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Security report for typesense.org

Typesense · Technology · N/a

Medium risk. 8 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

62/100

Risk levelMedium

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

Typesense.org is the official website for Typesense, an open-source, fast, and typo-tolerant search engine designed for instant search-as-you-type experiences. Positioned as an easier-to-use alternative to Algolia, Pinecone, and Elasticsearch, Typesense targets developers and businesses seeking performant and developer-friendly search solutions. The website showcases strong branding, significant community engagement (e.g., GitHub stars, Docker pulls), and notable endorsements from recognized companies and events, indicating a solid market position. Technically, the website is built using modern web technologies including Nuxt.js, Tailwind CSS, and Docker for deployment. It is hosted on AWS infrastructure, ensuring scalability and reliability. The site is well-optimized for performance, mobile responsiveness, and accessibility, with comprehensive SEO metadata and structured content. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS and enforces domain transfer protections. However, it lacks DNSSEC and does not publicly disclose privacy, cookie, or security policies, which are important for compliance and user trust. No incident response or vulnerability disclosure information is provided, which could be improved to enhance security posture. Overall, Typesense.org presents a professional, trustworthy, and technically mature web presence. Strategic improvements in privacy compliance and security transparency would further strengthen its risk profile and user confidence.

Scanned

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

8 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 Strict-Transport-Security header

      Forces HTTPS connections

      What to do: Add "Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload"

      • CWE-319
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V3.4.1
    • 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

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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
72
Security headers
15
Email security
75
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
35
Average
62

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

Typesense operates in the technology sector, specifically in search engine software. Its open-source business model is complemented by a cloud-hosted service offering, Typesense Cloud, which generates significant search volume monthly. The company targets developers and enterprises needing fast, scalable search solutions with ease of use. Its competitive advantage lies in combining the best features of Algolia and Pinecone with open-source flexibility and simpler management compared to Elasticsearch. The presence of high-profile customers and public endorsements suggests strong market traction and growth potential. The company was founded in 2017 and maintains a medium-sized operation with a focus on developer experience and performance.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a good security baseline with HTTPS enabled and domain transfer protections in place. However, the absence of DNSSEC and missing security headers reduce the overall security maturity. The lack of published privacy and cookie policies, as well as no visible incident response or vulnerability disclosure mechanisms, indicates gaps in compliance and security transparency. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected in the HTML content. The use of Google Tag Manager implies some level of user tracking, but no explicit cookie consent mechanism was found, which may pose GDPR compliance risks. Enhancing these areas would improve the security posture and regulatory adherence.

Recommendations

  1. Publish comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with clear GDPR compliance statements.
  2. Implement a cookie consent mechanism to inform and obtain user consent for tracking.
  3. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to strengthen DNS security.
  4. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  5. Provide a public vulnerability disclosure policy and incident response contact information to improve transparency and trust.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Typesense
Description
Typesense is a fast, typo-tolerant search engine optimized for instant search-as-you-type experiences and ease of use. It is an open-source alternative to Algolia and Pinecone, designed to be easier to use than Elasticsearch. It offers features like typo tolerance, faceting, filtering, geo search, vector search, semantic search, and more.
Key services
Open source search engine, Cloud-hosted search service, APIs and client libraries in multiple programming languages
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
JavaScript, Docker, REST API, Tailwind CSS, Fira Code font, Inter font, SVG graphics
Platforms
Web, Docker, Cloud (Typesense Cloud)
Performance
fast
Mobile
excellent
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • Use of HTTPS
  • ClientTransferProhibited domain status to prevent unauthorized transfers
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML content

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager)
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and no blocking detected.
  2. No explicit privacy, cookie, or terms of service pages found in the provided content.
  3. No direct contact emails, phone numbers, or physical addresses found in the HTML content.
  4. Strong branding and trust signals from known customers and public endorsements.
  5. Modern, responsive design with good SEO and accessibility practices.
  6. Use of Google Tag Manager indicates analytics and marketing tracking.
  7. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  8. WHOIS data is consistent and domain is well maintained.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern tech stack including Nuxt.js (Vue.js framework), Tailwind CSS for styling, and Docker for deployment. It uses multiple API libraries supporting various programming languages, indicating a mature developer ecosystem. Hosting is on AWS, inferred from DNS servers, ensuring robust infrastructure. Performance is optimized with preloading, module preloading, and responsive design. SEO is well addressed with meta tags and Open Graph data. Accessibility features are present, and the site is mobile-optimized. No CMS was detected, suggesting a custom or static site generation approach. Overall, the technical implementation is strong with minor opportunities for security and compliance enhancements.
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. 54/100Medium25 findingsView report
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