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Security report for packagist.org

OVH sas · Technology · Switzerland

Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

68/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Packagist.org is a well-established PHP package repository serving the developer community by aggregating public PHP packages installable via Composer. Founded in 2011 and hosted by OVH sas, the site holds a strong market position as the primary repository for PHP package management. The platform offers both public package hosting and a private repository service through Private Packagist, catering to both open source and private code sharing needs. The website is professionally designed with clear navigation and relevant technical content targeted at PHP developers and software engineers.

Scanned

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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

5 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Privacy Policy found

      GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

      What to do: Add a comprehensive privacy policy page and link to it prominently

    • 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Twitter

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

  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

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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
80
Email security
100
DNS health
90
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
68

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

Packagist operates in the technology sector, focusing on developer tools and package management. Its business model revolves around providing a free public repository and a paid private repository service. The company benefits from partnerships with reputable service providers such as Bunny.net for CDN and Datadog for monitoring, enhancing its operational reliability. The presence of social media channels and active maintenance signals a mature and credible business. The domain age and registration details further support its legitimacy and stability in the market.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms from automated abuse, indicating a baseline security posture. However, the absence of DNSSEC, security headers, explicit privacy and cookie policies, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms suggests room for improvement in security maturity and compliance. The domain status flags clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited add protection against unauthorized domain changes. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be enhanced by adopting additional best practices and transparency measures.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with GDPR compliance details.
  3. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  5. Provide incident response contact information and security policy documentation to enhance trust and preparedness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
OVH sas
Description
Packagist is the main Composer repository aggregating public PHP packages installable with Composer.
Key services
Public PHP package repository, Package submission and crawling, Private Packagist for private code sharing
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
PHP, Composer, Algolia Search, Google reCAPTCHA, Bunny.net CDN, Datadog monitoring
Performance
fast
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
80/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • Domain status includes clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Services
Datadog
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

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 homepage or footer.
  3. Contact email is provided in footer as contact@packagist.org.
  4. Login form uses Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection.
  5. Site uses HTTPS and reputable CDN and monitoring services.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure page detected.
  7. Social media presence on GitHub and Twitter.
  8. Technical content is developer-focused and well structured.
  9. No phone numbers or physical addresses explicitly listed on the site.
  10. No explicit security policy or incident response information published.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern technology stack including PHP, Composer, Algolia for search, Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection, Bunny.net CDN for content delivery, and Datadog for monitoring. The site is mobile optimized, fast loading, and well structured with proper meta tags for SEO. Hosting by OVH sas provides a reliable infrastructure. No CMS or major frameworks were explicitly detected. The technical implementation is robust with minor opportunities for improvement in security headers 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

Earlier scans of this domain

  1. 74/100Medium20 findingsView report
  2. 74/100Medium20 findingsView report
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