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Security report for hover.com

Hover · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 3 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

75/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Hover is a professional domain registrar and email service provider offering a wide range of domain extensions, domain management tools, and custom email solutions. The company emphasizes ease of use, customer support, and privacy, including free WHOIS privacy and two-factor authentication. The website is well-designed, mobile-optimized, and provides comprehensive information about domain registration, renewal, and transfer services. Hover is a subsidiary of Tucows Inc., a reputable company in the domain registration industry. Technically, the website leverages modern JavaScript frameworks and external services such as Google Tag Manager and Sentry for analytics and error tracking. Hosting assets on Amazon AWS S3 indicates a reliable infrastructure. The site is fast, accessible, and SEO-optimized, though some security headers are not explicitly detected in the provided data. Privacy compliance is partially addressed with a comprehensive privacy policy but lacks a visible cookie consent mechanism. Security posture is solid with HTTPS enforced and privacy protections in place, but the absence of explicit security headers and a public security policy or incident response contact reduces transparency. No WHOIS data was available from the raw output, which limits domain registration trust analysis, but the professional presentation and association with Tucows support legitimacy. Overall, Hover presents a trustworthy and professional service with strong business credibility and technical maturity. Enhancements in security header implementation, cookie consent, and public security policies would further strengthen its security and compliance posture.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

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 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

  2. 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

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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
85
Email security
55
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
75

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

Hover operates in the competitive domain registration and email hosting market, targeting individuals, creators, businesses, and developers. Its competitive advantages include a user-friendly interface, free WHOIS privacy, and strong customer support. The business model centers on domain sales, renewals, transfers, and email services. Hover benefits from being part of Tucows Inc., which provides scale and industry expertise. The company maintains a strong partnership ecosystem and leverages social media for brand engagement. Growth indicators include a broad portfolio of domain extensions and a focus on professional email solutions. Strategic observations suggest opportunities in expanding privacy and security transparency and enhancing compliance mechanisms.

Security posture

Hover demonstrates a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced site-wide, free WHOIS privacy, and two-factor authentication options. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security in the provided data is a gap. No public security policy or incident response contact information was found, which could hinder vulnerability reporting and incident management. The site does not display a cookie consent banner, which may impact GDPR compliance. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. Overall, the security culture appears customer-focused but could benefit from enhanced transparency and formalized security disclosures.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Add a visible cookie consent mechanism to ensure compliance with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish a dedicated security policy and provide clear incident response contact information to facilitate vulnerability reporting.
  4. Consider creating and hosting a security.txt file to formalize vulnerability disclosure processes.
  5. Enhance transparency around data retention policies and privacy compliance to build greater user trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Hover
Description
Hover is a domain name registrar and email provider offering domain registration, domain transfer, renewal services, and professional email solutions with free WHOIS privacy and customer support.
Key services
Domain registration, Domain transfer, Domain renewal, Custom email, Realnames email
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Google Tag Manager, Sentry, Stormcaster, Font Awesome, Google Fonts
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Free WHOIS privacy
  • Two-factor authentication offered

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and professional design.
  2. No WHOIS data available from raw output, indicating privacy or data unavailability.
  3. Strong branding and clear business focus on domain registration and email services.
  4. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found on the homepage.
  5. Privacy and terms of service pages are present and linked in footer.
  6. No explicit cookie consent banner detected.
  7. Multiple social media profiles linked including Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, and Mastodon.
  8. Use of modern web technologies and external services like Google Tag Manager and Sentry.
  9. No security.txt or explicit security policy page found.
  10. No visible security headers detected in provided data; SSL is enforced.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including JavaScript frameworks, Google Tag Manager for analytics, and Sentry for error monitoring. Hosting assets on Amazon AWS S3 ensures reliable content delivery. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and good accessibility features. SEO is well addressed with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. No CMS was explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Performance is fast with deferred script loading. Technical risks are minimal but could include the absence of some security headers and lack of explicit cookie consent mechanisms.
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. 78/100 +1Low27 findingsView report
  2. 77/100Low26 findingsView report
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