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Security report for socialhome.network

Socialhome · Technology · Finland

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Socialhome.network is a small, community-driven federated social networking platform that enables users to create rich personal profiles and content that federates across the Fediverse using ActivityPub and Diaspora protocols. The platform is open source, with active development and community engagement, targeting users interested in decentralized social networking and developers seeking to contribute to Django and VueJS projects. The website demonstrates good technical maturity with modern frameworks and a moderate performance profile. Security posture is adequate with HTTPS enforced and domain transfer protections, though improvements are recommended in DNSSEC, cookie consent, and explicit security policies. Overall, the site is trustworthy and professionally presented, with a clear niche in the federated social web ecosystem.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 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. 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. 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

  3. 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

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  • Security score drift

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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
62
Security headers
60
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
53
Average
59

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 socialhome.network, from OffSeq Breach.

Total records
8
Employees
0
Customers
8
Third parties
0
Weak passwords
0%

1 subdomain 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

Socialhome occupies a niche market within the federated social networking space, competing with other Fediverse platforms by focusing on rich user profiles and content flexibility. Its open source business model relies on community contributions and hosted instances. The project shows growth potential through active development, Docker-based deployment, and API client tools. Partnerships and integrations with platforms like Matrix and Codeberg enhance its ecosystem. The platform targets technically savvy users and developers, with a small but dedicated user base. The lack of commercial advertising and minimal tracking aligns with its community ethos.

Security posture

The website enforces HTTPS and uses domain transfer protection, indicating a baseline security awareness. However, the absence of DNSSEC, cookie consent mechanisms, and published security policies or incident response contacts reveals gaps in compliance and transparency. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. Security headers are not explicitly declared, which could be improved. The platform would benefit from adopting formal vulnerability disclosure processes and enhancing privacy compliance to align with GDPR and other regulations.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to strengthen DNS security and prevent spoofing.
  2. Implement a cookie consent banner or mechanism to comply with privacy regulations.
  3. Publish a security policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
  4. Add explicit security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  5. Consider publishing a vulnerability disclosure or security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Socialhome
Description
Socialhome is a federated personal profile platform with social networking functionality. It allows users to create rich content using Markdown, federate content across the federated social web using ActivityPub and Diaspora protocols, and build rich profiles.
Key services
Federated social profiles, Content creation with Markdown, Federation via ActivityPub and Diaspora, Rich user profiles, API and client tools (e.g., shcli)
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Django, VueJS, ActivityPub, Diaspora, Docker, Xapian search backend
Frameworks
Django, BootstrapVue
Platforms
Fediverse
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
70/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of modern frameworks

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
high

Key observations

  1. Website is a federated social network platform with open source roots.
  2. Content is rich and well-structured with active community engagement.
  3. No signs of malicious or suspicious activity.
  4. Lacks explicit cookie consent and detailed security policies.
  5. WHOIS data supports legitimacy and consistent business presence.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack including Django and VueJS, with BootstrapVue for UI components. It supports federation protocols ActivityPub and Diaspora, enabling interoperability within the Fediverse. The use of Docker images and Xapian search backend indicates a contemporary and scalable infrastructure. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization and basic accessibility features. SEO is basic but present with meta tags and Open Graph data. Hosting is stable with Key-Systems as registrar and TransIP DNS servers. No CMS detected, indicating a custom-built platform. Technical debt appears low with active development and recent UI rewrites.
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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