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Security report for social.coop

Innovation Cooperative Limited · Technology · United Kingdom

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in GDPR outside view and SSL/TLS.

Security score

72/100

Risk levelMedium

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

social.coop is a niche Mastodon instance operated by Innovation Cooperative Limited, focusing on cooperative and collective projects within the Fediverse. The platform provides a decentralized social networking service that appeals to users interested in community-driven social media without ads or algorithms. The website demonstrates a good level of content quality and user engagement, with active users and relevant social posts. Technically, the site uses modern web technologies including React and JavaScript ES modules, hosted on DigitalOcean with Cloudflare DNS services, ensuring a moderate performance and good mobile optimization. However, some security best practices such as DNSSEC and security headers are missing, and privacy compliance is limited due to the absence of cookie consent mechanisms and terms of service. Overall, the site is trustworthy and legitimate, with consistent WHOIS data and a stable domain age.

Scanned

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NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 100 · Medium
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

4 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 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

  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
52
Security headers
85
Email security
60
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
72

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

The business operates as a small cooperative entity providing a specialized social networking platform within the Fediverse ecosystem. Its market position is niche, targeting users interested in cooperative projects and democratic social media. The business model is community-driven, relying on user registrations and federated social media participation. There is no evidence of advertising or monetization through tracking, indicating a focus on privacy and community values. The partnership ecosystem includes hosting and CDN providers like DigitalOcean and Cloudflare. Growth indicators include active user statistics and ongoing content updates. Strategic observations suggest opportunities to improve compliance and security posture to enhance trust and user confidence.

Security posture

The security posture is moderate with some positive indicators such as HTTPS usage (implied by Cloudflare and modern web standards) and domain transfer protection. However, the lack of DNSSEC and security headers reduces the overall security maturity. No incident response or security policy information is published, which limits transparency in handling security events. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent or terms of service. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The site would benefit from implementing additional security controls and publishing clear security and incident response policies.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to enhance DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement and display a cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  3. Publish comprehensive terms of service and security policy documents to improve transparency and legal compliance.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the website against common attacks.
  5. Provide clear incident response contact information (e.g., security@ or abuse@ email addresses) to facilitate vulnerability reporting and incident management.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Innovation Cooperative Limited
Description
A Fediverse instance for people interested in cooperative and collective projects. If you are interested in joining our community, please apply at https://join.social.coop/registration-form.html.
Key services
Mastodon social networking, Community hosting, Federated social media participation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Mastodon 4.4.1, React, JavaScript ES Modules, Cloudflare DNS, DigitalOcean Spaces CDN
Frameworks
React, Rails (implied by rails-ujs script)
Platforms
Fediverse, Mastodon
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • Use of Cloudflare DNS servers

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Mastodon instance focused on cooperative and collective projects
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners found
  3. No terms of service published
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found on the page
  5. Use of modern JavaScript modules and React framework
  6. Content is user-generated social posts with community focus
  7. No advertising or tracking scripts detected
  8. DNSSEC not enabled, which is a minor security gap
  9. WHOIS data is transparent and consistent with website claims
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Mastodon version 4.4.1, leveraging React and modern JavaScript modules for a responsive and interactive user experience. Hosting is distributed with media assets served via DigitalOcean Spaces CDN and DNS managed by Cloudflare, ensuring reliable performance and availability. The site is mobile-optimized and accessible at a basic level, with room for improvement in SEO and accessibility features. No major technical debt or outdated libraries were detected. Performance is moderate, likely influenced by the dynamic nature of social media content. Opportunities exist to enhance technical robustness by adopting security best practices and improving privacy compliance mechanisms.
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. 72/100Medium29 findingsView report
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