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Security report for mochajs.org

Mocha · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

69/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Mocha is an established open source JavaScript testing framework designed for Node.js and browser environments. It offers flexible asynchronous testing capabilities, parallel test execution, and extensible reporting. The project is community-driven, supported by sponsors and backers, and hosted on GitHub. The website serves as a comprehensive documentation and community hub for developers using Mocha. Technically, the site is well-structured, performant, and mobile-optimized, leveraging modern web technologies and Matomo analytics for user tracking. However, it lacks formal privacy and cookie policies, contact information, and explicit security policies, which are areas for improvement. The domain registration is consistent and appropriate for the project's age and nature, indicating legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
73/ 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. 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 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 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

  4. 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
    • 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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  • 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
42
Security headers
70
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
73
Average
69

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

Mocha occupies a strong position in the JavaScript testing ecosystem as a popular, flexible, and feature-rich framework. Its open source business model relies on community sponsorship and backers, with visible support from various companies. The target audience includes JavaScript developers and QA professionals seeking reliable testing tools. The project maintains active community engagement via Discord and GitHub. While the website does not provide direct business contact details or formal legal information, the presence of sponsorship and backer programs indicates a sustainable community-supported model. The lack of formal privacy and security policies may limit enterprise adoption or compliance readiness.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security posture with HTTPS usage implied but no explicit security headers detected in the provided data. The absence of privacy and cookie policies, security incident contact information, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms represent compliance and transparency gaps. The use of Matomo analytics suggests some privacy-conscious tracking, but no consent mechanism is present. The WHOIS data shows no DNSSEC enabled, which could be improved to enhance DNS security. Overall, the site is low risk but would benefit from implementing standard security best practices and compliance documentation to strengthen trust and reduce potential vulnerabilities.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance details.
  2. Implement and advertise a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file.
  3. Add contact information for general and security incident reporting.
  4. Enable DNSSEC and configure security headers such as CSP, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options.
  5. Review and enhance analytics privacy compliance, including consent mechanisms.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Mocha
Description
Mocha is a feature-rich JavaScript test framework running on Node.js and in the browser, making asynchronous testing simple and fun. It supports serial and parallel test execution, flexible reporting, and integrates with various assertion libraries.
Key services
JavaScript testing framework, Asynchronous test support, Parallel test execution, Extensible reporters and interfaces
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Node.js, Matomo Analytics, Prism.js (syntax highlighting), Normalize.css
Frameworks
Mocha (itself)
Platforms
Node.js, Browser
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • No forms detected (reduces attack surface)
  • No exposed emails or phone numbers
  • No inline scripts with suspicious content

Analytics and tracking

Services
Matomo
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Matomo
Marketing tools
Matomo Analytics
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a well-maintained open source project site for Mocha JavaScript testing framework.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the main page.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers are provided on the site.
  4. The site uses Matomo for analytics, indicating some privacy-conscious tracking.
  5. No forms or user data collection mechanisms detected.
  6. WHOIS data shows domain is registered with a reputable registrar and has no DNSSEC enabled.
  7. Site content is comprehensive, technical, and well-structured.
  8. No security headers or explicit security policies are visible in the provided data.
  9. No vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files detected.
  10. No business contact or legal entity information beyond the project name is found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using modern web standards with CSS normalization, syntax highlighting via Prism.js, and asynchronous JavaScript loading. It uses Matomo for analytics, indicating a preference for privacy-friendly tracking. The site is optimized for mobile and accessibility with responsive meta tags and semantic HTML structure. Hosting details are not explicit but DNS is managed via NS1 and domain registered with 1API GmbH. Performance is fast with minimal external dependencies. No CMS or heavy frameworks detected, indicating a lightweight static or custom-built site. Technical debt appears low, but security-related technical improvements are recommended.
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. 69/100Medium30 findingsView report
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