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Security report for alipay.com

支付宝 · Finance · China

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

71/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Alipay is a globally recognized independent third-party payment platform primarily serving the Chinese market. It offers a broad range of financial services including electronic payments, online and mobile payments, money transfers, bill payments, and credit card repayments. The website content aligns with these services, targeting a general audience seeking secure and efficient payment solutions. Technically, the site employs modern JavaScript libraries such as dayjs, lodash, and moment, and frameworks likely based on React and umi, indicating a contemporary web infrastructure. However, the site lacks visible privacy and cookie policies, and no contact or incident response information is present in the analyzed HTML content. Security headers are not detected, and SSL configuration details are unavailable, which suggests room for improvement in security posture. The WHOIS data is notably absent, which is unusual for a major financial service domain and reduces transparency and trustworthiness. Overall, the website is functional and professional but would benefit from enhanced security and compliance disclosures.

Scanned

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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

7 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
72
Security headers
35
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
71

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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Alipay holds a leading position in the global payment platform market, especially within China. Its business model revolves around providing secure and convenient payment services to consumers and merchants, generating revenue through transaction fees and value-added financial services. The platform targets a broad customer base including individuals and businesses requiring electronic payment solutions. The lack of visible partner or subsidiary domains in the HTML content limits insight into its broader ecosystem, but the presence of multiple alipayobjects.com domains indicates a controlled content delivery network. The absence of detailed business contact information and compliance policies on the main page suggests a focus on user-facing services rather than corporate transparency in this content snapshot.

Security posture

The current security posture shows moderate maturity. HTTPS is implied but not explicitly confirmed in the provided data. No security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options were detected, which are critical for mitigating common web vulnerabilities. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates potential compliance gaps with GDPR and other data protection regulations. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is available, which could hinder timely security issue reporting and resolution. The missing WHOIS data further complicates trust verification. Overall, while the platform likely employs robust backend security measures, the public-facing website could improve transparency and technical security controls.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to enhance compliance and user trust.
  2. Add and configure essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  3. Verify and publicly disclose SSL/TLS configuration details to assure users of secure connections.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security incident response and vulnerability disclosure channels.
  5. Improve WHOIS transparency or provide official domain registration details to enhance legitimacy and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
支付宝
Description
支付宝，全球领先的独立第三方支付平台，致力于为广大用户提供安全快速的电子支付/网上支付/安全支付/手机支付体验，及转账收款/水电煤缴费/信用卡还款/AA收款等生活服务应用。
Key services
Electronic payment, Online payment, Mobile payment, Money transfer, Bill payments, Credit card repayment, AA collection
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
dayjs, history, jquery, lodash, moment
Frameworks
React (implied by umi and bigfish versions)
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

Design
basic
User experience
basic
Content relevance
basic
Navigation
basic
Professionalism
basic
Trustworthiness
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website content is accessible and not blocked by WAF or security challenge.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found in the HTML content provided.
  3. No contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses explicitly found in the HTML content.
  4. No forms detected in the provided HTML content.
  5. Website uses modern JavaScript libraries and frameworks but lacks visible SEO and accessibility enhancements.
  6. No security headers detected in the provided data; SSL status unknown.
  7. WHOIS data is missing, which is unusual for a major financial service domain.
  8. Content is safe and appropriate for general audiences.
  9. Branding is consistent with Alipay's known identity.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript technology stack including dayjs, lodash, moment, and jquery libraries, with frameworks likely based on React and umi. The site loads multiple scripts and stylesheets from alipayobjects.com and alicdn.com domains, indicating a well-managed content delivery infrastructure. Performance is moderate with mobile optimization rated good, but accessibility and SEO optimizations are basic. No CMS is detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. The lack of visible security headers and compliance policies indicates technical debt in security and privacy implementation. Overall, the infrastructure supports a scalable and modern web experience but requires enhancements in security and compliance features.
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. 73/100 −3Medium27 findingsView report
  2. 76/100Low21 findingsView report
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