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Security report for archive.md

Archive.today · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Archive.md is a web archiving service that allows users to create permanent snapshots of webpages, ensuring content remains accessible even if the original page is removed or changed. The service targets general internet users who require reliable webpage preservation, offering both text and graphical copies along with short, stable URLs. The website is positioned as a niche player in the web archiving space with a small but focused operation founded in 2018. Technically, the site uses standard web technologies including HTML5, JavaScript, JSON-LD structured data, and supports OpenSearch and RSS feeds. The infrastructure appears moderate in performance with basic mobile and accessibility features. The site uses HTTPS and includes some tracking via Google Analytics and mail.ru scripts, but lacks advanced security headers and comprehensive privacy or cookie policies. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and disables active scripts on archived pages to reduce risk. However, it lacks published security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. No critical vulnerabilities or suspicious content were detected. The overall security posture is moderate but could be improved by adding security headers and formal policies. Overall, archive.md is a functional and trustworthy web archiving platform with room for improvement in privacy compliance and security best practices. Strategic recommendations include publishing privacy and cookie policies, enhancing security headers, and providing clear incident response information to strengthen user trust and regulatory compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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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  • TLS certificates and expiry
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  • Security headers
  • GDPR and NIS2 posture
  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • Security score drift

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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
65
Security headers
20
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
63

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

Archive.md operates in the technology sector providing web archiving services. Its competitive advantage lies in offering a simple, reliable snapshot service that preserves webpages including dynamic Web 2.0 content. The business model is service-based, likely supported by advertising and user donations (e.g., buymeacoffee.com). The target customers are general internet users, researchers, journalists, and anyone needing permanent web records. The company maintains related domains (archive.li, archive.is, archive.ph) indicating a small ecosystem. Growth indicators include active service forms and search capabilities. Partnerships appear limited to related archive domains. The company maintains a lean operation with no visible parent or subsidiaries beyond related archive domains.

Security posture

The security maturity level is moderate. HTTPS is enforced, and archived pages are sanitized to remove active scripts, reducing malware risks. However, the absence of security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap. No published security or incident response policies limit transparency. Tracking scripts from mail.ru and Google Analytics are present but no explicit cookie consent or privacy policy is provided, indicating compliance gaps. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site would benefit from formalizing security policies, adding security headers, and improving privacy compliance to enhance its security culture and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to improve GDPR compliance and user trust.
  2. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Provide clear incident response and vulnerability disclosure information, including security contact emails.
  4. Enhance mobile optimization and accessibility to improve user experience across devices.
  5. Establish a long-term security strategy including regular security audits and compliance reviews.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Archive.today
Description
archive.md allows you to create a copy of a webpage that will always be up even if the original link is down. It saves text and graphical copies of pages and provides short reliable links to unalterable records of any web page, including Web 2.0 sites.
Key services
Webpage capture, Snapshot archiving, Search archive for saved snapshots
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, JavaScript, JSON-LD, OpenSearch, RSS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No active scripts on archived pages
  • Forms use GET method with minimal input

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (implied by _ga cookie)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
Google Adsense
Tracking pixels
top-fwz1.mail.ru
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website provides a functional web archiving service with snapshot and search capabilities.
  2. No privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  3. Contact email and forms are present for user interaction.
  4. Use of HTTPS and structured data improves trust and SEO.
  5. Advertising is minimal and includes Google Adsense and buymeacoffee.com support link.
  6. No security headers detected; opportunity for security improvements.
  7. No explicit security or incident response policies published.
  8. Mobile and accessibility optimizations are basic but functional.
  9. No adult or questionable content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a straightforward technology stack with HTML5, JavaScript, and JSON-LD for structured data. It supports OpenSearch and RSS feeds, enhancing search and syndication capabilities. Performance is moderate with no evident heavy resources. The site uses HTTPS with a good SSL configuration. However, no CMS or advanced frameworks were detected, indicating a custom or minimalistic implementation. The presence of mail.ru tracking scripts and Google Analytics cookies indicates some level of user tracking. Technical debt appears low but the lack of security headers and privacy policies suggests areas for modernization and compliance improvements.
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

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