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Security report for ipapi.co

Kloudend, Inc · Technology · United States

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

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Kloudend, Inc operates ipapi.co, a professional IP address lookup and geolocation API service trusted by Fortune 500 companies and enterprises worldwide. The company offers a scalable and reliable API built on AWS infrastructure, providing developers and businesses with accurate IP location data including city, country, timezone, currency, ASN, and organization information. The business model is subscription-based with a free tier for testing and multiple paid plans catering to different usage volumes. The website is well-branded, professionally designed, and provides comprehensive documentation and customer support.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
65/ 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. 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 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';…

  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 SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-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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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
75
Security headers
40
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
65
Average
72

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

Ipapi.co is positioned as a leading IP geolocation service provider with a strong focus on accuracy, speed, and security. Its competitive advantage lies in its comprehensive data coverage, daily updates, and flexible pricing plans. The company targets developers, startups, and large enterprises requiring IP location services for content customization, analytics, and security. The partnership ecosystem includes major payment processors like Stripe and Paddle, enhancing payment security and flexibility. Customer testimonials and Fortune 500 client logos reinforce market credibility and trust.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS with excellent SSL configuration and uses PCI-compliant payment processing via Stripe, ensuring secure transactions. Security best practices such as clientTransferProhibited domain status and no exposed sensitive data are observed. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and explicit security headers are not confirmed in the HTML. There is no published security policy or incident response contact information, and no security.txt file was found. Overall, the security posture is strong but could be improved with additional transparency and DNSSEC implementation.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security.
  2. Publish a security.txt file to facilitate vulnerability disclosure.
  3. Implement a clear cookie consent mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  4. Provide explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options.
  5. Publish incident response and abuse contact information to improve transparency.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Kloudend Inc
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Kloudend, Inc
Description
Enterprise IP Location by Kloudend, Inc - built on AWS, trusted by Fortune 500. Free geolocation API for JSON, XML in PHP, JS, Java, Python, Node & more.
Key services
IP address lookup, Geolocation API, Bulk IP lookup, Timezone, currency, ASN, organization data
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Bootstrap (implied by classes), Google Maps Embed API, Cloudflare DNS
Platforms
AWS (hosting), Stripe (payment processing)
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • PCI compliant payment processing via Stripe
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of clientTransferProhibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website offers a professional IP geolocation API service with free and paid plans.
  2. Clear and comprehensive documentation and pricing plans available.
  3. Strong emphasis on security and privacy with PCI compliance and HTTPS.
  4. Good customer support and testimonials from reputable clients.
  5. No signs of malicious or suspicious content.
  6. No explicit cookie consent mechanism detected.
  7. No direct company contact emails or phone numbers found on the site.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and jQuery, with responsive design and good accessibility features. Hosting is on AWS with DNS managed by Cloudflare, contributing to fast performance and high availability. The site integrates Google Maps for location display and uses Paddle and Stripe for payment processing. No CMS is detected, indicating a custom or static site architecture. SEO and metadata are well implemented with JSON-LD structured data enhancing search engine understanding. Overall, the technical implementation is robust, scalable, and well-optimized.
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. 73/100 +3Medium26 findingsView report
  2. 70/100Medium27 findingsView report
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