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Security report for braintreegateway.com

PayPal Braintree · Finance · N/a

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

81/100

Risk levelLow

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

Braintree Gateway, a PayPal-owned payment processing service, provides secure and reliable online payment solutions for merchants globally. The website analyzed is the login portal for Braintree users, featuring integration with PayPal login and strong branding consistency. The business operates in the finance and technology sectors, targeting businesses requiring payment gateway services. The site demonstrates a mature digital infrastructure with modern JavaScript libraries, Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection, and PayPal analytics for user behavior tracking. Security measures include HTTPS enforcement, CSRF tokens, and cookie consent mechanisms aligned with GDPR and CCPA regulations. However, explicit privacy policy and terms of service links are not present on this login page, which could be improved for transparency. The absence of WHOIS data is unusual but likely due to registrar or privacy service configurations rather than malicious intent. Overall, the website presents a professional and trustworthy interface for its users.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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 Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

  2. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
82
Security headers
85
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
81

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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Dark web exposure

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Total records
17,119
Employees
0
Customers
17,078
Third parties
41
Weak passwords
7%

17 subdomains affected

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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

Braintree holds a strong market position as a leading payment gateway integrated with PayPal, serving a global merchant base. Its business model focuses on payment processing, fraud protection, and merchant account management. The company leverages partnerships with PayPal and maintains subsidiary domains for sandbox testing and single sign-on services. The target customers are businesses and merchants requiring seamless payment solutions. The website's content and technical setup indicate a large enterprise with a focus on security and compliance. The lack of direct contact information on the login page suggests that customer support is likely handled through other channels or authenticated portals.

Security posture

The website exhibits a solid security posture with HTTPS encryption, CSRF protection, and integration of Google reCAPTCHA to mitigate automated attacks. The presence of a cookie consent banner indicates awareness of privacy regulations. However, the absence of explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options is a gap that could be addressed to enhance protection against clickjacking and content injection attacks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content. The lack of a published security policy or incident response contacts limits transparency and user trust in security incident handling.

Recommendations

  1. Publish clear and accessible privacy policy and terms of service links on the login page.
  2. Implement and enforce security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Provide a dedicated security policy page including incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure information.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to improve usability for all users.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools to ensure no vulnerabilities or privacy issues.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
PayPal Braintree
Description
Braintree is a payment gateway service owned by PayPal that provides online payment processing solutions for businesses, enabling them to accept payments via credit cards, PayPal, and other methods.
Key services
Payment processing, Merchant account management, Fraud protection, Integration with PayPal
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, jQuery, Google reCAPTCHA, PayPal Analytics, CSS3, HTML5
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • CSRF token in forms
  • Google reCAPTCHA integration
  • Secure login form with password masking
  • Cookie consent banner for GDPR/CCPA compliance

Analytics and tracking

Services
PayPal Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
PayPal Analytics, Google reCAPTCHA
Marketing tools
PayPal marketing tag manager
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a professional login portal for Braintree payment gateway.
  2. No WHOIS data available, which is unusual but content is accessible and legitimate.
  3. Strong integration with PayPal services and branding.
  4. Good security practices observed including HTTPS and CSRF tokens.
  5. Cookie consent banner present indicating GDPR/CCPA awareness.
  6. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on login page.
  7. No privacy policy or terms of service links found on this page.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
  10. No adult or NSFW content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern tech stack including JavaScript, jQuery, Google reCAPTCHA, and PayPal analytics scripts. The form structure and CSRF tokens suggest a Ruby on Rails backend. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts and CSS. Mobile optimization is good with responsive design elements. SEO optimization is basic with proper meta tags and Open Graph properties but lacks structured data like JSON-LD. Accessibility is basic and could be improved. Hosting provider details are not explicitly found. Overall, the technical implementation supports a secure and user-friendly login experience but can benefit from enhanced security headers and accessibility 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 70/100 −10Medium20 findingsView report
  2. 80/100 +6Low25 findingsView report
  3. 74/100Medium21 findingsView report
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