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Security report for fontshare.com

Indian Type Foundry · Technology · India

Medium risk. 9 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

60/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Fontshare is a free font distribution platform operated by the Indian Type Foundry, a company founded in 2003 in India. The website offers quality fonts accessible to designers and developers, positioning itself as a niche provider in the typography and design technology sector. The platform emphasizes free access to fonts with licensing information and font pairing suggestions. Technically, the site uses modern JavaScript frameworks, likely Vue.js, and is hosted on AWS infrastructure, ensuring moderate performance and good mobile optimization. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain registration protections, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers, which are recommended for enhanced security. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, indicating a gap in compliance and transparency. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and safe for general audiences, but could improve privacy compliance and security best practices.

Scanned

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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

9 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. 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';…

  3. 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

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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
77
Security headers
15
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
60

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 Indian Type Foundry operates Fontshare as a free service targeting designers and developers seeking quality fonts. The business model focuses on free font distribution, likely supporting brand awareness and potential upsell of premium fonts or services elsewhere. The domain age and consistent branding indicate a mature presence in the typography market. The company leverages AWS for hosting and uses modern web technologies to deliver a good user experience. No advertising or affiliate marketing is detected, suggesting a focus on organic growth and community trust. The absence of contact information and policies may limit user trust and compliance with regulations like GDPR. Strategic partnerships or subsidiaries are not evident from the data.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and has domain status protections against unauthorized changes, which are positive security indicators. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, leaving DNS queries vulnerable to spoofing attacks. No security headers such as Content-Security-Policy or Strict-Transport-Security are detected, which could mitigate common web vulnerabilities. There is no visible incident response or security policy documentation, nor any contact channels for security issues. The lack of privacy and cookie policies also reflects a compliance gap. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires improvements to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies to improve transparency and GDPR compliance.
  4. Add visible contact information including security incident response contacts to improve trust and readiness.
  5. Consider integrating analytics and consent management tools to balance user tracking with privacy compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Indian Type Foundry
Description
Fontshare is a free fonts service from the Indian Type Foundry (ITF), making quality fonts accessible to all.
Key services
Free font downloads, Font pairing suggestions, Font licensing information
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, AWS DNS hosting
Frameworks
Vue.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited and other EPP protections

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
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided.
  4. No security or incident response policies visible.
  5. Website uses modern JavaScript frameworks and AWS DNS hosting.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected in the provided HTML.
  7. Content is focused on free font distribution by Indian Type Foundry.
  8. No advertising or affiliate marketing detected.
  9. Security posture is moderate but could be improved with DNSSEC and security headers.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript framework, likely Vue.js, indicated by router-link components and v-portal elements. It preloads fonts and uses deferred JavaScript loading for performance optimization. Hosting is via AWS DNS services, providing reliable infrastructure. The site is mobile optimized with responsive design and good SEO meta tags including Open Graph and Twitter cards. However, no CMS or backend platform is explicitly detected. Performance is moderate with some large font files and multiple CSS files. Accessibility features are basic but present. There is no evidence of analytics or tracking scripts, which may limit marketing insights but improves privacy.
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. 58/100 −2Medium35 findingsView report
  2. 60/100Medium34 findingsView report
  3. 60/100Medium34 findingsView report
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