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Security report for wmcloud.org

Wikimedia Foundation · Technology · United States

Medium risk. 4 critical or high findings in Security headers, GDPR outside view and 1 other check.

Security score

74/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The website wikitech.wikimedia.org is a technical documentation platform maintained by the Wikimedia Foundation, focusing on cloud services and infrastructure supporting Wikimedia projects. It serves as a resource for developers and technical contributors within the Wikimedia community, providing detailed information about cloud service usage and architecture. The site is part of the broader Wikimedia ecosystem, which is a globally recognized non-profit organization dedicated to free knowledge dissemination. Technically, the site is built on the MediaWiki platform, leveraging standard web technologies such as HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. The infrastructure is hosted and managed by the Wikimedia Foundation, ensuring reliable performance and security. The website demonstrates good mobile optimization, accessibility, and SEO practices, contributing to a positive user experience. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS, implements key security headers, and shows no signs of vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data. While no explicit privacy or cookie policies were found on this specific page, the Wikimedia Foundation generally maintains comprehensive privacy practices across its domains. The absence of contact information and policy pages on this particular page slightly reduces privacy compliance scores but does not significantly impact overall trust. Overall, the website is trustworthy, professionally maintained, and aligned with the Wikimedia Foundation's mission. It poses minimal risk and serves as a valuable technical resource. Strategic recommendations include adding clear links to privacy and cookie policies on all pages and providing contact information to enhance transparency and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
68/ 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

4 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 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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  • Exposed services
  • Third-party trackers
  • 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
75
DNS health
85
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
68
Average
74

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

Wikimedia Foundation operates wikitech.wikimedia.org as a specialized technical wiki to support its cloud infrastructure and services. The platform targets technical audiences such as developers and system administrators involved with Wikimedia projects. The business model is non-profit, focusing on open knowledge and community collaboration rather than commercial revenue. The site benefits from the strong brand and market position of the Wikimedia Foundation, which is a leader in open knowledge and collaborative content. The platform's content quality is good, with consistent branding and trust signals inherent to the Wikimedia ecosystem. There are no indications of commercial partnerships or subsidiaries related to this subdomain.

Security posture

The website exhibits a mature security posture with enforced HTTPS, robust security headers, and no detected vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive information. The absence of third-party advertising and tracking reduces attack surface and privacy risks. However, the lack of explicit privacy and cookie policies on this page is a minor compliance gap. Incident response and security policy information are not present on this page but may exist elsewhere within the Wikimedia Foundation's broader infrastructure. Overall, the site aligns well with best practices for security and data protection in a non-profit technical documentation context.

Recommendations

  1. Add explicit links to privacy and cookie policies on all technical documentation pages to improve privacy compliance.
  2. Include contact information or a contact form for user support and inquiries to enhance transparency.
  3. Regularly audit third-party scripts and dependencies to maintain security hygiene.
  4. Consider publishing a security policy and incident response information accessible from the technical wiki.
  5. Maintain and update security headers and SSL configurations to adhere to evolving best practices.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Wikimedia Foundation
Description
Wikitech is a technical wiki for Wikimedia projects, providing documentation and information about cloud services and infrastructure used by Wikimedia.
Key services
Cloud services documentation, Technical infrastructure support, Collaboration platform for Wikimedia technical community
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
MediaWiki, JavaScript, CSS, HTML5
Frameworks
MediaWiki framework
Platforms
Web
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
90/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Security headers implemented
  • No exposed sensitive data detected

Analytics and tracking

Services
Wikimedia internal analytics
Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
good

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a technical documentation wiki for Wikimedia cloud services.
  2. No WHOIS data available due to malformed WHOIS request; domain is a subdomain of wikimedia.org.
  3. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies explicitly found on this page.
  4. No contact emails or phone numbers found on this page.
  5. No forms detected on this page.
  6. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  7. Website uses HTTPS and has good security headers.
  8. Content is safe and suitable for general audiences.
  9. No WAF or blocking detected; site content is accessible.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is powered by the MediaWiki platform, a widely used open-source wiki software. It uses standard web technologies including HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. The site is hosted on Wikimedia Foundation infrastructure, which is known for reliability and security. Performance is moderate, with good mobile optimization and accessibility features. SEO is well addressed through proper meta tags and structured content. No major technical debts or outdated technologies were detected. The site does not appear to use commercial CMS or third-party hosting providers, reflecting a controlled and secure environment.
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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