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Security report for wkf.net

World Karate Federation · Other · Spain

Partial score · DNS & email only

75/100

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

The World Karate Federation (WKF) is a globally recognized international sports federation dedicated to promoting karate as a sport. It is the only karate organization recognized by the International Olympic Committee and boasts 198 member countries and over a hundred million members worldwide. The organization operates primarily as a non-profit entity focused on organizing karate events, managing rankings, accrediting approved brands, and running educational programs. The website reflects a professional and authoritative presence consistent with a large international sports federation headquartered in Spain. Technically, the WKF website employs modern web technologies including Blazor, Bootstrap 5, and various JavaScript libraries for enhanced user experience and performance. The site is mobile-optimized, accessible, and SEO-friendly, with structured data and comprehensive metadata supporting discoverability and rich search results. Privacy and cookie policies are clearly presented with consent mechanisms, indicating good compliance with GDPR and related regulations. From a security perspective, the site uses HTTPS with strong SSL configuration and implements cookie consent. While explicit security headers are not fully confirmed, no vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were detected. The absence of a published security policy or incident response information is noted as an area for improvement. The WHOIS data for the domain is missing or unavailable, which raises concerns about domain registration legitimacy; however, the website content and social media presence strongly support the authenticity of the organization. Overall, the WKF website demonstrates a high level of professionalism, technical maturity, and compliance with privacy standards. The main risk factor is the lack of WHOIS transparency, which should be investigated further to ensure domain legitimacy and trustworthiness.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
83/ 100 · Low
Checks completed
6of 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

No critical or high findings. These medium findings are worth fixing next.

  1. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • Medium

      Privacy policy may not be GDPR compliant

      Privacy policy lacks explicit GDPR compliance elements

      What to do: Update privacy policy to explicitly address GDPR requirements and user rights

  2. Email security

    SPF, DKIM and DMARC stop others sending email that looks like it comes from your domain, a common route to phishing and invoice fraud.

    • Medium

      DMARC not enforcing

      DMARC policy is set to "none"

      What to do: Gradually move to "quarantine" then "reject" policy

    • Medium

      No MTA-STS Policy

      MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

      What to do: Implement MTA-STS to prevent downgrade attacks

  3. DNS health

    DNS sends visitors and email to the right servers. Misconfigured records can cause outages or let someone redirect your traffic.

    • Medium

      DNSSEC Not Enabled

      DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

      What to do: Enable DNSSEC to prevent DNS spoofing attacks

      • CAPEC-142
      • RFC 4033
      • RFC 4035

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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
100
Email security
70
DNS health
80
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
83
Average
87
After the cap
75

Not counted

  • Security headers: did not complete in this scan.
  • 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

WKF holds a dominant position in the global karate sports sector as the sole IOC-recognized federation. Its business model centers on non-profit governance, event management, and sport promotion. The federation's revenue streams likely include sponsorships, event fees, and partnerships with approved brands. The target audience includes athletes, coaches, sports officials, and karate enthusiasts worldwide. The organization maintains a broad partnership ecosystem with international sports bodies such as the IOC, WADA, and continental federations. Growth indicators include active event calendars, youth programs, and digital engagement through social media and video content. Strategic observations highlight WKF's strong brand consistency, global reach, and authoritative content, positioning it as a key influencer in martial arts sports governance.

Security posture

The WKF website exhibits a mature security posture with HTTPS enforced and modern web standards applied. Cookie consent and privacy policies indicate awareness of data protection requirements. No critical vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information were found. However, the absence of explicit security headers and a public security policy or incident response plan suggests room for enhancement. The missing WHOIS data for the domain is a notable concern, potentially impacting trust and domain legitimacy. The organization should consider publishing a security.txt file and enhancing transparency around security practices to improve incident response readiness and stakeholder confidence.

Recommendations

  1. Implement and verify comprehensive security headers including X-Frame-Options, Content-Security-Policy, and Referrer-Policy.
  2. Publish a dedicated security policy and incident response page to improve transparency and preparedness.
  3. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program with a security.txt file to facilitate responsible reporting.
  4. Conduct regular audits of third-party scripts and dependencies to mitigate supply chain risks.
  5. Investigate and resolve the missing WHOIS domain registration data to strengthen domain legitimacy and trust.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
World Karate Federation
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
World Karate Federation
Description
The World Karate Federation (WKF) is an international governing body of sport karate with 198 member countries. It is the only karate organization recognised by the International Olympic Committee and has more than a hundred million members.
Key services
Karate event organization and management, Ranking and competition results, Promotion of karate worldwide, Accreditation of approved brands and equipment, Educational and development programmes
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Blazor, Bootstrap 5, JavaScript, Swiper.js, CookieConsent, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Metricool Tracker
Frameworks
Blazor, Bootstrap
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Use of service worker for PWA
  • Cookie consent mechanism implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • No vulnerable libraries detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics (via Google Tag Manager), Metricool
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel, Metricool Tracker
Marketing tools
Metricool
Transparency
good

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. Strong presence of official branding and structured data.
  3. Comprehensive privacy and cookie policies with consent mechanisms.
  4. Multiple social media channels linked with official accounts.
  5. Modern web technologies and frameworks used.
  6. No explicit security policy or incident response information found.
  7. WHOIS data missing, which is unusual for an established organization domain.
  8. Good SEO and accessibility practices observed.
  9. No suspicious or malicious content detected.
Technical notes

Notes

The website leverages a modern technology stack featuring Blazor for frontend rendering, Bootstrap 5 for responsive design, and various JavaScript libraries such as Swiper.js for interactive components. The use of service workers enables PWA capabilities, enhancing user experience on mobile devices. Performance is moderate with room for optimization, particularly in loading times for media-rich content. SEO is well addressed through meta tags, Open Graph, Twitter cards, and structured JSON-LD data. Accessibility features are present but could be further improved. No CMS is explicitly detected, suggesting a custom or proprietary platform. Hosting provider details are not disclosed. Overall, the technical infrastructure supports a professional and scalable web presence suitable for a large international organization.
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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