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Security report for freeradical.zone

Free Radical · Technology · Iceland

Medium risk. 2 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view.

Security score

66/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Free Radical operates an independent Mastodon social networking server focused on infosec, privacy, technology, and leftward politics. The platform offers users a space to engage in the fediverse with trending content, hashtags, and news exploration. The website is built on the Mastodon open-source platform version 4.4.2, utilizing React and modern JavaScript technologies. The domain is registered since 2017 with privacy protection, consistent with the site's privacy-focused mission. While the site provides basic privacy policy information, it lacks cookie consent mechanisms and explicit terms of service. Security posture is moderate with no detected security headers or incident response policies, but no critical vulnerabilities are evident. Overall, the site is functional, well-branded, and serves a niche community with moderate traffic and engagement.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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

2 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. 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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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
55
DNS health
75
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
58
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

The site positions itself as a small independent Mastodon instance targeting users interested in privacy, infosec, and progressive politics. It leverages the federated social network model to provide decentralized social media services. The business model is community-driven social networking without evident commercial monetization or advertising. The presence of active users and trending content indicates a healthy user base. The domain's privacy protection aligns with the site's privacy ethos. No direct partnerships or subsidiaries are identified. The platform's open-source foundation and transparent versioning enhance credibility within the tech community.

Security posture

The website uses HTTPS and has domain transfer protections enabled, but DNSSEC is not enabled, which could improve DNS security. No security headers such as Content Security Policy or HSTS were detected in the provided data. There is no visible security or incident response policy, nor contact channels for security issues. Forms are present but no explicit anti-CSRF or input validation details are visible. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were found. The overall security posture is moderate but could be improved by implementing standard security headers, enabling DNSSEC, and publishing security policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance domain name system security.
  2. Implement standard security headers including CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations and improve user transparency.
  4. Publish clear terms of service and incident response policies including security contact information.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to improve usability for all users.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Free Radical
Description
Infosec and privacy and technology and leftward politics and cats and dogs and...
Key services
Mastodon social networking, User profiles, Trending content, Hashtag and news exploration
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Mastodon 4.4.2, React, JavaScript ES Modules, CSS, SVG icons
Frameworks
React, Rails (implied by rails-ujs script)
Platforms
Fediverse, Mastodon
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

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
moderate

Key observations

  1. Website is an independent Mastodon social network instance focused on privacy and leftward politics.
  2. Content is user-generated social posts with no adult or explicit content.
  3. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on the page.
  4. Privacy policy is present but basic; no cookie consent mechanism detected.
  5. No terms of service found on the explored page.
  6. No security or incident response policies visible.
  7. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  8. Modern tech stack with React and Mastodon platform.
  9. Domain uses privacy protection but is consistent with site purpose.
  10. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Mastodon 4.4.2, a well-known open-source federated social network platform, using React and modern JavaScript modules. The site loads multiple scripts and stylesheets with integrity attributes, indicating attention to resource integrity. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and uses SVG icons for scalability. Performance is moderate with no explicit performance metrics but no blocking or errors detected. The site lacks advanced SEO features but includes basic meta tags and Open Graph data. Hosting provider details are limited to domain registrar NameCheap; no CDN or cloud hosting details were found. Overall, the technical infrastructure is modern and suitable for the site's purpose but could benefit from enhanced security and privacy features.
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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