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What this means
ginkgobioworks.com scored 78/100, meeting baseline requirements but with 2 findings that require attention. The vendor can proceed with a remediation timeline agreement.
Critical gaps in: Security Headers. Positive signals: DNS Configuration, TLS Configuration, Known Breaches 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.
How ginkgobioworks.com compares
Grade distribution across 2378 companies we've scanned. ginkgobioworks.com scores better than 59% of them.
71
A+
22
A
180
A-
181
B+
69
B
333
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111
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111
C
295
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ginkgobioworks.com — Grade C+ (78/100)
2378 companies scanned
Security checks
Each check inspects a different part of ginkgobioworks.com's public security setup. Green means healthy, yellow needs attention, red is a problem.
Security Headers
Only 0/5 security headers present. Missing: CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy. This exposes the application to clickjacking, MIME-sniffing, and other client-side attacks.
DMARC / Email Security
Strengths: DMARC policy set to quarantine; SPF record present with soft-fail (~all). Issues: No DKIM records found for common selectors (domain may use custom selectors — this is not a confirmed gap).
Certificate Hygiene
Strengths: Issued by Let's Encrypt. Issues: Certificate expires in 29 days — renewal recommended.
Known Breaches
No known breaches found in public disclosure databases.
DNS Configuration
Strengths: 2 nameservers configured (quincy.ns.cloudflare.com., anastasia.ns.cloudflare.com.); 1 MX records present; DNSSEC enabled; Zone transfers properly restricted.
TLS Configuration
TLSv1.3 negotiated with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128-bit). Strong configuration with no deprecated protocols or weak ciphers detected.
HSTS Header
HSTS enabled: max-age=31536000. Missing includeSubDomains. Missing preload directive.
CVE Exposure
Detected technologies: cloudflare. (cloudflare detected but excluded from CVE matching — upstream infrastructure). All detected technologies are upstream CDN/proxy infrastructure. No application-level software versions exposed.
Recommended actions
3 items
Steps to improve ginkgobioworks.com's security grade, ranked by impact.
1
Add missing security headers (CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy)
5 of 5 recommended security headers are missing on ginkgobioworks.com: CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy. These headers protect against clickjacking, MIME-sniffing, and unauthorized browser feature access. Adding them is a server configuration change with no application code changes required.
Compliance impact
PCI-DSS 4.0Req 6.4.1
Security headers are required application controls
OWASPSecure Headers
Recommended baseline for web applications
How to fix this
1
Add Content-Security-Policy header (start with report-only to avoid breakage)
2
Add: X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
3
Add: X-Frame-Options: DENY (or SAMEORIGIN if you use iframes)
4
Add: Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin
5
Add: Permissions-Policy: camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()
6
Verify with: curl -sI https://ginkgobioworks.com | grep -iE 'content-security|x-frame|x-content|referrer|permissions'
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2
Strengthen email authentication configuration
Email authentication is partially configured for ginkgobioworks.com 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
How to fix this
1
Configure DKIM and publish public key in DNS
2
Verify with: nslookup -type=txt _dmarc.ginkgobioworks.com
3
Review certificate configuration — expires in 29 days
Certificate issues found for ginkgobioworks.com: certificate expires in 29 days. Ensure auto-renewal is configured to prevent expiry. These are operational hygiene items, not immediate security risks.
How to fix this
1
Verify auto-renewal is configured (Let's Encrypt: certbot renew --dry-run)
2
Consolidate certificate issuance to 1–2 trusted CAs
At a glance
Key data points from the scan.
TLS Version
TLSv1.3
TLSv1.3 negotiated with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128-bit). Strong configuration with no deprecated protocols or weak ciphers detected.
DMARC Policy
p=quarantine
Strengths: DMARC policy set to quarantine; SPF record present with soft-fail (~all). Issues: No DKIM records found for common selectors (domain may use custom selectors — this is not a confirmed gap).
SPF Record
Present
v=spf1 include:us._netblocks.mimecast.com include:_spf.google.com include:5516920.spf04.hubspotemail
Security Headers
0/5 present
Missing: CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy
HSTS
Enabled
HSTS enabled: max-age=31536000. Missing includeSubDomains. Missing preload directive.
SSL Certificate
Issues
Strengths: Issued by Let's Encrypt. Issues: Certificate expires in 29 days — renewal recommended.
DNSSEC
Enabled
Strengths: 2 nameservers configured (quincy.ns.cloudflare.com., anastasia.ns.cloudflare.com.); 1 MX records present; DNSSEC enabled; Zone transfers properly restricted.