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Security report for moodledev.io

Moodle Pty Ltd · Education · Australia

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in Email security, SSL/TLS and 2 other checks.

Security score

55/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Moodledev.io serves as the official developer resource center for Moodle, the world's most customizable Learning Management System (LMS). The site provides comprehensive guides, coding standards, API documentation, and community engagement resources targeted at Moodle developers, educators, and contributors. It positions itself as a key educational technology resource within the Moodle ecosystem, supporting open source development and collaboration. The business behind the site is Moodle Pty Ltd, an Australian company, with the domain registered in 2022 and privacy protected via a US-based proxy service. Technically, the website is built using modern web technologies including the Docusaurus static site generator, Algolia search integration, and Google Analytics for tracking. Hosting is provided by Netlify, ensuring fast performance and good mobile optimization. The site demonstrates good SEO and accessibility practices, with a clean, professional design and clear navigation tailored for its developer audience. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and Cloudflare DNS but lacks DNSSEC and important security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and Strict-Transport-Security. No privacy policy, cookie consent mechanism, or terms of service are present, which impacts privacy compliance. No contact information or incident response details are provided, limiting transparency. The domain registration is privacy protected but consistent with the business type and shows no suspicious patterns. Overall, moodledev.io is a well-structured, professional resource site with strong technical foundations and a clear educational mission. However, it would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance, improved security headers, and more transparent contact and policy disclosures to strengthen trust and regulatory adherence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
35/ 100 · High
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

10 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

    • High

      No SPF record found

      SPF helps prevent email spoofing

      What to do: Add SPF record: "v=spf1 include:_spf.yourmailprovider.com ~all"

  2. 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

  3. 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"

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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
49
Security headers
30
Email security
40
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
55

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

Add-on

Leaked records that mention moodledev.io, from OffSeq Breach.

No leaked records found

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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

Moodledev.io operates as an important educational technology resource within the Moodle ecosystem, focusing on developer engagement and open source collaboration. Its market position is strong as an official Moodle developer hub, offering key services such as coding standards, API guides, community forums, and release notes. The business model centers on supporting the open source Moodle LMS through documentation and community resources rather than direct commercial sales. The target audience includes developers, educators, and administrators involved with Moodle. The site leverages partnerships with Moodle.org, Moodle.com, and related Moodle platforms, enhancing its ecosystem presence. Growth indicators include active content updates and integration with modern web technologies. The company behind the site, Moodle Pty Ltd, is medium-sized and based in Australia, founded recently in 2022. The site’s branding is consistent with Moodle’s official identity, reinforcing credibility.

Security posture

The security posture of moodledev.io is moderate. The site enforces HTTPS and uses Cloudflare DNS, which provides a baseline of transport security and DNS resilience. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a missed opportunity to enhance DNS security. The absence of key security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security reduces protection against common web attacks like clickjacking and cross-site scripting. No security or incident response policies are published, and no dedicated security contact channels are provided, limiting incident management transparency. The site does not expose sensitive data or vulnerable libraries in the HTML content. Tracking is implemented via Google Analytics and Tag Manager without explicit cookie consent, which may raise privacy compliance concerns. Overall, the site demonstrates good foundational security but requires improvements in headers, policy transparency, and privacy compliance to reach a higher security maturity level.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and integrity.
  2. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Add essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to enhance web security.
  4. Provide clear contact information including security and incident response contacts to improve transparency and trust.
  5. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible security reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Moodle Pty Ltd
Description
Developer Resources for Moodle Developers. Learn how to build, develop, and contribute to the world's most customisable Learning Management System.
Key services
Developer guides, Coding standards, API documentation, Community engagement, Release notes, Moodle App development resources
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Docusaurus v3.10.0, Algolia search, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Cloudflare DNS
Frameworks
Docusaurus
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the main page.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the homepage.
  4. Strong focus on developer resources for Moodle LMS.
  5. Use of modern static site generator (Docusaurus) and integration with Algolia search.
  6. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed.
  7. Use of Google Analytics and Tag Manager for tracking without explicit cookie consent.
  8. Domain uses privacy protection but is consistent with business type.
  9. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technical stack using Docusaurus v3.10.0, a React-based static site generator optimized for documentation sites. It integrates Algolia for search functionality and Google Analytics and Tag Manager for user tracking. Hosting is provided by Netlify, which offers fast content delivery and scalability. The site is mobile optimized and accessible, with good SEO metadata including Open Graph tags and canonical links. The domain uses Cloudflare DNS but lacks DNSSEC. No CMS beyond the static site generator is detected. Performance is fast with prefetching of JavaScript assets. The site uses multiple external scripts from Google and Algolia, which are standard for analytics and search. Overall, the technical implementation is modern, performant, and well-structured, with opportunities to improve security configurations and privacy compliance.
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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