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Security report for 1688.com

阿里巴巴 · E-commerce · China

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 2 other checks.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

1688.com is a leading B2B e-commerce platform operated by Alibaba Group, serving millions of wholesale buyers and suppliers primarily in China. The platform facilitates trade across multiple industry sectors including raw materials, industrial goods, apparel, and consumer products. It acts as a comprehensive online marketplace and community for business interactions and transactions. Technically, the website employs a sophisticated analytics infrastructure with proprietary Alibaba tracking technologies such as Aplus and Goldlog, ensuring detailed user behavior monitoring and performance tracking. The site is optimized for both desktop and mobile users, with good content quality and navigation clarity. Security-wise, the site enforces HTTPS and uses asynchronous loading of scripts but lacks visible security headers and explicit security policies in the provided content. WHOIS data is unavailable, likely due to privacy protections common for large corporate domains. Overall, the website demonstrates a mature digital presence with strong business credibility but could improve transparency and privacy compliance.

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

8 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • High

      Missing X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
77
Security headers
20
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
66

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Breach exposure

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Brand lookalikes

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Tracked
95
Registered
95
Resolving
95
High or critical
0

Last checked 2026-08-04

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

1688.com holds a dominant position in the Chinese B2B e-commerce market as part of Alibaba Group's ecosystem. Its business model revolves around connecting manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers through an online platform that supports bulk purchasing and supply chain services. The platform's extensive industry coverage and community features provide competitive advantages by fostering trust and interaction among users. Revenue streams likely include transaction fees, advertising, and value-added services. The target customers are primarily businesses seeking wholesale goods and manufacturing partnerships. The platform benefits from Alibaba's brand strength and technological resources, positioning it well for continued growth and expansion. Strategic partnerships with sister sites like Taobao and Tmall enhance its ecosystem integration.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS, ensuring encrypted communications, and integrates advanced tracking and analytics scripts for user behavior insights. However, the absence of visible security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), X-Frame-Options, and HSTS in the provided data suggests room for improvement in hardening the security posture. No explicit privacy or security policies were found, which is a compliance gap. The extensive use of third-party and proprietary scripts necessitates regular security audits to mitigate risks from vulnerable libraries. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are not evident, indicating potential gaps in security governance. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be enhanced by adopting best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  2. Add and enforce security headers such as CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options to strengthen defense against common web attacks.
  3. Provide clear contact information and dedicated channels for security incident reporting and vulnerability disclosures.
  4. Conduct regular security audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to identify and remediate vulnerabilities.
  5. Enhance accessibility features and mobile optimization to improve user experience and compliance with standards.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
阿里巴巴
Description
阿里巴巴（1688.com）是全球企业间（B2B）电子商务的著名品牌，为数千万网商提供海量商机信息和便捷安全的在线交易市场，也是商人们以商会友、真实互动的社区平台。目前1688.com已覆盖原材料、工业品、服装服饰、家居百货、小商品等12个行业大类，提供从原料--生产--加工--现货等一系列的供应产品和服务
Key services
Online wholesale marketplace, Supply chain services, Industry news and business community platform
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript (custom analytics and tracking scripts), Aplus analytics SDK, Goldlog tracking, MutationObserver for DOM changes, IntersectionObserver for exposure tracking
Platforms
Web (desktop and mobile optimized)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of multiple tracking and analytics scripts with asynchronous loading

Analytics and tracking

Services
Aplus, Goldlog, Baidu site verification, Google site verification
Tracking level
extensive
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Tanx, Simba
Tracking pixels
mmstat.com, alicdn.com
Marketing tools
Aplus analytics, Goldlog
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
good
User experience
good
Content relevance
good
Navigation
good
Professionalism
good
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a major B2B e-commerce platform under Alibaba Group
  2. Content is in Chinese language targeting Chinese and global wholesale buyers and sellers
  3. Extensive use of Alibaba's proprietary analytics and tracking scripts
  4. No visible contact emails or phone numbers on the homepage HTML
  5. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service links found in the provided HTML snippet
  6. No security headers information available from provided data
  7. No signs of WAF or content blocking
  8. WHOIS data unavailable, typical for large corporate domains with privacy protection
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a custom-built JavaScript analytics stack including Alibaba's Aplus and Goldlog SDKs, leveraging MutationObserver and IntersectionObserver APIs for advanced user interaction tracking. The site is optimized for mobile and desktop platforms, with asynchronous script loading to improve performance. SEO is supported by meta tags and structured data, although no explicit JSON-LD or Open Graph tags were detected in the provided snippet. The hosting provider and CMS are not explicitly identified. Performance is moderate, with potential for improvement in loading speed and accessibility compliance. The technical infrastructure reflects a mature e-commerce platform with strong analytics capabilities but could benefit from modernization in security and compliance tooling.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 65/100Medium27 findingsView report
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