Security Report Summary
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Site: https://www.nature.com/articles/21987?error=cookies_not_supported&code=2e960047-e0cf-4fca-8fa1-e95ff286fe40
IP Address: 199.232.24.95
Report Time: 08 Oct 2026 06:35:43 UTC
Headers:
  • X-Frame-Options
  • Strict-Transport-Security
  • X-Content-Type-Options
  • Content-Security-Policy
  • Referrer-Policy
  • Permissions-Policy
Advanced:
Not bad… Maybe you should perform a deeper security analysis of your website and APIs:
Missing Headers
Content-Security-PolicyContent Security Policy is an effective measure to protect your site from XSS attacks. By whitelisting sources of approved content, you can prevent the browser from loading malicious assets.
Referrer-PolicyReferrer Policy is a new header that allows a site to control how much information the browser includes with navigations away from a document and should be set by all sites.
Permissions-PolicyPermissions Policy is a new header that allows a site to control which features and APIs can be used in the browser.
Raw Headers
HTTP/2200
serverOscar Platform 0.2475.0
tracestategorouter=63d5e92061834f52
x-frame-optionsDENY
set-cookieCONTENT_USAGE_SESSIONID="5e301ab0-44f6-4be2-9d79-0d7a8109eb9f"; Domain=.nature.com; Path=/; secure; HttpOnly
set-cookiecsrf-token="qN9YXOgwUFWiycihowXs0S6ZeN/yxegKD7dMtl77khI="; Expires=Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:35:43 GMT; Domain=.nature.com; Path=/articles/21987; secure; HttpOnly; SameSite=None
set-cookieuser.uuid.v2="8480126f-918b-4aef-bb2a-e926dd939dda"; Expires=Fri, 08 Jan 2027 06:35:43 GMT; Path=/; secure; HttpOnly
content-encodinggzip
cache-controlprivate, must-revalidate
age0
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000;preload
x-robots-tagnocache
traceparent00-68a26987263e409e7d5fa9ecd03b2e1f-42d30ad0ce54c967-01
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
x-vcap-request-id68a26987-263e-409e-7d5f-a9ecd03b2e1f
accept-rangesbytes
via1.1 google, 1.1 varnish
dateThu, 08 Oct 2026 06:35:43 GMT
x-served-bycache-0a18f458-internal, cache-dub4348-DUB, cache-dub4350-DUB
x-cacheMISS, MISS, MISS
x-cache-hits0, 0
x-timerS1791441343.435223,VS0,VE279
varyX-Oscar-Cache-Mode,x-frame-options, Accept-Encoding
alt-svch3=":443";ma=86400,h3-29=":443";ma=86400,h3-27=":443";ma=86400
Upcoming Headers
Cross-Origin-Embedder-PolicyCross-Origin Embedder Policy allows a site to prevent assets being loaded that do not grant permission to load them via CORS or CORP.
Cross-Origin-Opener-PolicyCross-Origin Opener Policy allows a site to opt-in to Cross-Origin Isolation in the browser.
Cross-Origin-Resource-PolicyCross-Origin Resource Policy allows a resource owner to specify who can load the resource.
Additional Information
serverServer value has been changed. Typically you will see values like "Microsoft-IIS/8.0" or "nginx 1.7.2".
x-frame-optionsX-Frame-Options tells the browser whether you want to allow your site to be framed or not. By preventing a browser from framing your site you can defend against attacks like clickjacking.
set-cookieThere is no Cookie Prefix on this cookie. This is not a SameSite Cookie.
set-cookieThere is no Cookie Prefix on this cookie. This is not a SameSite Cookie.
strict-transport-securityHTTP Strict Transport Security is an excellent feature to support on your site and strengthens your implementation of TLS by getting the User Agent to enforce the use of HTTPS.
x-content-type-optionsX-Content-Type-Options stops a browser from trying to MIME-sniff the content type and forces it to stick with the declared content-type. The only valid value for this header is "X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff".