pagesocial-sdk.js
Warning::
External script from forms.lifehacker.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: //forms.lifehacker.com/w37htfhcq2/vendor/d0e1d3d8-b896-4fe6-911a-2d9fc7c5cc2a/main.js?cb=8DCB3ECB413095BC01D1B29BF4757228
Warning::
External script from forms.lifehacker.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: //forms.lifehacker.com/w37htfhcq2/vendor/d0e1d3d8-b896-4fe6-911a-2d9fc7c5cc2a/custom.js?cb=55533A1BD88725B842196DBB9EC5F2AC
Warning::
External script from forms.lifehacker.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: //forms.lifehacker.com/w37htfhcq2/vendor/d0e1d3d8-b896-4fe6-911a-2d9fc7c5cc2a/user.js?cb=639123094567192603
Info::
script from www.gstatic.com has SRI protection
Warning::
External script from tru.am lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://tru.am/scripts/custom/ziffmedia.js
Warning::
External script from openads-cdn.adsrvr.org lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://openads-cdn.adsrvr.org/openadsjs/build/v1.0/ziffdavis/openads.js
Warning::
External script from pub.doubleverify.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://pub.doubleverify.com/dvtag/33936767/DV1379166/pub.js
Warning::
External script from cdn.ziffstatic.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdn.ziffstatic.com/pg/lifehacker.prebid.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/6171/i.js
Warning::
External script from config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/3158
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/6036202/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/gtm.js?id=GTM-WRN84GTL
Warning::
External script from static.chartbeat.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: //static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat_video.js
Warning::
External script from g.lifehacker.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://g.lifehacker.com/lifehacker.js?url=https%3A%2F%2Flifehacker.com
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-7E851STSQZ
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?onload=onRecaptchaLoad&render=explicit
Warning::
External link from cdn.ziffstatic.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdn.ziffstatic.com/pg/lifehacker.css
Warning::
External script from cdn.ziffstatic.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdn.ziffstatic.com/pg/lifehacker.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 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
Warning::
External script from cdn.static.zdbb.net lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdn.static.zdbb.net/js/z0WVjCBSEeGLoxIxOQVEwQ.min.js
Warning::
External script from launcher.spot.im lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://launcher.spot.im/spot/sp_Z3zhn8qO
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/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js
Warning::
External script from www.lightboxcdn.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://www.lightboxcdn.com/vendor/d0e1d3d8-b896-4fe6-911a-2d9fc7c5cc2a/lightbox_speed.js
Warning::
External script from cdn.ziffstatic.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdn.ziffstatic.com/jst/otBannerSdk.202512.1.0.js
Warning::
External link from forms.lifehacker.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://forms.lifehacker.com/w37htfhcq2/static/fb_lightbox.2.1.5.css?cb=20240725
Warning::
External script from cdn.ziffstatic.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://cdn.ziffstatic.com/jst/otTCF.202512.1.0.js
Warning::
External script from cdn.id5-sync.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: //cdn.id5-sync.com/api/1.0/id5-api.js
Warning::
External script from ml314.com lacks integrity attribute
Without SRI, if this CDN is compromised, attackers could inject malicious code.
Got: https://ml314.com/tag.aspx?213
SRI Coverage 1 / 31 of external resources have integrity hashes
TagDomainIntegrity
<script>client.aps.amazon-adsystem.com Missing
<script>tru.am Missing
<script>forms.lifehacker.com Missing
<script>forms.lifehacker.com Missing
<script>forms.lifehacker.com Missing
<script>www.gstatic.com Protected
<script>tru.am Missing
<script>openads-cdn.adsrvr.org Missing
<script>pub.doubleverify.com Missing
<script>cdn.ziffstatic.com Missing
<script>tag.wknd.ai Missing
<script>config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com Missing
<script>sb.scorecardresearch.com Missing
<script>www.googletagmanager.com Missing
<script>static.chartbeat.com Missing
<script>g.lifehacker.com Missing
<script>www.googletagmanager.com Missing
<script>www.google.com Missing
<link>cdn.ziffstatic.com Missing
<script>cdn.ziffstatic.com Missing
<script>securepubads.g.doubleclick.net Missing
<script>cdn.cookielaw.org Missing
<script>cdn.static.zdbb.net Missing
<script>launcher.spot.im Missing
<script>securepubads.g.doubleclick.net Missing
<script>www.lightboxcdn.com Missing
<script>cdn.ziffstatic.com Missing
<link>forms.lifehacker.com Missing
<script>cdn.ziffstatic.com Missing
<script>cdn.id5-sync.com Missing
<script>ml314.com 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
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_CHACHA20_POLY1305_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 60 days)
Got: 2026-06-21T11:00:26Z
Info::
Certificate chain has 3 certificates
Info::
Certificate uses modern signature algorithm
Got: ECDSA-SHA256
Info::
Certificate covers 2 domain(s)
Got: lifehacker.com, *.lifehacker.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_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256
HTTP Version
HTTP/1.1

Certificate Chain

Leaf Certificate
Subject CN=lifehacker.comIssuer CN=WE1,O=Google Trust Services,C=USValid 2026-03-23T10:00:41Z → 2026-06-21T11:00:26ZExpires in 60 days SANs lifehacker.com, *.lifehacker.comSignature ECDSA-SHA256Serial ac4ba05c7a41abbe0e44bbede67f6a45
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 1035 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 646 days Signature SHA256-RSASerial 7fe530bf331343bedd821610493d8a1b
A+
Cookie Security
1 cookies analyzed, 3 checks passed
PASS
1 cookies analyzed, 3 checks passed
Info::
Cookie '__cf_bm' has the Secure flag
Info::
Cookie '__cf_bm' has the HttpOnly flag
Info::
Cookie '__cf_bm' has SameSite=None
1 cookies analyzed
NameSecureHttpOnlySameSiteSizeIssues
__cf_bmNone177 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: quarantine
PASS
DMARC: quarantine
Info::
DMARC policy is quarantine — good protection
DMARC
Policy quarantine — good protection Record v=DMARC1;p=quarantine;sp=reject;rua=mailto:088836b424@rua.easydmarc.us;
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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