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Security report for starry.cafe

Private by Design, LLC · Technology · United States

Medium risk. 5 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

Starry Cafe is a niche social platform instance running on the Sharkey platform, operated by an individual named Ezri based in New York City. The website serves as a community hub with custom branding and theming, targeting general users interested in decentralized social networking. The domain is newly registered in 2024 and uses modern web technologies including JavaScript frameworks and Vite for frontend delivery. The site is hosted under a reputable registrar and uses DNS servers from Hurricane Electric, but lacks DNSSEC and advanced security headers. From a security perspective, the website benefits from HTTPS and domain status protections but lacks published privacy policies, cookie consent mechanisms, and incident response information. No advertising or tracking technologies were detected, indicating a privacy-conscious approach but also limited monetization or analytics. The absence of security headers and DNSSEC are notable gaps that could be improved to enhance security posture. Overall, the website is functional and moderately professional but limited in content and compliance documentation. The business behind it is small and technology-focused, with a clear but narrow market position. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance, security hardening, and contact transparency would strengthen trust and reduce risk.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
50/ 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

5 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 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

    • 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 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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  • 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
75
Security headers
40
Email security
65
DNS health
85
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
50
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

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Starry Cafe operates as a small-scale social platform instance leveraging the Sharkey software, targeting users interested in decentralized social networking. The business model appears to be community-driven without evident monetization or advertising. The operator, Ezri, maintains control with registration under Private by Design, LLC, a privacy-focused entity. The platform's niche positioning and custom theming provide a competitive advantage in specialized social communities. However, the lack of formal privacy policies and limited contact information may hinder broader adoption. Growth potential exists through enhanced compliance and security measures, as well as expanded service offerings. The ecosystem includes links to related domains for branding and media but no formal partnerships or subsidiaries were identified.

Security posture

The security posture of Starry Cafe is moderate. The site uses HTTPS and domain registration protections such as clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited statuses, which help prevent unauthorized domain changes. However, the absence of DNSSEC reduces DNS security. No security headers like Content-Security-Policy or Strict-Transport-Security were detected, which are important for mitigating common web attacks. There is no published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy, limiting transparency and preparedness. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were found in the analyzed content. Overall, the site demonstrates basic security hygiene but requires improvements in DNS security, HTTP headers, and compliance documentation to reach a higher security maturity level.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to protect against DNS spoofing and improve overall DNS security.
  2. Implement essential security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security to harden the web application.
  3. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations and improve user trust.
  4. Add incident response and vulnerability disclosure information to facilitate security issue reporting and management.
  5. Enhance contact transparency by providing additional verified contact methods such as phone numbers or physical addresses.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Private by Design, LLC
Description
Starry Cafe is a Sharkey instance operated by Ezri in New York City. Instance Logo: @alex@nederland.gay. Instance Banner: Travelers : Tokyo by Dominique van Velsen. Instance Background: https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/49983419. Color theme: Catppuccin. Logo, Emojis: https://volpeon.ink/emojis/neofox/
Key services
Sharkey social platform hosting, Community interaction
Content quality
basic
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Phosphor Icons, Sharkey platform, Vite, FontFace API
Frameworks
Sharkey
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
65/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Domain status clientDeleteProhibited and clientTransferProhibited

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Sharkey social platform instance operated by an individual named Ezri.
  2. No privacy policy, cookie policy, or terms of service documents found.
  3. No contact phone numbers or physical addresses found; only email contact via meta JSON data.
  4. No visible security headers or advanced security policies implemented.
  5. No advertising or tracking technologies detected.
  6. Website uses HTTPS and modern JavaScript frameworks.
  7. Domain is very new (created less than 2 months ago).
  8. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  9. Content is minimal but functional, focused on community platform branding.
Technical notes

Notes

The website uses a modern JavaScript-based frontend stack with Vite as the build tool and Phosphor Icons for UI elements. It runs on the Sharkey platform, a decentralized social networking software. Hosting is managed via Porkbun LLC as registrar with DNS hosted on Hurricane Electric servers. The site loads moderately fast and is mobile-optimized at a basic level. Accessibility and SEO optimizations are minimal but present. No CMS was detected, indicating a custom or platform-specific implementation. The site lacks advanced analytics or advertising scripts, suggesting low technical complexity but also limited marketing insights. Technical debt appears low given the recent domain creation and modern stack, but security enhancements and content expansion are recommended for future growth.
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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