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Security report for fara.gov

United States Department of Justice · Government · United States

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

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

The United States Department of Justice's Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) website serves as the authoritative source for information regarding the registration and enforcement of foreign agent activities in the U.S. The site provides comprehensive legal resources, contact information, and public access to filings, supporting transparency and compliance. The target audience includes government officials, legal professionals, foreign agents, and the general public. Technically, the website is built on Drupal 10 with modern web technologies, ensuring good performance, accessibility, and mobile responsiveness. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforcement and no visible vulnerabilities, although explicit security headers could be confirmed. Privacy compliance is good, with a clear privacy policy but lacks a visible cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the site reflects high professionalism and trustworthiness consistent with a U.S. government entity.

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. 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 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 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
90
Security headers
65
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
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

The website positions the Department of Justice as the official regulatory authority for FARA compliance, reinforcing its role in national security and foreign influence transparency. The business model is regulatory and informational, with no commercial transactions. The site leverages partnerships with other government domains and uses standard government analytics tools. The presence of detailed contact information and public access to filings supports transparency and public trust. The domain's .gov status and consistent branding further strengthen its market position as a trusted government resource.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, absence of exposed sensitive data, and use of secure forms. While explicit security headers like X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options are not visible in the provided data, the overall configuration aligns with government security standards. No vulnerabilities or suspicious scripts were detected. The lack of a cookie consent mechanism may represent a minor compliance gap. Incident response and security policy information are not prominently displayed, which could be improved to enhance transparency and readiness.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and clearly display a cookie consent mechanism to enhance privacy compliance.
  2. Verify and explicitly set security headers such as X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Publish or link to a dedicated security policy and incident response information to improve transparency.
  4. Regularly audit third-party scripts and analytics tools for security and privacy compliance.
  5. Maintain and update contact information and public resources to support user engagement and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
United States Department of Justice
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
United States Department of Justice
Description
The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) requires agents of foreign principals engaged in political or specified activities to disclose their relationships and activities. The FARA Unit of the Counterintelligence and Export Control Section in the National Security Division administers and enforces FARA.
Key services
FARA registration and disclosure, Enforcement of FARA, Public access to filings and reports, Advisory opinions and guidance
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal 10, Google Fonts, Slick Carousel, Google Tag Manager, Siteimprove Analytics, YouTube iframe API, js-cookie
Frameworks
Drupal CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
excellent
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Secure forms with CSRF tokens (implied by Drupal)
  • Use of official .gov domain

Analytics and tracking

Services
Siteimprove Analytics, Google Tag Manager, DigitalGov Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Siteimprove Analytics, DigitalGov Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Official U.S. Department of Justice website focused on the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
  2. Comprehensive content with clear navigation and accessibility features.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  4. Use of modern web technologies and analytics tools.
  5. No cookie consent mechanism detected, which may be a compliance gap.
  6. WHOIS data is minimal due to .gov domain policies.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses Drupal 10 CMS with modern front-end libraries including Google Fonts and Slick Carousel. Analytics are implemented via Google Tag Manager, Siteimprove, and DigitalGov Analytics. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible, with a clear navigation structure. Performance is moderate, likely due to the use of multiple external scripts and analytics. Hosting details are not explicitly available but the site is served over HTTPS with a valid SSL configuration. There is no evidence of technical debt or deprecated technologies. Opportunities exist to enhance security headers and privacy mechanisms.
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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