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Security report for shedcreator.co.nz

Freeparking Limited t/a DiscountDomains · Manufacturing · New Zealand

Medium risk. 10 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 3 other checks.

Security score

51/100

Risk levelMedium

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

ShedCreator.co.nz is an online platform based in New Zealand that provides custom shed and building design services primarily targeting individuals and businesses seeking tailored building solutions. The platform offers user account management, guest access for building design, and a selection of building types including sheds, covers, arenas, heritage barns, cow houses, and mono pitch buildings. The website is built on ASP.NET WebForms using DevExpress controls and integrates Google Analytics for user tracking. The domain is registered with a reputable New Zealand registrar since 2014, indicating an established presence in the market. Technically, the website employs legacy technologies such as jQuery 1.9.1 and lacks modern SEO and accessibility optimizations. The site uses HTTPS but does not explicitly present security headers like CSP or HSTS, which could enhance security posture. Privacy and cookie policies are absent, and no contact information or social media links are provided on the login page, limiting transparency and user trust. The site includes a browser compatibility warning for HTML5 Canvas support, indicating some reliance on modern browser features. From a security perspective, the site uses standard ASP.NET mechanisms for form validation and event handling but lacks advanced security headers and vulnerability disclosure information. The absence of privacy and cookie policies suggests non-compliance with GDPR and related regulations. The overall security score is moderate, with recommendations to improve header implementation, update libraries, and add compliance documentation. Overall, ShedCreator.co.nz presents a niche, regionally focused business with a functional but basic online presence. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance, security best practices, and technical modernization would enhance trust and user experience.

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. 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 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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
50
DNS health
35
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
51

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

ShedCreator operates in the manufacturing sector, specializing in custom building design solutions for sheds and related structures in New Zealand. The business model centers on an online platform facilitating design and ordering, targeting both individual consumers and commercial clients. The company leverages a niche market with limited direct competition regionally. Revenue streams likely include design services and building sales. The platform supports guest users and registered accounts, indicating flexibility in customer engagement. Partnerships with Freeparking Limited for domain registration and hosting suggest reliance on established NZ infrastructure. The absence of extensive marketing or social media presence may limit growth potential. The company was founded in 2014, indicating moderate maturity. No subsidiaries or parent companies are identified, suggesting an independent operation.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a basic security posture with HTTPS usage and standard ASP.NET form protections such as ViewState and EventValidation. However, it lacks critical HTTP security headers (CSP, HSTS, X-Frame-Options), which are essential to mitigate common web vulnerabilities. The use of an outdated jQuery version (1.9.1) introduces potential security risks due to known vulnerabilities in legacy libraries. No visible mechanisms for vulnerability disclosure or incident response are present, limiting transparency and preparedness. Privacy and cookie policies are missing, indicating compliance gaps with GDPR and other data protection regulations. The site does not expose sensitive data in the HTML content, but the absence of advanced security controls and policies reduces overall security maturity. Recommendations include updating libraries, implementing security headers, and publishing privacy and incident response information.

Recommendations

  1. Implement comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to ensure GDPR and privacy compliance.
  2. Add HTTP security headers such as Content Security Policy (CSP), HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS), X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection.
  3. Upgrade JavaScript libraries, especially jQuery, to supported and secure versions.
  4. Publish vulnerability disclosure and incident response contact information to improve security transparency.
  5. Enhance SEO and accessibility features to improve user experience and compliance.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Freeparking Limited t/a DiscountDomains
Description
ShedCreator is a New Zealand based online platform for designing and ordering custom sheds and related building types such as covers, arenas, heritage barns, cow houses, and mono pitch buildings.
Key services
Custom shed design, Building type selection, Online user account management, Guest user building design start
Content quality
basic
Branding
moderate

Technology

Stack
ASP.NET WebForms, JavaScript, jQuery 1.9.1, DetectRTC.js, Google Analytics (gtag.js)
Frameworks
DevExpress ASP.NET controls
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
poor

Security

Observed score
55/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS usage implied by URL
  • Use of ASP.NET ViewState and EventValidation for form security

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Marketing tools
Google Tag Manager (removed)
Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is an ASP.NET WebForms application with DevExpress controls.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the login page.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly listed on the login page.
  4. Google Analytics is used for tracking; Google Tag Manager was removed recently.
  5. Site uses HTTPS as implied by URL but no explicit security headers found in HTML content.
  6. Forms collect email and password for login and sign-up; password fields are properly masked.
  7. No social media links or physical addresses found on the login page.
  8. Site includes a guest login button to start building design without registration.
  9. No structured data (JSON-LD, Open Graph) metadata found in the HTML head.
  10. Site includes a browser compatibility warning for HTML5 Canvas support.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on ASP.NET WebForms with DevExpress controls, indicating a legacy but stable technology stack. It uses JavaScript and jQuery 1.9.1, which is outdated and may pose security risks. Google Analytics is integrated for user tracking, but Google Tag Manager has been removed recently. The site includes client-side scripts for browser feature detection and form handling. Performance is moderate with basic mobile optimization and accessibility. No modern CMS or frameworks like React or Angular are detected. Hosting is provided by Freeparking Limited, a known New Zealand registrar and hosting provider. The site lacks structured metadata such as JSON-LD or Open Graph tags, limiting SEO effectiveness. Overall, the technical infrastructure is functional but would benefit from modernization and security enhancements.
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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