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Security report for openfontlicense.org

SIL Language Technology · Other · United States

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The SIL Open Font License website is operated by SIL Language Technology, a small nonprofit organization affiliated with SIL International. The site provides authoritative information and resources about the SIL Open Font License (OFL), a widely used open source license for fonts and related software. The target audience includes font designers, developers, and organizations interested in font licensing. The business model is nonprofit and community-focused, emphasizing open collaboration and legal clarity for font usage. Technically, the website is built using the Hugo static site generator with Bootstrap and jQuery for frontend components. It leverages Cloudflare for hosting and CDN services, ensuring good performance and mobile optimization. The site includes modern libraries such as pdf.js and html2pdf.js for document handling and a custom search powered by Pagefind. SEO and accessibility are adequately addressed, though accessibility could be improved. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses domain transfer protection. However, DNSSEC is not enabled, and no security headers were detected, which are areas for improvement. There is no visible privacy or cookie consent mechanism, and no published security or incident response policies. The WHOIS data is consistent and transparent, supporting the legitimacy of the domain and organization. Overall, the website is professional, trustworthy, and well-maintained, with minor gaps in privacy compliance and security best practices. Strategic improvements in security headers, cookie consent, and incident response transparency would enhance the site's security posture and compliance standing.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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

6 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
75
Security headers
15
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
64

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

SIL Language Technology operates within the nonprofit sector focusing on language and font licensing solutions. The SIL Open Font License is a recognized standard in the open source font community, giving the organization a strong market position as a steward of this license. The business model is based on providing free legal frameworks and educational resources rather than commercial revenue. The target customers are font designers, software developers, and organizations needing open font licenses. The organization benefits from a global partnership ecosystem through SIL International and maintains a consistent brand and messaging. Growth indicators include ongoing updates to the license FAQ and website modernization. No direct revenue streams or commercial partnerships are evident from the site.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate security maturity level with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protection enabled. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers, and published security policies indicates room for improvement. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The lack of a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file suggests limited incident response readiness. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism. Overall, the security culture appears cautious but could benefit from formalized policies and enhanced technical controls to align with best practices and regulatory requirements.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement standard security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  3. Add a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  4. Publish a formal security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  5. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
SIL Language Technology
Description
SIL is a global, faith-based nonprofit that works with local communities worldwide to develop language solutions including research, translation, training, and materials development. The website provides information about the SIL Open Font License (OFL), a free, libre, and open source license designed specifically for fonts and related software.
Key services
Open Font License maintenance, Font licensing information and resources, Community support and education on font licensing
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Hugo, Bootstrap, jQuery, Pagefind (search), pdf.js, html2pdf.js
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Client transfer prohibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with no blocking or WAF challenges.
  2. Content is focused on the SIL Open Font License and related resources.
  3. No privacy or cookie policy banner detected, but privacy policy page exists.
  4. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on main page; contact form is available.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  6. No analytics or tracking scripts detected beyond functional libraries.
  7. Website uses modern frontend technologies and is mobile optimized.
  8. No advertising or marketing tools detected.
  9. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with the organization.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern static site generator (Hugo) with Bootstrap and jQuery providing responsive design and UI components. It uses third-party libraries like pdf.js and html2pdf.js for enhanced document handling. Hosting via Cloudflare ensures good performance and security at the network level. The site is mobile optimized and SEO friendly with proper meta tags and Open Graph data. However, the absence of security headers and cookie consent mechanisms indicates some technical debt in security and privacy compliance. The search functionality powered by Pagefind enhances usability. Overall, the technical infrastructure is solid but could be improved with additional security and privacy features.
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. 64/100Medium33 findingsView report
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