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Security report for xoxo.zone

XOXO Zone · Technology · Iceland

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

Security score

73/100

Risk levelMedium

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

XOXO Zone operates as a community-run Mastodon instance primarily serving attendees and speakers of the XOXO Festival, a cultural event held in Portland, Oregon. The platform facilitates social networking within the fediverse, leveraging the open-source Mastodon software. The website presents a niche social media service with a focused target audience, maintaining a small but active user base. The business model centers on community engagement rather than commercial monetization. Technically, the website is built on Mastodon version 4.4.1, utilizing React and modern JavaScript modules, hosted on DigitalOcean infrastructure with CDN support for media assets. The site demonstrates moderate performance and good mobile optimization, though accessibility and SEO optimizations are basic. The technical stack is modern and appropriate for a social networking platform of this scale. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses domain transfer protection, but lacks DNSSEC and several recommended security headers. No exposed sensitive data or vulnerable libraries were detected. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy present but no cookie consent mechanism or terms of service published. Contact information is limited to Mastodon user profiles and sign-in forms, with no direct company emails or phone numbers. Overall, XOXO Zone is a trustworthy and professionally maintained community platform with a clear niche focus. Security posture is adequate but could be improved with enhanced policies and technical controls. Privacy compliance requires attention to meet GDPR standards fully. Strategic recommendations include enabling DNSSEC, publishing terms of service, implementing cookie consent, and enhancing security headers to strengthen trust and compliance.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
58/ 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. 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.

    • Critical

      No email authentication configured

      Domain is vulnerable to email spoofing

      What to do: Implement SPF, DKIM, and DMARC immediately

  2. GDPR outside view

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

    • 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

  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 Protocols Supported

      Server supports weak protocols: TLSv1.1

      What to do: Disable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and all SSL versions

      • CWE-327
      • OWASP A04:2025
      • ASVS V12.1.1

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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
80
Email security
60
DNS health
70
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
58
Average
73

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

XOXO Zone occupies a niche market segment as a Mastodon instance dedicated to the XOXO Festival community, differentiating itself by focusing on festival attendees and speakers. Its competitive advantage lies in community specificity and alignment with the fediverse ethos of decentralized social networking. The business model is community-driven without evident commercial revenue streams, relying on voluntary participation. Growth indicators include a stable user base and active content sharing. The platform leverages partnerships indirectly through Mastodon and DigitalOcean but does not list explicit business partners. Operationally, it maintains a small team with privacy protection for registrant data, reflecting a grassroots approach.

Security posture

The security maturity of XOXO Zone is moderate. The platform uses HTTPS and clientTransferProhibited domain status, indicating basic domain security hygiene. However, the absence of DNSSEC and security headers such as Content-Security-Policy and X-Frame-Options represents gaps that could be exploited. No incident response or security policies are publicly available, limiting transparency and preparedness perception. Privacy compliance is partial, with a privacy policy but no cookie consent or terms of service. No vulnerabilities or exposed sensitive data were found in the analyzed content. The security culture appears informal but functional, typical for community-run platforms.

Recommendations

  1. Enable DNSSEC to improve domain name system security and prevent DNS spoofing.
  2. Implement comprehensive security headers including Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, and X-Frame-Options.
  3. Publish clear terms of service and incident response policies to enhance transparency and legal compliance.
  4. Add a cookie consent mechanism to comply with GDPR and improve user privacy controls.
  5. Establish direct contact channels for security and abuse reporting to improve incident response readiness.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
XOXO Zone
Description
A community space for attendees and speakers of the XOXO Festival, held in Portland, Oregon. This Mastodon instance is community-run and is not affiliated with the past organisers of XOXO Festival.
Key services
Mastodon social networking, Community engagement, Content sharing and trending posts
Content quality
good
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Mastodon 4.4.1, React, JavaScript ES Modules, DigitalOcean Spaces CDN, DigitalOcean DNS and hosting
Frameworks
React
Platforms
Mastodon
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
basic
SEO
basic

Security

Observed score
75/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • Domain status clientTransferProhibited
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML

Analytics and tracking

Tracking level
minimal
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Transparency
poor

Site quality

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

Key observations

  1. Website is a Mastodon social network instance focused on XOXO Festival community.
  2. No explicit privacy or cookie consent banners found despite privacy policy presence.
  3. No terms of service published.
  4. No direct contact emails or phone numbers found; contact via Mastodon accounts or sign-in forms.
  5. Uses modern web technologies and React framework.
  6. No advertising or tracking detected.
  7. Content is safe and general audience appropriate.
  8. WHOIS privacy protection used, common for small community sites.
  9. SSL and domain status indicate good security posture but DNSSEC not enabled.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on a modern technology stack centered around Mastodon 4.4.1 and React, served via DigitalOcean infrastructure with CDN for media assets. The use of ES modules and integrity attributes on scripts indicates attention to modern web standards and security. Performance is moderate with good mobile optimization but basic accessibility and SEO features. The site lacks some advanced technical security measures such as DNSSEC and security headers. The infrastructure is appropriate for a small community social network but could benefit from further technical hardening and optimization to support scalability and security.
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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