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B-
82 / 100

index.io

Security report · Scanned February 18, 2026

Checks
8
Passed
5
Warnings
3
Critical
0
AI-Generated Summary
What this means

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

Positive signals: Known Breaches, TLS Configuration, DNS Configuration 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 index.io compares

Grade distribution across 2378 companies we've scanned. index.io scores better than 72% of them.

72th percentile
0 Percentile rank 100
71
A+
22
A
180
A-
181
B+
69
B
333
B-
111
C+
111
C
295
C-
110
D+
92
D
216
D-
587
F
index.io — Grade B- (82/100) 2378 companies scanned
Security checks

Each check inspects a different part of index.io's public security setup. Green means healthy, yellow needs attention, red is a problem.

DMARC / Email Security
Strengths: SPF record present with soft-fail (~all); DKIM configured (selectors: google). Issues: DMARC policy is 'none' (monitoring only, no enforcement).
Needs work
Security Headers
3/5 security headers present. Missing: CSP, Permissions-Policy.
Needs work
Certificate Hygiene
Strengths: Certificate valid, 152 days remaining; Issued by Amazon. Issues: Wildcard certificate in use — broader attack surface if compromised.
Needs work
Known Breaches
No known breaches found in public disclosure databases.
Healthy
TLS Configuration
TLSv1.3 negotiated with TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128-bit). Strong configuration with no deprecated protocols or weak ciphers detected.
Healthy
DNS Configuration
Strengths: 4 nameservers configured (ns-567.awsdns-06.net., ns-1142.awsdns-14.org., ns-1582.awsdns-05.co.uk., ns-428.awsdns-53.com.); 5 MX records present; DNSSEC enabled; Zone transfers properly restricted.
Healthy
HSTS Header
HSTS enabled: max-age=31536000 with includeSubDomains and preload. Meets best-practice configuration.
Healthy
CVE Exposure
Detected technologies: AmazonS3, Proxy/CDN. (Proxy/CDN detected but excluded from CVE matching — upstream infrastructure). No version information exposed — CVE matching not possible (this is good practice).
Healthy
Recommended actions
3 items

Steps to improve index.io's security grade, ranked by impact.

1
Strengthen email authentication configuration
Impact: 2–4 Hours
HIGH
Email authentication is partially configured for index.io but has gaps. Actions needed: upgrade DMARC policy from 'none' to 'quarantine' or 'reject'. 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
Upgrade DMARC policy to p=quarantine (then p=reject after monitoring)
2
Verify with: nslookup -type=txt _dmarc.index.io
2
Add optional security headers (CSP, Permissions-Policy)
Impact: < 1 Hour
LOW
index.io has most security headers configured. Missing: CSP, Permissions-Policy. These are best-practice additions that reduce the attack surface for client-side vulnerabilities.
How to fix this
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://index.io | grep -iE 'content-security|x-frame|x-content|referrer|permissions'
3
Review certificate configuration
Impact: 1–2 Hours
LOW
Certificate issues found for index.io: wildcard certificate in use. Wildcard certificates have a broader blast radius if compromised. These are operational hygiene items, not immediate security risks.
How to fix this
1
Consider replacing wildcard cert with individual certs for critical subdomains
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=none
Strengths: SPF record present with soft-fail (~all); DKIM configured (selectors: google). Issues: DMARC policy is 'none' (monitoring only, no enforcement).
SPF Record
Present
v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com ~all
Security Headers
3/5 present
Missing: CSP, Permissions-Policy
HSTS
Enabled
HSTS enabled: max-age=31536000 with includeSubDomains and preload. Meets best-practice configuration.
SSL Certificate
Issues
Strengths: Certificate valid, 152 days remaining; Issued by Amazon. Issues: Wildcard certificate in use — broader attack surface if compromised.
DNSSEC
Enabled
Strengths: 4 nameservers configured (ns-567.awsdns-06.net., ns-1142.awsdns-14.org., ns-1582.awsdns-05.co.uk., ns-428.awsdns-53.com.); 5 MX records present; DNSSEC enabled; Zone transfers properly restricted.