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Security report for xmpp.org

XMPP Standards Foundation · Technology · United States

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

Security score

59/100

Risk levelMedium

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

The XMPP Standards Foundation operates xmpp.org as the authoritative site for the XMPP open messaging standard. The organization is a small, US-based non-profit focused on providing open specifications, software resources, and community engagement for developers and users of XMPP technology. The website reflects a mature, well-established project with a clear market position as a foundational technology standard powering messaging, IoT, WebRTC, and social applications. Technically, the site uses modern frontend frameworks like Bootstrap and FontAwesome, is mobile optimized, and served securely over HTTPS. However, it lacks some compliance elements such as privacy and cookie policies, and explicit contact information, which could be improved to enhance trust and regulatory adherence. Security posture is solid with HTTPS and domain transfer protections, but could benefit from additional security headers and published incident response details. Overall, the site is professional, trustworthy, and content-rich, serving its target audience effectively.

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

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"

  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: LinkedIn, YouTube

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

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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
95
Security headers
45
Email security
70
DNS health
70
Network security
40
GDPR outside view
35
Average
59

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

Breach exposure

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Dark web exposure

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Total records
7
Employees
0
Customers
0
Third parties
7
Weak passwords
0%

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Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

XMPP Standards Foundation holds a strong position in the technology standards sector, providing an open, vendor-neutral messaging protocol used globally. Its business model is non-profit and community-driven, relying on sponsorships from technology companies and fiscal hosting arrangements. The foundation targets developers, integrators, and organizations needing real-time messaging and presence solutions. The website's sponsorships and open governance model indicate a collaborative ecosystem. Growth indicators include active specification updates and community events, although no upcoming events are currently listed. The foundation's transparency via GitHub and open documentation supports credibility and community trust.

Security posture

The website demonstrates a moderate to good security posture with mandatory HTTPS and domain transfer lock status. However, it lacks DNSSEC, security headers, and published security policies or incident response contacts, which are important for comprehensive security and compliance. No forms or data collection points reduce attack surface, but absence of vulnerability disclosure or security.txt files limits transparency. The site does not appear to use tracking or advertising scripts, minimizing privacy risks. Overall, security maturity is adequate but could be enhanced with formal policies and technical controls.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC on the domain to improve DNS integrity and security.
  2. Publish a comprehensive privacy policy and cookie policy with GDPR compliance statements.
  3. Add security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and Strict-Transport-Security.
  4. Provide explicit contact information including security incident response and vulnerability disclosure channels.
  5. Implement a cookie consent mechanism if cookies or tracking technologies are used.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
XMPP Standards Foundation
Description
XMPP is an open standard for messaging and presence, powering technologies like IoT, WebRTC, instant messaging, online gaming, and realtime social applications. It is free, open, and maintained as a living standard by engineers.
Key services
Publishing XMPP specifications, Providing software and libraries, Community engagement and events, Sponsorship and fiscal hosting
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Bootstrap, FontAwesome, JavaScript
Frameworks
Bootstrap
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enabled
  • Client transfer prohibited domain status

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
poor

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content about XMPP standards and community.
  2. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies found on the site.
  3. No contact emails or phone numbers explicitly provided on the homepage or footer.
  4. Social media presence includes Mastodon, LinkedIn, and YouTube.
  5. No forms detected on the homepage or main navigation pages.
  6. No security.txt or vulnerability disclosure information found.
  7. Website uses HTTPS with valid SSL and modern frontend technologies.
  8. No advertising or tracking scripts detected.
  9. Sponsors and partners are clearly listed with links to their domains.
  10. Website content is professional, well-structured, and targeted at developers and technology users.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern frontend stack using Bootstrap for responsive design and FontAwesome for icons, ensuring good mobile optimization and accessibility. The site is served over HTTPS with a valid SSL certificate, contributing to secure communications. Performance is moderate with no obvious issues, but no advanced CMS or backend technologies are detected. The site is hosted on unknown infrastructure with no CDN or cloud provider explicitly identified. There is no evidence of analytics or tracking scripts, indicating a privacy-conscious approach. Technical debt appears low, but opportunities exist to improve security headers and compliance documentation.
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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