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Security report for rtalabel.org

Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP) · Non-profit · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Email security, Security headers and 2 other checks.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website www.rtalabel.org represents the Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP), a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing child exploitation online and assisting parents in controlling access to age-inappropriate content. The site offers the RTA (Restricted To Adults) website label, a voluntary labeling system for adult content sites, along with verification services and resources for parents. The organization has a clear mission and a focused target audience comprising webmasters and parents. The website content is professionally presented with consistent branding and clear navigation, supporting the organization's credibility and trustworthiness. From a technical perspective, the site employs a modern technology stack including jQuery, Bootstrap, Google Analytics, and Google reCAPTCHA, hosted behind Cloudflare for performance and security. The site is mobile-optimized and performs moderately well, though accessibility features are basic. Security posture is strong with HTTPS enforced and use of CAPTCHA on forms, but lacks some recommended security headers and explicit security policies. Privacy compliance is limited by the absence of visible privacy and cookie policies or consent mechanisms. Overall, the security posture is solid but could be improved by implementing additional security headers, publishing a security policy, and enhancing privacy compliance. The WHOIS data is unavailable due to a malformed request, but the website content and domain usage align with a legitimate non-profit entity. No blocking or WAF challenges were detected, allowing full content access and analysis. Strategic recommendations include improving privacy disclosures, adding cookie consent, and enhancing security headers to strengthen trust and compliance.

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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

8 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 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 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 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

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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
55
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
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

ASACP operates as a small non-profit entity focused on child protection within the online adult content industry. Its business model centers on voluntary website labeling and verification services, supported by donations and partnerships. The organization leverages a niche market position with a clear mission and established history since 1996. Revenue streams likely include donations and membership/sponsorship fees. The partnership ecosystem includes payment processors like PayPal and MyPayNet, and the organization maintains active social media channels. The website serves as a key communication and service platform, reflecting a professional and trustworthy presence in its sector.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a mature security posture with mandatory HTTPS, use of Google reCAPTCHA to protect forms, and hosting behind Cloudflare. However, it lacks explicit security headers such as Content Security Policy, HSTS, and X-Frame-Options, which are recommended to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. No sensitive data is exposed in the HTML, and no known vulnerabilities or malware indicators were found. Privacy compliance is limited by the absence of privacy and cookie policies and consent mechanisms, which could pose regulatory risks under GDPR and similar frameworks. Incident response and vulnerability disclosure policies are not published, indicating room for improvement in security governance and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with visible consent mechanisms to improve GDPR compliance.
  2. Add security headers including Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to enhance web security.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Enhance accessibility features to meet modern standards and improve user experience for all visitors.
  5. Regularly review and update third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate potential vulnerabilities.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Association of Sites Advocating Child Protection (ASACP)
Description
ASACP is a non-profit organization dedicated to eliminating child exploitation from the Internet and helping parents prevent children from viewing age-inappropriate content online through the RTA website label and related services.
Key services
RTA Website Label, RTA Verified service, Child exploitation reporting tipline, Parental control software and resources
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery, Bootstrap, Google Analytics, Google reCAPTCHA, StatCounter, Cloudflare (for CDN and security)
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA on forms
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, StatCounter, Cloudflare Insights
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Ad networks
Google AdSense
Tracking pixels
StatCounter, Cloudflare Insights
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. Content is focused on child protection and parental control labeling for adult websites.
  3. No explicit privacy or cookie policies found on the main site.
  4. Contact is primarily via forms and donation links; no direct emails or phone numbers found.
  5. Use of multiple analytics and tracking services without visible cookie consent mechanism.
  6. WHOIS data is unavailable due to malformed request; no registrar or registrant info extracted.
  7. Site uses HTTPS and modern JavaScript libraries but lacks some security headers.
  8. Donation and payment processing handled via third-party services (PayPal, MyPayNet).
  9. Social media presence on Twitter and Facebook is linked.
  10. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a combination of Bootstrap for responsive design and jQuery for client-side scripting, supported by Google Analytics and StatCounter for traffic analysis. Hosting is managed via Cloudflare, providing CDN and security benefits. The site loads asynchronously external scripts including Google reCAPTCHA and analytics, which may impact performance but are standard for security and tracking. The site is mobile-optimized and has a clear navigation structure. However, the absence of a CMS or modern JavaScript frameworks suggests a relatively simple technical infrastructure. Performance is moderate, with opportunities to optimize script loading and enhance accessibility 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. 64/100Medium31 findingsView report
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