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Cloudflare TurnstileJavaScript
Analyzed 9/5/2025Completed 2:37:35 PM
61
Security Score
MEDIUM RISK

AI Summary

The website www.coingecko.com is currently inaccessible due to a Cloudflare Web Application Firewall (WAF) security challenge page, which includes a Turnstile captcha. This blocking prevents access to the actual website content, metadata, and business information, severely limiting the ability to perform a comprehensive analysis. The WHOIS lookup for the domain failed to return any registrant or registrar information, which is unusual for a well-known domain and may indicate privacy protection or registry issues. No privacy, cookie, or terms of service policies were detected in the provided content, nor were any contact details or business credentials. The technical infrastructure appears to rely on Cloudflare for security and hosting, but no further details on CMS, frameworks, or analytics could be extracted. Given the blocking and lack of WHOIS data, the overall trustworthiness and security posture cannot be fully assessed, and the site should be re-evaluated once accessible.

Detected Technologies

Cloudflare TurnstileJavaScript

🧠AI Business Intelligence

Technology stack, business insights, and market analysis powered by AI.

Business Intelligence

Market & Strategic Analysis

Due to the Cloudflare WAF challenge page, no business intelligence data such as company name, market position, business model, or key services could be extracted. The domain www.coingecko.com is widely known in the cryptocurrency market data sector, but this analysis cannot confirm or deny any business details from the current data. No partnerships, subsidiaries, or related domains were identified. The absence of contact information and policies further limits business credibility assessment.

Security Posture Analysis

Comprehensive Security Assessment

The security posture assessment is constrained by the WAF blocking. The presence of Cloudflare Turnstile captcha indicates an active security mechanism to mitigate automated access and potential attacks. However, no security headers or SSL/TLS configuration details were available for review. The lack of visible forms or input fields beyond the captcha reduces immediate exposure to input-based vulnerabilities. The missing WHOIS data and lack of privacy policies represent compliance and transparency gaps. Overall, the security maturity cannot be fully determined but appears to rely heavily on Cloudflare's protection.

Strategic Recommendations

Priority Actions for Security Improvement

1

Work with hosting and security providers to allow safe access for security and compliance audits by trusted parties.

Observations

AI-powered comprehensive website and business analysis.

AI-Enhanced Website Analysis

Cloudflare Detected

Detected Cloudflare security challenge page with Turnstile captcha and minimal content indicating WAF blocking.

Analysis results may be incomplete. For accurate analysis, please contact guard@offseq.com

Business Insights

Content Quality:

poor

Technical Stack

Technologies:
Cloudflare TurnstileJavaScript
SEO:

poor

Security Assessment

0

Analytics & Tracking

Advertising & Marketing

Website Quality Assessment

Design Quality:poor
User Experience:poor
Content Relevance:poor
Navigation Clarity:poor
Professionalism:poor
Trustworthiness:low

Key Observations

1

Website is currently behind a Cloudflare security challenge page, blocking access to actual content.

🛡️Security Headers

HTTP security headers analysis and recommendations.

Security Headers

HTTP security headers analysis

70/100
Score

Missing Content-Security-Policy header

HIGH

Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

Missing X-XSS-Protection header

MEDIUM

Legacy XSS protection (deprecated but still recommended)

Weak Referrer-Policy configuration

LOW

Current value: "same-origin"

👤GDPR Compliance

Privacy and data protection assessment under GDPR regulations.

GDPR Compliance

Privacy and data protection assessment

35/100
Score

No Privacy Policy found

HIGH

GDPR requires a clear and accessible privacy policy

No Cookie Policy found

HIGH

GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

No Cookie Consent Banner found

HIGH

GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

Third-party services without privacy policy

HIGH

Detected services: Cloudflare

GDPR Compliance Analysis

Privacy Policy0% confidence
Cookie Policy0% confidence
Contact Information Found90% confidence
phone

🛡️NIS2 Compliance

Network & Information Security Directive compliance assessment.

