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Security report for godaddy.com

GoDaddy · Technology · N/A

Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

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

The website godaddy.com currently returns an Access Denied error page, providing no accessible content or metadata. GoDaddy is a large technology company known for domain registration and web hosting services, but this specific page does not reveal business descriptions or user-facing content. The technical infrastructure includes Akamai CDN and Microsoft Outlook for email services, with a valid SSL certificate issued by Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority. However, the SSL configuration lacks support for modern TLS protocols, and no advanced security headers beyond X-Frame-Options are present. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies are accessible, indicating a lack of transparency on this page. Overall, the website's security posture is basic with room for improvement in encryption protocols and security headers. The lack of accessible content and metadata limits SEO and user experience, and no contact or social media information is available from this page.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
40/ 100 · High
Checks completed
6of 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. 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

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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
85
Email security
100
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
40
Average
82
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

GoDaddy operates in the technology sector as a large enterprise, primarily providing domain registration and hosting services. The DNS records indicate integration with Akamai for content delivery and Microsoft Outlook for mail protection, suggesting a robust infrastructure. However, the analyzed page does not provide direct insights into business model specifics, revenue streams, or partnerships. The absence of accessible policies and contact information on this page limits visibility into compliance and customer engagement strategies. The company likely maintains these details on other accessible pages or subdomains.

Security posture

The security posture of the analyzed page is basic. The presence of HttpOnly and Secure cookies and the X-Frame-Options header are positive indicators. However, the SSL configuration is outdated, lacking support for TLS 1.2 or 1.3, which are industry standards for secure communications. The absence of HSTS and DNSSEC reduces protection against certain attack vectors. No vulnerability disclosures, security policies, or incident response contacts are found, indicating limited transparency in security governance on this page. Overall, the security maturity appears low to moderate with significant opportunities for enhancement.

Recommendations

  1. Upgrade SSL/TLS configuration to support TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3 protocols
  2. Implement HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) with includeSubDomains and preload options
  3. Add comprehensive security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Content-Type-Options
  4. Enable DNSSEC to secure DNS infrastructure
  5. Publish clear and accessible privacy, cookie, and security policies to improve transparency and compliance
Technical notes

Notes

The website is hosted behind Akamai CDN, using AkamaiGHost server technology. DNS records show integration with Microsoft Outlook for mail services. The SSL certificate is valid but uses outdated protocols with no strong cipher suites detected. No CMS or web frameworks are identifiable from the limited HTML content. Performance metrics are unavailable due to access denial. The site lacks metadata, structured data, and SEO optimizations. The absence of forms and scripts suggests minimal client-side functionality on this page. Overall, the technical infrastructure is robust at the network level but the web presence on this page is minimal and lacks modern web best practices.
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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