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Security report for shipengine.com

ShipEngine · Transportation · N/a

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and SSL/TLS.

Security score

81/100

Risk levelLow

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

ShipEngine operates as a technology platform specializing in multi-carrier shipping and logistics APIs, serving platforms, third-party logistics providers, brands, and developers. The company positions itself as a leading API provider with a significant shipment volume, offering services such as shipping APIs, address validation, tracking, rate comparison, and embeddable components. The website reflects a mature digital presence with modern technologies including WordPress CMS, jQuery libraries, Google Tag Manager, and Optimizely for marketing and analytics. Privacy compliance is supported by a cookie consent mechanism, although explicit privacy and terms of service pages were not detected in the provided content. Security posture is moderate with HTTPS implied but lacking visible security headers or published security policies. WHOIS data for the www subdomain is unavailable, which is unusual but does not detract from the professional appearance and trustworthiness of the site. Overall, the website demonstrates a strong business and technical foundation with room for improvement in security transparency and contact information clarity.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
88/ 100 · Low
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

3 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 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. 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
    • High

      Weak SSL Key Length

      SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

      What to do: Use at least 2048-bit RSA or 256-bit ECC key

      • CWE-326
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • Mozilla TLS: Mozilla Server Side TLS 6.0 intermediate: rsa_key_size 2048

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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
57
Security headers
80
Email security
80
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
88
Average
81

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

ShipEngine targets a niche market in transportation technology, focusing on API-driven shipping and logistics solutions. Its business model revolves around providing scalable, multi-carrier shipping integrations to e-commerce platforms, logistics companies, and brands. The company leverages partnerships, notably with Auctane, to expand its ecosystem. The website content and structure indicate a medium-sized enterprise with a focus on developer tools, integrations, and customer support resources. The presence of detailed developer documentation, SDKs, and API status pages suggests a customer-centric approach emphasizing reliability and developer experience. Marketing and analytics tools are well integrated, supporting growth and user engagement strategies.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and cookie consent mechanisms, indicating baseline security and privacy awareness. However, the absence of explicit security headers, vulnerability disclosure policies, and incident response contacts limits the security maturity level. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected in the HTML content. The lack of WHOIS data for the www subdomain raises minor concerns but is likely a technical querying artifact. To enhance security posture, the company should publish security policies, implement comprehensive HTTP security headers, and provide clear channels for security incident reporting. These steps would improve trust and compliance with industry standards.

Recommendations

  1. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and terms of service pages linked prominently on the website.
  2. Implement and verify HTTP security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, Strict-Transport-Security, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  3. Create and publish a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Provide explicit contact information including company emails and phone numbers for sales, support, and security incidents.
  5. Verify and update WHOIS records for the root domain to ensure transparency and legitimacy.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
ShipEngine
Description
The new standard in multi-carrier shipping & logistics. Our APIs have powered over a billion shipments for the fastest growing brands & logistics companies.
Key services
Shipping APIs, Address Validation, Tracking API, Shipping Rate Comparison, Order Consolidation, Embeddable Web Components (Elements), Discounted Carrier Rates
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
jQuery 3.7.1, jQuery Form Plugin, jQuery Validate, jQuery Cookie, Optimizely, Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, OneTrust Cookie Consent, WordPress, Yoast SEO
Frameworks
WordPress
Platforms
WordPress CMS
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced (implied by canonical URL and Google Tag Manager usage)
  • Cookie consent banner implemented

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Ad networks
Bing Ads
Tracking pixels
Optimizely
Marketing tools
Optimizely
Transparency
good

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and navigation
  2. No WHOIS data available for www.shipengine.com subdomain
  3. Strong use of modern web technologies and marketing tools
  4. Cookie consent and privacy mechanisms implemented
  5. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers found on homepage
  6. No explicit privacy policy or terms of service pages detected in provided content
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found
  8. No explicit security headers detected in HTML content
  9. Website branding consistent with ShipEngine and ShipStation API
  10. No adult or questionable content detected
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on WordPress CMS with a modern JavaScript stack including jQuery and related plugins. It integrates marketing and analytics tools such as Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and Optimizely, supporting data-driven decision making. The site is mobile-optimized and SEO-friendly, using Yoast SEO plugin and proper meta tags including Open Graph and JSON-LD structured data. Performance is moderate with asynchronous loading of scripts. No major technical debt or deprecated libraries were detected. Hosting provider details are not explicit in the content. Opportunities exist to enhance accessibility and security configurations to further improve technical robustness.
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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