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Security report for icode1024.com

爱码网 · Education · China

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

爱码网 is a Chinese-language educational website founded in 2023 that provides free downloadable programming tutorials, source code templates, books, video courses, and other learning resources. It targets programmers, students, and developers seeking accessible and high-quality programming materials. The website operates on the Z-BlogPHP CMS platform and uses common JavaScript libraries such as jQuery and Prism.js for enhanced user experience. It is positioned as a niche resource provider in the education and technology sectors within China, with a small business size and a focus on free content sharing. The site includes ICP and public security filings, indicating regulatory compliance in China. Technically, the website demonstrates moderate performance with good mobile optimization and SEO practices. However, it lacks advanced security headers and DNSSEC, which are recommended for improved security posture. The site uses HTTPS but does not display explicit privacy or cookie policies, which is a compliance gap. User tracking is performed via Baidu Analytics, reflecting moderate user tracking levels. From a security perspective, the site shows basic security hygiene but lacks comprehensive security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. The contact email is a generic QQ address rather than a company domain email, which may affect business credibility. Overall, the domain registration is consistent and legitimate, with no suspicious WHOIS patterns detected. The overall risk assessment is moderate with recommendations to enhance security headers, publish privacy and cookie policies, enable DNSSEC, and improve contact information transparency to strengthen trust and compliance.

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

7 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 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

    • 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

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  • Security score drift

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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
62
Security headers
40
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
50
Average
65

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

Leaked credentials and lookalike domains from OffSeq Breach. The counts are free; the detailed lists are paid add-ons.

Dark web exposure

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Leaked records that mention icode1024.com, from OffSeq Breach.

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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

爱码网 operates as a free resource sharing platform focused on programming education, offering a wide range of downloadable content including tutorials, source code, books, and videos. Its business model relies on providing free educational materials primarily to Chinese-speaking developers and students. The website's market position is that of a niche educational content provider with moderate brand consistency and trust signals such as ICP and public security filings. The absence of company domain emails and formal privacy policies suggests room for improvement in professionalization. The partnership ecosystem includes multiple external linked domains, mostly related to content sharing or resource sites. Growth indicators include regular content updates and a broad catalog of resources. Revenue streams are not explicit but may include advertising or affiliate links, though no major ad networks were detected. Strategic observations highlight the need for enhanced compliance and security posture to support sustainable growth.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security maturity level with HTTPS usage and domain status 'ok'. However, it lacks critical security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and HSTS, which are essential for mitigating common web vulnerabilities. DNSSEC is not enabled, reducing DNS security. No privacy or cookie policies are published, indicating compliance gaps with GDPR and other privacy regulations. There is no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure information, limiting transparency and readiness for security incidents. The use of a generic QQ email for contact reduces trustworthiness. No vulnerable libraries were explicitly detected, but the CMS and plugins should be regularly updated. Overall, the security posture is moderate but requires improvements to meet best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, X-Content-Type-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  2. Enable DNSSEC for the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  3. Publish clear privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance indicators and implement a cookie consent mechanism.
  4. Establish and publicize an incident response contact channel and vulnerability disclosure policy.
  5. Use company domain email addresses for official contact information to improve business credibility and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
爱码网
Description
爱码网提供免费高质量的编程教程，为您提供优秀的学习资源，帮助您轻松掌握编程技能。
Key services
Free downloadable programming tutorials, Source code templates, Video tutorials, Books and documents, Graduation projects, Interview resumes
Content quality
good
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
jQuery 2.2.4, Z-BlogPHP CMS, UEditor plugin, Prism.js syntax highlighter, ResponsiveSlides.js, jPages pagination plugin
Frameworks
Z-BlogPHP
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
50/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by https URLs)
  • No DNSSEC enabled
  • Domain status OK

Analytics and tracking

Services
Baidu Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Baidu Analytics (hm.baidu.com)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website provides free programming resources in Chinese.
  2. Content is rich with many downloadable tutorials, books, and source code.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found, which is a compliance gap.
  4. No visible security headers or advanced security measures.
  5. Uses Z-BlogPHP CMS and common JavaScript libraries.
  6. Includes Baidu Analytics for user tracking.
  7. Domain is relatively new but consistent with business age.
  8. Contact email is a generic QQ email, not a company domain email.
  9. No phone numbers or physical addresses found.
  10. ICP and public security filings are present, indicating compliance with Chinese regulations.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on the Z-BlogPHP CMS platform with a technology stack including jQuery 2.2.4, Prism.js for syntax highlighting, ResponsiveSlides.js for image sliders, and jPages for pagination. The site uses HTTPS URLs, indicating encrypted communication. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO is supported by meta keywords and descriptions, as well as sitemap-like navigation. However, the absence of modern security headers and DNSSEC indicates technical debt in security configuration. The site includes Baidu Analytics for user tracking. The hosting provider is not explicitly identified beyond the registrar DNSPod, Inc. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but would benefit from modernization and enhanced security configurations.
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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