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Security report for dpaste.com

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High risk. 9 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

48/100

Risk levelHigh

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

dpaste.com is a specialized online pastebin service primarily targeting programmers and developers who need to share and store code snippets with syntax highlighting and markup preview. The service offers a clean, minimalistic interface with support for a wide range of programming languages and an API for automated paste creation. The website is small in scale but has been operational since 2006, indicating a stable presence in its niche market. It leverages third-party advertising through EthicalAds and provides user support via a Freshworks widget. Technical infrastructure includes modern JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and htmx, and fonts from Google Fonts, hosted on static.dpaste.com and other external domains.

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

9 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
62
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
48

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

The business model is based on providing a free pastebin service with optional user accounts for enhanced features like editing and deleting pastes. The target audience is developers and technical users who require quick and easy code sharing. The market position is niche but stable, with no evident partnerships or subsidiaries. Revenue likely comes from ethical advertising. The company has maintained domain registration consistently since 2006, which supports trustworthiness. The lack of explicit business contact information and policies suggests a lean operation focused on service delivery rather than extensive corporate presence.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and has domain transfer protections in place, which are positive security indicators. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or X-Frame-Options reduces the overall security posture. No explicit security or incident response policies are published, and no contact channels for security issues are provided. The use of third-party scripts and advertising networks introduces potential risk vectors, though no vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. Overall, the security maturity is moderate but could be improved with better policy transparency and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options) to mitigate common web vulnerabilities.
  3. Publish privacy, cookie, and terms of service policies to improve compliance and user trust.
  4. Provide explicit contact information for security incidents and general support to enhance transparency.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and advertising integrations to minimize security risks.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
dpaste.com is a pastebin site for easily sharing and storing code snippets. Syntax highlighting, clean interface, markup preview, quick sharing options.
Key services
code snippet sharing, syntax highlighting, markup preview, API for paste creation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery 3.7.1, htmx 2.0.2, Google Fonts (Fira Sans, Fira Mono), EthicalAds, Freshworks Widget
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by URL https://dpaste.com/)
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited to prevent unauthorized transfers
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Ad networks
EthicalAds
Tracking pixels
EthicalAds pixel
Marketing tools
Freshworks Widget
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a functional pastebin service focused on code snippet sharing.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on main page.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided.
  4. Uses EthicalAds for advertising with basic transparency.
  5. Includes a Freshworks support widget for user assistance.
  6. No advanced security policies or certifications displayed.
  7. No social media links except a Mastodon profile link (fosstodon.org/@dpaste).
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern but lightweight technology stack including HTML5, CSS3, jQuery, and htmx for dynamic content. Google Fonts are used for typography, and EthicalAds provides advertising content. The site is hosted under the domain dpaste.com registered with Dynadot Inc. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. No CMS or major frameworks were detected, indicating a custom or minimalistic implementation. The site could benefit from enhanced SEO and accessibility improvements. The presence of a Freshworks widget indicates a focus on user support and engagement.
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. 48/100High36 findingsView report
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