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Security report for iqiyi.com

爱奇艺 (iQIYI) · Media · China

Medium risk. 7 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

65/100

Risk levelMedium

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

爱奇艺 (iQIYI) is a leading Chinese online video streaming platform offering a wide range of free and paid content including TV dramas, movies, variety shows, and animation. It holds a strong market position in China’s media industry with a large user base and a rich content library featuring popular IPs. The website is professionally designed, mobile-optimized, and provides a smooth user experience with clear navigation and rich multimedia content. Technically, the site employs modern JavaScript frameworks and custom video player technologies, along with fingerprinting scripts for device identification. While HTTPS is enforced ensuring secure communication, explicit security headers are not evident in the provided data, indicating room for improvement in security hardening. The site lacks visible cookie consent mechanisms but provides comprehensive privacy and terms of service policies. From a security perspective, the platform demonstrates a mature posture with secure login options and no obvious vulnerabilities in the HTML content. However, the absence of WHOIS registration details reduces transparency and slightly impacts trustworthiness. Overall, the site is legitimate and trustworthy, serving a general audience with safe content. Strategic recommendations include enhancing security headers, implementing visible cookie consent, and improving WHOIS transparency to bolster trust and compliance.

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

7 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 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';…

  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

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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
15
Email security
70
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
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

Technical appendix

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

Business context

Business profile

爱奇艺 operates as an essential media entity in China, leveraging a freemium business model combining free content with premium memberships. Its competitive advantage lies in exclusive content, popular IPs, and a comprehensive content ecosystem. Revenue streams likely include subscriptions, advertising, and content licensing. The target audience spans general consumers interested in entertainment media. Growth indicators include continuous content updates and diversified offerings. The company ecosystem includes multiple content categories and partnerships with content producers. Strategic observations highlight the importance of maintaining content quality and expanding digital infrastructure to sustain market leadership.

Security posture

The security maturity of 爱奇艺 is moderate to high, with HTTPS enforced and advanced tracking mechanisms like fingerprinting in place. The site supports multiple login methods including QR code and SMS, enhancing user authentication security. However, the lack of visible security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and absence of explicit incident response or security contact information indicate gaps in security transparency and defense-in-depth. Compliance with privacy regulations is partially demonstrated through privacy policies but lacks visible cookie consent mechanisms. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the analyzed content.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive security headers (CSP, X-Frame-Options, X-XSS-Protection) to enhance protection against common web attacks.
  2. Add a visible cookie consent banner to comply with privacy regulations and improve user transparency.
  3. Publish explicit security policy and incident response contact information to improve trust and readiness.
  4. Improve WHOIS registration transparency or provide verified domain ownership information to enhance legitimacy perception.
  5. Enhance accessibility features to meet broader compliance and usability standards.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
爱奇艺 (iQIYI)
Description
爱奇艺（iQIYI）是中国领先的在线视频平台，提供海量免费正版高清电视剧、短剧、电影、综艺、动漫等视频内容，成功打造了狂飙、新说唱、偶像练习生、我是刑警、迷雾剧场等现象级IP，热门大片、独播剧集实时更新，畅享流畅观影体验。
Key services
Free and paid streaming of TV dramas, Short dramas, Movies, Variety shows, Animation
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, React (implied by JSX-like class names), FingerprintJS, Custom video player scripts
Frameworks
Custom internal frameworks, No common public frameworks explicitly detected
Platforms
Web (desktop and mobile optimized)
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of fingerprinting scripts for device/browser identification
  • Login mechanisms with multi-factor options (QR code, SMS, password)

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
iqiyi internal ad services
Tracking pixels
msg.qy.net (QOS monitoring), cupid.iqiyi.com
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich multimedia content
  2. No signs of WAF or blocking
  3. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerabilities detected in HTML content
  4. Comprehensive video streaming platform with multiple content categories
  5. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on main page
  6. Privacy and terms policies are present and linked
  7. Use of fingerprinting scripts indicates advanced tracking capabilities
  8. No explicit security headers found in provided data
  9. WHOIS data unavailable, possibly due to privacy or registry issues
Technical notes

Notes

爱奇艺’s technical infrastructure is based on modern JavaScript frameworks and custom video player implementations, supporting rich multimedia content delivery. The site is mobile-optimized with responsive design and preloading of key assets for performance. Use of fingerprinting scripts indicates advanced user tracking capabilities. However, no common CMS or third-party frameworks were explicitly detected, suggesting a custom-built platform. Performance is moderate with room for optimization. The absence of explicit hosting provider information limits full infrastructure assessment. Overall, the technical stack supports a high-quality user experience but could benefit from enhanced security and accessibility implementations.
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. 63/100Medium33 findingsView report
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