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What this means
xdaforums.com scored 85/100, demonstrating a strong security posture. Minor improvements are noted below.
Critical gaps in: Cookie Security. Positive signals: MX Records & Mail Provider, TLS Configuration, 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.
How xdaforums.com compares
Grade distribution across 2497 companies we've scanned. xdaforums.com scores better than 78% of them.
78
A+
25
A
183
A-
190
B+
72
B
347
B-
120
C+
116
C
319
C-
116
D+
94
D
237
D-
600
F
xdaforums.com — Grade B (85/100)
2497 companies scanned
Security checks
Each check inspects a different part of xdaforums.com's public security setup. Green means healthy, yellow needs attention, red is a problem.
Cookie Security
Strengths: 1 cookie(s) analyzed; All cookies have Secure flag. Issues: 1/1 cookie(s) missing HttpOnly flag (xf_csrf); 1/1 cookie(s) missing SameSite attribute (xf_csrf).
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
Strengths: CAA records configured (1 record(s)); Authorized CAs: letsencrypt.org. Issues: No iodef record — CA violations won't be reported to the domain owner.
DNS Configuration
Strengths: 6 nameservers configured (ns20.digicertdns.com., ns25.digicertdns.net., ns21.digicertdns.com., ns22.digicertdns.com.); 5 MX records present; Zone transfers properly restricted. Issues: DNSSEC not configured — DNS responses can be spoofed.
DMARC / Email Security
Strengths: DMARC policy set to quarantine; SPF record present with soft-fail (~all). Issues: DMARC has no aggregate report URI (rua); No DKIM records found for common selectors (domain may use custom selectors — this is not a confirmed gap).
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.
Certificate Hygiene
Strengths: Certificate valid, 30 days remaining; Issued by Let's Encrypt; 50 certificates logged in CT. Issues: Certificates issued by 6 different CAs (threshold: 3 for 50 logged certs) — possible misconfiguration or shadow IT. Note: Wildcard certificate in use (*.domain) — covers all subdomains. Common practice; worth noting that compromise would affect all subdomains.
MX Records & Mail Provider
Strengths: Mail handled by Google Workspace; 5 MX record(s) configured; Multiple MX records provide redundancy.
TLS Configuration
TLSv1.3 negotiated with TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256-bit). Strong configuration with no deprecated protocols or weak ciphers detected.
HSTS Header
HSTS enabled: max-age=31536000s (365 days) with includeSubDomains and preload. Meets best-practice configuration.
Security Headers
4/5 security headers present. Missing: Permissions-Policy.
Known Breaches
No known breaches found in public disclosure databases.
TLS Protocol Support
Strengths: TLS 1.3 supported; TLS 1.2 supported; TLS 1.3 supported (strongest). Protocol support: TLS 1.3: Yes, TLS 1.2: Yes, TLS 1.1: No, TLS 1.0: No.
CVE Exposure
Detected technologies: nginx. No version information exposed — CVE matching not possible (this is good practice).
Recommended actions
3 items
Steps to improve xdaforums.com's security grade, ranked by impact.
1
Strengthen email authentication configuration
Email authentication is partially configured for xdaforums.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.xdaforums.com
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2
Enable DNSSEC on your domain
Without DNSSEC, DNS responses for xdaforums.com 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 .com TLD
4
Verify: dig +dnssec xdaforums.com
3
Review certificate configuration
Certificate issues found for xdaforums.com: 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.
How to fix this
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
At a glance
Key data points from the scan.
TLS Version
TLSv1.3
TLSv1.3 negotiated with TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256-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: DMARC has no aggregate report URI (rua); No DKIM records found for common selectors (domain may use custom selectors — this is not a confirmed gap).
SPF Record
Present
v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:_spf.mlsend.com include:transmail.net i
Security Headers
4/5 present
Missing: Permissions-Policy
HSTS
Enabled
HSTS enabled: max-age=31536000s (365 days) with includeSubDomains and preload. Meets best-practice configuration.
SSL Certificate
Issues
Strengths: Certificate valid, 30 days remaining; Issued by Let's Encrypt; 50 certificates logged in CT. Issues: Certificates issued by 6 different CAs (threshold: 3 for 50 logged certs) — possible misconfiguration or shadow IT. Note: Wildcard certificate in use (*.domain) — covers all subdomains. Common practice; worth noting that compromise would affect all subdomains.
DNSSEC
Not enabled
Strengths: 6 nameservers configured (ns20.digicertdns.com., ns25.digicertdns.net., ns21.digicertdns.com., ns22.digicertdns.com.); 5 MX records present; Zone transfers properly restricted. Issues: DNSSEC not configured — DNS responses can be spoofed.