NIS2 Compliance

Network & Information Security Directive

22/100
Score

No information security framework found

HIGH

NIS2 requires documented cybersecurity and information security measures

No vulnerability disclosure policy

MEDIUM

NIS2 encourages coordinated vulnerability disclosure

No security policy documentation found

HIGH

NIS2 requires documented cybersecurity governance and risk management

No incident response procedures found

HIGH

NIS2 requires documented incident response and business continuity plans

No business continuity planning found

MEDIUM

NIS2 emphasizes operational resilience and business continuity

No security contact information

HIGH

NIS2 requires clear incident reporting channels

No vulnerability reporting mechanism

MEDIUM

Clear vulnerability reporting supports coordinated disclosure

📧Email Security

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC validation and email security assessment.

Email Security

SPF, DKIM, and DMARC validation

82/100
Score

Complex SPF record

LOW

Too many include statements can cause lookup limits

No MTA-STS Policy

MEDIUM

MTA-STS enforces TLS for email delivery

No TLS-RPT Record

LOW

TLS-RPT provides reporting for email TLS issues

SPF
Sender Policy Framework
DKIM
DomainKeys Identified Mail
DMARC
Domain-based Message Authentication
MX Records
Mail Exchange Records
BIMI
Brand Indicators
MTA-STS
Mail Transfer Agent Security
TLS-RPT
TLS Reporting
DNSSEC
DNS Security
SPF Details
Record:
v=spf1 mx include:_spf.google.com include:sendgrid.net include:_spf.getresponse.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:newsletter.coingecko.com -all
DNS Lookups:6/10
Policy:-all
DKIM Selectors Found
Selector:google(1416-bit rsa)
Selector:s1(1440-bit rsa)
DMARC Details
Policy:quarantine
Subdomain Policy:quarantine
Aggregate Reports:hello@coingecko.com
Forensic Reports:hello@coingecko.com

🏆SSL/TLS Security

Certificate validity and encryption analysis.

SSL/TLS Security

Certificate validity and encryption analysis

75/100
Score

SSL Certificate Expires Within 90 Days

MEDIUM

SSL certificate expires in 88 days

Weak SSL Key Length

HIGH

SSL certificate uses 256-bit key, which is considered weak

Partial SSL/TLS Assessment

LOW

Completed 2 of 4 security checks due to time constraints

Certificate Details

Subject:coingecko.com
Issuer:E8
Valid Until:12/2/2025 (88 days)
SANs:*.coingecko.com, coingecko.com

OCSP Status

OCSP Stapling Disabled

📊DNS Health

DNS configuration and security assessment.

DNS Health

DNS configuration and security assessment

85/100
Score

DNSSEC Not Enabled

MEDIUM

DNSSEC is not configured for this domain

Domain Delete Lock Not Enabled

LOW

Domain can be deleted without additional verification

Domain Registration Details

Domain Age
11 years(mature)
Expiry Risk
low(201 days)
Protection Level
basicDNSSEC OFF

DNS Records

A Records:104.18.5.118, 104.18.4.118
AAAA Records:2606:4700::6812:576, 2606:4700::6812:476
Name Servers:
dora.ns.cloudflare.com
rick.ns.cloudflare.com
MX Records:
1: aspmx.l.google.com
10: alt3.aspmx.l.google.com
10: alt4.aspmx.l.google.com
5: alt1.aspmx.l.google.com
5: alt2.aspmx.l.google.com
SOA:Serial: 2382411462, TTL: 1800s

DNSSEC Status

DNSSEC Not Enabled

DNS Performance

Resolution Time:79ms

SPF Analysis

SPF Record:
v=spf1 mx include:_spf.google.com include:sendgrid.net include:_spf.getresponse.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:newsletter.coingecko.com -all

Network Security

Port scanning and network exposure analysis.

Network Security

Port scanning and network exposure analysis

100/100
Score

Good Network Security Posture

LOW

No unnecessary services detected on common risky ports

🔧Technical Analysis

Detailed technical findings and analysis from AI assessment.

Technical Analysis

Comprehensive security assessment findings

Additional Findings

The technical infrastructure is currently obscured by Cloudflare's security challenge page, limiting visibility into the website's technology stack, CMS, and hosting environment. Detected technologies include Cloudflare's Turnstile captcha service and JavaScript. No SEO metadata, structured data, or analytics scripts were accessible. Performance, accessibility, and mobile optimization cannot be evaluated. The site relies on Cloudflare for security and likely for CDN and hosting services. Once accessible, a detailed technical audit should be conducted to assess modernity, performance, and compliance.
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