SSL/TLS Analysis for hackernoon.com

Analyzed on November 02, 2025 at 19:09 UTC

Security Score
86 / 100

Certificate Information

Subject
CN=hackernoon.com
Issuer
C=US, O=Let's Encrypt, CN=E8
Valid From
October 23, 2025
Valid Until
January 21, 2026 80 days
Public Key
ECDSA 256 bit (P-256) Adequate
Signature Algorithm
ECDSA-SHA384
SHA-256 Fingerprint
DB:F9:8E:C5:39:9C:EB:67:5D:FC:39:96:8C:00:B9:4A:0A:19:CA:A9:39:2E:9A:64:74:96:89:9E:D9:95:F5:BC
Alternative Names

Security Configuration

TLS Protocols
TLS 1.2 TLS 1.3
Forward Secrecy
Supported (Modern clients use PFS)

HTTP Security Headers

Status
Strict-Transport-Security
Present
max-age=63072000
Content-Security-Policy
Missing
Not configured
X-Frame-Options
Good
SAMEORIGIN
X-Content-Type-Options
Good
nosniff
Referrer-Policy
Present
same-origin
Permissions-Policy
Missing
Not configured
Recommendations
  • Increase HSTS max-age to at least 1 year and add includeSubDomains
  • Add Content-Security-Policy header to prevent XSS attacks
  • Consider adding Permissions-Policy to control browser features

CAA Records (Certificate Authority Authorization)

CAA Records
Not Configured (Any CA can issue certificates)
CAA Issues
  • No CAA records configured - any CA can issue certificates
Recommendations
  • Implement CAA records to restrict which CAs can issue certificates for your domain
  • This adds an extra layer of security against unauthorized certificate issuance
  • Example: Add CAA record 'example.com. CAA 0 issue "letsencrypt.org"'
  • Consider adding 'iodef' record to receive security incident reports