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Security report for chitter.xyz

Chitter · Technology · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in Email security and GDPR outside view.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Chitter.xyz is an independent Mastodon-based decentralized social network fostering a friendly and inclusive community. It operates as a small-scale social platform within the fediverse, emphasizing community moderation and user etiquette to promote kindness and accessibility. The platform is transparent about its hosting and data locations, relying on reputable providers such as Hetzner and AWS for DNS and storage services. The website content is well-structured, with clear descriptions of staff, community guidelines, and support mechanisms via Patreon and Liberapay.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

    • 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

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  • 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
95
Security headers
75
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

Chitter positions itself as a niche social network within the broader Mastodon ecosystem, targeting users seeking a softer, more personal social media experience. Its business model relies on community donations and open-source software, with no evident commercial advertising or monetization beyond voluntary support. The platform maintains a small but active user base and benefits from partnerships with Mastodon and donation platforms. The absence of formal terms of service or extensive privacy compliance documentation suggests a community-focused rather than enterprise-grade operation.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses reputable hosting and DNS providers, contributing to a solid baseline security posture. However, the lack of DNSSEC, absence of explicit security headers, and no published security or incident response policies indicate room for improvement. The active moderation team and content warning practices enhance community safety, but formalized security frameworks and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are missing. Overall, the security maturity is moderate, suitable for a small community server but not enterprise-level.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and advertise security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response contact information to enhance transparency.
  4. Add a cookie policy and consent mechanism to improve privacy compliance.
  5. Consider formalizing terms of service and data protection officer contact details to strengthen legal compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Chitter
Description
Chitter is a social network fostering a friendly, inclusive, and incredibly soft community.
Key services
Social networking, Mastodon hosting, Community moderation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Mastodon, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, AWS Route 53 DNS, Netlify (status site), Updown.io (status monitoring), Amazon S3 (admin notices)
Frameworks
Mastodon
Platforms
Fediverse
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • Content warnings encouraged
  • Active moderation

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Mastodon instance about page with detailed community and administrative info.
  2. No forms detected on the about page; sign-up and login links present on other pages.
  3. Contact email is provided but no phone or physical address found.
  4. No cookie consent banner or explicit cookie policy found.
  5. No terms of service page linked from about page.
  6. Open Graph metadata is complete and consistent.
  7. No JSON-LD structured data detected.
  8. Scripts loaded include Mastodon core JS chunks and locale files.
  9. No third-party analytics or advertising scripts detected.
  10. Content warnings and community etiquette are emphasized.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Mastodon platform, leveraging Ruby on Rails and JavaScript with a modular chunked script loading approach. Hosting is provided by Hetzner in Germany, with DNS managed via AWS Route 53. The site demonstrates good mobile optimization and accessibility features, with a moderate performance profile. The absence of third-party analytics or advertising scripts reduces tracking risks but limits marketing insights. The technical stack is modern and appropriate for a decentralized social network, though some security best practices could be better implemented.
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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