52
canada.ca
Findings
3
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2
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1
Checks
8 passive
Executive Summary
AI-GENERATED
canada.ca scored 52/100 and does not meet the minimum security posture threshold. The most critical issue is: Set up email authentication (SPF). This must be addressed before the vendor can be approved for procurement or data processing activities.
Critical gaps in: DMARC / Email Security. Positive signals: Known Breaches, Certificate Hygiene, CVE Exposure all passed.
3 action items identified, including 1 critical. The issues are configuration gaps, not architectural problems. A focused remediation effort of 2–5 days could address all findings.
Action Items
Ordered by priority · 3 items
1
Set up email authentication (SPF)
Without email authentication, anyone can send emails that appear to come from canada.ca. This is the most common vector for phishing attacks targeting employees and customers. SPF is not configured.
Compliance Impact
NIST CSFPR.AC-7
Email authentication is a required access control
ISO 27001A.13.2.1
Information transfer policies require email security controls
HIPAA§164.312(e)
Transmission security for electronic PHI
Remediation Steps
1
Add SPF record to DNS: v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all (adjust for your email provider)
2
Configure DKIM signing with your email provider and publish the public key in DNS
3
Add DMARC record: v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; rua=mailto:dmarc-reports@canada.ca
4
Monitor DMARC reports for 2–4 weeks, then upgrade policy to p=reject
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2
Enable DNSSEC on your domain
Without DNSSEC, DNS responses for canada.ca can be spoofed, potentially redirecting users to malicious sites. This requires coordination with your domain registrar to publish DS records.
Compliance Impact
NIST 800-53SC-20
Secure name/address resolution service
Remediation Steps
1
Check if your DNS provider supports DNSSEC (Cloudflare, Route53, etc.)
2
Enable DNSSEC signing in your DNS provider dashboard
3
Add the DS record to your registrar for .ca TLD
4
Verify: dig +dnssec canada.ca
3
Upgrade to TLS 1.3
canada.ca negotiated TLSv1.2. TLS 1.2 is still compliant under all major security frameworks and is not a vulnerability. TLS 1.3 offers faster handshakes and removes legacy cipher negotiation. This is a best-practice improvement, not a compliance gap.
Remediation Steps
1
Update web server config to prefer TLS 1.3 (nginx: ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3)
2
Verify: openssl s_client -connect canada.ca:443 -tls1_3
Scan Findings
DMARC / Email Security
Critical
TLS Configuration
Warning
DNS Configuration
Warning
HSTS Header
Error
Security Headers
Error
Known Breaches
Healthy
Certificate Hygiene
Healthy
CVE Exposure
Healthy