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Security report for rawgit.com

Ryan Grove · Technology · N/a

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

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

RawGit was a small hobby project created by Ryan Grove in 2014 to serve raw files from GitHub repositories with proper Content-Type headers. The service gained unexpected popularity, serving billions of requests and consuming large bandwidth, but was sunsetted in 2018 due to abuse and lack of maintenance resources. The website now serves as an informational and shutdown notice page with recommendations for alternative services. Technically, the site uses standard HTML5, CSS, Google Fonts, and Google Analytics, hosted under Cloudflare DNS. Security posture is moderate but lacks advanced protections such as DNSSEC and security headers. Privacy compliance is minimal with no policies or consent mechanisms present. Business credibility is moderate given the clear ownership and domain legitimacy but limited contact or policy transparency.

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

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 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 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

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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
65
Security headers
30
Email security
75
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
63

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

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Leaked records that mention rawgit.com, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
394
Employees
0
Customers
337
Third parties
57
Weak passwords
34%

5 subdomains affected

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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

RawGit operated as a free developer utility service targeting software developers and users needing to serve raw GitHub content. Its business model was non-commercial, relying on goodwill and hobbyist maintenance. The project had a niche market position with moderate popularity but no evident revenue streams or partnerships. The shutdown announcement reflects operational challenges and abuse issues. The ecosystem includes links to GitHub and Twitter for source and updates. The company behind it is an individual developer, Ryan Grove, with no parent or subsidiary companies. The service's simplicity and open-source nature limited its scalability and commercial viability.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with domain registration protections such as clientTransferProhibited status but lacks DNSSEC and visible security headers. HTTPS usage is implied but not explicitly confirmed in the HTML content. No security policies, incident response contacts, or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms are published. Google Analytics is used without cookie consent, indicating privacy compliance gaps. The site is not blocked by WAF or security challenges, and no malware or phishing indicators are present. Overall, security maturity is low to moderate, suitable for a small hobby project but insufficient for commercial or sensitive applications.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and publish a privacy policy and cookie consent mechanism to improve GDPR compliance.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to enhance trust and readiness.
  5. Consider migrating analytics to privacy-focused alternatives or implement user opt-in tracking.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Ryan Grove
Description
RawGit served raw files directly from GitHub with proper Content-Type headers. It was a free service that allowed users to serve content from GitHub repositories with correct headers.
Key services
Serving raw files from GitHub repositories with proper Content-Type headers
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS, Google Fonts, Google Analytics, Cloudflare DNS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
50/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited set

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a sunset announcement page for a discontinued service.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided.
  4. No forms or data collection mechanisms present.
  5. Uses Google Analytics for tracking without cookie consent mechanism.
  6. No security policies or incident response information published.
  7. Domain is secured with clientTransferProhibited status but lacks DNSSEC.
  8. No explicit HTTPS enforcement or security headers visible in HTML content.
  9. Content is static, informational, and safe for general audiences.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is a static HTML/CSS site with Google Fonts and Google Analytics integration. It is hosted under Cloudflare DNS with domain registration through Cloudflare, Inc. The site performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO optimization is basic with meta description present but no advanced structured data or Open Graph tags. No CMS or frameworks detected. The site lacks modern security features such as DNSSEC and security headers. The technical debt is low due to the site's simplicity but modernization opportunities include improved security 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. 63/100Medium33 findingsView report
  2. 63/100Medium33 findingsView report
  3. 63/100Medium33 findingsView report
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