A free tool grades website security in about 15 seconds
Exposd is a free tool that checks a website’s after someone enters a URL. It returns a letter grade in about 15 seconds, explains the problems in plain language, and gives fixes that can be copied into a site’s settings. It does not require signup. Across 83 scans of 39 sites, only one site received an A: whitehouse.gov.
GitHub received an F twice, about a month apart, while Google received a C. Facebook, Reddit, and Stripe received B grades. One independent site had its publicly visible on the internet. Many fixes were only one line of , and moving from a C to a B often took about five minutes.
Exposd’s own site first scored D, with 58 points, then rose to B, with 86 points, after the suggested fixes were applied. Possible paid later may include , alerts, and , but nothing is fixed yet.
Key points
- Exposd checks a URL and returns a grade in about 15 seconds.
- Only one of 39 tested sites received an A: whitehouse.gov.
- GitHub received an F twice, Google received a C, and Facebook, Reddit, and Stripe received B grades.
- One independent site had its exposed publicly.
- Many fixes were simple changes, and improving from C to B often took about five minutes.