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Security report for honeybadger.social

Honeybadger Industries · Technology · United States

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

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Honeybadger.social is an official Mastodon instance operated by Honeybadger Industries, providing a platform for users to participate in the fediverse. The website serves as a niche social networking platform affiliated with Honeybadger.io, targeting general users interested in decentralized social media. The business is small, technology-focused, and founded in 2017, consistent with the domain registration data. Technically, the site uses Mastodon version 4.4.1 with modern JavaScript modules and is hosted on AWS infrastructure, indicating a moderate level of digital maturity. The site is mobile-optimized and provides basic accessibility features but lacks advanced SEO and privacy compliance mechanisms. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections, but lacks DNSSEC and security headers, which are recommended for improvement. Overall, the site is functional but basic in content and compliance, with no detected vulnerabilities or adult content. Strategic recommendations include enhancing privacy compliance, publishing security policies, and improving security headers to strengthen trust and security culture.

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

5 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. 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

  3. SSL/TLS

    TLS encrypts the connection and proves the site is really yours. Weak or expiring certificates trigger browser warnings and put traffic at risk.

    • High

      Weak Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 384-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
52
Security headers
75
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
69

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

Honeybadger Industries positions honeybadger.social as a specialized Mastodon server within the fediverse ecosystem, leveraging the open-source Mastodon platform to offer decentralized social networking. The business model focuses on community hosting rather than monetization, with no advertising or tracking detected. The target audience is general social media users interested in privacy and decentralized platforms. The company benefits from brand association with Honeybadger.io, a known entity in the technology sector. Growth indicators are limited due to the small user base (1 active user reported). The partnership ecosystem includes Mastodon open-source community and AWS hosting services. The lack of contact information and formal policies suggests a lean operational model focused on technical service rather than commercial expansion.

Security posture

The security maturity of honeybadger.social is moderate. HTTPS is enforced, and the domain is protected against unauthorized transfers. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others reduces the overall security robustness. No incident response or security policy information is published, which limits transparency and preparedness. There are no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data in the provided content. Privacy compliance is weak, with no cookie consent or GDPR indicators. The site would benefit from formalizing security policies, publishing incident response contacts, and implementing additional security controls to improve resilience and trustworthiness.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to prevent DNS spoofing and improve domain security.
  2. Implement standard security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to enhance GDPR compliance.
  4. Add terms of service and security policy pages to provide legal clarity and transparency.
  5. Provide clear contact information including security and abuse contacts to improve incident response readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Honeybadger Industries
Description
Official Honeybadger.io Mastodon server providing a platform to participate in the fediverse.
Key services
Mastodon social networking, Fediverse participation
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Mastodon 4.4.1, React, JavaScript ES Modules, AWS DNS
Frameworks
Mastodon
Platforms
Fediverse
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • clientTransferProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an official Mastodon instance for Honeybadger.io
  2. Content is minimal but functional with basic navigation and search
  3. No privacy or cookie consent banners present
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided
  5. No terms of service or security policies published
  6. Uses modern JavaScript modules and Mastodon 4.4.1 platform
  7. No advertising or tracking detected
  8. No security headers detected in provided data
  9. Domain is well-registered and not privacy protected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Mastodon 4.4.1 platform using modern JavaScript ES modules and React components, indicating a contemporary technology stack. Hosting is managed via AWS DNS infrastructure, suggesting reliable cloud hosting. The site loads with moderate performance and is mobile-optimized, though accessibility and SEO features are basic. There is no CMS detected beyond Mastodon's built-in system. The absence of security headers and cookie consent mechanisms indicates technical debt in security and privacy compliance. Overall, the technical implementation is functional but could be enhanced with improved security configurations and compliance features to reduce risk and improve user trust.
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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