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What this means
mapshare.vic.gov.au scored 60/100, meeting baseline requirements but with 7 findings that require attention. The vendor can proceed with a remediation timeline agreement.
Critical gaps in: HSTS Header, Security Headers. Positive signals: MX Records & Mail Provider, Known Breaches, Cookie Security all passed.
5 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 mapshare.vic.gov.au compares
Grade distribution across 2565 companies we've scanned. mapshare.vic.gov.au scores better than 24% of them.
81
A+
25
A
186
A-
194
B+
73
B
357
B-
122
C+
114
C
328
C-
119
D+
95
D
247
D-
624
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mapshare.vic.gov.au — Grade D- (60/100)
2565 companies scanned
Security checks
Each check inspects a different part of mapshare.vic.gov.au's public security setup. Green means healthy, yellow needs attention, red is a problem.
HSTS Header
Strict-Transport-Security header is missing. Connections can be downgraded to HTTP via man-in-the-middle attacks.
Security Headers
None of the 5 recommended security headers are 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.
MTA-STS & TLS Reporting
Issues: No MTA-STS configured — email in transit is vulnerable to TLS downgrade attacks. Sending servers cannot verify that your mail server requires TLS; No TLSRPT record — TLS delivery failures won't be reported to domain owner.
DNS CAA Records
No CAA records found. Without CAA, any Certificate Authority can issue certificates for this domain. Adding CAA records restricts issuance to authorized CAs only, reducing the risk of misissued certificates.
DMARC / Email Security
Strengths: DMARC policy set to reject (strongest). Issues: No SPF record found; No DKIM records found for common selectors (domain may use custom selectors — this is not a confirmed gap).
DNS Configuration
Strengths: 4 nameservers configured (ns-989.awsdns-59.net., ns-1492.awsdns-58.org., ns-1665.awsdns-16.co.uk., ns-247.awsdns-30.com.); Zone transfers properly restricted. Issues: DNSSEC not configured — DNS responses can be spoofed.
TLS Configuration
TLSv1.2 negotiated. Issues: TLS 1.2 negotiated (1.3 preferred).
security.txt (RFC 9116)
No security.txt found. Publishing a security.txt at /.well-known/security.txt is the industry standard (RFC 9116) for vulnerability disclosure policies. Its absence may indicate a less mature security program.
TLS Protocol Support
Strengths: TLS 1.2 supported; TLS 1.2 supported (consider enabling TLS 1.3). Protocol support: TLS 1.3: No, TLS 1.2: Yes, TLS 1.1: No, TLS 1.0: No.
MX Records & Mail Provider
No MX records found. This domain does not receive email directly — this is intentional for many domains and carries no security risk. If email is expected, verify mail routing via A/AAAA fallback or a mail provider.
Known Breaches
No known breaches found in public disclosure databases.
Cookie Security
No cookies set on the homepage response. No cookie security flags to evaluate.
CVE Exposure
Detected technologies: Microsoft-IIS/10.0, ASP.NET. No high or critical CVEs found for detected versions.
Certificate Hygiene
Strengths: Certificate valid, 167 days remaining; Issued by Amazon. Note: Wildcard certificate in use (*.domain) — covers all subdomains. Common practice; worth noting that compromise would affect all subdomains.
Recommended actions
5 items
Steps to improve mapshare.vic.gov.au's security grade, ranked by impact.
1
Strengthen email authentication configuration
Email authentication is partially configured for mapshare.vic.gov.au but has gaps. Actions needed: add SPF record; 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
Add SPF record if missing: v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com -all
2
Configure DKIM and publish public key in DNS
3
Verify with: nslookup -type=txt _dmarc.mapshare.vic.gov.au
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2
Enable HSTS (HTTP Strict Transport Security)
The HSTS header is missing on mapshare.vic.gov.au. Without it, connections can be downgraded from HTTPS to HTTP via man-in-the-middle attacks. This is a straightforward server configuration change.
Compliance impact
PCI-DSS 4.0Req 6.4.1
Required application security controls
NIST 800-53SC-8
Transmission confidentiality and integrity
How to fix this
1
Add header: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload
2
Verify all subdomains support HTTPS before adding includeSubDomains
3
Test with: curl -sI https://mapshare.vic.gov.au | grep -i strict
4
Submit to hstspreload.org after confirming the header is correct
3
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 mapshare.vic.gov.au: 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 a Content-Security-Policy header. Safe starting value (works with Google Fonts and inline styles/scripts): default-src 'self'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' https://fonts.googleapis.com; font-src 'self' https://fonts.gstatic.com; script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'; upgrade-insecure-requests. Test your site after adding it, then tighten over time by removing 'unsafe-inline'.
2
Add: X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff
3
Add: X-Frame-Options: SAMEORIGIN (use DENY only if you never embed your pages in iframes)
4
Add: Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin
5
Add: Permissions-Policy: camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=()
6
Verify with: curl -sI https://mapshare.vic.gov.au | grep -iE 'content-security|x-frame|x-content|referrer|permissions'
4
Enable DNSSEC on your domain
Without DNSSEC, DNS responses for mapshare.vic.gov.au 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
How to fix this
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 .au TLD
4
Verify: dig +dnssec mapshare.vic.gov.au
5
Upgrade to TLS 1.3
mapshare.vic.gov.au 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.
How to fix this
1
Update web server config to prefer TLS 1.3 (nginx: ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3)
2
Verify: openssl s_client -connect mapshare.vic.gov.au:443 -tls1_3
At a glance
Key data points from the scan.
TLS Version
TLSv1.2
TLSv1.2 negotiated. Issues: TLS 1.2 negotiated (1.3 preferred).
DMARC Policy
p=reject
Strengths: DMARC policy set to reject (strongest). Issues: No SPF record found; No DKIM records found for common selectors (domain may use custom selectors — this is not a confirmed gap).
SPF Record
Missing
No SPF record found.
Security Headers
0/5 present
Missing: CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy, Permissions-Policy
HSTS
Not enabled
Strict-Transport-Security header is missing. Connections can be downgraded to HTTP via man-in-the-middle attacks.
SSL Certificate
Valid
Strengths: Certificate valid, 167 days remaining; Issued by Amazon. Note: Wildcard certificate in use (*.domain) — covers all subdomains. Common practice; worth noting that compromise would affect all subdomains.
DNSSEC
Not enabled
Strengths: 4 nameservers configured (ns-989.awsdns-59.net., ns-1492.awsdns-58.org., ns-1665.awsdns-16.co.uk., ns-247.awsdns-30.com.); Zone transfers properly restricted. Issues: DNSSEC not configured — DNS responses can be spoofed.