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Security report for buydomains.com

BuyDomains.com · Technology · United States

Low risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

BuyDomains.com operates as a premium domain marketplace, providing services that enable businesses and individuals to search for and purchase premium domain names. The website positions itself as a convenient and professional platform for domain acquisition, targeting a broad audience of domain buyers. The business model centers on domain brokerage and sales, leveraging a digital platform with modern web technologies to facilitate transactions. Technically, the website employs AngularJS 1.8.2, integrates Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection, and uses Google Tag Manager and Eloqua for marketing and analytics. The site is served over HTTPS with a Content-Security-Policy header, indicating a good security baseline. Performance and mobile optimization are moderate to good, with basic accessibility features implemented. From a security perspective, the site demonstrates sound practices such as HTTPS enforcement and bot mitigation. However, it lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure information, which are important for compliance and trust. The absence of WHOIS data reduces domain trustworthiness, suggesting privacy protection or recent registration. Overall, BuyDomains.com is a professional and functional domain marketplace with a solid technical foundation but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and transparency measures to improve trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
85/ 100 · Low
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

5 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 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 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

  3. 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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  • Security headers
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  • 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
47
Security headers
55
Email security
85
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
85
Average
76

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

BuyDomains.com holds a significant position in the domain marketplace sector, offering premium domain names to businesses and individuals. Its competitive advantage lies in a streamlined search and purchase experience supported by a professional website and marketing automation tools. The business model is transactional, generating revenue through domain sales and brokerage. The target customers are domain buyers seeking premium names, including startups, established businesses, and investors. The company appears to be large in scale, with a consistent brand presence and clear contact channels. Partnerships with marketing platforms like Eloqua indicate a mature marketing ecosystem. Growth potential exists through expanding domain inventory and enhancing customer trust via compliance and transparency.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and a Content-Security-Policy header implemented. Use of Google reCAPTCHA adds protection against automated abuse. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the analyzed content. However, the absence of published privacy and cookie policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represents compliance gaps. The missing WHOIS data also impacts trust. To elevate security maturity, the company should publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms, provide clear incident response contacts, and maintain a vulnerability disclosure program. Regular audits of third-party scripts and security headers enhancements are recommended.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with user consent mechanisms to ensure GDPR and privacy compliance.
  2. Implement and publicize a security.txt file or vulnerability disclosure page to facilitate responsible security reporting.
  3. Add explicit incident response contact information, including security and abuse email addresses.
  4. Enhance security headers by adding HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and other recommended headers.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
BuyDomains.com
Description
Buying domain names has never been easier! It's quick and easy to search all of the domain names. Your business starts here - start your domain name search today!
Key services
Domain name search, Domain purchase, Domain brokerage
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
AngularJS 1.8.2, Google reCAPTCHA v2 and v3, Google Tag Manager, Eloqua marketing forms, Web Workers, HTTPS
Frameworks
AngularJS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Content-Security-Policy header present
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Eloqua
Marketing tools
Eloqua marketing automation
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 domain marketplace offering premium domain sales.
  2. No WHOIS data available, possibly due to privacy protection or unregistered domain.
  3. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the analyzed content.
  4. Contact phone numbers and contact form are present, supporting business credibility.
  5. Use of modern web technologies and security headers observed.
  6. No adult or questionable content detected; content is safe for general audiences.
  7. External scripts include Google services and Eloqua marketing tools.
  8. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  9. No incident response or security contact information found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on AngularJS 1.8.2, a mature but aging JavaScript framework. It integrates Google reCAPTCHA v2 and v3 for bot mitigation and uses Google Tag Manager and Eloqua for analytics and marketing automation. The site employs web workers for performance optimization and serves content over HTTPS with a Content-Security-Policy header. Performance is moderate, with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO is supported by proper meta tags and Open Graph data. There is no detected CMS, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not discernible from the content. Opportunities exist to modernize the tech stack and improve accessibility and privacy compliance.
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. 76/100Low26 findingsView report
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