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Security report for tieredaccess.com

Tiered Access · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 6 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

64/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Tiered Access is a specialized service providing authenticated and accredited users with tiered access to domain registration data on the Tucows platform. The website is designed with modern frontend technologies including Vue.js and integrates Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection. The platform targets users with legitimate interests such as law enforcement, intellectual property, and commercial litigation. While the site demonstrates good design quality and user experience, it lacks explicit privacy and cookie policies, which are critical for compliance and user trust. Security measures include HTTPS and input validation, but the absence of security headers and incident response information suggests room for improvement. Overall, the website is functional and moderately secure but would benefit from enhanced privacy compliance and security transparency.

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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

6 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

    • High

      Third-party services without privacy policy

      Detected services: Google Analytics, Google APIs

      What to do: Document all third-party data sharing in your privacy policy

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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
67
Security headers
60
Email security
55
DNS health
65
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
64

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 in the technology sector, focusing on providing controlled access to sensitive domain registration data. Its market position is as a service provider for domain data access, likely serving niche professional audiences. The business model revolves around tiered access control, ensuring only authorized users can retrieve Whois information. There is no explicit information about company size, founding year, or parent/subsidiary relationships. The lack of direct contact information and privacy policies may impact user confidence and regulatory compliance. The use of Google Tag Manager indicates some level of marketing and analytics integration.

Security posture

The website employs HTTPS and Google reCAPTCHA, indicating a baseline security posture against common threats such as interception and automated abuse. However, the absence of security headers like Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and others reduces protection against certain web attacks. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the provided content. The lack of incident response contacts and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms limits the site's readiness for security incidents. Overall, the security posture is moderate but could be significantly improved by implementing recommended headers, policies, and transparency.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with user consent mechanisms to enhance compliance and trust.
  2. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-XSS-Protection to strengthen defense against web attacks.
  3. Provide clear incident response and security contact information to improve transparency and readiness.
  4. Consider adding a vulnerability disclosure policy or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting of security issues.
  5. Enhance SEO and accessibility features to improve site visibility and user experience.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Tiered Access
Description
TieredAccess.com allows accredited, authenticated users with a legitimate interest to look up registration data (Whois info) for domains on the Tucows platform. Results may vary depending on the tier that the user can access.
Key services
Tiered access to domain registration data, User authentication and accreditation
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Vue.js, Google reCAPTCHA, Google Fonts (Roboto), Material Icons
Frameworks
Vue.js
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of Google reCAPTCHA for bot protection
  • Input validation on forms

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Tag Manager
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website provides tiered access to domain registration data on Tucows platform
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie policy found
  3. Terms of Service page is present and linked
  4. No direct contact information (email, phone) found on the login page
  5. Uses modern frontend technology (Vue.js) and Google reCAPTCHA for security
  6. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected
  7. No visible security headers in provided data
  8. No visible vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data in HTML
  9. Google Tag Manager is used for analytics and tracking
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built using Vue.js, leveraging modern JavaScript bundling and Google Fonts for typography. It uses Google reCAPTCHA for bot mitigation and Google Tag Manager for analytics and tracking. The site appears mobile-optimized and has a consistent branding style. Performance is moderate based on resource preloading and bundling. No CMS or hosting provider information was detected. The site uses standard HTML5 and CSS3 with scoped styles for components. There is no indication of technical debt or legacy technology. Overall, the technical implementation is modern and well-structured but could benefit from enhanced SEO and security header configurations.
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. 73/100Medium20 findings · partial scanView report
  2. 75/100Medium15 findings · partial scanView report
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