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Security report for fedia.io

Private by Design, LLC · Technology · United States

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

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Fedia.io is a small technology company operating a content aggregator and micro-blogging platform focused on the fediverse ecosystem. The platform offers services such as thread posting, photo sharing, and magazine creation, targeting general users interested in decentralized social content. The website is modern and functional, with good design and navigation, but lacks visible privacy and cookie policies on the login page. Technically, the site uses modern JavaScript frameworks and is hosted via bunny.net, indicating a CDN-backed infrastructure with moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security features include CSRF protection on forms and password preview toggling, but the absence of DNSSEC and security headers indicates room for improvement. The WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with the business profile, enhancing trustworthiness. Overall, the site scores moderately well but needs to improve privacy compliance and security hardening.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

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 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

    • 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. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • High

      Weak SPF Policy

      SPF record has permissive policy allowing any server to send email

      What to do: Use -all or ~all qualifier for better email security

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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
65
Email security
65
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
50
Average
64

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention fedia.io, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
15
Employees
0
Customers
15
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
13%

2 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

The company, Private by Design, LLC, founded in 2023, operates in the technology sector with a niche focus on fediverse content aggregation and micro-blogging. The business model revolves around providing an open-source platform for decentralized social content consumption and creation. The target audience is general internet users interested in fediverse platforms. The company appears small with no subsidiaries or partners listed. The website content is professional and consistent with the business focus, but lacks explicit trust signals such as certifications or customer testimonials. No advertising or tracking mechanisms were detected, suggesting a privacy-conscious approach or early-stage platform. The company’s hosting and domain registration are consistent and transparent, supporting business credibility.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic to moderate security posture. The login form includes CSRF tokens and password input with preview toggle, which are positive security practices. However, the lack of DNSSEC, absence of security headers (such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, X-Frame-Options), and no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure policies indicate gaps in security maturity. No sensitive data exposure or vulnerable libraries were detected in the provided content. The domain registration status includes clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited, which help prevent unauthorized domain changes. Overall, the security posture is adequate for a small technology platform but requires enhancements to meet higher compliance and security standards.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and integrity.
  2. Implement and configure essential security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance statements.
  4. Add clear contact information including security incident response and vulnerability disclosure contacts.
  5. Conduct regular security audits and consider obtaining relevant certifications to enhance trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Private by Design, LLC
Description
content aggregator and micro-blogging platform for the fediverse
Key services
content aggregation, micro-blogging, thread posting, photo sharing, magazine creation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, CSS, HTML5, FontAwesome
Frameworks
StimulusJS (data-controller attributes), Possibly custom JS framework
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of CSRF token in login form
  • Password input with preview toggle

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a content aggregator and micro-blogging platform for the fediverse.
  2. Login page includes standard security features like CSRF token and password preview toggle.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the login page.
  4. No contact emails, phone numbers, or social media links explicitly provided on the login page.
  5. Website uses modern JavaScript and CSS with deferred script loading for performance.
  6. Hosting uses bunny.net nameservers indicating CDN or hosting provider.
  7. No advertising or tracking scripts detected in the provided HTML.
  8. No security headers visible in the provided data; DNSSEC not enabled.
  9. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with business claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses modern front-end technologies including JavaScript with deferred loading, CSS, and StimulusJS framework for interactivity. Hosting is via bunny.net, suggesting CDN usage for performance optimization. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and accessible navigation. SEO is basic with meta tags and Open Graph data present. No CMS or third-party analytics/tracking tools were detected, indicating a lightweight and privacy-focused implementation. Performance is moderate with room for improvement in accessibility and SEO. The absence of security headers and DNSSEC are technical risks that should be addressed to improve overall security posture.
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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