DMARC reject policy provides the most effective protection against fraudulent emails being sent from a domain.
DMARC protects against fraudulent emails being sent from a domain.
Strict SPF filtering - not using +all
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record strictly enforces specific domains allowed to send email on its behalf.
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record passes basic syntax checks.
DMARC policy percentage is default
DMARC policy percentage is set to default 100%, ensuring all mail is covered by the policy.
SPF ptr mechanism not used
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) record does not include the ptr mechanism.
No open ports were detected.
DNSSEC records prevent third parties from forging the records that guarantee a domain's identity. DNSSEC should be configured for this domain.
Domain registrar or registry deletion protection not enabled
Domain is not protected from unsolicited deletion requests with the registrar or registry. The domain should have clientDeleteProhibited or serverDeleteProhibited set.
Domain registrar or registry update protection not enabled
Domain is not protected from unsolicited update requests with the registrar or registry. The domain should have clientUpdateProhibited or serverUpdateProhibited set.
The domain does not contain a valid Certification Authority Authorization (CAA) record. A CAA record indicates which Certificate Authorities (CAs) are authorized to issue certificates for a domain.
No unregistered MX records detected
No unregistered MX records that could lead to receiving mail on behalf of the target organization were detected.
Domain has not expired
Domain has not expired.
No subdomain takeover vulnerability detected
No dangling DNS records that could lead to subdomain takeover were detected.
Domain does not expire soon
Domain does not expire within 30 days.
Domain not flagged as inactive
Domain is not flagged as inactive.
Domain not pending deletion
Domain is not pending deletion with the registrar.
Domain not pending restoration
Domain is not pending restoration with the registrar.
Domain registrar or registry transfer protection enabled
Domain is protected from unsolicited transfer requests.
Domain free of registrar DNS resolution hold
Domain is not under a DNS resolution hold with the registrar.
Domain free of registry DNS resolution hold
Domain is not under a DNS resolution hold with the registry itself.
Domain renewal not prohibited by registry
Domain is not prohibited from renewal at the registry itself.
Domain was not found on the HSTS preload list
The domain was not found on the HSTS preload list. Users who visit the website for the first time will be vulnerable to MITM attacks. The requirements for inclusion on the preload list are specified by hstspreload.org.
HSTS header does not contain includeSubDomains
The HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) header does not contain the includeSubDomains directive. This directive instructs the browser to also enforce the HSTS policy over subdomains of this domain.
Weak cipher suites supported in TLS 1.2
Weak cipher suites can potentially be broken by a well resourced attacker, and should not be supported by the server unless very old devices or browsers must be supported.
Certificate not found on our revoked certificate list
The site's certificate chain was checked against our list of revoked certificates.
SSL is supported for this site.
HTTP requests are redirected to HTTPS
All HTTP requests are redirected to HTTPS.
Hostname matches SSL certificate
The site's hostname matches the SSL certificate.
SSL certificate has not expired.
Trusted SSL certificate
The certificate presented by this domain was issued by a trusted certificate authority.
HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) enforced
With HSTS enforced, people browsing this site are less susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks.
No insecure SSL/TLS versions available
No insecure SSL/TLS versions are available for this site.
SSL certificate chain present in server response
A complete SSL certificate chain was presented by the server for this domain.
SSL chain certificates do not expire within 20 days
SSL intermediate and root certificates do not expire within 20 days.
SSL expiration period shorter than 398 days
The SSL certificate presented by the server has an expiration period shorter than 398 days.
SSL has more than 20% of its valid period remaining
SSL certificate does not expire in less than 20% of its total valid period.
Industry standard SHA-256 encryption in use.
Strong public certificate key length
The site's public certificate provides at least 112 bits of security strength.
Infostealer malware detected
Infostealer malware has been detected on systems associated with this organization, indicating a potential data breach.
No open cloud storage service detected
No cloud storage service configured to allow anonymous file listing was detected.
Domain index is not a listable directory
The domain index is not a listable directory.
Not a suspected malware provider
This website does not appear to contain malicious code.
No reports of botnet activity in the last 30 days
This IP/domain has not been reported as a source of botnet activity in the last 30 days.
No reports of brute force login attempts in the last 30 days
This IP/domain did not appear on any list of IPs and domains known to perform brute force login attempts in the last 30 days.
No reports of malware distribution in the last 30 days
This IP/domain has been reported for distributing malware in the last 30 days.
No reports of unsolicited scanning in the last 30 days
This IP/domain has not been reported for performing unsolicited scanning in the last 30 days.
Not suspected of unwanted software
This website does not appear to be attempting to install unwanted software.
Not a suspected phishing page
This site does not appear to be a forgery or imitation of another website.
No reports of phishing activity in the last 30 days
This IP/domain has not been reported as a phishing site in the last 30 days.
No reports of botnet activity in the last 90 days
This IP/domain has not been reported as a source of botnet activity in the last 90 days.
No reports of brute force login attempts in the last 90 days
This IP/domain did not appear on any list of IPs and domains known to perform brute force login attempts in the last 90 days.
No reports of malware distribution in the last 90 days
This IP/domain has been reported for distributing malware in the last 90 days.
No reports of unsolicited scanning in the last 90 days
This IP/domain has not been reported for performing unsolicited scanning in the last 90 days.
No reports of phishing activity in the last 90 days
This IP/domain has not been reported as a phishing site in the last 90 days.
Vulnerability Management
Not vulnerable to CVE-2014-0160 (Heartbleed)
A bug in OpenSSL's implementation of the TLS heartbeat extension allows access to portions of memory on the targeted host e.g. cryptographic keys and passwords.
Not vulnerable to CVE-2014-3566 (POODLE)
The server does not support SSLv3, and is not vulnerable to the POODLE attack.
Not vulnerable to CVE-2015-0204 (FREAK)
The server does not offer RSA_EXPORT cipher suites, so clients are not vulnerable to the FREAK attack.
Not vulnerable to CVE-2015-4000 (Logjam)
The server is using strong Diffie-Hellman parameters and is not vulnerable to the Logjam attack.
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