82
Pass

fbi.gov

Security posture assessment · Scanned February 15, 2026

Findings
5 · 3 · 0
Checks
8 passive

fbi.gov scored 82/100, demonstrating a strong security posture. Minor improvements are noted below.

Positive signals: TLS Configuration, Known Breaches, HSTS Header all passed.

3 action items identified, including 0 critical. The issues are configuration gaps, not architectural problems. A focused remediation effort of 2–5 days could address all findings.

Ordered by priority · 3 items
1
Strengthen email authentication configuration
Effort: 2–4 hours   Owner: IT / DNS administrator
high
Email authentication is partially configured for fbi.gov but has gaps. Actions needed: configure DKIM. Until DMARC enforcement is active, spoofed emails may still reach recipients.
Compliance Impact
NIST CSFPR.AC-7
Email authentication is a required access control
Remediation Steps
1
Configure DKIM and publish public key in DNS
2
Verify with: nslookup -type=txt _dmarc.fbi.gov
2
Add optional security headers (CSP, Permissions-Policy)
Effort: < 1 hour   Owner: Web server administrator
low
fbi.gov has most security headers configured. Missing: CSP, Permissions-Policy. These are best-practice additions that reduce the attack surface for client-side vulnerabilities.
Remediation Steps
1
Add Content-Security-Policy header (start with report-only to avoid breakage)
2
Add: Permissions-Policy: camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()
3
Verify with: curl -sI https://fbi.gov | grep -iE 'content-security|x-frame|x-content|referrer|permissions'
3
Review certificate configuration
Effort: 1–2 hours   Owner: Infrastructure / DevOps
low
Certificate issues found for fbi.gov: wildcard certificate in use. Wildcard certificates have a broader blast radius if compromised. Ensure auto-renewal is configured to prevent expiry. These are operational hygiene items, not immediate security risks.
Remediation Steps
1
Verify auto-renewal is configured (Let's Encrypt: certbot renew --dry-run)
2
Consider replacing wildcard cert with individual certs for critical subdomains
3
Consolidate certificate issuance to 1–2 trusted CAs
Security Headers
Warning
DMARC / Email Security
Warning
Certificate Hygiene
Warning
TLS Configuration
Healthy
Known Breaches
Healthy
HSTS Header
Healthy
DNS Configuration
Healthy
CVE Exposure
Healthy