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Security report for tilde.team

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Medium risk. 5 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

63/100

Risk levelMedium

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

tilde.team is a small, non-commercial digital community focused on providing unix shell accounts and related social and educational services. Founded in 2017, it serves a niche audience of unix enthusiasts and hobbyists, offering a variety of community tools such as forums, wikis, and collaborative platforms. The site is community-supported with optional donations and is a founding member of the tildeverse.org network, indicating a collaborative and open approach. Technically, the site uses a basic but functional tech stack including Bootstrap, jQuery, and PHP on an Ubuntu 22.04 server. While the site is accessible and content-rich, it lacks formal privacy and cookie policies, and security practices such as DNSSEC and security headers are not implemented. The domain registration is privacy protected but consistent with the community nature of the site. Overall, the site is trustworthy and safe for general audiences but could improve its compliance and security posture.

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 X-Frame-Options header

      Prevents clickjacking attacks

      What to do: Add "X-Frame-Options: DENY" or "X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN"

    • 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

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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
95
Security headers
30
Email security
80
DNS health
85
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
50
Average
63

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

tilde.team occupies a unique position as a community-driven unix shell provider and social platform. Its business model is non-commercial, relying on donations and volunteer efforts. The site benefits from its association with tildeverse.org and tilde.club, enhancing its credibility and reach within the unix community. The open source projects and collaborative tools it offers support a vibrant user base of over a thousand members. Growth indicators include active news updates and user spotlights. The lack of formal business contact information and policies reflects its grassroots nature but may limit broader adoption or partnerships. Strategic focus on improving compliance and security could enhance its appeal and sustainability.

Security posture

The security posture of tilde.team is moderate. The site uses HTTPS (implied by external links and modern web standards), but DNSSEC is not enabled, which is a notable gap in DNS security. No security headers were detected in the provided data, and there is no published incident response or vulnerability disclosure policy. The site publishes SSH fingerprints, which is a positive trust indicator for users accessing shell accounts. The absence of privacy and cookie policies indicates compliance gaps, particularly with GDPR. No vulnerable libraries or exposed sensitive data were detected. Overall, the site would benefit from implementing DNSSEC, security headers, and formal security policies to strengthen its security maturity.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS integrity and security.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy to enhance compliance and user trust.
  3. Implement security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Establish and publish an incident response and vulnerability disclosure policy to improve security transparency.
  5. Consider adding clear contact information for business and security inquiries to improve credibility and responsiveness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
See PrivacyGuardian.org
Description
tilde.team is a shared system that provides an inclusive, non-commercial space for teaching, learning, practicing and enjoying the social medium of unix. It is a digital community for socializing, learning, and making cool stuff.
Key services
unix shell accounts, cryptpad, forum, gitea, gemini, gopher, irc, mastodon, nextcloud, pastebin
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
HTML5, CSS (custom hacker.css), JavaScript (jQuery, Bootstrap), PHP (implied by wiki and site source links), Ubuntu 22.04 server OS, Gitea for git hosting, Nextcloud, Cryptpad
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Platforms
Unix/Linux server
Performance
moderate
Mobile
basic
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
60/100
Good practices seen
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • SSH fingerprints published on site footer

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a community-driven, non-commercial unix shell provider and social platform.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. No explicit contact emails or phone numbers provided.
  4. Multiple external links to related tilde and unix community services.
  5. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy found.
  6. Site uses basic Bootstrap and jQuery for UI.
  7. DNSSEC not enabled, which is a security improvement opportunity.
  8. No advertising or tracking detected.
  9. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
  10. WHOIS data is privacy protected but consistent with site claims.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a traditional LAMP-like stack with PHP, Bootstrap, and jQuery, hosted on Ubuntu 22.04. The site structure is simple and functional, with basic mobile responsiveness and accessibility features. Performance is moderate, with no advanced optimization detected. The site integrates multiple external community services and open source projects, indicating a collaborative technical ecosystem. There is room for modernization, including adoption of modern JavaScript frameworks, enhanced SEO, and improved accessibility compliance. Technical risks include lack of DNSSEC and missing security headers, which could expose the site to DNS spoofing and clickjacking attacks.
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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