Security Scan Technical Report

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Target: https://www.indietools.app Scanned: 2026-02-02T06:00:52.804Z Grade: D (51/100)

PHASE 1: Internal Security Scan

Security Headers

[MEDIUM] Missing Content-Security-Policy header

ID: missing-content-security-policy
Category: Security Headers
Description: CSP prevents XSS attacks by controlling which resources can be loaded
Fix: Add header: Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; script-src 'self'; style-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline'

[HIGH] Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

ID: missing-strict-transport-security
Category: Security Headers
Description: HSTS forces browsers to use HTTPS, preventing downgrade attacks
Fix: Add header: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload

[MEDIUM] Missing X-Frame-Options header

ID: missing-x-frame-options
Category: Security Headers
Description: Prevents clickjacking by controlling if the site can be embedded in iframes
Fix: Add header: X-Frame-Options: DENY (or SAMEORIGIN if you need iframes)

[MEDIUM] Missing X-Content-Type-Options header

ID: missing-x-content-type-options
Category: Security Headers
Description: Prevents MIME-type sniffing attacks
Fix: Add header: X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff

[LOW] Missing Referrer-Policy header

ID: missing-referrer-policy
Category: Security Headers
Description: Controls how much referrer information is sent with requests
Fix: Add header: Referrer-Policy: strict-origin-when-cross-origin

[LOW] Missing Permissions-Policy header

ID: missing-permissions-policy
Category: Security Headers
Description: Controls which browser features the site can use
Fix: Add header: Permissions-Policy: geolocation=(), microphone=(), camera=()

[LOW] Missing X-XSS-Protection header

ID: missing-x-xss-protection
Category: Security Headers
Description: Legacy XSS filter (deprecated but still useful for older browsers)
Fix: Add header: X-XSS-Protection: 1; mode=block

Email Security (DNS)

[LOW] No SPF record found

ID: dns-no-spf
Category: Email Security
Description: Without SPF, anyone can send emails pretending to be from your domain. This is like having no caller ID on your phone. (Your domain has no MX records, so this is lower priority.)
Fix: Add a TXT record to your DNS: v=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~all (adjust based on your email provider)

[LOW] No DMARC record found

ID: dns-no-dmarc
Category: Email Security
Description: DMARC tells email servers what to do when SPF/DKIM checks fail. Without it, spoofed emails may still be delivered. (Your domain has no MX records, so this is lower priority.)
Fix: Add a TXT record for _dmarc.www.indietools.app: v=DMARC1; p=quarantine; rua=mailto:[email protected]

PHASE 2: External Tool Validation

Mozilla Observatory

Grade: C
Score: 50/100
Tests Passed: 7
Tests Failed: 3
Full Report: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.indietools.app

Additional Manual Checks

These tools require manual verification:

Cross-Reference Analysis

Confidence: medium

Our scan found issues that external tools did not flag (they may check different things).

Issues found by our scan:

Missing Content-Security-Policy header
Missing Strict-Transport-Security header
Missing X-Frame-Options header
Missing X-Content-Type-Options header

Detected Technology Stack

Vercel (hosting)
Astro (framework)

Recommended Fix Order

Address issues in this order:

CRITICAL - Fix immediately (security breach risk)
HIGH - Fix soon (significant vulnerability)
MEDIUM - Fix when possible (best practice)
LOW - Nice to have (hardening)

AI Agent Instructions

To fix these issues:

Start with CRITICAL and HIGH severity issues
For each issue, implement the fix described
Test the fix locally before deploying
After deploying, the user should re-scan to verify

Domain: www.indietools.app Total Issues: 9 Critical: 0, High: 1, Medium: 3, Low: 5

Security Report: www.indietools.app

Scanned on February 2, 2026

Overall Grade

D (51/100)

Needs attention. Several issues could put your users at risk.

At a Glance

Metric	Value
Critical Issues	0
High Issues	1
Medium Issues	3
External Validation	medium confidence

Top Issues to Fix

These are the most important things to address:

Missing Strict-Transport-Security header

What this means: HSTS forces browsers to use HTTPS, preventing downgrade attacks

How to fix: Add header: Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains; preload

External Validation

We cross-checked our findings with industry-standard tools:

Mozilla Observatory: Grade C View full report

Confidence Level: MEDIUM