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Security report for icanhazip.com

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Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

icanhazip.com is a minimalistic web utility service that provides users with their public IP address in plain text format. The service operates with a very simple technical infrastructure, leveraging Cloudflare for DNS and domain registration. The website content is extremely sparse, containing no metadata, forms, or additional information beyond the IP address output. This simplicity reflects a niche utility business model targeting general internet users needing quick IP address lookup without distractions or additional services. The domain is well-established, created in 2009, and registered with Cloudflare, indicating a stable and legitimate presence. From a technical perspective, the site is lightweight and fast, with minimal content and no detected CMS or frameworks. However, it lacks modern web best practices such as metadata, SEO optimization, accessibility features, and security headers. The absence of privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies indicates low compliance with privacy regulations. No analytics or tracking services are used, which aligns with the minimalistic approach but also limits business intelligence capabilities. Security posture is basic; while the domain uses HTTPS (implied by Cloudflare hosting), no advanced security headers or vulnerability disclosures are present. The WHOIS data shows a consistent and legitimate registration with no privacy protection, appropriate for this type of service. No WAF or blocking mechanisms were detected, and the site is accessible without challenge. Overall, the website scores low to moderate on content quality and technical implementation due to its minimalism but maintains moderate trustworthiness due to domain age and registrar reputation. Strategic recommendations include adding privacy and cookie policies, implementing security headers, and providing contact or incident response information to improve compliance and trust.

Scanned

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

8 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
75
Security headers
15
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
62

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention icanhazip.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
2
Employees
0
Customers
2
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

2 subdomains affected

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

icanhazip.com operates as a free, niche utility service providing IP address lookup functionality. Its market positioning is that of a simple, no-frills tool for general internet users and developers needing quick IP identification. The business model appears to be non-commercial or ad-free, focusing on utility rather than revenue generation. There is no evidence of partnerships, subsidiaries, or parent companies. The lack of contact information and business details limits insights into revenue streams or growth indicators. The service benefits from a long-standing domain and stable hosting infrastructure but does not leverage marketing or analytics tools to expand its reach or user engagement.

Security posture

The security maturity level of icanhazip.com is basic. The site benefits from Cloudflare's infrastructure, which likely provides HTTPS and DDoS protection, but no explicit security headers or policies are implemented. There are no visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data, but the absence of security best practices such as CSP, HSTS, or vulnerability disclosure policies indicates room for improvement. Compliance with GDPR or other data protection regulations is not evident due to missing privacy and cookie policies. Incident response readiness is unclear as no security contact channels are provided. Overall, the security posture is sufficient for a low-risk utility but should be enhanced to improve trust and compliance.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to enhance domain security and prevent DNS 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 comply with GDPR and other regulations.
  4. Provide contact information and dedicated security incident response channels.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Description
icanhazip.com is a minimalistic service that returns the visitor's public IP address in plain text format.
Key services
IP address detection
Content quality
poor
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
Cloudflare DNS and registrar
Performance
fast
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
poor

Security

Observed score
40/100

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website content is extremely minimal, only showing the visitor's IP address in plain text.
  2. No metadata, no forms, no external links, no scripts detected in the HTML content.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  4. No contact information or business details provided on the site.
  5. No security headers or advanced security configurations detected.
  6. Domain registration data is consistent and indicates a legitimate, stable domain.
  7. No advertising, tracking, or analytics services detected.
  8. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
  9. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is extremely minimalistic, serving only plain text content with no metadata, scripts, or forms. It uses Cloudflare for DNS and domain registration, which provides a reliable hosting and security foundation. The lack of CMS or frameworks reduces complexity but also limits extensibility and SEO capabilities. Performance is fast due to minimal content. However, the absence of accessibility features and SEO optimization reduces usability and discoverability. There is an opportunity to modernize the site by adding semantic HTML, metadata, and accessibility improvements without compromising its simplicity.
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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