7 of 7 things we check
Public configuration
Is your home page showing a raw list of files, or giving away its software version?
What we look at
- No open folder. Your home page isn't a bare list of files, like the ones some web servers show when there's no page to serve. If it is, that's a Medium problem.
- Software version. Whether your server names the exact version of its software. It's a Note, not a fault. Never changes your score.
Why it matters
A list of files where your home page should be usually means something isn't set up the way it was meant to be, and it shows anyone what's in that folder.
A version number on its own does no harm, but it saves someone a step if they're looking for known problems with that version.
In our sample report
Here's this part of our sample report for a demo website. example.com is a demonstration domain: we made up what it shows, then ran it through our real checks and report.
Sample report · example.com · illustrative data
Public configuration
100 out of 100. 2 of 2 checks completed
2 passed
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Passed Directory listing
https://example.com/ is not a directory listing
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Passed Software version disclosure
https://example.com/ does not reveal a software version
Who fixes it
In your report, anything to fix in this area goes to:
- Your web host or website developer.
What we can't see from outside
We only look at your home page, and where it redirects. We never guess or crawl other folders or files, so a file list elsewhere on your site won't show up here.